Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

Book Cover of Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, General, the British Commonwealth, Volume I

Editors:

Rogers P. Churchill
Matilda F. Axton
Shirley L. Landau
Newton O. Sappington
Kieran J. Carroll

General Editor:

E. R. Perkins
Gustave A. Nuermberger

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1951

Preface
List of Papers
General: (Documents 1–645)
- The Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, Geneva: 1934 phase: (Documents 1–167)
  - I. Parallel and bilateral negotiations, January 1–May 12, 1934 (Documents 1–60)
  - II. Meeting of the Bureau and General Commission, May 16–June 12, 1934 (Documents 61–111)
  - III. American sponsorship of a Treaty on the Manufacture of and Traffic in Arms, June 15–December 31, 1934 (Documents 112–167)
- Negotiations preliminary to the London Naval Conference of 1935: (Documents 168–336)
  - I. Anglo-American discussions and planning for preliminary conversations, January 22–June 15, 1934 (Documents 168–206)
  - II. Preliminary naval conversations, first session (Anglo-American), June 18–July 19, 1934 (Documents 207–250)
  - III. Preliminary naval conversations, second session (Great Britain, Japan, United States), October 17–December 19, 1934 (Documents 251–318)
  - IV. Denunciation by Japan of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 (Documents 319–336)
- Representations by certain foreign governments regarding Senate Committee Investigating Munitions Industry (Documents 337–366)
- Advice and consent by the United States Senate to ratification of the Arms Traffic Convention of June 17, 1925, with reservation in regard to the Persian Gulf favored by the Persian Minister (Documents 367–407)
- Negotiations looking toward an “Eastern Locarno” Pact of Mutual Guarantee (Documents 408–431)
- Attitude of certain foreign governments toward the Johnson Act prohibiting loans to debtor governments in default to the United States; interpretations of the Act (Documents 432–444)
- Negotiations with regard to certain intergovernmental debts due the United States (Documents 445–474)
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Estonia
  - Finland (Documents 448–453)
  - France (Documents 454–466)
  - Great Britain
  - Hungary
  - Italy (Document 467)
  - Latvia (Documents 468–469)
  - Lithuania
  - Poland (Documents 470–471)
  - Rumania (Documents 472–473)
  - Yugoslavia (Document 474)
- Interest of the United States in clearing and compensation agreements and the Gold Bloc (Documents 475–488)
- Attitude of the United States toward negotiation of an international agreement on rubber production (Documents 489–536)
- Participation of the United States in the London preliminary conference on sugar, March 5–10, 1934 (Documents 537–551)
- Protests by foreign governments against the NRA shipping code; project for an international shipping conference (Documents 552–585)
- Acceptance by the United States of invitation to join the International Labor Organization (Documents 586–598)
- Disinclination of the United States to participate in a draft convention for the suppression of illicit traffic in dangerous drugs and in proposed legislation to prosecute Americans engaged therein (Documents 599–601)
- Entry of alien seamen into the United States for purpose of transferring to another vessel for service as members of crew (Documents 602–608)
- Representations by foreign governments regarding Congressional bills for the deportation of certain alien seamen (Documents 609–619)
- Proposal by the United States that certain other governments agree to relax certain restrictions on amateur radio stations (Documents 620–639)
  - Argentina (Documents 622–623)
  - Canada (Documents 624–626)
  - Chile (Documents 627–628)
  - China (Document 629)
  - Cuba (Document 630)
  - Great Britain (Document 631)
  - Irish Free State (Document 632)
  - Mexico (Document 633)
  - Peru (Documents 634–635)
  - Portugal (Document 636)
  - Spain (Document 637)
  - Union of South Africa (Document 638)
  - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Document 639)
- Decision of the United States not to sign a preliminary draft international agreement for the use of broadcasting in the cause of peace (Documents 640–644)
- Supplementary extradition treaties between the United States and certain European countries (Document 645)
- Convention between the United States and other powers for the protection of industrial property, signed at London, June 2, 1934
The British Commonwealth of Nations: (Documents 646–763)
- Great Britain: (Documents 646–664)
- Australia: (Documents 665–679)
  - Discussions between the United States and Australia with respect to trade problems and the admission of businessmen (Documents 665–679)
- Canada: (Documents 680–742)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Canada (Documents 680–691)
  - Continued negotiations with the Canadian Government regarding damages to property in the State of Washington by fumes from the smelter at Trail, B. C. (Documents 692–721)
  - Project for improvement of the St. Lawrence Waterway by joint action of the United States and Canada (Documents 722–734)
  - Representations regarding dredging operations in the St. Clair River (Documents 735–742)
- Irish Free State: (Documents 743–751)
- New Zealand: (Documents 752–763)
  - Representations regarding discrimination against American commerce in the New Zealand Mandate of Western Samoa (Documents 752–758)
  - Representations by the British Government on behalf of New Zealand with respect to sovereignty over the Ross Dependency in connection with Admiral Byrd’s expedition to the Antarctic (Documents 759–763)
Index