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Abyssinia. See Ethiopia.
Agreements. See Treaties, conventions,
etc.
Airplanes. See under Undeclared war:
Armaments: U. S. supplies.
Alaska. See Japan: Fisheries.
Aleutian Islands, 737, 738, 750, 751
America-Japan Society, 519
American Board Mission, 362
American Book and Supply Co., 693-
694

American Metal Co., 674-675
Andersen, Meyer and Co., 586
Anti-Comintern Pact (1936), 130, 179
Armaments. See under Undeclared war.
Asia Films of China, 693

Asiatic Fleet, U. S., 303, 421, 422, 423
Australia, 26-27, 28, 31, 37, 49, 57, 60,
61, 115

Aviation:

Assistance by Japan in search for
Amelia Earhart, 814-816
Chinese, 151, 520, 521-522, 552
U. S. refusal to authorize operation of
Japanese air line from Taihoku
(Formosa) to Manila, 817-819

Belgium (see also under Brussels Con-
ference: Attitudes, etc.): League of
Nations, position in, 22, 29, 30, 49,
57, 61; miscellaneous, 72, 74, 81,
106-107, 504, 568, 592
Bellanca Aircraft Corp., 522-523
Bolivia, 59, 61, 107, 117

Boxer Protocol (1901), 151, 238, 240, 421
Brussels Conference (Nov. 3-24), con-

vened under art. 7 of Nine Power
Treaty of 1922, 67-236
Adjournment question, 175-176, 180-
181, 182-183, 185, 188, 189-190,
193, 219, 220, 225, 227

Aims and policies of Conference,
general, 84, 89, 92, 96-97, 154-
155, 205, 214, 218, 221, 222
Anglo-American consultations: Con-

ference preliminaries, 63-64, 64-
66, 67-68, 69-70, 73, 86, 99-100,
127-128, 145; exchange of views
on general situation and policies,
84-86, 88, 89-92, 98-99, 124-125,
145-147, 152-155, 160-162, 184,
224, 226-227, 228-230
Attitudes, activities, and question of
participation of various nations:
Belgium, 71, 74, 78, 79–80, 81, 82,
94-95, 106-107, 108, 110, 114,
117, 121, 156-157, 158, 165,
205, 220

Brussels Conference-Continued
Attitudes, etc.-Continued
Bolivia, 107, 117
Canada, 61, 86

China: Aid to, discussed, 90, 163,
215; position and views, 39-40,
74-75, 83, 86, 148-149, 156,
167, 178, 180, 200, 214-215;
proposals and demands, 169-
170, 204-205, 207, 220-221
Denmark, 183, 186, 188, 213
France, 86, 108, 155, 157–158,

162-165, 168, 170-171, 172-
174, 184, 212, 223, 224, 226,
232

Germany, 64, 66, 68, 69, 81, 86, 89,
92, 95, 97-98, 99, 101, 106,
107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 117,
118, 121, 129-130, 147-148,
149, 156-157, 159-160, 165
Italy, 72, 78, 81, 86, 92, 95, 99,
101, 108, 111, 117, 119, 130,
141-142, 149, 155, 157, 158,
165, 183, 188, 213, 227
Japan: Invitations to, and ques-

tions concerning possible par-
ticipation, 70, 72, 74, 77, 80, 81,
83, 86, 87, 92, 93-94, 95, 96,
106, 108-109, 121, 133, 135,
148, 156-157, 158, 159, 164,
167, 178, 180; Japanese-sug-
gested formation of subcom-
mittee with which Japan would
confer, 126, 127, 128-129;
miscellaneous, 66-67, 77, 80,
90, 113, 117, 129-130, 135,
142-143, 144, 157, 158, 175-
176, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186,
189-190, 201, 207, 216, 222-
223; non-recognition of changes
brought about by armed force,
question of, 153, 154, 176-177,
185, 187, 201; pressure meas-
ures against, question of adopt-
ing, 197-198, 202, 212-213,
214, 218, 223, 224, 232; refusal
to participate, and reasons for,
100, 101-102, 105, 112-113,
167, 182, 196, 206, 233
Netherlands, 69, 70, 96, 97, 157,
158, 165

Norway, 183, 188, 213
Portugal, 101, 108, 156
Soviet Union, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 86,

87-88, 89, 92, 95, 99, 100-101,
106, 107-108, 110, 116-117,
119-120, 155-156, 157, 158,
165, 198-199, 212

Brussels Conference-Continued
Attitudes, etc.-Continued
Sweden, 183, 188, 213
United Kingdom (see also Anglo-
American consultations, supra):
Foreign Secretary Eden's state-
ment on U. S. initiative mis-
interpreted, 138-145 passim,
189-190; invitations question,
68, 69, 71, 77, 79, 80, 86, 89,
95, 98-99; position and policies,
64, 65-66, 86, 89-91, 110,
115, 117, 145, 147, 155, 156,
158-159, 164-165, 168-169,
176, 184, 212, 213-214, 220,
232
United States (see also Anglo-Amer-
ican consultations, supra):
American initiative and leader-
ship question, 138-145 passim,
189-190, 194-196, 196-197,
211, 212, 213, 217, 222-224;
analyses of situation, 124-125,
148-149, 175-177, 200-202,
212-214; policies and views,
general, 65, 66, 68, 72, 73,
79-85 passim, 91-92, 94-95,
114, 115, 146-147, 154-155,
156, 158, 164, 171, 175-181
passim, 183, 185-188, 193-194,
205-210, 223, 225-226; press
problems, 203, 221-224; sanc-
tions or pressure against Japan,
question of, 197-198, 203-204,
213, 214, 218, 232
Consultation by signatories to Nine
Power Treaty leading to Confer-
ence, 4-5, 40, 55-56, 57, 59, 61,
63-64, 138, 205

Declarations and resolutions: Decla-

ration of Nov. 15, adopted, 188;
drafts and consultations concern-
ing, 123-124, 132, 176-177, 181,
182-183, 186, 187-188, 193-194,
198-199, 201, 205-210, 220, 226-
227; final report to governments,
adopted, 227; Japanese reaction,
189-190

Joint action, question of, 184, 196-197
Mediation, question of, 122, 124-125,

131-132, 159-160, 183, 184, 199,
201, 215, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229-
230, 231, 233-234, 235, 236
Negotiating Committee, proposed,
157, 158, 164, 169, 175-176, 185-
186; membership questions, 162,
164-165, 168-169, 172, 181
Negotiations between China and
Japan. See Undeclared war:
Peace negotiations and possi-
bilities.

Oil embargo question, 232
Preliminaries, 67-155

Agenda and terms of reference, 107,
111, 114, 143

Association with League, question
of, 109, 111, 113, 117, 120, 121,
133

Brussels Conference-Continued

Preliminaries-Continued

Invitation problems, 64, 65, 66, 68,
70, 72, 78, 79, 81-82, 86, 89,
91-92, 95, 98-99, 100-101, 110,
138, 139

Procedure considered, 72, 120, 132-
133, 143, 144, 147-148
Time and place questions, 64, 66,
68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 83, 138, 140,
141, 145; postponement of,
106-107, 110

Press comments and editorials con-
cerning, 122, 135, 137, 144, 159,
172, 188-189, 197-198, 203, 217,
225

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Canada, 30, 47, 61, 86, 116, 483-484,
740-741, 763, 774
Censorship: Confiscation of copies of
American-owned newspaper Voice
of China in Shanghai, 685-692;
Tientsin, 250, 251-252, 272-273,
278, 292, 300

Central Bank of China, 600, 611, 620-
621, 625

Chase National Bank of New York, 625
Chiang Kai-shek. See under China.
China (see also Undeclared war; and

under Brussels Conference: Atti-
tudes, etc.; League of Nations:
Attitudes, etc., 549-702
American and foreign forces in,

252-253, 264, 283-284, 362, 363-
364, 370, 403-404, 421-422, 433-
434
American and other foreign rights and
interests (see also Undeclared
war: Protection):

Extraterritoriality, question of aboli-
tion of, 634-643

Government policy toward, 574-
575; Japanese respect, question
of, 238, 240, 241, 245, 250,
251-252, 278, 602, 603

Anti-Japanese activities, 35, 113, 143,
207, 208, 249, 425-426, 549, 553,
686-689

Armaments. See under Undeclared

war.

Aviation, 151, 520, 521-522, 552
Chiang Kai-shek, 2, 75-76, 80, 151,
166-167, 191-192, 195, 578-579,
694-695, 696

Chiang Kai-shek, Madame, 345, 475,
477, 523-524

Chinese Communists, 553, 597, 688
Claims:

Damages or losses derived from
hostilities, 281, 286-287, 289,
329, 451, 474, 476, 479, 480-481
Efforts for consideration of out-
standing American claims,
662-677

China-Continued

Communism, 151, 178, 596-597, 687-
689, 692-694
Confiscation of copies of American-
owned newspaper Voice of China,
685-692
Consortium agreement (1920): Dis-
solution of, discussed, 578, 587-
590, 591, 600, 601, 606, 609, 614,
615-616, 617, 624-625; miscel-
laneous, 568-569, 570, 571, 572,
573, 576-578, 620, 625; "new
association," proposed, 587-592
passim
Customs:

Customs vessels captured by Japa-

nese, 464, 465-466, 469
Maritime and salt revenues used

sur-

for servicing and settling loans
and debts, 606, 608, 621, 626,
665, 667, 669, 670, 671
U. S. concern over imposition of
customs levies and other taxes,
643-657; Conservancy
taxes question, 650–657 passim
Economic reconstruction of China and
attitude of U. S. and other gov-
ernments respecting financial as-
sistance to China, 568-627
American interests and participa-
tion, 581-582, 592, 597, 617,
625, 626

American loans and credits: Ex-

port-Import Bank, 580, 582,
585, 586, 595, 612-619 passim;
general consideration of, 584,
585-586, 592-593, 594, 600,
604, 606, 608, 609, 613, 614-615,
618; participation in currency
loan discussed, 585, 604, 606
Claims against China, efforts for
consideration of, 662-677
Currency stabilization problems,

594, 610-611, 611-612, 620;
negotiations for foreign loan to
help, 604, 605-607, 608, 619-
620, 620-621

Debt, internal, and deficit, 573,
603-604, 620, 675
Gold exchange, question of, 611,
623, 625
International and foreign loans:

General, 568, 581, 584, 591-
592, 599-600, 622, 625, 626;
railroad development, 569, 577,
581, 582-583, 584-585, 588,
590, 598-599, 600, 601, 604-
605, 614-615, 619-621, 622,
625; servicing of, charged on
maritime and salt revenues,
606, 608, 621, 669
Japanese attitude toward, 151,
578-579, 602, 607
National Government efforts, and

trends toward state capitalism,
573-574, 581, 582-583, 593-
594, 596-598, 644-647, 650-
652, 675

China--Continued

Economic reconstruction-Con.
Silver, problem of, 610-611, 623-
624, 626-627

Educational institutions, problems
of, 247-249, 565-567
Extraterritorial rights:
Consideration of resumption of
negotiations for relinquishment
by United States and other
powers, 634-643

Jurisdiction problems, 560, 575
Taxation problems, 635, 677-685
France, relations with. See under
France.

Germany, relations with, 105, 111,
130, 199, 548, 568

Internal situation, general, 192, 573-
576, 596-597, 627-628

Japan, relations with. See Unde-
clared war; and under Japan.
Leased territories and blockade ques-
tion, 460

Loans. See Economic reconstruc-
tion, supra; Railways, infra.
"Manchoukuo," relations with, 151,
235
Monopolies: Chinese tendency to-
ward, 581, 597; U. S. representa-
tions against establishment of,
658-661

Narcotic drugs and opium control,

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Railways:

American loans and credits, ques-
tion of, 579-580, 582-583, 585,
586, 592-593, 614-615
Bombing by Japanese, 300, 354,
367, 387-388, 470
Canton-Hong Kong Railway (Can-
ton-Kowloon Railway), 469,
470, 548

Canton-Meihsien Railway, financ-
ing of construction of, 569, 577,
584, 590, 600, 601, 605, 620
Chengtu--Chungking Railway, 599
Chengtu-Yunnanfu Railway, 614-
615

Hankow-Canton Railway, 293, 312,

318, 324, 325-326, 328, 330-
331, 333, 343, 344, 354, 387-
388, 406, 425

Hankow-Peiping Railway, 354
Hukuang Railway loan, question of

settlement of, 663, 664, 666-
668, 669, 670, 671-672
International and foreign loans for
development of, 569, 577, 581,
582-583, 584-585, 588, 590,
598-599, 600, 601, 604-605,
620, 622, 625

International trains for evacuation
of foreign nationals, question
of Japanese respect of, 314-
315, 318, 324, 325-326, 330
Pukow-Singyang Railway, 600,

605, 620
Shanghai-Nanking Railway, 300
Tientsin-Pukow Railway, 586, 667
Relief activities on behalf of war
victims, 627-634

Shanghai (see also under Undeclared
war):

Confiscation of copies of American-
owned newspaper Voice of
China, 685-692

Opium and narcotics suppression
laws, question of enforcement
of, 694-699, 701-702

Use by Communist propaganda
agencies of American owner-
ship, real or simulated, for
protection, 692–694

Sian: Evacuation of foreign nationals,
549-556 passim; political and
military situation, 549, 550, 551,
553

Sovereignty and territorial integrity
problem, 55, 579, 607

Soviet Union, relations with. See
under Soviet Union.

China-Continued
Taxation:

Application of Chinese income tax
to American and other foreign
nationals, problem of, 635,
677-685
Conservancy surtax, question of
Chinese right to impose, 650-
657 passim

Government fiscal policy, 574
Imposition of import levies, U. S.
concern regarding, 643-657
Tariffs with regard to Japan, 151,
579

Trade relations with United States:
American firms' refusal to sell ar-

maments, 530-531, 536-537,
539-543

Chinese purchases of goods in
United States, 592-593, 593-
595, 609-610, 652; commercial
credits for, 592, 594, 612-613,
616-617, 618-619; transport
problems of, 450-451, 453
Conservancy surtax, question of
Chinese right to impose, 650-
657 passim

General policies, 574-576, 579, 581,
652

Imposition of import levies, U. S.
concern regarding, 643-657
Vegetable oil monopoly, question
of, 658-661

Transport and communications (see
also Railroads, supra; and under
Undeclared war): Communist
propaganda through newspapers,
radio, films and books, 693;
expansion program, 580, 583, 593
United Kingdom, relations with.
See under United Kingdom.
United States, relations with (see
also Trade relations, supra):
American fliers in China, U. S.

policy regarding, 244-245, 520-
529 passim, 538-539, 543
American relief for China, 627-634
American representations, 255, 273,
340-341, 353, 367, 368-369,
473-475, 648-649, 657, 658-
662

Application of Chinese income tax
to American citizens, U. S.
rejection of, 677-685
Armaments to China, U. S.

policies on purchases and
shipments of, 22, 205, 453,
456-458, 523, 527, 532-548
passim

Brussels Conference situation,
consultations on, 39-40, 75-
76, 103, 148-149, 199-200
Confiscation by Chinese of copies
of American-owned newspaper
Voice of China, U. S. objection
to, 685-692

China-Continued

United States-Continued
General, 3-5, 30-32, 203, 216,
262-263, 336, 349, 368-369,
421, 430-431, 433, 452-453,
458, 464, 513, 530-532, 551,
552, 594, 597, 639
League of Nations, consultations
in connection with, 4-5,
8-9, 11-12, 18, 21-22, 26,
45-46, 475, 531-532
Neutrality Act, U. S., problems
regarding application of, 30,
456-457, 530-531

U. S. Court for China, 521, 526, 529
China Foundation, 676-677

China Inland Mission, 557

China National Aviation Corp., 295,
521-522

China Vegetable Oil Corp., 658-661
Church of the Brethren Mission, 400
Communism in China, 151, 178, 553,

596-597, 687-689, 692-694; in
Japan, 722
Conferences:

Brussels Conference. See Brussels

Conference.

Chinese Customs Conference (1925-
26), 608

Inter-American Conference for the

Fisheries (see also under Japan), 867,
869, 874

Foreign Bondholders Protective Coun-
cil, Inc., 666-667, 668, 672
France (see also under Brussels Confer-
ence: Attitudes, etc.; League of
Nations: Attitudes, etc.):
China, relations with:
Armaments, prohibition of ship-
ments through Indo-China,
question of, 136, 163, 170-171,
172, 184-185, 199-200, 212,
538
Economic and financial questions,
568, 572, 581, 584, 594, 599,
654, 657, 682

Franco-American

consultations, 9,
10-11, 28, 29, 36, 162-164, 168,
170-171, 172-174, 184-185, 447-
449, 691

Germany, relations with, 173-174, 175
Indo-China. See Indo-China.
Japan, relations with, 163, 184-185,
243, 251-252, 356, 358, 372, 437,
824

Freedom of the high seas, principle of,
736

Fur seals arbitration case of 1893, 745-
747

Maintenance of Peace (1936), Germany (see also under Brussels Con-

114-115

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China, relations with, 105, 111, 130,

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