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Foreign Relations of the United States, The Soviet Union, 1933–1939

1939:


Contents

    • Reports on developments of significance concerning Soviet relations with other countries, especially with the United States (Documents 567–620)
      • Trade relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; renewal of commercial agreement by exchange of notes signed on August 2, 1939 (Documents 621–648)
        • Difficulties from Soviet authorities interfering with the proper functioning of the American Embassy in Moscow (Documents 649–677)
          • Efforts by Soviet agencies to purchase warships, naval armament, and other war materials in the United States (Documents 678–709)
            • Arrest and detention of American citizens by the Soviet Government in contravention of the undertaking of November 16, 1933 (Documents 710–725)
              • Arrest in the United States of a Soviet citizen charged with violation of the espionage laws (Documents 726–731)
                • Difficulties with the Soviet Government over the requirement for the registration of agents in the United States of foreign principals (Documents 732–736)
                  • Pressure by the Soviet Union upon Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to conclude pacts of mutual assistance (Documents 737–803)
                    • Detention of the American vessel City of Flint and its crew as a German prize in the port of Murmansk (Documents 804–836)

                    Contents

                    • Preface
                    • List of Persons
                    • List of Papers
                    • 1933:
                      • Recognition by the United States of the Soviet Union, November 16, 1933 (Documents 1–59)
                    • 1934:
                      • Negotiations to implement the agreements of November 1933, in regard to claims, credits, and other matters between the United States and the Soviet Union (Documents 60–175)
                    • 1935:
                      • Failure of negotiations to implement the agreements of November 1933, in regard to claims and credits between the United States and the Soviet Union; reduction of Embassy personnel and abolition of the Consulate General at Moscow (Documents 176–202)
                      • Agreement to facilitate and increase trade between the United States and the Soviet Union, effected by an exchange of notes signed at Moscow on July 13, 1935 (Documents 203–232)
                      • Protest to the Soviet Union against activities of the Seventh Congress of the Communist International as a violation of pledged noninterference in the internal affairs of the United States (Documents 233–276)
                      • Postponement of construction of an American Embassy in Moscow because of inability to arrive at satisfactory agreements regarding building (Documents 277–287)
                      • Adhesion of the Soviet Union to the Spitzbergen Treaty of February 9, 1920, with the consent of the United States (Documents 288–291)
                      • Agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union relative to the execution of letters rogatory, effected by exchange of notes signed at Moscow on November 22, 1935
                    • 1936:
                      • Reports on developments of significance concerning Soviet relations with other countries, especially with the United States (Documents 292–312)
                      • Commercial agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union continuing in force until July 13, 1937, the agreement of July 13, 1935, effected by exchange of notes signed on July 11, 1936 (Documents 313–326)
                      • Clarification of the assignment of November 16, 1933, by which assets in the United States of former Russian Governments had been assigned to the United States by the Soviet Union (Documents 327–335)
                    • 1937:
                      • Reports on developments of significance concerning Soviet relations with other countries, especially with the United States (Documents 336–356)
                      • Commercial agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union, effected by exchange of notes signed on August 4, 1937 (Documents 357–388)
                      • Difficulties from Soviet authorities interfering with the proper functioning of the American Embassy in Moscow (Documents 389–397)
                      • Efforts by Soviet agencies to purchase warships, naval armament, and other war materials in the United States (Documents 398–429)
                      • Arrest and detention of American citizens by the Soviet Government in contravention of the undertaking of November 16, 1933 (Documents 430–444)
                    • 1938:
                      • Reports on developments of significance concerning Soviet relations with other countries, especially with the United States (Documents 445–476)
                      • Trade relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; renewal of commercial agreement by exchange of notes signed on August 5, 1938 (Documents 477–493)
                      • Difficulties from Soviet authorities interfering with the proper functioning of the American Embassy in Moscow (Documents 494–517)
                      • Efforts by Soviet agencies to purchase warships, naval armament, and other war materials in the United States (Documents 518–544)
                      • Arrest and detention of American citizens by the Soviet Government in contravention of the undertaking of November 16, 1933 (Documents 545–562)
                      • Arrest in the United States of a Soviet citizen charged with violation of the espionage laws (Documents 563–566)
                    • 1939:
                      • Reports on developments of significance concerning Soviet relations with other countries, especially with the United States (Documents 567–620)
                      • Trade relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; renewal of commercial agreement by exchange of notes signed on August 2, 1939 (Documents 621–648)
                      • Difficulties from Soviet authorities interfering with the proper functioning of the American Embassy in Moscow (Documents 649–677)
                      • Efforts by Soviet agencies to purchase warships, naval armament, and other war materials in the United States (Documents 678–709)
                      • Arrest and detention of American citizens by the Soviet Government in contravention of the undertaking of November 16, 1933 (Documents 710–725)
                      • Arrest in the United States of a Soviet citizen charged with violation of the espionage laws (Documents 726–731)
                      • Difficulties with the Soviet Government over the requirement for the registration of agents in the United States of foreign principals (Documents 732–736)
                      • Pressure by the Soviet Union upon Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to conclude pacts of mutual assistance (Documents 737–803)
                      • Detention of the American vessel City of Flint and its crew as a German prize in the port of Murmansk (Documents 804–836)
                    • Index

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