Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East, and Africa, Volume II

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Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East, and Africa, Volume II

Editors:

Matilda F. Axton
Rogers P. Churchill
N. O. Sappington
John G. Reid
Francis C. Prescott
Louis E. Gates
Shirley L. Phillips

General Editor:

G. Bernard Noble
E. R. Perkins
Gustave A. Nuermberger

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1954

The British Commonwealth of Nations: (Documents 1–158)
Europe: (Documents 159–558)
- Austria:
  - Annexation of Austria by Germany
  - Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany
- Belgium: (Documents 159–172)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Belgium (Documents 159–172)
- Czechoslovakia: (Documents 173–187)
  - The German-Czechoslovak crisis
  - Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia, signed March 7, 1938 (Documents 173–180)
  - Agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia with respect to motion picture films, effected by exchange of notes signed May 18, 1938 (Documents 181–187)
- Denmark: (Documents 188–190)
  - Efforts of the Department of State to secure equal opportunity for American commerce in Denmark (Documents 188–190)
- Estonia: (Documents 191–202)
  - Continuation in force of the Commercial Treaty of 1925; preliminary discussions regarding a possible trade agreement (Documents 191–202)
- France: (Documents 203–278)
  - Devaluation of the franc; maintenance of the American-British-French tripartite financial agreement (Documents 203–236)
  - Efforts by the French Government to purchase airplanes and airplane parts in the United States (Documents 237–256)
  - Status under French law of American citizens of French origin with respect to liability to military service in France (Documents 257–260)
  - Efforts of the Governments of the United States and France to effect a reciprocal arrangement relative to claims arising from sequestration of property during World War I (Documents 261–268)
  - Representations by the French Government against legislation permitting use of certain French wine names by American producers (Documents 269–272)
  - Citizenship status of children born in the United States to fathers who at the time were French consular officers (Documents 273–278)
- Germany: (Documents 279–416)
  - Persecution of Jews in Germany; representations by the United States regarding rights of American citizens, and the ordering of Ambassador Wilson to Washington for consultation (Documents 279–345)
  - Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany (Documents 346–354)
  - Deterioration in relations between the United States and Germany; German representations against American criticism of Nazi officials and policies (Documents 355–364)
  - Refusal of the United States to sell helium to the German Government for use in zeppelins (Documents 365–370)
  - Attitude of the German Government with respect to participation of German nationals in the German-American Bund (Documents 371–372)
  - Disagreement between the American and German Governments regarding interpretation of treaty provisions as affecting naturalization and dual nationality (Documents 373–377)
  - Declaration by the German Government that inheritance claims of American citizens to estates of persons deceased in Germany will be transferred to beneficiaries (Documents 378–381)
  - Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany (Documents 382–416)
    - I. Refusal of Germany to assume the obligation of the Austrian indebtedness (Documents 382–400)
    - II. Representations by the German Government regarding the removal of Austria from the list of states enjoying tariff concessions on the basis of Trade Agreements Act (Documents 401–402)
    - III. Informal representations to the German Government with regard to the treatment of United States citizens in Vienna (Documents 403–416)
- Greece: (Documents 417–428)
  - Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Greece, signed November 15, 1938 (Documents 417–428)
- Hungary: (Document 429)
  - Proposal of Hungarian Government for a new debt settlement agreement with the United States (Document 429)
- Italy: (Documents 430–487)
  - Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Italy (Documents 430–453)
  - Persecution of Jews in Italy; representations by the United States with regard to discrimination between American citizens (Documents 454–487)
- Netherlands: (Documents 488–494)
  - Negotiations between the United States and The Netherlands for the conclusion of a convention for the prevention of double taxation (Documents 488–493)
  - Convention between the United States and The Netherlands for the arbitration of a difference relating to payment for certain requisitioned military supplies, signed March 18, 1938 (Document 494)
- Norway: (Documents 495–505)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Norway (Documents 495–505)
  - Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Norway, signed February 1, 1938
- Poland: (Documents 506–523)
  - Discrimination against American bondholders in connection with partial defaults and suspensions of payments on various Polish obligations (Documents 506–514)
  - Anti-Semitism in Poland and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 515–523)
- Portugal: (Documents 524–531)
  - Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 524–531)
- Rumania: (Documents 532–542)
  - Anti-Semitism in Rumania and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 532–542)
- Spain:
  - The Spanish Civil War
- Sweden:
  - Arrangement between the United States and Sweden for relief from double income tax on shipping profits, effected by exchange of notes signed March 31, 1938
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Yugoslavia: (Documents 543–558)
  - Proposals for the regulation of commercial relations between the United States and Yugoslavia (Documents 543–558)
The Near East and Africa: (Documents 559–905)
- Egypt: (Documents 559–562)
  - Request by Egyptian Government for a reduction of the United States tariff rate on long-staple cotton (Documents 559–562)
- Ethiopia: (Documents 563–576)
  - Repressive measures by the Italian authorities against foreign missionary activities in Ethiopia (Documents 563–572)
  - Continued non-recognition by the United States of the Italian annexation of Ethiopia (Documents 573–576)
- Iran: (Documents 577–628)
  - Resumption of Iranian diplomatic representation in the United States (Documents 577–611)
  - Cancellation by the Seaboard Oil Company of its oil concessions in Iran and Afghanistan (Documents 612–621)
  - Resumption of preliminary discussions for a trade agreement between the United States and Iran (Documents 622–628)
- Iraq: (Documents 629–637)
  - Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Iraq, signed December 3, 1938 (Documents 629–637)
- Liberia: (Documents 638–714)
  - Failure of Dutch concern (NEEP) to obtain mining concession in Liberia; American interest in developing Liberian iron resources (Documents 638–689)
  - Courtesy visit of the U. S. S. Boise to Liberia, October 29 to November 3, 1938 (Documents 690–699)
  - Informal proposals for guaranteeing the political and territorial integrity of Liberia (Documents 700–709)
  - Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and Liberia, signed August 8, 1938 (Documents 710–714)
  - Consular convention between the United States and Liberia, signed October 7, 1938
- Morocco: (Documents 715–745)
  - Proposed abolition of capitulatory rights of the United States in the French Zone of Morocco (Documents 715–745)
- Palestine: (Documents 746–821)
  - Arab revolt in Palestine; British abandonment of partition proposals; interest of the United States in a settlement of the Palestine question (Documents 746–821)
- Syria and the Lebanon: (Documents 822–853)
  - Negotiations between the United States and France regarding possible termination of French mandate over Syria and the Lebanon (Documents 822–835)
  - Protection of American rights and interests in the Sanjak of Alexandretta (Documents 836–851)
  - Attitude of the Department of State regarding the restriction of missionary activities in Syria by the French High Commission (Documents 852–853)
- Tanganyika Territory: (Documents 854–857)
  - Assent of the United States to alterations in the frontiers between the mandated territory of Tanganyika and the Portuguese colony of Mozambique (Documents 854–857)
- Turkey: (Documents 858–905)
  - Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Turkey (Documents 858–892)
  - Proposed agreement between the United States and Turkey regarding the status of certain naturalized American citizens natives of territory detached from Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne (Documents 893–905)
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