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Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1921, Volume II

Revival of the Chester project for concessions in Turkey


[875] Memorandum by the Assistant Foreign Trade Adviser, Department of State (Hall)

[Washington,] June 10, 1920.

867.602 Ot 81/162


[876] Memorandum by the Acting Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State (Robbins)

[Washington,] February 8, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/174


[877] The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Roosevelt) to the Under Secretary of State (Fletcher)

Washington, April 2, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/175


[878] The Under Secretary of State (Fletcher) to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Roosevelt)

Washington, April 12, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/175


[879] Memorandum by the Acting Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State (Robbins)

[Washington,] April 18, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/172


[880] The Ottoman-American Exploration Company, Inc., to the Secretary of State

New York, May 13, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/177


[881] Memorandum by the Acting Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State (Robbins)

[Washington,] May 24, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/181


[882] Memorandum by the Acting Chief of the Division of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State (Robbins)

[Washington,] June 10, 1921.

867.602 Ot 81/182

Contents

  • List of Papers
  • Germany:
    • Treaty between the United States and Germany establishing friendly relations, signed August 25, 1921 (Documents 1–38)
    • German appeal to the United States for mediation in the reparation settlement with the Allied Powers (Documents 39–65)
    • Assent of the Conference of Ambassadors to the construction of a dirigible in Germany for the United States (Documents 66–77)
  • Great Britain:
    • Protest by the British Ambassador against American allegations of unfair British competition for control of important sources of petroleum (Documents 78–80)
    • Refusal by the United States to admit British claims on behalf of the Turkish Petroleum Company (Documents 81–86)
    • Restrictions upon the activities of the Standard Oil Company in Palestine (Documents 87–96)
    • Negotiations to ensure the recognition of the rights of the United States in territories under mandate (Documents 97–100)
    • Assertion of American capitulatory rights in Palestine (Documents 101–106)
    • Refusal by the Department of State to question the right of the British Government to exclude certain American citizens from the British Isles (Documents 107–108)
    • British rejection of the proposal to exempt American coastwise shipping from the Panama Canal tolls (Documents 109–112)
    • Termination, except as to article VI, of the treaty of October 2, 1886, between the United States and the King of Tonga (Documents 113–117)
  • Greece:
    • Question of the recognition of the Government of King Constantine (Documents 118–130)
    • Termination of the treaty of 1837 between the United States and Greece (Documents 131–134)
    • Attempt by the Greek authorities at Smyrna to levy taxes in derogation of American rights in Turkey (Documents 135–144)
    • Exemption from service in the Greek Army of American citizens of Greek origin who had served in the American Army (Documents 145–170)
  • Guatemala:
    • Overthrow of President Herrera (Documents 171–182)
    • Federation of the Central American Republics.
    • Denunciation of the Trade-Marks Convention of August 20, 1910.
    • Boundary dispute with Honduras.
  • Haiti:
    • Discord over the execution of the treaty of September 16, 1915 (Documents 183–194)
    • Measures to relieve the finances of Haiti (Documents 195–217)
    • Efforts to constitute the Haitian Claims Commission (Documents 218–227)
    • Liquidation of German property sequestered during the war (Documents 228–236)
    • Boundary dispute with the Dominican Republic.
  • Honduras:
    • Termination of the services of the American Financial Adviser (Documents 237–242)
    • Federation of the Central American Republics.
    • Boundary dispute with Guatemala.
    • Boundary dispute with Nicaragua.
  • Hungary:
    • Treaty between the United States and Hungary establishing friendly relations, signed August 29, 1921 (Documents 243–260)
  • Japan:
    • Correspondence between the United States and the Allied Governments relating to the Island of Yap (Documents 261–277)
    • Negotiations for a treaty between the United States and Japan relating to certain Pacific Islands formerly in German possession (Documents 278–291)
    • Agreement between the United States and Japan for the provisional operation of the Naba-Yap-Guam cables (Documents 292–297)
    • Interest of the United States in a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance (Documents 298–301)
    • Conversations at Washington regarding alleged discriminations against Japanese nationals in the United States (Documents 302–306)
    • Termination of acquiescence by the United States in Japanese passport regulations for the South Manchuria Railway Zone (Documents 307–315)
    • Fatal shooting of Lieutenant Warren H. Langdon, U. S. Navy, by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok, January 8, 1921 (Documents 316–325)
  • Liberia:
    • Signature at Washington of the Loan Plan for the reorganization of Liberian finances (Documents 326–339)
  • Mexico:
    • Question of the recognition of the Government of General Obregon by the United States: Proposed Treaty of Amity and Commerce; objection by the Obregon Government to concluding a treaty before receiving recognition (Documents 340–353)
    • Attitude of other governments toward recognition of the Obregon Government (Documents 354–377)
    • Project of a petroleum law to give effect to article 27 of the Mexican Constitution (Documents 378–379)
    • Direct arrangement between the oil companies and the Mexican authorities regarding taxes on the production and exportation of oil (Documents 380–399)
    • Decision by the Mexican Supreme Court on the “amparo” case of the Texas Company of Mexico (Documents 400–404)
    • Protest by the United States against agrarian legislation in Mexico (Documents 405–419)
    • Ineffectual discussions between the Obregon Government and the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico (Documents 420–431)
    • Proposals looking toward the establishment of a Mixed Claims Commission (Documents 432–435)
    • Proposals for regulating the distribution of the waters of the Colorado River (Documents 436–442)
    • Relaxation of regulations governing travel between the United States and Mexico for residents in a forty-mile zone on either side of the frontier (Documents 443–448)
  • Netherlands:
    • Continued negotiations for American participation in exploiting the oil fields of the Dutch East Indies (Documents 449–468)
    • Amendment of the Philippine Petroleum Act of August 31, 1920, to anticipate objections by the Netherlands and Great Britain (Documents 469–479)
  • Nicaragua:
    • Incursions by revolutionary bands into Nicaragua (Documents 480–501)
    • Sale of munitions by the United States to the Government of Nicaragua (Documents 502–509)
    • Denunciation of the Trade-Marks Convention of August 20, 1910.
    • Boundary dispute with Honduras.
  • Norway:
    • Arbitration agreement, signed June 30, 1921, between the United States and Norway for the settlement of claims arising out of the requisitioning of Norwegian ships (Documents 510–524)
  • Panama:
    • Reappointment of the Fiscal Agent, and the vindication of his legal powers by the Department of State (Documents 525–555)
    • Acquisition by the United States of lands on Las Minas Bay and the Island of Taboga (Documents 556–563)
    • Boundary dispute with Costa Rica.
  • Paraguay:
    • Representations by the United States in favor of the revival of the Asunción Port concession (Documents 564–568)
    • Discrepancies between the English and Spanish texts of the extradition treaty of March 26, 1913, between the United States and Paraguay (Documents 569–574)
  • Persia:
    • Persian overtures looking toward the appointment of American advisers to the Persian Government (Documents 575–581)
    • Persian efforts to interest American oil companies in the exploitation of Northern Persia (Documents 582–602)
  • Peru:
    • Appointment of an Administrator of Customs by the Government of Peru (Documents 603–610)
    • Withdrawal of the Peruvian gold guarantee deposits from the National City Bank of New York (Documents 611–614)
    • Representations by the United States on behalf of the All America Cables, Incorporated (Documents 615–621)
    • Protocol between the United States and Peru, May 21, 1921, providing for the arbitration of the Landreau claim (Documents 622–635)
    • The Tacna-Arica question.
  • Poland:
    • Regulation of private remittances from the United States (Documents 636–650)
  • Russia:
    • Continued Japanese occupation of Russian territory (Documents 651–666)
    • Restoration of White Russian control in Vladivostok (Documents 667–694)
    • Desire of the Far Eastern Republic to establish relations with the United States (Documents 695–714)
    • Continued refusal by the United States to recognize the governments in the Baltic provinces (Documents 715–719)
    • American attitude of reserve toward trade relations with Soviet Russia (Documents 720–743)
    • Release of American citizens held prisoners in Russia (Documents 744–771)
    • Deportation of undesirable Russians from the United States (Documents 772–775)
    • American relief activities in Soviet Russia (Documents 776–799)
    • Refusal by the Government of the United States to incur responsibility for the relief of refugees from South Russia (Documents 800–810)
    • Agreement between the Soviet Government of Georgia and the Near East Relief (Document 811)
  • Salvador:
    • Negotiations for a loan in the United States and for the establishment of a bank of emission (Documents 812–833)
    • Federation of the Central American Republics.
  • Siam:
    • Treaty and protocol between the United States and Siam, December 16, 1920, revising existing treaties (Documents 834–848)
    • American interest in the exploitation of petroleum in Siam (Documents 849–856)
  • Turkey:
    • Protection of American interests against taxation not authorized by treaty (Documents 857–874)
    • Revival of the Chester project for concessions in Turkey (Documents 875–882)
    • Efforts on behalf of the Armenians (Documents 883–889)
  • Venezuela:
    • Protection of American petroleum interests (Documents 890–898)
    • Treaty between the United States and Venezuela for the advancement of peace (Documents 899–900)
  • Yugoslavia:
    • Termination of official relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Montenegro (Documents 901–905)
    • Cancelation of the exequatur of the Yugoslav consul general at New York (Documents 906–909)
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