Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The American Republics, Volume VIII

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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The American Republics, Volume VIII

Editors:

Almon R. Wright
Velma Hastings Cassidy

General Editor:

S. Everett Gleason

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1972

Preface
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
General: (Documents 1–140)
- The Inter-American Conference for the maintenance of continental peace and security held at Rio de Janeiro, August 15–September 2, 1947 (Documents 1–84)
  - I. Preparation (Documents 1–34)
  - II. Deliberations and decisions (Documents 35–72)
  - III. Appraisals (Documents 73–84)
- Preliminary discussions concerning the Ninth International Conference of American States to meet in Bogota
- The Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense (Documents 85–91)
- United States policy with respect to the provision of military assistance and armaments to the other American Republics (Documents 92–111)
- Position of the United States with respect to the sale of arms by Brazil to the Dominican Republic (Documents 112–125)
- Cooperation of the United States with other governments in the construction of the Inter-American Highway and Rama Road (Documents 126–133)
- The Inter-American coffee agreement (Documents 134–140)
- Boundary dispute: Ecuador and Peru
Argentina: (Documents 141–273)
- United States interest in the political situation in Argentina: efforts to extirpate Nazi influences (Documents 141–174)
- Policy of the United States with respect to the provision of arms to Argentina (Documents 175–199)
- Problems of air transit between the United States and Argentina (Documents 200–214)
- Discrimination by Argentina against American and other foreign shipping and trade (Documents 215–233)
- Concern of the United States with the petroleum problems of Argentina and the American petroleum companies (Documents 234–251)
- Efforts of the United States to make Argentine grains available to countries in need (Documents 252–264)
- Position of the United States with respect to the opposition press in Argentina (Documents 265–273)
Bolivia: (Documents 274–339)
- Problems involved in the procurement of Bolivian tin by the United States (Documents 274–291)
- Financial and technical aid by the United States for the economic development of Bolivia (Documents 292–311)
- Negotiations for an air transport agreement between the United States and Bolivia (Documents 312–324)
- Continuing efforts to eliminate Axis economic interests in Bolivia (Documents 325–327)
- Efforts to liquidate the lend-lease account with Bolivia (Documents 328–339)
Brazil: (Documents 340–443)
- The position of the United States with respect to the breach in relations between Brazil and the Soviet Union (Documents 340–360)
- Questions concerning the disposal of United States military equipment to Brazil under the lend-lease and surplus property arrangements (Documents 361–373)
- Discussions with Brazil concerning trade and shipping questions (Documents 374–392)
- Efforts of the United States to provide financial assistance for Brazilian economic development (Documents 393–407)
- The United States interest in proposed Brazilian legislation on petroleum and in current requirements (Documents 408–416)
- The response of the United States to the Brazilian requests for wheat (Documents 417–428)
- Problems in the liquidation of the rubber development corporation (Documents 429–433)
- Interest of the United States in Brazilian problems involving former enemy property and persons (Documents 434–443)
Chile: (Documents 444–506)
- Attitude of the United States toward labor violence in Chile and the ensuing breach of relations between Chile and the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia (Documents 444–468)
- United States policy in providing arms to Chile (Documents 469–482)
- Position of the United States on the provision of economic assistance to Chile (Documents 483–500)
- Chile’s reluctance to enter into an agreement with the United States regarding trade (Documents 501–506)
Colombia: (Documents 507–527)
- Discriminatory treatment of American shipping interests by Colombia (Documents 507–521)
- Agreement between the United States and Colombia respecting a civil aviation mission
- Discussions concerning Colombia’s debt and need for capital (Documents 522–527)
Costa Rica: (Documents 528–547)
- United States policy of nonintervention in the internal affairs of Costa Rica (Documents 528–537)
- Financial and military assistance by the United States to Costa Rica (Documents 538–543)
- United States interest in Costa Rican fisheries legislation (Documents 544–547)
Cuba: (Documents 548–565)
- Efforts to settle outstanding problems between the United States and Cuba (Documents 548–565)
- Agreement between the United States and Cuba amending and extending the agreement of July 17 and August 2, 1944, respecting a cooperative program for weather stations in Cuba
Dominican Republic: (Documents 566–591)
- United States policy of nonintervention in Dominican political affairs (Documents 566–591)
- Termination of United States–Dominican Customs Convention of 1940
Ecuador: (Documents 592–624)
- The question of recognizing the Mancheno, the Suarez, and the Arosemena regimes in Ecuador (Documents 592–605)
- United States military assistance to Ecuador; the Galápagos bases (Documents 606–618)
- Financing Ecuadoran highway development and other economic proposals (Documents 619–624)
El Salvador:
- Agreement between the United States and El Salvador respecting a military aviation mission
- Agreement between the United States and El Salvador for the one-year renewal of the agreement of May 21, 1943, providing for the detail of an officer of the United States Army to serve as director of the Military School and of the Military Academy of El Salvador
Guatemala: (Documents 625–639)
- Agreement between the United States and Guatemala respecting United States armed forces in Guatemala
- Settlement of the remaining obligation of the United States under its mutual aid agreement with Guatemala (Documents 625–629)
- United States concern over provisions of new Guatemalan labor code appearing to discriminate against American companies (Documents 630–639)
Haiti: (Documents 640–650)
- United States efforts to assist Haiti in solving financial and other problems (Documents 640–650)
Honduras: (Documents 651–656)
- The question of military cooperation with the Honduran regime (Documents 651–656)
- Agreement between the United States and Honduras respecting a cooperative health and sanitation program in Honduras, further amending and extending the agreement of May 8, 1942
Mexico: (Documents 657–715)
- Discussions of the problem of lend-lease obligations of Mexico to the United States (Documents 657–659)
- Breakdown of United States-Mexican negotiations on a proposed bilateral air transport agreement (Documents 660–668)
- Export-Import Bank loans to Mexico for purchase of United States equipment, materials and services for public works and industrialization projects (Documents 669–676)
- Discussions between the United States and Mexico regarding Mexican import restrictions and trade agreement revision (Documents 677–683)
- United States policy regarding the participation of foreign oil companies in the Mexican oil industry (Documents 684–688)
- Conflicts in United States–Mexican fisheries relations and exchange of views on a proposed fisheries treaty (Documents 689–694)
- Joint United States-Mexican campaign against foot-and-mouth disease (Documents 695–702)
- Arrangements by the United States and Mexico regarding temporary migration of agricultural and other workers into the United States (Documents 703–712)
- United States efforts to eliminate illicit traffic in narcotic drugs between Mexico and the United States (Documents 713–715)
Nicaragua: (Documents 716–755)
- Political upheaval in Nicaragua: United States policies of nonintervention and nonrecognition (Documents 716–755)
Panama: (Documents 756–814)
- Rejection by the Panamanian assembly of the defense sites agreement (Documents 756–800)
- Discussions of alleged discriminatory treatment of certain labor classes in the Canal Zone (Documents 801–813)
- The regulation of radio communications in Panama and the Canal Zone (Document 814)
Paraguay: (Documents 815–851)
- The position of the United States toward the insurrection in Paraguay (Documents 815–851)
- Air transport agreement between the United States and Paraguay
- Agreement between the United States and Paraguay on reciprocal trade
- Agreement between the United States and Paraguay renewing the agreement of December 10, 1943, providing for a military mission from the United States to Paraguay
- Agreement between the United States and Paraguay renewing the agreement of October 27, 1943, which constituted the United States military aviation mission to Paraguay
Peru: (Documents 852–893)
- Conversations concerning a Peruvian debt settlement and Peru’s need for loans (Documents 852–870)
- Conflict between Peruvian trade regulations and the United States–Peru trade agreement (Documents 871–879)
- Efforts of the United States to meet Peruvian food requirements (Documents 880–893)
Uruguay: (Documents 894–902)
- The position of the United States with respect to Uruguay’s defense needs and the lend-lease account (Documents 894–900)
- The end of the campaign against Axis influence in Uruguay (Documents 901–902)
Venezuela: (Documents 903–915)
- The position of the United States with respect to revolutionary activity in Venezuela (Documents 903–915)
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