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• Aaland Islands, status of, 328, 332, 333, 333–334, 340–341, 344–345, 349, 350, 554
• Achilles, Theodore C., 216n , 217
• Agreements. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Aguirre, Salvador, 794, 804
• Aguirre Cerda, Pedro, 770–772
• Aite, Aveten, 397
• Aktay, Ali Haydar, 459–460, 476, 484, 498–499, 520–522, 532–533, 561, 570–571, 606–607
• American Red Cross, 204, 207
• American Republics, cooperation among the American Republics in their reaction to the European war, 681–809
  • Argentine proposal that American Republics declare themselves to be “nonbelligerents” rather than “neutrals”, 743–770
    • Argentine presentation and explanation of proposal to United States (see also U. S. views, infra), 743–746, 748–749
    • Attitudes of Bolivia and Chile, 768
    • Brazil: Argentine discussion with Brazil, and Brazilian attitude, 754–755, 756, 759, 765–766; U. S. exchange of information and views with Brazil, 755–756, 757–758, 760–761, 762–763, 766, 767
    • German Government’s efforts to prevent American Republics from participating in, 787–788, 789, 791, 792–793, 795
    • Permanent Neutrality Committee, suggestions for possible submission of Argentine proposal to, 767, 768
    • Press information and question of source of, 761–762, 763, 765–766, 766; Argentine statements to the press, 764–765, 769–770
    • U. S. views:
      • Inability to adopt or support proposal, 752–754; Argentine reaction and substitution of modified proposal, 754–755, 758–759
      • Opinions of Under Secretary of State Welles, 746–748; of U. S. Ambassador in Argentina, 749–751
  • Belligerent submarines, question of exclusion from ports and territorial waters of American Republics, 776–787
    • British representations to Argentine Government and desire for U. S. support, 776–779, 786–787
    • U. S. efforts to secure legislation among certain American Republics for exclusion of belligerent submarines: Compliance of various governments, 779–781, 781–786; position of Argentina, 779, 781, 786–787
  • Chilean President Aguirre Cerda’s proposal to President Roosevelt for a joint appeal by American Republics for peace, 770–772
  • Costa Rican proposal for a collective note from American Republics to Spain urging maintenance of Spanish neutrality, 773–776
  • German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 787–809
    • Habana Consultative Meeting of Foreign Ministers (July 21–30), German efforts to interfere with objectives:
      • Criticism of agenda, 796–800, 801–804, 806–807; statement by U. S. Secretary of State, 801n
      • Press release by German Legation in Bolivia (July 30), 807–809
    • Propaganda in Argentina, 802, 804–806; in Bolivia, 807–809; in Mexico, 791–792
    • Representations to various countries, and their responses, 791–800, 801–802, 803–804, 806–807
  • Invasion of Denmark and Norway by Germany, suggested protest by American Republics, 724–726; U. S. attitude, 726
  • Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany, collective protest by American Republics (Uruguayan proposal), 727–743
    • Argentina’s proposed modification, negotiations regarding, 732–733, 734–735, 736, 737–738, 739–740, 767–768
    • Declaration of Foreign Ministers Meeting at Panama (1939) on “Maintenance of International Activities in Accordance with Christian Morality”, cited, 727, 728, 729, 731
    • Draft texts of joint declaration, 729, 731
    • German Government’s efforts to prevent American Republics from joining in protest, 787–791, 792–796
    • Information concerning attitudes and ultimate acceptance of proposal by all countries, 732–736, 737, 738–739, 741, 742–743
    • Initiative of Uruguay, 727, 728, 765, 766
    • Publication of joint declaration, 741–742
    • Suggestions for including Denmark and Norway in protest, 733, 734, 742–743, 793
    • U. S. cooperation with Uruguay in support of proposal, 727–728, 729–732, 735, 738–739, 742, 767
  • Security zone established by Declaration of Panama, violations by belligerents, 681–724
    • Action of British cruiser Orion off coast of Florida, U. S. note to British Government, 688–689
    • British position regarding security zone, and concern over certain problems and contingencies, 684–688
    • German ships blockaded in harbors of American Republics, discussions concerning, 709–711; case of the Stella, 710–711
    • Graf Spee. See Naval battle of Montevideo, infra.
    • Hannover incident, 706–707, 709, 711–712, 714–724
    • Inter-American Neutrality Committee, competence to deal with violations of security zone, 681, 682–684, 686, 699, 700, 709, 715, 715–716, 719, 720, 721–722, 723
    • Königsberg, activities of, 699–700
    • Naval battle of Montevideo, protest by American Republics: British position, 689–692; French position, 692–695; German position, 684, 696–698
    • Tacoma incident, 682
    • Wakama incident, 695–696, 699–706, 707–709, 712–714
• Anderson, Sir John, 79, 80
• Andresen, Nigol, 385, 398, 402
• Antheil, Henry William, Jr., 372n , 379
• Antonescu, Gen. Ion, 504–505, 525, 530, 533–534
• Aranha, Oswaldo, 695–696, 700, 701, 704, 713, 725, 729, 734–735, 744, 757–758, 760, 761, 762–763, 765–766, 767
• Araujo, Miguel Angel, 782, 801
• Argentina (see also American Republics: Argentine proposal; also under American Republics: Invasion of the Netherlands, etc.):
  • Attitude toward a suggested protest by American Republics against German invasion of Norway and Denmark, 724–725, 725–726
  • Nazi propaganda and pro-German influences in, 739, 748–749, 755, 769–770, 777, 802, 804–806
  • Position regarding a proposed American Republics joint note to Spain, 773–774
  • Position with respect to proposed collective protest by American Republics on the Hannover incident, 719–720; on the Wakama incident, 702–703, 707–708
  • Response to U. S. approach to neutral countries on postwar problems, 117–118, 120
• Argetoianu, Constantine, 489–490, 490–491
• Argüello Vargas, Mariano, 784, 795–796
• Arita, Hachiro, 639–640
• Arliss, S. H. I., 681
• Armour, Norman, 739–740, 749–751, 755–756, 764
• Arsène-Henry, Charles, 669
• Asama Maru incident, 638n
• Ashton-Gwatkin, F. T. A., 604
• Assarsson, Per Vilhelm Gustaf, 293–294, 297–298, 303, 309, 311–312, 319, 320–322, 325–326, 327, 332, 344–345, 354, 550, 553n
• Associated Press, 761, 763, 766
• Atatürk, Mustapha Kemal, 445
• Atherton, Ray, 431n
• Attlee, Clement, 80–81, 90, 233
• Attolico, Bernardo, 50, 557
• Auriti, Giacinto, 637
• Austria, 26–27, 35–36, 63–64, 84, 88–89, 101–102
• Avakumovich, Alexander G., 531
• Avila, Arturo Ramón, 801
• Balkan Entente, 454, 456, 460, 483, 494, 514
• Balkans, activities of the Soviet Union in (see also Soviet-German wartime cooperation), 444–538
  • Appraisals of Balkan situation, 444–451, 467, 468–469, 470–472, 482, 483–484, 493–494, 495, 514–516
  • Axis policies:
    • German-Soviet relations, 444, 446, 447, 449–450, 451, 452, 454, 455, 464, 477–478, 482, 503, 505, 507–508, 509, 516–518, 521, 522–523, 528–529, 530–532, 533, 535–536, 536–537, 539, 556–557, 615
    • Hitler, conversations with Bulgarian Foreign Minister and with King Boris, 496, 529–530, 532; with Rumanian Foreign Minister, 533; with Molotov, 530–531, 533, 536n
    • Influence in Balkan affairs (see also German-Soviet relations, supra, and Rumania, infra), 453, 454, 474, 481, 483, 484, 487, 488–489, 490–491, 496, 500–501, 501–503, 503–505, 510–511, 513, 519–520, 523–524, 529–532, 538
    • Rumania: Axis assistance and guarantee of Rumanian integrity, 26, 467, 478–479, 486, 487, 488–489, 502–503, 505, 506, 507, 507–508, 509, 517, 525, 530, 533–534, 562–564, 567, 568–569, 580, 615; rapprochement with Germany, 485n , 488–489, 490–491, 496; question of German occupation, 519–520, 523–524; repatriation to Germany of German subjects from Rumanian territory, 458–459, 519, 520, 525, 560; Rumanian adherence to Tripartite Pact, 531, 533n
    • Tripartite Pact: Bulgarian adherence, question of, 529, 530–531, 532, 535, 537, 631–632; Rumanian adherence (Nov. 23), 531, 533n
    • Vienna arbitral award (Aug. 30), 501–503, 505, 510n , 533
  • Balkan Entente, meeting in Belgrade, 454, 456, 460
  • Bessarabia, seizure of (see also Appraisals, etc., and Axis policies, supra):
    • Developments preceding Rumanian cession of Bessarabia to Soviet Union, 452, 453, 461–462, 465–469, 469, 472, 472–473, 475, 477–478, 479, 481
    • Rumanian appeal to United States to obtain clarification of Soviet intentions, and U. S. attitude, 468–469, 469–470, 472, 473
    • Rumanian defense measures, 452, 453, 477, 478–479, 483, 485, 488
    • Soviet ultimatums followed by occupation of ceded Rumanian territories, 479–481, 482–483, 484–485, 486, 488, 489–490, 492–493, 519; incorporation of ceded territories into Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and organization of Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, 492, 496–497
  • Bulgaria:
    • Adherence to Tripartite Pact, question of, 529, 530–531, 532, 535, 537, 631–632
    • Claims to certain Rumanian territories, and Rumanian cession of, 457, 482, 487, 496, 497, 503, 504–505, 506–507, 513
    • Relations with Soviet Union, 452, 453, 454, 482, 486, 506–507, 535, 537; economic agreements signed Jan. 5, 453
  • Danube Commission, European, 464n , 490n , 511n , 514, 522–523, 524–525, 526–527, 533–534
  • Danube Commission, International, termination and reorganization of activities, 464n , 490, 500–501, 503–504, 510–511
  • Danubian Conference, 507–508, 517, 522–523, 524–525, 525, 526–528, 531, 536–537
  • Exchange of populations of ceded Rumanian territories, 502, 504, 505, 506
  • Franco-British assistance and guarantee to Rumania, 452, 488–489, 491
  • Freezing of Rumanian assets in United States, 520
  • Hungary: Cession of Rumanian territory to Hungary (Vienna arbitral award), 501–503, 505, 510n , 533; relations with Soviet Union, 486, 531, 532
  • Military activities. See Rumanian-Soviet border incidents, etc., infra.
  • Relations among the various countries in the Balkan area, 454, 455–456, 481, 482, 483–484, 486–487, 488, 494, 496, 500, 501–502, 504–505, 506, 514, 521–522
  • Rumanian-Soviet border incidents and other military activities in Balkan area, 452–453, 459, 460, 465–466, 466–467, 468, 469, 472–473, 474, 477, 479, 485, 497–498, 499–500, 502–503, 505, 507, 508–509, 510, 511–512, 517–518
  • Rumanian-Soviet diplomatic relations, 461, 473, 475, 477, 478, 495–496
  • Rumanian-Soviet economic negotiations, 510, 538
  • Turkey, relations with Soviet Union and attitude toward developments in Balkans, 444–451, 457–458, 459–460, 470, 474, 476–477, 486–487, 493–494, 495, 497–499, 513, 514–516, 520–522, 523–524, 526, 528–529, 532–533, 536, 537, 561–562
  • Yugoslavia: Attitude toward Germany and Soviet Union, 518–519; establishment of diplomatic relations with Soviet Union, 463–464, 475, 476, 478; negotiations with Soviet Union concerning economic and political matters, 462–465, 470, 475–476
• Baltic States, occupation by Soviet Union (see also Soviet-German wartime cooperation), 357–444
  • Developments preceding occupation:
    • Lithuanian alleged provocative acts, Soviet demands for discontinuance of, 362–363, 366, 368
    • Military pact between Baltic States, Soviet accusations concerning, 369, 370–371, 374, 379–380, 380, 383–384
    • Soviet demands for extensive concessions, 357–360, 361–362, 362–368, 370, 371, 372–373
    • Soviet ultimatum, 368–369, 372, 373, 374, 375, 382–383, 387
  • Entry of Soviet troops into and occupation of Baltic States, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372–373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 389
  • Estimate of Soviet troops in Baltic States, 384, 404–405
  • Estonian President’s desire to bring his family to United States, 403; U. S. reply, 405
  • Flight of Lithuanian President to Germany, 369–370, 387
  • Freezing of American deposits, 404
  • Freezing of Baltic assets in United States and United Kingdom after Soviet occupation, 389–392, 395–399, 408–409, 410–414, 439–440; protests by Soviet Union and Baltic governments, 395–399, 430–431, 443–444
  • German-Soviet relations, 364, 366, 378, 382, 383, 384, 387–388, 394, 402–403
  • Incorporation of Baltic States into Soviet Union:
    • Denouncement by Lithuania of 1934 Baltic Pact, 383
    • Elections, 380, 381, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389, 392–393, 393–394, 399, 400, 402
    • Formation of new governments on Soviet request, 368–369, 369–370, 371–372, 373, 375–376, 377, 379–380, 381, 382–383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 389
    • Invalidation of visas issued by Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian representatives, 419
    • Nationalization of land, industries, and banks, 399, 402, 405–406
    • New constitutions of the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet adoption of, 429–430
    • Refusal by Soviets of visas to Baltic nationals, and question of repatriation of Germans, 382–383, 384, 394, 403, 404
    • “Requests” by Baltic governments and various groups for incorporation into Soviet Union, 383–384, 386, 394, 399, 400, 405–406, 407–408
    • Soviet citizenship for citizens of Baltic States, ukase concerning, 438–439
    • Soviet ruble, introduction as legal currency in Baltic States, 441–442
    • Termination of activities of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian Missions and Consulates in United States, 409–410, 417, 427
  • Liquidation of foreign diplomatic missions in Baltic States, question of (see also U. S. diplomatic missions, infra), 377, 378, 382, 382–383, 384–385, 403–404, 416–417, 417–419, 419–421, 422–424, 424–425
  • Nationalization of foreign property in Baltic States, and negotiations by Germany and Sweden regarding compensation by Soviet Union, 440–441, 442–443
  • Nonrecognition by United States of Sovietization of Baltic States (see also Freezing of Baltic assets, supra, and U. S. diplomatic missions, infra), 393, 401–402, 421; steps to protect American interests and property, 393, 414–416, 426, 428–429, 433–434, 435, 439–440
  • Protests by the diplomatic representatives in United States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania against violation of their countries’ integrity by the Soviet Union, 389, 400–401, 406–407
  • Sequestration in United States and United Kingdom of gold and ships of Baltic States, 391–392, 395–397, 410–414, 430–431, 439–440, 443–444, 612
  • U. S. considerations regarding the closing of certain Soviet Consulates, 424–425
  • U. S. diplomatic missions (see also Liquidation of foreign diplomatic missions, supra): Closing of Legations and Consulates in Baltic States at Soviet request, 393, 403–404, 417–418, 419–420, 431, 432–433, 434, 436–438, 439; extension of closing date, U. S. request for, and Soviet replies, 420–424, 425–429, 432, 434, 435–436; incident involving death of an American clerk in airplane explosion, 372n , 379
  • U. S. statement of policy on the use of force in the conduct of international relations, 401–402, 421
• Bank for International Settlements, 412–413
• Barbarin, Evgeny, 545
• Belgium. See Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany.
• Bentinck, Charles Henry, 681
• Bérenger, Henri, 240
• Berkis, Gen. K., 359, 366, 367–368, 368n , 371, 382
• Berle, Adolf A., Jr., 129–133, 138–140, 143, 217, 345–346, 709–711
• Bernhard, Prince, of the Netherlands, 187, 210
• Berrins, A., 362
• Bessarabia. See under Balkans.
• Biddle, Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., 266
• Bilmanis, Alfred, 389, 390, 406
• Bizauskas, Kazys, 370, 371
• Blucher, Wipert von, 291–292, 318
• Bohlen, Charles E., 431, 437
• Bolivia: Attitude toward Argentine proposal regarding “nonbelligerency” of American Republics, 768; attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733; Nazi propaganda in, 807–809; position with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 803–804
• Bombing of civilian populations: Brussels, 190, 192, 195, 201; French cities, 189, 196
• Bonnet, Georges, 52–53, 67, 69–70
• Bonsai, Philip W., 729
• Boris III, King of Bulgaria, 460, 482, 529–530, 532, 537, 631–632
• Boyd, Augusto, 692–693, 712, 713, 727, 741
• Boyd, Jorge E., 695, 696
• Brazil (see also under American Republics: Argentine proposal, etc.): Attitude toward a possible joint American Republics declaration on rights of small nations, 725; attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735–736; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 780; Wakama incident, sinking of German ship Wakama off coast of Brazil, 695–696, 699–706, 707–709, 712–714
• Briceño, Julio E., 684
• British and French efforts to obtain closer relations with the Soviet Union, 589–632
  • Appointment of new British and French Ambassadors to Soviet Union, 604, 605–606
  • Attempts to bring about change of Soviet policy toward Germany, 601, 606–608, 610, 613; suggestion of U. S. démarche in connection with, 600–601, 606
  • Attitude of France, and request for recall of Soviet Ambassador from Paris, 589–592, 593–596, 597–598
  • British proposals for improvement of Soviet-British relations, and Soviet failure to reply, 619–621, 623–624, 627, 628, 630–632; publicity, 620–630, 631, 668–669
  • British-Soviet negotiations for a trade agreement:
    • Appointment of Sir Stafford Cripps as Ambassador to Soviet Union, 604, 605–606
    • British aims, 603–604
    • Exploratory talks: Initiation of discussions, 597, 598, 599–600, 603–604; Moscow conversations, 609–610, 611–612, 620, 621–622, 630, 632, 668
    • Oil shipments to Soviet Union, British suggestion regarding, and U. S. view, 624–625
    • Sequestrated gold and ships, Soviet request for release of, 602, 603, 612, 613, 628, 630
    • Tass communiqué concerning, 601–603
  • Far East situation, British policy and discussions with Soviets, 614–615, 617–619, 620, 622–623
  • Hitler speech (July 19), British comment on, 608
  • Molotov visit to Berlin, effects on British-Soviet relations, 628, 630
  • New Danube Commission, British protest against Soviet decision to create and participate in, and Soviet rejection of note, 626–627
  • Soviet foreign policy, 599, 609, 615–617; Stalin’s views, 610, 611, 612
  • Soviet-Japanese rapprochement, British concern over possibility of, and desire for U. S. assistance to prevent, 614–615, 617, 618–619, 620, 622–623
  • Tripartite Pact, question of Soviet adherence to, 614, 617
• Bruce, Stanley Melbourne, 82
• Bucknell, Howard, Jr., 217
• Bulgaria. See under Balkans.
• Bullitt, William C., 266
• Bulow-Schwante, Vicco von, 192, 195
• Burma Road, British decision to reopen, 614, 616, 617–618, 656
• Butler, Nevile M., 603–604, 620n , 674, 690–700, 710–711
• Butler, R. A., 90
• Cadogan, Sir Alexander, 79, 593
• Campbell, Sir Ronald I., 241, 243, 260, 490
• Campinchi, Cesar, 222, 223, 258–259
• Cantilo, José María, 708, 719, 724–725, 725–726, 729, 732–770 passim, 777, 779, 781, 786–787, 789
• Carias Andino, Tiburcio, 794
• Carol II, King of Rumania, 452, 469, 481, 488–489, 495–496; abdication, 504n , 506, 520, 564
• Chamberlain, Neville: Comments concerning Welles mission to Europe, 1–4, 14–15; conversations with Sumner Welles, 74–78, 87–91; in Churchill Cabinet, 613
• Charles-Roux, François, 231–232, 600
• Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, 196, 214–215
• Charvériat, Emile, 217–218, 600
• Chatfield, Lord, 82
• Chautemps, Camille, 67, 69
• Chauvel, Jean, 669
• Chiang Kai-shek, Generalissimo, 569, 635, 643, 645–646, 647, 660n , 667, 670–671, 673, 674, 675
• Chile: Attitude toward Argentine proposal regarding “nonbelligerency” of American Republics, 768; attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735, 737, 738, 741; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 786; position in connection with a proposed American Republics joint note to Spain, 773–774; President Aguirre Cerda’s proposal to President Roosevelt for joint appeal by American Republics for peace, 770–772; views in connection with security zone established by Declaration of Panama, 681, 682–684
• China. See under Japan, relations with Axis Powers and with Soviet Union.
• Chomakov, Stoyan Petrov, 531
• Christian X, King of Denmark, 167
• Christov, Theodore, 452, 535, 538
• Churchill, Winston S.: Attitude toward Finland in Soviet-Finnish war, 275; conversations with Sumner Welles, 83–85, 90; German invasion of France, views on situation and visits to France to discuss military problems, 220–221, 224, 233, 240, 242, 246–252; messages exchanged with President Roosevelt, 246–247, 247n , 254–255, 257
• Ciano, Count Galeazzo, 127, 244, 501; conversations with Sumner Welles, 21–27, 96–100, 104–106, 110–113
• Cincar-Markovich, Alexander, 464
• Clark Kerr, Sir Archibald J. K., 667, 674
• Colombia: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733, 734, 737, 741, 742, 743; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, question of, 779–780
• Communism in Europe, 94–95
• Communist activity and propaganda in Finland, 335; in Germany and German-occupied countries, 582; in Poland, 558
• Communist Party in United States, 583
• Conventions. See Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Costa Rica: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 784–785, 785–786; proposal for a collective note from American Republics to Spain urging maintenance of Spanish neutrality, 733–776; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 797, 806–807
• Cot, Pierre, 601
• Coulondre, Robert, 67, 220, 590
• Craigie, Sir Robert L., 636, 637, 640–641, 642–643, 666n
• Credit Freezing Emergency Act, 198
• Creighton, Comdr. John M., 639, 664–666
• Cripps, Sir Stafford, 573, 649, 667–669, 604–632
• Cretzianu, Alexander, 522–523, 530–532, 536–537
• Crewe, Lord, 78, 79
• Cuba: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 732; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 781, 783
• Czechoslovakia, 36–37, 53–54, 63, 84, 88, 101, 103
• Dahlerus, Birger, 279–280
• Daladier, Edouard, 220, 236, 238, 240, 277, 306, 590, 597, 693–695; conversations with Sumner Welles, 59–66, 67
• Daniels, Josephus, 791–792
• Danube Commissions: European, 464n , 490n , 511n , 514, 522–523, 524–525, 526–527, 533–534; International, 464n , 490, 500–501, 503–504, 510–511; New Danube Commission, 626–627
• Dardanelles (see also Turkey: Straits regime), 561, 576–578, 584–585, 612
• Darlan, Adm. Jean-François, 222, 248, 267
• Davidescu, Gheorghe, 461, 465–466, 472, 473, 476, 479, 480, 483, 489, 495
• Davignon, Vicomte Jacques, 50, 184, 187–188, 191–192, 194
• Declaration of Panama (1939). See American Republics: Security zone established by Declaration of Panama.
• de Gaulle, Gen. Charles, 240–241, 247, 267
• de Geer, D. J., 186
• Dekanozov, V. G., 367, 369, 371, 392, 499–500, 508, 509, 511–512, 517, 533, 587–588
• de la Blanchetai, Pierre H., 692–693
• de Margerie, Roland, 261
• Denmark. See Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany.
• Ďerevyansky, V. K., 363
• de Ribes, Champtier, 66, 67
• Despradel, Arturo, 711, 712, 714–716, 718
• Diamantopoulos, Christos, 498–499
• Dimitrov, Georgy, 582
• Disarmament: Postwar problems, U. S. interest in exchange of views with neutral countries, 117–119, 121; Welles mission to Europe, discussions, 46–47, 55, 64–66, 69, 70–71, 74, 77–78, 83, 89, 91–92, 95, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 116, 117
• Djordjevich, Milorad, 465
• Dodd, Charles, 689–690
• Dominican Republic: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735; Hannover incident, sinking of German ship Hannover off coast of Dominican Republic, 706–707, 709, 711–712, 714–724; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 780
• Duchich, Yovan, 481, 492
• Duggan, Laurence, 699, 728, 729
• Duncan, Sir Andrew, 82–83
• Dunn, James C., 389n
• Echandi, Alberto, 775, 776, 797, 801, 806
• Ecuador: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735, 741, 743; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 780–781
• Eden, Anthony, conversations with Sumner Welles, 78–79, 80, 83
• El Salvador: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 782, 783, 784, 786; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 791, 801–802
• Erkko, Eljas, 288, 298–299, 300, 301, 323, 325, 352, 554–555
• Ertegün, Mehmet Münir, 131–133, 534–535
• Espil, Felipe A., 745–748, 752–754, 755, 763
• Estonia (see also Baltic States), neutrality, 157
• Evacuation. See under Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany and Invasion of Norway and Denmark.
• Export-Import Bank, 282, 313–314, 318, 326n , 346
• Fabricius, Wilhelm, 493
• Far East (see also Japan): British estimate of Far Eastern situation, 635–636; British policy and discussions with Soviet Union, 614–615, 617–619, 620, 622–623; Italian position regarding, 100
• Fifth column activities in French Army, 226–227; in Spain, 223
• Filov, Bogdan, 461
• Finland, Soviet-Finnish winter war and peace of Moscow, 269–356
  • Aaland Islands. See under Postwar developments: Soviet demands, infra.
  • Aerial bombardment of Helsinki, 277
  • Arms, ammunition, and implements of war, question of U. S. supply to Finland, 279, 287–288
  • Efforts to bring about end of Soviet-Finnish war:
    • Finland’s desire to find procedure to bring about peace, 271–273, 274–275, 289–290, 296; acceptance of Soviet invitation to negotiate, 298–299, 299–300
    • German position, 272–273, 286, 288–289, 291–292, 299, 302, 304, 310–311, 312, 539–541, 547–548
    • Hungarian suggestion for mediation, 291
    • Soviet position, 284, 286, 287, 289; territorial demands and attitude toward a negotiated peace, 293–299
    • Swedish-German unofficial conversations, 279–280, 283–284, 304
    • Swedish position and good offices, 287, 288, 296, 299, 300, 301–302, 302–303, 304, 309, 311–312, 360
    • U. S. démarche, question of, and attitudes of Finland and Soviet Union, 271, 273, 274–275, 281–282, 284–286, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 305–306, 306n , 322
    • U. S. economic aid, 269, 274, 276, 278, 280–281, 282–283, 290–291, 292, 313–314; loan to Finland, question of, 269, 272, 274, 280, 282–283, 292, 293
  • Entry of Allied countries into Soviet-Finnish conflict, question of, 270, 277, 287, 293, 295, 300
  • Kuusinen government, 294, 297, 306, 312–313, 317, 547–548
  • Loan to Finland by United States, question of, 269, 272, 274, 280, 282–283, 292, 293, 335–336, 345–346
  • Military assistance to Finland:
    • Anglo-French aid, and assistance by Norway and Sweden, 67, 91, 269–271, 272, 276–277, 293, 300, 306–307, 309, 310, 539; transit of British and French troops through Sweden, question of, 90, 270, 293, 296, 299, 299–300, 304, 309, 310, 312, 530–540
    • Hungarian troops, 456
    • Italian aid, 25, 26, 275
  • Military situation, 271–272, 273, 275, 278, 287, 290, 292–293, 298, 299, 303, 360–361
  • Moral embargo, 283n , 324
  • Peace of Moscow:
    • Implementation. See Postwar developments, etc., infra.
    • Negotiations and terms, 300–301, 302–306, 307–308, 309, 311–313; signature of peace treaty and protocol Mar. 12, 314, 316–317; summary, 314–316
  • Petsamo nickel mines. See under Postwar developments: Soviet demands, infra.
  • Postwar developments and implementation of peace treaty:
    • Appraisal of Finnish situation, 318, 319–320, 322, 323, 325, 336, 349–350, 350–351
    • Communist activity, 335
    • Construction of railway in accordance with art. 7 of peace treaty, 329
    • Defensive alliance between Finland, Norway, and Sweden, negotiations concerning, 318–319, 320–322, 322–323, 323, 324, 325, 341–342
    • Delineation of new frontiers, 319, 324–325, 325, 327, 339; signature of boundary protocol, 328, 353, 354
    • Discontinuance of Soviet blockade, 326
    • Evacuation of ceded areas, 318, 319–320, 325, 327; agreements regarding restoration and compensation for property, 331, 339, 351, 354
    • Fear of further Soviet aggression, 333, 335, 338–339, 340, 341, 346–347, 349–350, 351–352
    • Finnish Government: Reorganization of Cabinet, 320, 321, 339–340, 356; resumption of diplomatic relations with Soviet Union, 321, 325; Ryti’s accession to Presidency, 356
    • German-Finnish relations: Conclusion of agreement for the transit of German troops through Finland to Norway, 347–349, 350, 351–352; trade and clearing agreement, 342–343
    • German-Soviet relations, effect on Finland, 310, 318, 330, 341, 342, 343, 348, 349, 351–352, 353–354, 576–577
    • Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, formation of, 313n , 324
    • Society of Friends of the Soviet Union, activities of, 337–338, 339, 347
    • Soviet demands regarding—
      • Aaland Islands, Hangö Peninsula, and related matters, 328, 332, 333, 336–337, 340–341, 344–345, 351, 554; settlement of questions, 333–334, 336–337, 343–344, 349, 350
      • Petsamo nickel mines, 326, 327, 332, 334–335, 344, 352–353, 354–356, 559
    • Soviet-Finnish trade agreement, June 28, 330–331, 331–332, 339
    • Soviet protest against publication in Finland of certain books concerning the winter war, 353
    • Swedish request for indemnity for damage caused by Soviet aerial attack, and Soviet payment, 327–328
    • U. S. aid for reconstruction and rehabilitation, discussions concerning, 318, 323, 325, 326, 335–336, 345–346, 350; postponement of payments on Finnish debts, option for, 329–330
• Finnish-American Trading Corp., 269, 313
• Four Freedoms, 2
• France (see also British and French efforts to obtain closer relations with the Soviet Union; Invasion of France by Germany; Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany: British and French measures and French statement): Anglo-French assistance and guarantee to Rumania, 452, 488–489, 491; French Fleet, 250, 252, 255, 257, 258–259, 261, 267; naval action by belligerent ships off coast of Norway, French position, 692–695; Soviet-Finnish war, military assistance to Finland, 67, 91, 270, 276–277, 293, 296, 300, 304, 306–307, 309, 310
• Franco, Gen. Francisco, 773
• François-Poncet, André, 244
• Fushimi, Prince, 646, 663
• Gache, Roberto, 702–703, 778, 787
• Gafencu, Grigore, 468, 476, 495, 499–500, 508, 509, 510n , 511–512, 516–518, 573–574
• Garay, Narciso, 689, 695–696, 703, 705, 712, 718–719, 722, 724, 732, 733, 737, 741, 742, 789, 793
• Gavrilovich, Milan, 475, 478n
• Gazitúa, Guillermo, 683
• George, Lloyd, 85–86
• Germany. See American Republics, etc.; Balkans: Axis policies; British and French efforts to obtain closer relations with the Soviet Union; Invasion of France by Germany; Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany; Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany; Japan, relations with Axis Powers, etc.; Soviet-German wartime cooperation.
• Gigurtu, Ion, 478, 483, 485n , 488, 490, 499
• Gil Borges, Esteban, 704, 719, 721, 723
• Go, Toshi, 664
• Goering. See Göring, Hermann.
• Gold Reserve Act of 1934, 411, 413–414
• Göring, Hermann, 264, 273, 279–280, 283–284, 302, 469n , 552–553, 579, 585–586; conversation with Sumner Welles, 51–56
• Graf Spee incident (see also Naval battle of Montevideo under American Republics: Security zone), 748–749, 751
• Greek Orthodox and Mohammedan faiths, President Roosevelt’s proposal to send special envoys to Turkey to confer with leaders of, 129–135
• Green, Joseph C., 279
• Greenwood, Arthur, 80–81
• Grew, Joseph C., 636
• Guachalla, Luis Fernando, 768
• Guani, Alberto, 714, 727–742 passim, 765, 766, 773–774, 789, 790, 803
• Guatemala: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 782, 786; Schlesinger pamphlet, 798, 799; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 787–790, 794, 797, 797–800, 807
• Gufler, Bernard, 431
• Günther, Christian Ernst, 150, 151, 288, 323, 555
• Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden, 323
• Gutiérrez, Ostria, 768, 803–804
• Guzmán Tellez, Julio, 803
• Haakon VII, King of Norway, 164, 168, 170, 172, 173, 175, 179
• Habana Consultative Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the American Republics. See under American Republics: German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation, etc.
• Hackzell, Antti, 290
• Hague Convention XIII of 1907, cited, 681, 682
• Haiti: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 732; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 785
• Halifax, Lord, 13–14, 72–74, 78–80, 140, 259, 269, 270, 597–598, 599n , 599–600, 601–603, 630–631, 632n , 635–636, 669
• Hambro, Carl J., 318, 321
• Hamilton, Maxwell M., 672
• Hankey, Lord, 82, 83
• Hannover incident, 706–707, 709, 711–712, 714–724
• Hansson, Per Albin, 150, 156, 283–284, 288
• Harriman, Florence J., 144, 149–150, 154, 157, 158, 165, 167, 168, 170–171, 176, 179n , 180
• Harwood, Rear Adm. Sir Henry, 786–787
• Hashimoto, Col. Kingoro, 646
• Hay, Gen. Eduardo, 791–793
• Hedin, Sven, 304
• Hellenic Youth Association, 130
• Henderson, Loy W., 389–390, 431n , 624–625
• Henderson, Nevile, 43
• Henlein, Konrad, 63n
• Herriot, Edouard, 68–69, 260
• Hess, Rudolf, 50–51, 579
• Hilger, Gustav, 546–547
• Himmler, Heinrich, 191
• Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 648, 649, 663, 666
• Hitler, Adolf (see also under Balkans: Axis policies): Attitude toward certain protests of American Republics, 684, 697, 737; attitude toward Finland, 302, 304, 335, 343; comments and observations of various persons concerning Hitler, 2, 9, 66, 98, 105–106, 200, 247, 248–249, 253, 259, 275; conversation with Sumner Welles, 43–50; conversations with Molotov, 581–582, 584–586, 630, 632n , 675; edict relative to German-occupied areas in Norway, 162; meeting with Mussolini at Brenner Pass, 102, 109–110, 110–112, 113, 523; possibility of movement against the Americas, 229, 230, 234, 253; presentation of armistice terms to France, 264–265; pressure on Gen. Franco of Spain, 773; relations with Soviet Union and policy regarding eastward expansion, 377, 378, 388, 540, 559, 560–561, 569; speech of July 19, British comment on, 608
• Hoare, Sir Samuel, 90, 91
• Hobson, Henry A., 387n
• Holma, Harri, 307
• Honduras: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 780, 786; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 793–794, 796, 800, 804
• Hoppenot, Henri Etienne, 593, 595
• Hore-Belisha, Leslie, 275
• Horinouchi, Kensuke, 667
• Hsu Mo, 659–660
• Hull, Cordell:
  • Conversations with British Ambassador, 19–20, 439–440; Finnish Minister, 274, 341; Norwegian Minister, 152–153, 156–157, 161–162; Soviet Ambassador, 324
  • Statement regarding German attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 801n ; regarding Welles mission to Europe, 8
• Hungary: Cession of Rumanian territory to (Vienna arbitral award), 501–503, 505, 510n , 533; relations with Soviet Union, 486, 531, 532; suggestion for mediation in Soviet-Finnish war, 291
• Huntziger, Gen. Charles, 228, 268
• Huthsteiner, Maj. George B., 364n , 360–367
• Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 129–130
• I. G. Farben Industrie, 355
• Immigration Act of 1924, 658
• Indochina, French, 656–657
• Inönü, Ismet, 133, 134–135, 447, 493, 526
• Inter-American Neutrality Committee (see also under American Republics: Security zone), 749, 767, 768, 780, 782, 796, 800
• International Nickel Co. of Canada, 355–356
• Invasion of France by Germany and collapse of French resistance, 217–268
  • Air bombardment of civilian population, 224, 233
  • Armistice between France and Germany, information concerning terms and signature, June 22, 262, 263, 264–265, 265–266, 268; between France and Italy, June 24, 265, 267
  • British support to France in planes and troops and reasons for withdrawal of, 221, 224–225, 239, 240–243
  • Dunkirk: Situation of British and French troops, 234, 237–238; withdrawal of British troops, 239
  • Enlistment of American volunteers as pilots in French Army, question of, 225–226, 230, 231
  • Fifth column activities in French Army, 226–227; in Spain, report concerning, 223
  • French Fleet, question of disposition for future use, 250, 252, 255, 257, 258–259, 261, 267
  • Italy’s entry into the war against France: Anticipation of, 221, 234, 236–237, 238–239, 241; information concerning, 244n , 246.
  • Meeting between British and French at Tours, 246–251
  • Military action and developments at the front, reports and discussions concerning, 220–221, 222–223, 224–225, 228–229, 233, 234, 237–239, 244–246, 252, 253, 260, 262
  • Occupation of Paris, 238, 241–242, 245–246, 247, 252, 258
  • Open cities, French declaration concerning, 262
  • Political situation in France: Decisions of Premier Reynaud relative to certain Cabinet posts, 240–241; resignation of Reynaud and formation of a “peace Cabinet” under Pétain, 261–262
  • Recognition by United Kingdom of General de Gaulle’s National Committee, 267
  • Resentment in France toward the British, 264, 266–267
  • Resistance outside metropolitan France, French intentions regarding, 245, 246, 247, 248, 252, 256–257, 258–259, 261, 265
  • Separate peace between France and Germany (see also Armistice, supra), British conditions and French position regarding, 248–249, 250, 258, 259–261
  • Training of French transport pilots in United States, question of, 217–218, 219–220, 221
  • U. S. aid for civilian refugees in France, 255
  • U. S. Embassy in France, assignments of the Ambassador and Deputy Ambassador following German occupation, 266
  • U. S. intervention or declaration of war on Germany, question of:
    • French appeal and discussions concerning, 227–228, 229–230, 231–232, 233–234, 235–237, 245–246, 249, 250–251, 253–254
    • Messages exchanged between President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill, 246–247, 247n , 254–255, 257; between President Roosevelt and French Premier Reynaud, 245–246, 247–248, 252–253, 255–256, 262–263, 265
    • Publication of Roosevelt message to Reynaud of June 13, question of, 249–250, 251–252, 252–255, 256
    • Recommendation of U. S. Chargé in Germany, 235–236, 237
  • U. S. military aid to France: French appeals for airplanes and destroyers, and U. S. position, 218–219, 220, 221, 222–224, 230, 232, 238, 243–244; U. S. efforts to increase supplies and matériel, 237, 248, 254, 255–256, 259
  • Visits to France by Churchill, 224, 246–251
• Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany (see also under American Republics, etc.), 184–217
  • Aerial combats over Luxemburg and the Netherlands, 184–185
  • American securities owned by Belgian and Netherlands nationals, question of protection of, 196–197, 198
  • Belgian neutrality, violation of: Exchange of messages between King Leopold and President Roosevelt, 194, 196, 197; question of a statement by United States, 185, 186, 188
  • Bombardment of French cities, 189, 196
  • Bombing of Brussels (open city) 190, 192, 195; Roosevelt message to Hitler regarding, 201
  • Evacuation of Netherlands Crown Princess Juliana and children, 186–187, 202–203, 210–211, 214n
  • German military offensive, anticipation of, 184, 185, 186, 188
  • German ultimatum:
    • Information concerning, 187–188, 190–192
    • Rejection by Belgium and the Netherlands, 193–194; German refusal to accept, 195
  • Military action and occupation of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxemburg (see also Protests against German aggression, infra), 189–193, 195, 199, 200–201, 202, 212–214
  • Netherlands Royal Family: Evacuation of Crown Princess Juliana and children, 186–187, 202–203, 210–211, 214; President Roosevelt’s interest in welfare of, 202–203, 205, 210–211; status of Royal Family and of Government in exile, 202–203, 205–206, 210, 214n
  • Protests against German aggression: Exchange of messages between King Leopold and President Roosevelt, 194, 196; official protest by Luxemburg, 214–215; severance of diplomatic relations with Germany by Belgium and the Netherlands, 193–194, 195
  • Reaction in Germany, 199–200
  • Severance of diplomatic relations with Germany by Belgium and the Netherlands, 193–194, 195
  • Status of Belgian Government in exile, 208–209, 209–210, 212–214; U. S. continued recognition of Belgian Government, discussions concerning, 216–217
  • Status of Netherlands Government in exile and of Royal Family, 202–203, 205–206, 210, 214n
  • Surrender of Belgian King: French press reaction, 209; King Leopold’s letters to President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII, 211–212; proclamation of Belgian Prime Minister, 208–209
  • U. S. aid for Belgian civilian population: Exchange of messages between President Roosevelt and King Leopold, 203–205; possible steps by Red Cross and others, 207
  • U. S. diplomatic missions (see also U. S. Embassy in Belgium and U. S. Legation in Netherlands, infra): Designation of Charges to Netherlands and Belgian Governments in London, 202n , 217; withdrawal at request of German Government, 174, 175–176, 214
  • U. S. Embassy in Belgium, scope of activity following German invasion, including cooperation in relief efforts, 206–207
  • U. S. Legation in Netherlands, arrangements for protection of American securities owned by Belgian and Netherlands nationals, 196–197, 198
  • U. S. moral condemnation of German aggression, proposals concerning, 185, 186, 188, 196; exchange of messages between President Roosevelt and King of the Belgians, 194, 196, 197
• Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany, 136–183
  • British and French measures (prior to invasion) to prevent use of Norwegian territorial waters by German vessels:
    • Arrangements and announcements, 136–141, 142–143
    • German timing of invasion of Norway, relation to, 137–138, 151, 152, 153, 155, 162
    • Norway’s request for U. S. support of her protest, 136–138, 139–140, 143; U. S. position, 138, 139
    • Notes to Norway and Sweden, and joint public declaration, 140–141, 143
  • Departure of Norwegian Government from Oslo, 144, 147, 158; establishment of King and Government in England, 168, 170, 173–174
  • Estonian neutrality, 157
  • Existence of state of war, question of, 149, 156–157, 158–159
  • Evacuation of American citizens, 154, 173, 177–178, 180; of Crown Princess of Norway and children, 158, 168–169, 172–173, 177–178, 180, 182, 183
  • Finland’s position, 151–152
  • French statement in support of Norwegian resistance, 147
  • German administration of occupied areas in Norway, 162–164, 169, 170–172, 174, 179; British views and U. S. position concerning question of recognition of a puppet government, 175, 176–177
  • Military occupation of Denmark, and attitude of Danish people, 141–142, 144, 145–146, 165–167
  • Military occupation of Norway and acts of war, 141–142, 144, 144–147, 148, 149–150, 152–153, 168; U. S. position, 152, 156–157, 157–158, 159–162
  • Norwegian Minister to United States, status and views of, 146, 152–153, 156–157, 158–159
  • Norwegian Royal Family: Evacuation of Crown Princess and children to United States, 158, 168–169, 172–173, 177–178, 180, 182, 183; King Haakon VII and Crown Prince, information concerning position and status following [Page 825] German occupation of Norway, 164, 168, 170, 172, 173, 175, 179
  • Protest by American Republics, suggested, 724–726
  • Quisling government, 150, 156, 169, 172
  • Reaction in Germany, official and unofficial, 155–156
  • Sweden’s situation, and determination as to strict neutrality, 148–149, 150–151, 156
  • Termination of Norwegian resistance upon withdrawal of British forces, 164, 168, 169
  • U. S. diplomatic missions (see also U. S. Legation, infra), designation of Charge to Norwegian Government in London, 179, 181; withdrawal at request of German Government, 174, 175–176, 178, 182–183
  • U. S. Legation in Norway: Assumption of British and French interests, 144, 153, 154; matters affecting, 153–154; movements of U. S. Minister, 144, 154, 158, 165, 167, 179n
• Italy (see also Balkans: Axis policies; and Japan, relations with Axis Powers, etc.):
  • Argentine citation of Italy as example of “nonbelligerency”, and U. S. attitude, 744, 747–748, 749, 752, 762
  • Armistice agreement with France (June 24), 265, 267
  • Attitude toward Balkan situation, 26, 98, 110, 112; Far Eastern situation, 100; Soviet-Finnish war, 25, 26, 94, 110
  • Entry into the war against France, 221, 234, 236–237, 238–239, 241, 244n , 246
• Jablonskis, A., 409
• Jacquin, Gen. Paul Antoine, 219, 221, 222
• Jeanneney, Jules, 68
• Japan, relations with Axis Powers and with Soviet Union, 633–680
  • British estimate of situation, 635–636
  • China situation:
    • Chinese views on Japanese-Axis alliance, 659; on Japanese-Soviet relations, 660
    • German attitude toward, 647, 674
    • Relation to question of Japanese-Soviet relations, 634–635, 642, 645, 656, 667–668, 671, 673, 677, 678
  • German pressures on Japan and on Soviet Union, 640–641, 642–643, 658, 675
  • Italian concern with regard to a possible Soviet-Japanese accord, 637
  • Japanese-Axis alliance:
    • Activities and negotiations leading to, 647–651, 662–663
    • Tripartite Pact signed Sept. 27:
      • Effect on future Japanese moves, opinion of U. S. Ambassador in Japan, 658
      • Information concerning signature and ratification, 651, 651n , 666–667
      • Interpretation of art. 3, 651, 663–664, 665
      • Official and public reaction in Japan, 657–659, 661–662, 664–665
      • Reaction among Soviets, Chinese, and others, 653–656, 659, 660–661
      • Reports concerning a procésverbal, 666, 669
      • U. S. Ambassador in Japan, letter to Maxwell M. Hamilton, and reply, 652–653, 672
  • Soviet-Japanese relations (see also China situation: Relation to, etc., supra):
    • Agreements of Dec. 31, 1939, regarding boundary and fisheries questions, 633–634, 636
    • Improvement of relations, possibilities of, 643–644, 645–646, 655, 660, 664
    • Japan’s policy of southward advance, 646, 652, 666
    • Manchurian-Outer Mongolian boundary delimitation, 637–638, 641–642, 670–671
    • Negotiations relative to trade and other matters, reports and discussions concerning, 639–640, 642, 670–671, 672, 679
    • Nonaggression pact, negotiations for, 569, 672–674, 676–680; Soviet territorial demands, 674, 676, 678–679
    • Rapprochement between Japan and Soviet Union, possibility of: British concern over, 614–615, 617, 618–619, 620, 622–623; German interest in, 568–569, 571–572, 573, 581, 585; Italian attitude, 637
  • Tripartite Pact, Sept. 27. See under Japanese-Axis alliance, supra.
  • U. S. instructions to representatives in China regarding discussions with Soviet or Japanese officials, 639
• Johnson, Herschel V., 635–636
• Jones, Jesse H., 269, 346n
• Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands, 186–187, 202–203, 210–211, 214n
• Kaganovich, L. M., 542, 543–544, 566
• Kaiv, Johannes, 390, 400
• Kalinin, M. I., 294
• Kallio, Kyösti, 356n
• Kanin, Prince, 646, 663
• Keitel, Gen. Wilhelm, 264, 268
• Kerensky, A. F., 381
• Kiosseivanov, George, 455, 456
• Kirchensteins, Augusts, 379n , 380, 381, 394
• Kirk, Alexander C., 42, 235–236, 237
• Knatchbull-Hugessen, Sir H. M., 447, 476
• Kobayashi, Kikuo, 649–651, 652
• Kocins, Fricis, 367
• Koht, Halvdan, 144, 146–147, 175, 181
• Kollontay, Mme. A. M., 284, 288, 328
• Konoye, Prince, 644, 648, 650, 657, 661–662, 663
• Korosec, Antun, 518
• Kotilainen, Väinö A., 332
• Kotze, Hans Ulrich von, 382–383, 384, 388
• Kreve-Mickevičius, Vincas, 386n , 418
• Kuh, Frederick, 629
• Kurusu, Saburo, 650, 653
• Kuusinen, Otto W., 285, 294, 304, 306, 308, 313, 313n , 317, 388n , 548n
• Labonne, Erik, 379, 605n , 606, 607
• Lacis, Vilis, 380, 386
• Laflèche, L. R., 225
• Laidoner, Gen. Johan, 358, 359, 366, 378
• Laleau, Léon, 785
• Langmann, Otto, 803
• Lardizabal, Fernando, 793
• Latvia. See Baltic States.
• Laurent-Eynak, André Victor, 218–219, 225
• Laval, Pierre, 261, 267
• Lavrentyev, A. I., 475, 477, 478, 489, 492–493
• Lebrun, Albert, 58–59, 692–693
• Le Gallais, Hugues, 214
• Léger, Alexis, 66–67, 227–228, 276
• Lenin, V. I., 430n
• Leonard, Walter A., 431
• Leopold III, King of the Belgians: Attitude in France toward King’s surrender, 209, 234, 236, 240, 242; exchange of messages with President Roosevelt, 194, 196, 197, 203–205, 211–212; position at time of German invasion, and subsequent surrender, 185, 188, 195, 208–209, 211–213
• Le Rougetel, John H., 599, 605
• Le Tellier, P., 186, 205
• Lightner, E. Allan, Jr., 178, 182, 437
• Lindh, N., 442
• Lithuania. See Baltic States.
• Livesey, Frederick, 391
• Loktionov, Col. Gen. A. D., 364, 382
• Lothian, Lord, 140–141, 142, 143, 176–177, 221, 234, 260, 266, 270, 439, 598n , 635, 684–686, 709–711, 778
• Lozovsky, S. A., 395, 410, 421, 426, 427, 430, 432, 435, 436, 437, 594, 621, 660–661
• Luxemburg. See Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany.
• Macchi, U. P., 637
• Machek, Vlatko, 518
• Mackenzie King, W. L., 225–226, 231
• MacVeagh, Lincoln, 131
• Maglione, Cardinal, 108–110
• Maisky, I. M., 593, 596, 597–598, 600, 601–603, 605
• Manchurian-Outer Mongolian boundary delimitation, 637–638, 641–642, 670–671
• Mandel, Georges, 225, 258–259, 260
• Manini Rios, Pedro, 713–714
• Mannerheim, Baron Karl Gustav, 285, 296n , 298, 304
• Mannerheim Line, 350
• Manoilescu, Michael, 501, 502–503
• Marquis, Robert L., 437
• Marris, A. D., 624–625
• Marshall, Gen. George C., 276
• Martha, Crown Princess of Norway, evacuation to United States, 158, 168–169, 172–173, 177–178, 180, 182, 183
• Martius, Georg, 524
• Mascia, L., 607
• Massigli, René L. D., 447, 476
• Matsuoka, Yosuke, 643–645, 646, 650, 662, 663, 664, 664–666, 666n , 670, 672–673, 679
• Maxton, James, 87
• Maziones, John, 437
• McClung, John E., Jr., 437
• Menemencioglu, Numan Rifaat, 455, 474
• Meny, Jules, 218–219
• Meretskov, Gen. K. A., 378n
• Merkys, Antanas, 367, 370, 371, 379, 387, 394
• Mexico: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733, 734, 737, 743, 793; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 780; Nazi activities in, 791–792; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 791–793
• Micara, Msgr. Clemente, 201
• Michael I, King of Rumania, 504n
• Mikkola, Erkki, 346
• Mikoyan, A. I., 332, 416, 465, 542, 545, 609, 610, 611–612, 622, 664
• Minni, J. W., 313
• Moffat, J. Pierrepont, 146, 158–159, 278n
• Mohammedan and Greek Orthodox faiths, President Roosevelt’s proposal to send special envoys to Turkey to confer with leaders of, 129–135
• Mohammed Khan, Faiz, 528n
• Molotov, V. M.:
  • Balkan situation, 460–483 passim, 507, 509, 520–522, 528, 530–531, 533
  • Incorporation of Baltic States into Soviet Union, 361–362, 363, 364, 367, 378, 379n , 382, 387, 406, 416, 419–420, 422, 426, 428
  • Soviet-Finnish war, 281–355 passim
  • Soviet relations with Germany, 542–588 passim; with Japan, 633–634, 635, 641, 642, 664, 668–679 passim; with United Kingdom and France, 594–632 passim
  • Visit to Berlin, 573–586, 587–588, 628, 630, 677–678
• Monroe Doctrine, 38–39, 40–41, 804–806
• Moral embargo, 283n , 324
• Moreno Fernández, Salvador, 223
• Morgenstierne, Wilhelm Munthe de, 136–140, 143, 146, 152–153, 156–157, 158–159, 161–162, 170, 180
• Morin, Relman, 651
• Morishima, Morito, 662
• Munch, Peter, 166
• Munters, Vilhelms, 357, 359, 360, 367, 375, 377
• Murray, Wallace, 131–133, 135
• Mussolini, Benito: Comments by various persons concerning Mussolini, 12–13, 66, 90, 93, 98, 105–106, 108, 113–114, 115, 127, 445; conversations with Sumner Welles, 27–33, 100–104
• Naggiar, Adm. Paul Emile, 590–591, 605n
• Natkevičius, Ladas, 363, 367
• Nenonen, Lt. Gen. Vilho Petter, 276, 279
• Netherlands. See Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany.
• Netherlands East Indies, 647, 651, 656
• Neutrality (see also American Republics, etc.; Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany; Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany): Estonia, 157; Sweden, maintenance of neutrality, 148–149, 150–151, 156, 553–554, 555; U. S. approach to neutral countries regarding exchange of views on postwar problems, 117–122
• Neutrality Act, cited, 751, 753, 758, 779–780
• Neutrality Committee. See Inter-American Neutrality Committee.
• Newall, Sir Cyril, 90
• Nicaragua: Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735, 737, 738–739, 741; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 784, 786; views with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 795–796, 796–797
• Nikitin, K. K., 357, 359, 367
• Nomura, Adm. Kichisaburo, 637
• Norway (see also Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany): Defensive alliance between Finland, Norway, and Sweden, negotiations concerning, 318–319, 320–322, 322–323, 323, 324, 325, 341–342; German-Finnish agreement for transit of German troops through Finland to Norway, 347–349, 350, 351–352; transit of Allied troops through Norway to Finland, 293, 296, 300, 310
• Norwegian Line vessels, 139–140
• Obradovich, Sava, 465
• Ohashi, Chuichi, 658–659, 659–660, 669
• Oil: Baku oil fields, 592, 597, 620; British suggestions regarding shipments to Soviet Union, 624–625; Rumanian oil fields, 477, 520, 563
• Okamoto, M., 604
• Olav, Crown Prince of Norway, 168, 170, 172–173, 183
• Open cities, question of bombing of, 190, 192, 195, 201, 262
• Ortega, Abraham, 681, 683, 768
• Ortiz, Roberto M., 739, 743–744, 754–755, 755–756, 757–758, 761, 769, 781
• Oshima, Gen. Hiroshi, 647, 650
• Ott, Maj. Gen. Eugen, 650
• Ottawa agreements, 31
• Oumansky. See Umansky, K. A.
• Ovey, Sir Esmond, 708, 777–778, 786–787
• Paasikivi, Juho Kusti, 299, 300, 302, 304, 316, 321, 322, 325, 325n , 327, 332, 339, 340, 344–345, 350, 352
• Packer, Earl L., 431, 438, 439n
• Paleckis, Justas, 375, 387
• Panama:
  • Legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 780
  • Role in connection with collective protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 727–743 passim; in connection with violations by belligerents of security zone established by Declaration of Panama, 684–724 passim
• Panama Consultative Meeting of Foreign Ministers of American Republics (1939), agreements and resolutions cited, 727, 728, 729, 731, 742n , 746–747, 753–754, 759
• Papen, Franz von, 11–12, 474, 494
• Paraguay, attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 735, 737
• Patagonia incident, 751n
• Päts, Konstantin, 372, 376, 378, 384, 389, 402n , 403, 405
• Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia, 475
• Payart, Jean, 306–307, 593, 594, 595–596, 599, 605n
• Peace:
  • Chilean President Aguirre Cerda, proposal to President Roosevelt for joint appeal by the American Republics for peace, 770–772
  • Finnish-Soviet war, peace of Moscow. See Finland: Peace of Moscow.
  • Greek Orthodox and Mohammedan faiths, President Roosevelt’s proposal to send special envoys to Turkey to confer with leaders of, 129–135
  • Taylor, Myron C., appointment as President Roosevelt’s personal representative to Pope Pius XII, 123–129
  • Welles mission to Europe. See Welles, Sumner: Special mission to Europe.
• Pekkala, Mauno, 313, 335
• Pelényi, John, 457
• Pella, V. V., 524
• Pertinax (André Géraud), 6
• Peru: Attitude toward a proposed American Republics joint note to Spain, 774; attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733; legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, question of, 779–780
• Pétain, Henri Philippe, 238, 258, 261, 262, 266, 267
• Petsamo nickel mines, 326, 327, 332, 334–335, 344, 352–353, 354–356, 559
• Pierlot, H. M. E., 208–209, 212, 216
• Piip, Ants, 357, 358–359, 359, 360
• Pilet-Golaz, Marcel, 121, 122
• Plotnikov, Viktor A., 478
• Poland: Attitude toward question of military aid to Finland, 276–277; Communist propaganda in, 558; Welles mission to Europe, discussions in connection with Polish situation, 3, 25, 27, 32, 37–38, 46, 52–53, 72, 73, 84, 88, 89, 101, 102–103, 105
• Pope Pius XII: Conversation with Sumner Welles, 106–108; letter from King Leopold III, 212; President Roosevelt’s appointment of Myron C. Taylor as his personal representative to Pope Pius, 123–129
• Popov, Ivan, 454, 461, 482, 496, 504–505, 513, 529–530, 537
• Posdnyakov, N. G., 357, 359, 367, 371
• Postwar problems, U. S. approach to neutral countries regarding exchange of views on, 117–122
• Potemkin, V. P., 459
• Pound, Sir Dudley, 79–80
• Povilaitis, A., 368, 370
• Preston, Thomas H., 418, 423
• Procopé, Hjalmar J., 274, 279, 283, 287–288, 326, 329–330, 334, 335, 341, 345
• Propaganda:
  • Communist activity and propaganda in Finland, 335; Germany and German-occupied countries, 582; Poland, 558
  • Nazi propaganda and pro-German influence in Argentina, 739, 748–749, 755, 769–770, 777, 802, 804–806; Bolivia, 807–809; Mexico, 791–792
• Prytz, Bjorn Gustav, 270
• Quisling government, 150, 156, 169, 172
• Ramsay, Henrik, 355
• Rangell, Jukka W., 318, 356
• Rankin, Karl L., 182
• Rastikis, Gen. Stasys, 367n , 368
• Ratay, Maj. John P., 466
• Rebane, Hans, 357, 363
• Recognition: Belgium, Government in exile, U. S. continued recognition of, 216–217; de Gaulle National Committee, recognition by United Kingdom, 267; nonrecognition of conquest of territory acquired through military aggression, U. S. policy concerning, 255–256; Norway, question of U. S. recognition of a German puppet government, 175, 176–177
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 269, 313–314, 345
• Rei, August, 357, 358, 361–362, 373, 378
• Reinebeck, Otto, 787, 788, 788–790, 791, 794, 797, 799–800, 804, 806–807
• Reinhardt, G. Frederick, 431, 437, 439
• Relief, U. S. aid for Belgian and French civilian population, 203–205, 207, 255
• Reynaud, Paul (see also Invasion of France by Germany): Conversations with Sumner Welles, 14, 70–72, 91–92, 116; messages exchanged with President Roosevelt, 245–246, 247–248, 252–253, 255–256, 262–263, 265
• Ribbentrop, Joachim von, 145, 190–192, 195, 273, 283–284, 447, 456, 496, 501, 502–503, 545, 563–564, 568, 575–579, 579, 581–582, 584, 647, 650, 653, 654; comments of various persons concerning Ribbentrop, 24, 27, 66, 99, 105, 105–106, 107–108, 109; conversation with Sumner Welles, 33–41
• Richling, J., 682
• Ritter, Karl, 288–289, 452, 539, 542, 543–544, 545
• Roca, Julio A., 774
• Rochat, Charles, 189
• Rodriguez Alves, José, 754–755, 755–756, 757, 759, 766, 767
• Rome Exposition of 1942, question of U. S. participation, 22, 29, 115
• Roosevelt, Franklin D. (see also Invasion of France by Germany):
  • Appointment of Myron C. Taylor as President’s personal representative to Pope Pius XII, 123–129
  • Exchange of messages with President Aguirre Cerda of Chile, 770–772; with Winston Churchill, 246–247, 247n , 254–255, 257
  • Expressions of esteem for Roosevelt by certain European officials, 60, 66, 93, 96, 108, 113
  • Four Freedoms, 2
  • German invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands:
    • Exchanges of messages with King Leopold III, 194, 196, 197, 203–205, 211–212; with Queen Wilhelmina, 187n , 202–203
    • Interest in welfare of Netherlands Royal Family, 187n , 202–203, 205, 210–211
    • Message to Hitler regarding bombing of Brussels, 201
  • German invasion of Norway: Arrangements leading to evacuation to United States of members of Norwegian Royal Family, 168–169, 172–173, 177–178, 180, 182, 183; statement condemning German aggression, 157–158
  • Letters to Mussolini, 29; Neville Chamberlain, and reply, 75, 87n
  • Press statements concerning Welles mission to Europe, 4, 20
  • Proposal to send special envoys to Turkey to confer with leaders of Greek Orthodox and Mohammedan faiths regarding possibility of peace, 129–135
  • Soviet-Finnish war, interest in and recommendation to Congress regarding loan to Finland, 269, 278, 280, 282, 283, 298n , 299, 305, 317, 346n , 356n
  • Soviet occupation of Baltic States: Letter from Sumner Welles in connection with, 424–425; request of Estonian President for assistance in protecting his family, 403, 405
• Rosso, Augusto, 517, 583, 607
• Ruedt Collenberg, Baron, 791–793
• Rumania. See Balkans.
• Ryti, Risto H., 271–356 passim
• Saavedra Lamas, Carlos, 740
• Sahlin, S. E. G., 302
• Saint-Quentin, Count de, 227, 243–244
• Sakhalin, 643, 670, 674, 676, 679
• Salazar, Carlos, 782, 787, 788, 789–790, 801
• Sandler, Rickard J., 309
• Santos Munoz, P., 777
• Saraçoglu, Sükrü, 444, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 460, 476–477, 486–487, 493–494, 495, 513, 514, 516, 523, 526, 536, 557
• Saydam, Refik, 448, 457–458, 493
• Sayre, Francis B., 640
• Sazonov, S. D., 577n
• Scasso, Adm., 777
• Schacht, Hjalmar, 56–58
• Schlesinger, Alfredo, 798, 799
• Schnurre, Karl, 539, 543–544, 545, 562, 571, 572, 579, 587, 588
• Schoenfeld, Rudolf E., 179, 181, 202n , 216n
• Schulenburg, Friedrich Werner, Count von der, 286, 294, 351n , 353–354, 364, 471, 473, 484, 503n , 507, 508, 509, 517, 547–573 passim, 621
• Security, discussions of Sumner Welles during his special mission to Europe, 91, 92–93, 95, 98–99, 101, 102, 103, 104–105, 106–107, 116–117
• Seeds, Sir William, 605
• Seja, Ludwigs, 359n , 386
• Serrano Suñer, Ramón, 223
• Shale Oil Co. in Estonia, 440–441
• Shao, Li-tzu, 655, 660–661
• Shiratori, Toshio, 650
• Shkvartsev, A. A., 568, 588
• Shumenkovich, Iliya, 470
• Sikorski, Gen. Wladyslaw, 72, 277
• Simon, Sir John, 49, 82–83
• Sinclair, Sir Archibald, 81, 90
• Skucas, Kazys, 368, 370
• Smetanin, Constantin, 645–646
• Smetona, Antanas, 369–370, 387, 389
• Smilyanich, Miloye, 475
• Smith, Laurence, 662
• Snell, Lord, 78
• Sobolev, A. A., 532, 535, 537, 631–632
• Soderhjelm, J. O., 355
• Souritz, Y. Z., 592, 593, 594, 595
• Soviet-German wartime cooperation, 539–589
  • Appraisals and observations on German-Soviet relations, 540, 548, 549–550, 551–552, 558–562, 564–565, 565–566, 575–579, 580–581, 582–583, 615–616
  • British attitude toward, 573–574, 580
  • Consular offices, opening of, 558
  • Economic cooperation and agreement (Feb. 11), 539, 541, 542, 543–547, 551–553, 562, 572, 585–586, 587, 588–589, 599n
  • Frontier agreement, announcement concerning, 548–549
  • German attitude toward Soviet moves in Baltic area and Balkans, 539–541, 555, 556–557, 558–562, 569
  • German-Italian guaranty of Rumanian integrity, Soviet reaction regarding, 562–564, 567, 568–569, 580
  • German military activities in northern and northeastern Europe, 542–543, 549, 565–566
  • Japanese-Soviet agreement, possibility of, 568–569, 571–572, 573, 581, 585
  • Molotov’s visit to Berlin, purposes and results, 573–586, 587–588, 677–678
  • Moscow discussions of outstanding German-Soviet problems (see also Molotov’s visit to Berlin, supra), 568–573
  • Rail communications agreement, 566–567
  • Regulation of border disputes, conclusion of treaty for, 555
  • Soviet attitude toward German actions in Norway and Denmark, the Baltic and Balkan areas, 549, 550, 554–555, 556, 567, 568–569
  • Sweden’s neutrality, maintenance of, 553–554, 555
  • Tripartite Pact, significance in Soviet-German relations, 564–565, 568–569, 580, 584, 615–617
• Soviet Union. See Balkans, activities of the Soviet Union in; Baltic States, occupation by Soviet Union; British and French efforts to obtain closer relations with the Soviet Union; Finland, Soviet-Finnish winter war; Japan, relations with Axis Powers and with Soviet Union; Soviet-German wartime cooperation.
• Spaak, Paul-Henri, 187–188, 190
• Spain: Attitude toward Italy’s desire for support in war effort, 223; Costa Rican proposal for a collective note from the American Republics to Spain urging maintenance of Spanish neutrality, 773–776
• Stahmer, Heinrich, 647
• Stalin, I. V., 273, 308, 312, 358, 378, 448, 461, 468, 477, 478, 528, 540, 542, 564–565, 581, 597, 610, 611–613
• Stamenov, Ivan, 497, 507
• Stanley, Oliver, 79, 80
• Stanley, Robert, 355
• Steinhardt, Laurence A., 643–645, 645–646
• Stella, case of, 710–711
• Sturdza, Prince Mihail, 526–528, 534
• Suma, Yakichiro, 662
• Surits. See Souritz, Y. Z.
• Surplus Commodities Corp., 346
• Svinhufvud, P. E., 304, 310, 311, 311n
• Sweden (see also Finland, Soviet-Finnish winter war), neutrality of, 148–149, 150–151, 156, 553–554, 555
• Switzerland, U. S. approach to neutral countries on postwar problems, and Swiss response, 121–122
• Tacoma incident, 682
• Tani, Masayuki, 640
• Tanner, Väinö A., 272–345 passim
• Tanriöver, Hamdullah, 492
• Tatarescu, Gheorghe, 462, 485n
• Tatekawa, Lt. Gen. Yoshitsugu, 569, 619, 644, 646, 670–671, 673, 674, 676–677, 679, 680
• Taylor, Myron C., appointment as President Roosevelt’s personal representative to Pope Pius XII, 123–129
• Tele, Ferid, 639
• Teleki, Count Paul, 456
• Terboven, Joseph, 162, 163
• Terentyev, A. V., 447, 498
• Thayer, C. W., 608
• Theunis, Georges, 209–210, 216
• Thomsen, Hans, 42
• Tinoco, Luis D., 773, 774
• Tobar Donoso, Julio, 780
• Togo, Shigenori, 569, 571, 634, 639–640, 641, 642, 644, 663, 671
• Tojo, Hideki, 663n
• Trade, international: Postwar problems of economic reconstruction, U. S. interest in exchange of views with neutral countries, 117–118, 120, 121; Welles mission to Europe, discussions, 12, 14, 15, 16–17, 22–23, 29–30, 30–31, 47–48, 55, 69, 70–71, 89
• Treaties, conventions, etc.:
  • Aaland Islands, convention regarding nonfortification of (1921), cited, 328n , 333, 349, 350
  • Anglo-French-Turkish treaty of Oct. 19, 1939, 447, 448, 449, 459, 474, 476–477
  • Armistice agreement between France and Germany (June 22), 262, 263, 264–265, 265–266, 268; between France and Italy (June 24), 265, 267
  • German-Danish nonaggression pact (1939), 166
  • Hague Convention XIII of 1907, cited, 681, 682
  • Montreux convention on regime of the Straits (1936), 445, 448, 612
  • Soviet-Finnish peace treaty (1920), 315
  • Soviet-Finnish peace treaty signed Mar. 12. See Finland: Peace of Moscow.
  • Soviet-German consular treaty (1925), 440–441
  • Soviet-German nonaggression pact (1939), 364, 444, 540, 556, 566, 571, 574, 580, 615, 617
  • Soviet mutual assistance pacts (1939) with “Democratic Republic of Finland”, 285; Estonia, 365; Latvia, 368n ; Lithuania, 369; Turkey, 447, 448–449, 450
  • Soviet-Turkish treaty of friendship and neutrality (1925), and protocol (1929), 445, 476
  • Tripartite Pact of Sept. 27, Germany-Italy-Japan (see also under Japan, relations with Axis Powers and with Soviet Union: Japanese-Axis alliance; Soviet-German wartime cooperation): Bulgarian adherence, question of, 529, 530–531, 532, 535, 537, 631–632; Rumanian adherence (Nov. 23), 531, 533n ; Soviet adherence, question of, 614, 617
• Tripartite Pact. See under Treaties, conventions, etc.
• Tsvetkovich, Dragisha, 518–519
• Turkey (see also under Balkans): President Roosevelt’s proposal to send special envoys to Turkey to confer with leaders of Greek Orthodox and Mohammedan faiths regarding possibility of peace, 129–135; relations with Soviet Union, 612–613; Straits regime, 444–445, 448, 450, 491, 495, 515, 522, 524, 529, 533, 561, 577n , 612
• Türkmen, B., 565–566
• Ubico, Jorge, 782
• Ulmanis, Karlis, 357, 358, 363, 373, 374, 377, 380, 382, 389
• Umansky, K. A., 139, 324, 419, 443–444, 461n
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See Soviet Union.
• United Kingdom (see also American Republics: Security zone, etc.; British and French efforts to obtain closer relations with the Soviet Union; Invasion of France by Germany; Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany: British and French measures and German administration of occupied areas in Norway): Far Eastern situation, estimate of, 635–636; Franco-British assistance and guarantee to Rumania, 452, 488–489, 491; need for U. S. destroyers, 247; representations to Argentina on question of belligerent submarines having access to Argentine ports, 776–779, 786–787; shipping, war losses, 84–85; Soviet-Finnish war, British military assistance to Finland, 90, 270, 293, 296, 300, 304, 306–307, 309, 310; Soviet-German wartime cooperation, British attitude, 573–574, 580
• Urbsys, Juozas, 394
• Uruguay (see also American Republics, etc.: Invasion of the Netherlands, etc.):
  • Legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, 779–780, 783
  • Position with respect to German Government’s attempts to obstruct cooperation on neutrality measures among American Republics, 803
  • Views in connection with security zone established by Declaration of Panama, 682, 714; press comment on Wakama incident, 713
• U. S. citizens, evacuation from Norway, 173, 177–178, 180
• U. S. Congress, Senate bill providing for loan to Finland, 282
• U. S. diplomatic missions. See under Invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium by Germany and Invasion of Norway and Denmark by Germany.
• Valkov, V. A., 426, 427, 429
• Van der Straten-Ponthoz, Count Robert, 209–210, 216
• Van Kleffens, Eelco Nicolaas, 203, 210, 211
• Vansittart, Sir Robert, 82
• Vares, Johannes, 379, 385n , 402, 402n
• Vargas, Getulio, 757
• Vasilevsky, A. M., 307–308, 309, 316
• Venezuela:
  • Attitude toward proposed joint protest by American Republics against German invasion of the Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Belgium, 733
  • Legislation for exclusion of belligerent submarines from ports and territorial waters, question of, 780
  • Position regarding proposed collective protest by American Republics on the Hannover incident, 719, 720–724; on the Wakama incident, 703, 704
• Vereker, Gordon, 347, 352
• Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, conversation with Sumner Welles, 92–96
• Vienna arbitral award (Aug. 80), 501–503, 505, 510n , 533
• Voionmaa, Väinö, 302n , 316
• Voroshilov, Marshal K. E., 592
• Vuillemin, Gen. Joseph, 218–219
• Vyshinsky, A. Y., 352, 377, 394, 508, 517, 532–533, 611–612, 619–621, 621, 623–624, 626–627, 627
• Wakama incident, 695–696, 699–706, 707–709, 712–714
• Walden, Gen. Rudolf, 302n , 316, 356
• Waller, George P., 182
• Wang Ching-wei, 636, 647, 674
• Ward, Angus I., 426, 431, 436, 437
• Washington, S. Walter, 437
• Weizsaecker, Ernst von, 42–43, 557
• Welles, Sumner:
  • Argentine proposal regarding “nonbelligerency” of American Republics, opinions concerning, 745–748, 762–763
  • Conversations with Argentine Ambassador, 745–748; British Ambassador, 635–636, 684–686; French Ambassador, 243–244; Hungarian Minister, 457; Turkish Ambassador, 534–535
  • Letter to President Roosevelt, 424–425
  • Special mission to Europe, 1–117
    • Attitudes of countries to be visited, 4–6, 7, 8–9, 10–12, 13–14, 14–15
    • Comments of British Prime Minister Chamberlain, 1–4
    • Interviews with officials in—
      • France, 58–72, 91–92
      • Germany, 33–58
      • Italy, 21–33, 92–113
      • United Kingdom, 72–91
    • Plans and travel arrangements, 4, 5, 7, 9–10
    • Press statements regarding: Feb. 9, by President Roosevelt on purpose of mission, 4; Feb. 14, by Secretary of State Hull on proposed mission, 8; Mar. 29, by President Roosevelt, upon conclusion of mission, 20
    • Reaction in Italy and in France to Welles’ visit, 12–13, 14, 17–18
    • Rumors and erroneous press report concerning, 18–20; statement issued by Welles, 19
    • Text of Welles’ report (dated Feb. 26–Mar. 19), 21–117
    • Views of Welles, upon conclusion of mission: Role of Italy and U.S.-Italian relations in connection with question of peace in Europe, 113–116; summary conclusions on basic problem of peace, 116–117
  • Statement of July 23, upon Soviet occupation of Baltic States, 401–402, 421
  • Suggestion by Alexander C. Kirk regarding war situation, and reply, 235–236, 237
  • Western Hemisphere Security Zone, discussions in connection with violations by belligerents, 682–684, 684–686, 699
• Wendler, Ernst, 804
• Western Hemisphere Security Zone. See under American Republics.
• Weygand, Gen. Maxime, 242, 243, 248, 250, 258, 261
• Wiley, John C., 437
• Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands. See Invasion of the Netherlands, etc.: Netherlands Royal Family.
• Wilson, Edwin C., 729, 730, 766
• Wilson, Sir Horace, 82, 83
• Winter, Hans von, 696–698
• Winther, Wilhelm, 542–543
• Witting, Rolf J., 321n , 324–325, 330, 331, 333–334, 337, 339, 340, 343, 347–348, 349, 351, 354, 355, 554
• Wood, Sir Kingsley, 82
• Wuorimaa, Aarne, 271, 274
• Yang Chieh, Gen., 634–635
• Yeaton, Maj. Ivan D., 340, 404, 466, 588
• Yonai, Adm. Mitsumasa, 649
• Yugoslavia. See under Balkans.
• Zadeikis, Povilas, 387, 390
• Zagorov, Slavcho, 453
• Zaleski, August, 9, 72
• Zechlin, Erich, 384
• Zhdanov, A. A., 307–308, 309, 316, 324, 376, 378, 384n
• Zotov, I. S., 325n , 337, 349, 357, 358, 359