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Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, The British Commonwealth, Europe, Near East, and Africa, Volume II

Egypt:


Contents

    • Request by Egyptian Government for a reduction of the United States tariff rate on long-staple cotton (Documents 559–562)

    Contents

    • The British Commonwealth of Nations:
      • United Kingdom:
        • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, signed November 17, 1938 (Documents 1–65)
        • Conflicting American and British claims to various islands in the Pacific Ocean; question of use for trans-Pacific aviation (Documents 66–100)
      • Australia:
        • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Australia (Documents 101–132)
      • Canada:
        • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada, signed November 17, 1938 (Documents 133–139)
        • Discussions respecting the St. Lawrence Waterway project (Documents 140–141)
        • Convention between the United States and Canada providing for emergency regulation of level of Rainy Lake and of other boundary waters in the Rainy Lake watershed, signed September 15, 1938
        • Reciprocal arrangement between the United States and Canada respecting admission to practice before patent offices, effected by exchange of notes signed December 3 and 28, 1937, and January 24, 1938
        • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to issuance of certificates of competency or pilots licenses, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
        • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to certificates of airworthiness for export, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
        • Arrangement between the United States and Canada relating to air navigation, effected by exchange of notes signed July 28, 1938
        • Agreement between the United States and Canada regarding radio communications between Alaska and British Columbia, effected by exchange of notes signed June 9, July 11 and 18, August 22, September 27, October 4, November 16, and December 20, 1938
        • Arrangement between the United States and Canada regarding radio broadcasting, effected by exchange of notes signed October 28 and December 10, 1938
      • Ireland:
        • Preliminary discussions regarding possible negotiation of a trade agreement between the United States and Ireland (Documents 142–152)
        • Representations to Ireland with respect to the sale of Irish sweepstakes tickets in the United States (Documents 153–158)
    • Europe:
      • Austria:
        • Annexation of Austria by Germany
        • Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany
      • Belgium:
        • Preliminary discussions respecting a supplementary trade agreement between the United States and Belgium (Documents 159–172)
      • Czechoslovakia:
        • The German-Czechoslovak crisis
        • Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia, signed March 7, 1938 (Documents 173–180)
        • Agreement between the United States and Czechoslovakia with respect to motion picture films, effected by exchange of notes signed May 18, 1938 (Documents 181–187)
      • Denmark:
        • Efforts of the Department of State to secure equal opportunity for American commerce in Denmark (Documents 188–190)
      • Estonia:
        • Continuation in force of the Commercial Treaty of 1925; preliminary discussions regarding a possible trade agreement (Documents 191–202)
      • France:
        • Devaluation of the franc; maintenance of the American-British-French tripartite financial agreement (Documents 203–236)
        • Efforts by the French Government to purchase airplanes and airplane parts in the United States (Documents 237–256)
        • Status under French law of American citizens of French origin with respect to liability to military service in France (Documents 257–260)
        • Efforts of the Governments of the United States and France to effect a reciprocal arrangement relative to claims arising from sequestration of property during World War I (Documents 261–268)
        • Representations by the French Government against legislation permitting use of certain French wine names by American producers (Documents 269–272)
        • Citizenship status of children born in the United States to fathers who at the time were French consular officers (Documents 273–278)
      • Germany:
        • Persecution of Jews in Germany; representations by the United States regarding rights of American citizens, and the ordering of Ambassador Wilson to Washington for consultation (Documents 279–345)
        • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Germany (Documents 346–354)
        • Deterioration in relations between the United States and Germany; German representations against American criticism of Nazi officials and policies (Documents 355–364)
        • Refusal of the United States to sell helium to the German Government for use in zeppelins (Documents 365–370)
        • Attitude of the German Government with respect to participation of German nationals in the German-American Bund (Documents 371–372)
        • Disagreement between the American and German Governments regarding interpretation of treaty provisions as affecting naturalization and dual nationality (Documents 373–377)
        • Declaration by the German Government that inheritance claims of American citizens to estates of persons deceased in Germany will be transferred to beneficiaries (Documents 378–381)
        • Problems arising from the annexation of Austria by Germany
          • I. Refusal of Germany to assume the obligation of the Austrian indebtedness (Documents 382–400)
          • II. Representations by the German Government regarding the removal of Austria from the list of states enjoying tariff concessions on the basis of Trade Agreements Act (Documents 401–402)
          • III. Informal representations to the German Government with regard to the treatment of United States citizens in Vienna (Documents 403–416)
      • Greece:
        • Provisional commercial agreement between the United States and Greece, signed November 15, 1938 (Documents 417–428)
      • Hungary:
        • Proposal of Hungarian Government for a new debt settlement agreement with the United States (Document 429)
      • Italy:
        • Unsatisfactory trade relations between the United States and Italy (Documents 430–453)
        • Persecution of Jews in Italy; representations by the United States with regard to discrimination between American citizens (Documents 454–487)
      • Netherlands:
        • Negotiations between the United States and The Netherlands for the conclusion of a convention for the prevention of double taxation (Documents 488–493)
        • Convention between the United States and The Netherlands for the arbitration of a difference relating to payment for certain requisitioned military supplies, signed March 18, 1938 (Document 494)
      • Norway:
        • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Norway (Documents 495–505)
        • Supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and Norway, signed February 1, 1938
      • Poland:
        • Discrimination against American bondholders in connection with partial defaults and suspensions of payments on various Polish obligations (Documents 506–514)
        • Anti-Semitism in Poland and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 515–523)
      • Portugal:
        • Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Portugal (Documents 524–531)
      • Rumania:
        • Anti-Semitism in Rumania and consideration of Jewish emigration as a possible solution (Documents 532–542)
      • Spain:
        • The Spanish Civil War
      • Sweden:
        • Arrangement between the United States and Sweden for relief from double income tax on shipping profits, effected by exchange of notes signed March 31, 1938
      • Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
      • Yugoslavia:
        • Proposals for the regulation of commercial relations between the United States and Yugoslavia (Documents 543–558)
    • The Near East and Africa:
      • Egypt:
        • Request by Egyptian Government for a reduction of the United States tariff rate on long-staple cotton (Documents 559–562)
      • Ethiopia:
        • Repressive measures by the Italian authorities against foreign missionary activities in Ethiopia (Documents 563–572)
        • Continued non-recognition by the United States of the Italian annexation of Ethiopia (Documents 573–576)
      • Iran:
        • Resumption of Iranian diplomatic representation in the United States (Documents 577–611)
        • Cancellation by the Seaboard Oil Company of its oil concessions in Iran and Afghanistan (Documents 612–621)
        • Resumption of preliminary discussions for a trade agreement between the United States and Iran (Documents 622–628)
      • Iraq:
        • Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Iraq, signed December 3, 1938 (Documents 629–637)
      • Liberia:
        • Failure of Dutch concern (NEEP) to obtain mining concession in Liberia; American interest in developing Liberian iron resources (Documents 638–689)
        • Courtesy visit of the U. S. S. Boise to Liberia, October 29 to November 3, 1938 (Documents 690–699)
        • Informal proposals for guaranteeing the political and territorial integrity of Liberia (Documents 700–709)
        • Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and Liberia, signed August 8, 1938 (Documents 710–714)
        • Consular convention between the United States and Liberia, signed October 7, 1938
      • Morocco:
        • Proposed abolition of capitulatory rights of the United States in the French Zone of Morocco (Documents 715–745)
      • Palestine:
        • Arab revolt in Palestine; British abandonment of partition proposals; interest of the United States in a settlement of the Palestine question (Documents 746–821)
      • Syria and the Lebanon:
        • Negotiations between the United States and France regarding possible termination of French mandate over Syria and the Lebanon (Documents 822–835)
        • Protection of American rights and interests in the Sanjak of Alexandretta (Documents 836–851)
        • Attitude of the Department of State regarding the restriction of missionary activities in Syria by the French High Commission (Documents 852–853)
      • Tanganyika Territory:
        • Assent of the United States to alterations in the frontiers between the mandated territory of Tanganyika and the Portuguese colony of Mozambique (Documents 854–857)
      • Turkey:
        • Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States and Turkey (Documents 858–892)
        • Proposed agreement between the United States and Turkey regarding the status of certain naturalized American citizens natives of territory detached from Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne (Documents 893–905)
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