Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1924, Volume II

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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1924, Volume II

Editor:

Joseph V. Fuller

General Editor:

Tyler Dennett

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1939

List of Papers
Germany: (Documents 1–155)
- Insistence by the United States upon its right to participate in the distribution of German reparation payments under the Dawes Plan (Documents 1–89)
- Appointment of an American as Agent General for reparation payments under the Dawes Plan (Documents 90–99)
- Payment by Belgium to the United States on account of the costs of the American Army of Occupation in Germany (Documents 100–110)
- Claim by the United States of the right to be reimbursed out of Bulgarian reparation payments for costs of the American Army of Occupation in Germany (Documents 111–114)
- Proposals for a compromise settlement of the dispute between the Standard Oil Company and the Reparation Commission over the disposal of the D. A. P. G. tank ships (Documents 115–123)
- Delivery of the German airship ZR–3 to the United States (Documents 124–154)
- Letter from the Secretary of State to Senator Lodge urging ratification of the treaty between the United States and Germany signed on December 8, 1923 (Document 155)
Great Britain: (Documents 156–201)
- Negotiations to ensure by treaty the rights of the United States in Central African territories under British mandate (Documents 156–158)
- Efforts to maintain American capitulatory rights in Palestine pending agreement by treaty regarding the British mandate (Documents 159–169)
- Convention between the United States and Great Britain relating to rights in Palestine, signed December 3, 1924 (Documents 170–174)
- Continued negotiations to ensure recognition of the principle of the open door in the Turkish Petroleum Company’s concession in Iraq (Documents 175–186)
- Representations by the United States against trade discrimination by New Zealand in Samoa, and countercomplaint by New Zealand (Documents 187–189)
- Announcement by the British Government of the decision to accredit a Minister to represent in the United States the interests of the Irish Free State (Documents 190–191)
- Application to the Irish Free State of the property convention of March 2, 1899, between the United States and Great Britain (Document 192)
- Settlement of the dispute with the British Government regarding withdrawal of recognition of American consular officers at Newcastle-on-Tyne (Documents 193–196)
- Representations by the British Government on behalf of British Indians ineligible to citizenship in the United States (Documents 197–201)
Greece: (Documents 202–235)
- Recognition of the Greek Government by the United States (Documents 202–220)
- Exchange of notes between the United States and Greece according mutual unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters (Documents 221–229)
- Consent by the United States to the pledge of further securities by Greece for the Greek refugee loan of 1924 (Documents 230–235)
Guatemala: (Documents 236–237)
- Exchange of notes between the United States and Guatemala according mutual unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters (Documents 236–237)
Haiti: (Documents 238–242)
- Request by the Bank of the Union Parisienne for arbitration of the question of gold payments on Haitian bonds (Documents 238–242)
Honduras: (Documents 243–268)
- Efforts by the United States and the Central American republics to reestablish constitutional government in Honduras (Documents 243–264)
- Proclamation by President Coolidge prohibiting the exportation of arms and munitions of war from the United States to Honduras (Documents 265–268)
Hungary: (Documents 269–275)
- Consent by the United States that the priority of relief bonds be subordinated to a new international loan to Hungary for reconstruction (Documents 269–275)
Japan: (Documents 276–326)
- Restriction of Japanese immigration by act of Congress, and the abrogation of the Gentlemen’s Agreement (Documents 276–313)
- Japanese legislation to provide for the expatriation of children born to Japanese parents in the United States and in certain other countries (Documents 314–315)
- Opposition by the United States and Great Britain to the Japanese proposal to assimilate the South Manchuria Railway Zone with Japanese territory for tariff purposes (Documents 316–320)
- Financial settlement by Japan for the fatal shooting of Lieutenant Warren H. Langdon, U. S. Navy, at Vladivostok by a Japanese sentry, January 8, 1921 (Documents 321–326)
Lithuania: (Document 327)
- Extradition treaty between the United States and Lithuania, signed April 9, 1924 (Document 327)
Mexico: (Documents 328–383)
- Support given by the United States to the Constitutional Government in Mexico in suppressing armed insurrection (Documents 328–332)
- Efforts by the United States to protect American lives and commerce against the operations of insurgents in Mexican ports (Documents 333–350)
- Protests by the United States against demands upon American citizens in Mexico for payment of duties and taxes already paid to revolutionary authorities (Documents 351–368)
- Expulsion of the British Chargé from Mexico, and the exercise of good offices by the United States for the protection of British interests (Documents 369–383)
Morocco: (Documents 384–395)
- Invitations from Great Britain, France, and Spain to the United States to adhere to the convention of December 18, 1923, regarding the organization of the statute of Tangier (Documents 384–395)
Netherlands: (Documents 396–410)
- Agreement between the United States and the Netherlands further extending the duration of the arbitration convention of May 2, 1908 (Documents 396–400)
- Failure to conclude a treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the United States and the Netherlands (Documents 401–410)
Nicaragua: (Documents 411–451)
- Rejection by the Nicaraguan Government of proposals by the United States for the supervision of elections in Nicaragua (Documents 411–436)
- Intimation by the United States to President Martinez that his election to the presidency would be considered unconstitutional (Documents 437–441)
- Exchange of notes between the United States and Nicaragua according mutual unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters (Documents 442–451)
Norway: (Documents 452–454)
- Refusal by the Secretary of State to admit that rights of sovereignty over polar areas may be based upon the formality of taking possession after discovery (Documents 452–454)
Panama: (Documents 455–467)
- Inconclusive negotiations for a treaty to replace the Taft Agreement (Documents 455–467)
- Boundary dispute with Colombia.
Paraguay:
- Boundary dispute with Bolivia.
Persia: (Documents 468–511)
- Delay in the confirmation of an oil concession in Northern Persia to the Sinclair Exploration Company (Documents 468–481)
- Negotiations by Ulen & Company for a contract to build railways or motor roads in Persia (Documents 482–492)
- Retention by the United States and other powers of their extraterritorial rights in Persia (Documents 493–505)
- Cooperation of the United States with Great Britain in efforts to restrict the export of opium from ports in the Persian Gulf (Documents 506–511)
Peru: (Documents 512–516)
- Special diplomatic mission from the United States to participate in the centennial celebration of the Battle of Ayacucho (Documents 512–516)
- Boundary dispute with Colombia.
- Boundary dispute with Ecuador.
Rumania: (Documents 517–577)
- Protests by the United States against the unsatisfactory attitude of the Rumanian Government toward American petroleum and other interests (Documents 517–561)
- Protests by the United States against Rumanian legislation restraining American creditors from collecting debts owed in American currency (Documents 562–572)
- Extradition treaty between the United States and Rumania, signed July 23, 1924, and a note regarding the death penalty (Documents 573–577)
Russia: (Documents 578–591)
- Instructions for the guidance of American diplomatic representatives in their relations with Soviet representatives in countries to which they are accredited (Documents 578–584)
- Refusal by the Department of State to support the Sinclair Exploration Company against interference by Japanese authorities in Northern Sakhalin (Documents 585–588)
- Protests by the Soviet authorities against unauthorized entry of American Government vessels into Soviet waters (Documents 589–591)
- Communist propaganda in the United States directed from Russia
Spain: (Documents 592–609)
- Continuation of the commercial modus vivendi between the United States and Spain (Documents 592–604)
- Unauthorized assistance by the American Embassy in Spain in securing for American interests exclusive telephone rights in Spain (Documents 605–609)
Sweden: (Documents 610–619)
- Arbitration convention between the United States and Sweden, signed June 24, 1924 (Documents 610–619)
Switzerland: (Documents 620–623)
- Continuation of American consular protection to Swiss interests in Egypt (Documents 620–623)
Turkey: (Documents 624–653)
- Efforts by the Department of State to obtain ratification of the treaties concluded between the United States and Turkey on August 6, 1923 (Documents 624–633)
- Efforts to protect American interests in Turkey pending ratification of the treaty of August 6, 1923 (Documents 634–645)
- Assurances to Great Britain that the American Government would discountenance the shipment of arms to Turkey (Documents 646–649)
- Appointment of an American representative to participate in a consultative capacity in the work of the Sanitary Commission for Turkey (Documents 650–653)
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