Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

Book Cover of Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1934, Europe, Near East and Africa, Volume II

Editors:

Newton O. Sappington
Kieran J. Carroll
Francis C. Prescott

General Editor:

E. R. Perkins
Gustave A. Nuermberger

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1951

List of Papers
Europe: (Documents 1–633)
- Austria: (Documents 1–69)
  - Political developments in Austria: Socialist uprising; Nazi activities; murder of Chancellor Dollfuss (Documents 1–59)
  - Visit of Austrian trade mission to the United States; discussions regarding the possibility of opening negotiations for trade agreement (Documents 60–64)
  - Assistance by the Department of State to the Vacuum Oil Company in an effort to secure from the Austrian Government an increased import quota for crude oil (Documents 65–69)
- Belgium: (Documents 70–89)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Belgium (Documents 70–81)
  - Informal representations by the Embassy in Belgium regarding taxation of American firms operating in Belgium through Belgian agents (Documents 82–84)
  - Suspension by Belgium of its denunciation of agreement with the United States concerning reciprocal recognition of airworthiness of aircraft, signed October 22, 1932 (Documents 85–89)
- Bulgaria: (Documents 90–102)
  - Military coup d’état in Bulgaria (Documents 90–95)
  - Proposed treaty between the United States and Bulgaria concerning military service and dual nationality (Documents 96–97)
  - Representations respecting Bulgarian monopoly legislation to safeguard American investment in “Petrole” (Documents 98–102)
- Czechoslovakia: (Documents 103–107)
  - Report on the German minority in Czechoslovakia; their attitude toward National Socialism and Germany (Documents 103–104)
  - Informal representations on behalf of Mormon missionaries threatened with expulsion from Czechoslovakia (Documents 105–107)
- Denmark: (Documents 108–111)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Denmark (Documents 108–111)
  - Arrangement between the United States and Denmark for air navigation, effected by exchange of notes, signed March 12 and 24, 1934
  - Arrangement between the United States and Denmark for pilot licenses to operate civil aircraft, effected by exchange of notes, signed March 14 and 24, 1934
  - Arrangement between the United States and Denmark for reciprocal recognition of certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft, effected by exchange of notes, signed March 12 and 24, 1934
- Estonia: (Documents 112–114)
  - Representations regarding alleged discrimination against American trade in Estonia (Documents 112–114)
- Finland: (Documents 115–138)
  - Treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights between the United States and Finland, signed February 13, 1934 (Documents 115–123)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Finland (Documents 124–131)
  - Representations by the Finnish Government in support of claims against the United States arising from the detention of Finnish ships in American harbors (Documents 132–138)
- France: (Documents 139–184)
  - Efforts to secure ratification by France of the convention between the United States and France on double taxation, signed at Paris, April 27, 1932 (Documents 139–149)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and France (Documents 150–162)
  - Efforts to obtain minimum tariff rate on American rice imported into France (Documents 163–169)
  - Efforts to arrive at quid pro quo arrangements with France regarding French turnover tax and protection in American markets for names of origin of French wines (Documents 170–178)
  - Informal representations to the French Government with respect to discriminatory restrictions on the importation of nitrates (Documents 179–184)
- Germany: (Documents 185–429)
  - Political developments in Germany under the National Socialist regime (Documents 185–215)
  - Nazi control of labor in Germany (Documents 216–221)
  - Relations of the Nazi regime with the Evangelical and Roman Catholic Churches (Documents 222–230)
  - Nazification of German institutions of learning (Documents 231–236)
  - Persecution of Jews in Germany (Documents 237–242)
  - American interest in the work of the High Commission for Refugees (Jewish and Other) Coming From Germany (Documents 243–255)
  - German efforts to build up an increased oil reserve through arrangements with the three leading foreign oil companies doing business in Germany (Documents 256–266)
  - Representations regarding German discrimination against American holders of German bonds (Documents 267–315)
  - Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany; notice by Germany of intention to modify article VII of the commercial treaty of December 8, 1923 (Documents 316–368)
  - Amounts due the United States for claims and Army of Occupation costs in accordance with the agreements of June 23, 1930, and May 26, 1932 (Documents 369–380)
  - Efforts by the Department of State to conclude the settlement of claims under the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany (Documents 381–394)
  - Arrangement between the United States and Germany granting relief from double income tax on shipping profits (Documents 395–397)
  - Representations by the German Government regarding special tax on the use of certain foreign-built boats in the United States (Documents 398–402)
  - Representations by the German Government regarding a mock trial of Chancellor Hitler held at New York and other anti-Nazi activities (Documents 403–422)
  - Attitude of the United States toward certain cases of Nazi propaganda in the United States (Documents 423–429)
- Greece: (Documents 430–501)
  - Insistence by the United States upon Greek responsibility for the service of American loans to Greece under the agreements of May 10, 1929, and May 24, 1932 (Documents 430–449)
  - Representations regarding discriminations against American trade in the barter policy of the Greek Government (Documents 450–461)
  - Samuel Insull’s expulsion from Greece and his subsequent detention and extradition by the Turkish Government (Documents 462–501)
- Italy: (Documents 502–525)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Italy (Documents 502–508)
  - Representations regarding import quota system established by Italy (Documents 509–513)
  - Proposed extradition treaty between the United States and Italy to replace the treaty of March 23, 1868 (Documents 514–521)
  - Conditions indicating a voluntary acceptance of Italian nationality conferred upon a naturalized American citizen under Italian law (Documents 522–523)
  - Proposal by the Italian Government for exemption from income taxes on a reciprocal basis of Italian journalists in the United States and American journalists in Italy (Documents 524–525)
- Latvia: (Documents 526–531)
  - Representations regarding alleged discrimination against American trade in Latvia (Documents 526–528)
  - Proposed treaty of naturalization and military service between the United States and Latvia (Documents 529–531)
- Lithuania: (Documents 532–533)
  - Expression of concern over the treatment accorded to American trade in Lithuania (Documents 532–533)
- Netherlands: (Documents 534–541)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and the Netherlands (Documents 534–538)
  - Proposal for the establishment of a reciprocal air navigation arrangement between the United States and the Netherlands (Documents 539–541)
- Norway: (Documents 542–556)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Norway (Documents 542–556)
- Poland: (Documents 557–559)
  - Adherence of the Free City of Danzig as a contracting party to the treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights between the United States and Poland (Documents 557–559)
- Portugal: (Documents 560–568)
  - Discontinuation of discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 560–568)
- Rumania: (Documents 569–573)
  - Rescinding of penalties imposed on the chauffeur of the Rumanian Minister in violation of diplomatic immunity (Documents 569–573)
- Spain: (Documents 574–598)
  - Agreement fixing quota for imports of wines and spirits from Spain in return for increased purchases of American tobacco by Spanish Tobacco Monopoly, effected by exchange of notes signed February 16 and 23, 1934 (Documents 574–580)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Spain (Documents 581–598)
- Sweden: (Documents 599–619)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Sweden (Documents 599–619)
- Switzerland: (Documents 620–630)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Switzerland (Documents 620–630)
- Yugoslavia: (Documents 631–633)
  - Right of American citizens of Yugoslav birth to visit Yugoslavia without being liable for military service (Documents 631–633)
The Near East and Africa: (Documents 634–822)
- Afghanistan: (Documents 634–638)
  - Recognition by the United States of the Government of Mohammed Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (Documents 634–638)
- Egypt: (Documents 639–640)
  - Disinclination of the Department of State to acquiesce in any diminution of capitulatory rights with respect to air navigation over Egypt without prior agreement (Documents 639–640)
- Ethiopia: (Documents 641–668)
  - Ethiopian-Italian conflict; preliminary Italian maneuvers toward the subversion of Ethiopian independence (Documents 641–662)
  - Representations in support of claim of American citizen for illegal detention in Ethiopia; protest against discourtesy to the American Minister (Documents 663–668)
- Iraq: (Document 669)
  - Extradition treaty between the United States and Iraq, signed June 7, 1934 (Document 669)
- Liberia: (Documents 670–698)
  - Rejection by Liberia of League of Nations Plan of Assistance; plan of the Liberian Government for accomplishing needed reforms (Documents 670–698)
- Morocco: (Documents 699–738)
  - Representations for the protection of American treaty rights in the French and Spanish zones of Morocco (Documents 699–738)
- Persia: (Documents 739–748)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Persia (Documents 739–745)
  - Persian claims to sovereignty in Bahrein (Documents 746–748)
- Turkey: (Documents 749–822)
  - Agreement between the United States and Turkey for the settlement of claims, signed October 25, 1934 (Documents 749–779)
  - Ratification of extradition treaty between the United States and Turkey, signed at Lausanne on August 6, 1923 (Documents 780–787)
  - Proposals for improving unsatisfactory trade relations with Turkey (Documents 788–799)
  - Application with respect to Turkey of policy of the United States not to encourage American firms in the sale abroad of arms and munitions of war (Documents 800–808)
  - Reports of Turkey’s desire to secure revision of the regime of the Straits; consideration of possible agreement with Turkey regarding American navigation rights (Documents 809–822)
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