Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The American Republics, Volume V

Book Cover of Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The American Republics, Volume V

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1940, The American Republics, Volume V

Editors:

Victor J. Farrar
Richard B. McCornack
Almon R. Wright

General Editor:

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

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1961

General: (Documents 1–534)
- Cooperation among the American Republics in their reaction to the European War: The defense of the Western Hemisphere: (Documents 1–236)
  - I. United States policy toward the furnishing of arms to the other American Republics (Documents 1–11)
  - II. Consultations between the United States and the other American Republics regarding defense measures: (Documents 12–236)
    - General (Documents 12–18)
    - Argentina (Documents 19–39)
    - Bolivia (Documents 40–41)
    - Brazil (Documents 42–59)
    - Chile (Documents 60–72)
    - Colombia (Documents 73–96)
    - Costa Rica (Documents 97–112)
    - Cuba (Documents 113–118)
    - Dominican Republic (Documents 119–123)
    - Ecuador (Documents 124–129)
    - El Salvador (Documents 130–134)
    - Guatemala (Documents 135–149)
    - Haiti (Documents 150–162)
    - Honduras (Documents 163–170)
    - Mexico (Documents 171–182)
    - Nicaragua (Documents 183–190)
    - Paraguay (Documents 191–198)
    - Peru (Documents 199–209)
    - Uruguay (Documents 210–229)
    - Venezuela (Documents 230–236)
- Second Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, held at Habana July 21–30, 1940 (Documents 237–318)
- The Inter-American Neutrality Committee (Documents 319–426)
- Establishment of the Emergency Committee for the Provisional Administration of European Colonies and Possessions in the Americas under the Act of Habana (Documents 427–430)
- The Inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee
- Unperfected convention for the establishment of an Inter-American Bank, signed May 10, 1940 (Documents 431–432)
- Program proposed by the United States for Inter-American economic cooperation (Documents 433–439)
- The Inter-American Development Commission (Documents 440–445)
- Inter-American Coffee Agreement, signed at Washington November 28, 1940 (Documents 446–469)
- Discussions regarding possible purchase by neutral interests of German merchant ships which had taken refuge in Western Hemisphere ports (Documents 470–477)
- Participation of the United States in the Inter-American Maritime Conference, held in Washington, November 25 to December 2, 1940 (Document 478)
- Convention between the United States and certain other American Republics to create an Inter-American Indian Institute
- Convention between the United States and other American Republics for nature protection and wildlife preservation in the Western Hemisphere
- Dispute between Guatemala and the United Kingdom regarding British Honduras (Belize) (Documents 479–513)
- Boundary dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua (Documents 514–534)
Argentina: (Documents 535–597)
- Negotiations respecting financial assistance by the United States to Argentina (Documents 535–564)
- Negotiations for a proposed corn marketing agreement between the United States and Argentina (Documents 565–586)
- Agreement between the United States and Argentina providing for military aviation instructors, signed June 29, 1940
- Assurances to the Argentine Government that the United States did not contemplate establishing a naval base in the Falkland Islands (Documents 587–590)
- Interest of the Argentine Government in obtaining the ratification by the United States of the Sanitary Convention of 1935 (Documents 591–597)
Bolivia: (Documents 598–639)
- Good offices of the Department of State in negotiations regarding an agreement between the Government of Bolivia and the Standard Oil Company (Documents 598–606)
- Negotiation of a contract guaranteed by the Bolivian Government for the purchase of tin ore by the Metals Reserve Company from Bolivian interests (Documents 607–630)
- Survey by the United States as to cost and feasibility of completing railroad between Arica, Chile, and Santos, Brazil, through Bolivia (Documents 631–639)
Brazil: (Documents 640–799)
- Efforts of the Department of State to secure a resumption of payments on Brazilian foreign debts (Documents 640–699)
- Assistance by the Department of State to the Government of Brazil in establishing a steel industry (Documents 700–721)
- Repercussions of a speech by President Vargas of Brazil, delivered June 11, 1940 (Documents 722–740)
- Good offices of the Department of State in settling the dispute between Brazil and the United Kingdom concerning the detention of the Brazilian vessel Siqueira Campos (Documents 741–783)
- Cooperation of the United States in the elimination of German influence from Brazilian airlines (Documents 784–799)
- Agreement between the United States and Brazil providing for reciprocal customs privileges for Foreign Service personnel, effected by an exchange of notes signed October 11, 1940
Chile: (Documents 800–828)
- Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Chile (Documents 800–809)
- Financial assistance by the United States to the Government of Chile (Documents 810–828)
- Ratification by Chile of the provisional commercial agreement of 1938 between the United States and Chile, bringing it into force January 5, 1940
- Agreement between the United States and Chile for a military aviation mission, signed April 23, 1940
Colombia: (Documents 829–872)
- Good offices of the Department of State in negotiations regarding the resumption of payments on the Colombian foreign debt; extension of credit by Export-Import Bank (Documents 829–860)
- Cooperation of the United States in the elimination of German influence from Colombian airlines (Documents 861–872)
Costa Rica: (Document 873)
- Export-Import Bank loan to Costa Rica for construction of a section of the Pan American Highway (Document 873)
Cuba: (Documents 874–928)
- Refusal of the United States to indicate whether it would or would not recognize a future government of Cuba (Documents 874–880)
- Assistance of the Department of State in efforts to secure a settlement of the Cuban public works debt (Documents 881–899)
- Interest of the Department of State in provisions regarding a debt moratorium adopted by the Cuban Constituent Assembly (Documents 900–910)
- Financial assistance by the United States to Cuba (Documents 911–928)
Dominican Republic: (Documents 929–958)
- Convention between the United States and the Dominican Republic modifying the convention of December 27, 1924, concerning collection and application of the customs revenue of the Dominican Republic, signed September 24, 1940 (Documents 929–958)
Ecuador: (Documents 959–1023)
- Cooperation of the United States in the elimination of German influence from Ecuadoran airlines (Documents 959–985)
- Interest of the United States in the establishment and development of certain American projects in the Galápagos Islands (Documents 986–993)
- Insistence by the United States that certain Ecuadoran trade restrictions be in conformity with the trade agreement between the United States and Ecuador (Documents 994–1020)
- Export-Import Bank loan to Ecuador for road development and other projects (Documents 1021–1023)
- Agreement between the United States and Ecuador for a military aviation mission, signed December 12, 1940
- Agreement between the United States and Ecuador for a naval mission, signed December 12, 1940
Guatemala:
- Supplementary extradition convention between the United States and Guatemala, signed February 20, 1940
Haiti: (Documents 1024–1075)
- Financial relations between the United States and Haiti (Documents 1024–1070)
- Supplementary agreement between the United States and Haiti providing for an extension of the partial moratorium of July 8, 1939, signed September 27, 1940 (Documents 1071–1073)
- Desire of the Haitian Government to modify the trade agreement between the United States and Haiti of March 28, 1935 (Documents 1074–1075)
Honduras: (Document 1076)
- Reply of the United States to the Honduran claim of sovereignty over the Swan Islands (Document 1076)
Mexico: (Documents 1077–1157)
- Negotiations between the United States and Mexico regarding a global settlement of claims arising from Mexican land expropriations (Documents 1077–1101)
- Support by the Department of State of efforts of American oil companies to reach an agreement with the Mexican Government regarding their expropriated properties (Documents 1102–1132)
- Negotiations regarding proposed agreement between the United States and Mexico confirming use of waters of the lower Colorado and lower Rio Grande Rivers (Documents 1133–1139)
- Preliminary negotiations for a general settlement of outstanding questions between the United States and Mexico (Documents 1140–1154)
- Policy of the United States regarding controversies arising between American holders of foreign bonds and foreign governments (Document 1155)
- Policy of the United States regarding asylum (Documents 1156–1157)
- Agreement between the United States and Mexico concerning radio broadcasting, effected by an exchange of notes signed August 24 and 28, 1940
Nicaragua: (Document 1158)
- Policy of the United States of non-intervention in the internal affairs of Nicaragua (Document 1158)
Panama: (Documents 1159–1195)
- Negotiations with the Panamanian Government for the lease of tracts outside the Canal Zone for the defense of the Canal (Documents 1159–1165)
- Request by the United States for Panamanian cooperation in preventing transfer of vessels to Japan (Documents 1166–1167)
- Policy of the United States of non-intervention in the internal affairs of Panama (Documents 1168–1169)
- Concern of the United States regarding omission from draft of new Panamanian constitution of expressed recognition of jurisdictional limitations arising from treaties with the United States (Documents 1170–1174)
- Interest of the Department of State in facilitating the successful conclusion of the Panamanian debt refunding plan (Documents 1175–1177)
- Revision of certain American legislation which had denied equality of treatment to Panamanians in employment by the Panama Canal (Documents 1178–1186)
- Panamanian objections to the importation of Jamaican laborers into the Canal Zone by the United States (Documents 1187–1193)
- Panamanian representations regarding order of Canal Zone military authorities closing certain trade to Panamanian merchants (Documents 1194–1195)
- Arrangement between the United States and Panama establishing a Trans-Isthmian Joint Highway Board
- Agreement between the United States and Panama supplementing the convention of March 2, 1936, relating to a Trans-Isthmian Highway
- Agreement between the United States and Panama concerning the Inter-American Highway between Rio Hato and Chorrera, effected by exchange of notes signed March 23, 1940
Paraguay: (Documents 1196–1200)
- Request by Paraguayan Government for economic and financial assistance from the United States (Documents 1196–1200)
Peru: (Documents 1201–1216)
- Financial assistance by the United States to Peru (Documents 1201–1210)
- Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Peru (Documents 1211–1216)
- Agreement between the United States and Peru for a naval mission, signed July 31, 1940
- Agreement between the United States and Peru for a naval aviation mission, signed July 31, 1940
Uruguay: (Documents 1217–1265)
- Concern of the United States over Nazi activities in Uruguay; visits of United States naval vessels to the eastern coast of South America (Documents 1217–1249)
- Financial assistance by the United States to Uruguay (Documents 1250–1265)
Venezuela: (Documents 1266–1267)
- Request by Venezuelan Government for an increase in the purchases of Venezuelan products by the United States (Documents 1266–1267)
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