Colombia, 1-40, 903 Barco petroleum controversy, settle- ment of, contract between South American Gulf Oil Co. and Colom- bian Government, 18-28 Negotiations: Attitude of Colom-
bian Congress, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26-27; royalties, discussion of, 19, 20, 23; Rublee, George (Ad- viser to Colombian Govern- ment), study of Barco matter, and efforts for prompt action in settlement of controversy, 18- 20, 22; suggestions by President Olaya, and attitude of Gulf Co., 20-21, 22-23, 25
Signature of contract, 25, 28n U. S. attitude:
Efforts toward
settlement of controversy, upon President Olaya's requests for good of- fices, 22-25, 26-28
U. S. Minister: Opinions and suggestions, 21-22, 23, 27; U. S. commendation, 26 Good offices of U. S. Department of State in resolving differences be- tween Colombian Government and American bankers, 28-40 Confusion over two $4,000,000 credits and question of balanc- ing of Colombian budget: Colombian position, and observa- tions of U. S. Minister, 28, 30-32, 33-34, 36 Discussions of U. S. officials with bankers, and explanation of bankers' position, 29-30, 32- 33, 35-36 Signature of contract for $4,000,- 000 and renewal of outstand- ing credits, 36-37
Request of President Olaya for loan from Federal Reserve to meet foreign debt services, 37-39; U. S. position, 39-40
Petroleum legislation affecting Amer- ican interests, 1-18
Conferences between Colombian of- ficials and American oil repre- sentatives concerning proposed measure, 4-6 Congressional action on bill: Ap-
proval by Council of Ministers and Interparliamentary Petro- leum Commission prior to pre- sentation to Congress, 10; ef- forts of President Olaya in sup- port of bill, 11, 13, 15; progress through House and Senate, 11, 14, 14-15
Regulating decree, 14, 17-18
Colombia-Continued
Petroleum legislation affecting Amer- ican interests-Continued Rublee, George, work as Financial Adviser to Colombian Govern- ment: Appointment, 1, 2, 3, 6; assistance in drawing up regu- lating decree, 14; study of project, and conferences with Colombian officials, with Amer- ican oil representatives and U. S. Minister, 7-10, 10, 11–12; termination of work, and ex- pression of appreciation and commendation by Colombian officials and U. S. Minister, 16- 17
Signature of bill, 15 U. S. Minister: Comments on pro- posed bill, 2-3, 6; efforts on be half of passage by Congress, 12-13, 15; U. S. commendation, 16 Recognition of revolutionary govern- ment in Panama, 903
Supía Marmato mining claim (Brit- ish), settlement of, 28, 29-30, 30, 31 Commercial treaties and agreements. See under Treaties. Concessions, contracts, etc. See Colom- bia: Barco petroleum controversy; Iraq: Oil concessions; Morocco: Tangier Administration: Awarding of electric light concession. Conciliation. See Switzerland: Trea- ties with United States: Arbitra- tion and conciliation. Consular archives, inviolability of, 888-889
Consular courts. See Ethiopia: U. S. consular court; Morocco: Tangier Administration: Tangier Mixed Tribunal.
Consular officers. See Mexico: Repre- sentations and U. S. consular off- cer at Guaymas; Netherlands: Ar- rangement with United States; Norway: U. S. Consul at Stavan- ger; Russia: Visas; Switzerland: Right of consuls.
Aid to Nicaragua following earth- quake, 793 Nonrecognition of revolutionary gov-
ernment in El Salvador, 176–177, 204-205, 205-206, 208
Recognition of constitutional govern- ment in Guatemala, 399, 401-402; of revolutionary government in Panama, 903
Cotton. See Egypt: International con- ference, proposed; Germany: Ne gotiations for sale of surplus Amer- ican wheat and cotton.
VOLUMES I AND III ARE INDEXED SEPARATELY
Cuba, 41-83, 994 Political unrest, conflict between Gov- ernment and Opposition ele- ments, 41-83
Announcement by President Ma-
chado of his intention to remain in office till end of his term, 80- 81 Constitutional guarantees, suspen- sion of, 46-47, 59-60, 68, 82 Constitutional reform program of President Machado. See Re- form program, infra. Constitutionality of Government, decisions of Supreme Court, 61, 64-65 Disturbances, and efforts of author- ities to maintain order, 41-44,
50 Economic and other factors, relation to political situation, 44-46, 51– 54, 71, 82-83 Negotiations to bring about accord between President Machado and Opposition elements, reports concerning (see also Rapproche- ment, infra), 41, 44, 46, 48-50, 55-59, 60-63 Political prisoners, 41, 42, 44, 47- 48, 52-54, 63-64, 72, 78, 79 Rapprochement between Govern-
ment and Opposition elements, efforts of both factions to bring about, 77-80
Reform program of President
Preliminary discussions. See
Negotiations, supra.
U. S. Ambassador's conferences with President Machado
concerning, 66-67, 71-76; Machado's message to Cuban people and Congress, 75-76 Revolutionary movement: Activi- ties of conspirators and meas- ures of Government to counter- act, 60, 65-66, 67-69, 71; arms shipments from United States, question of, 68, 70; capture of rebel leaders, 70
U. S. Ambassador's views of situa- tion (see also Reform pro- gram, supra), 62, 71, 80-82 President Machado. See Political unrest, supra.
Recognition of Spanish provisional government, 994
Customs. See Egypt: Customs regime;
Ethiopia: Treaty; Portugal: Ship- ping discriminations; Spain: Tariff discriminations; and under France. Czechoslovakia, recognition of Spanish provisional government, 992
Debt agreement, U. S.-Germany, June 23, 1930. See Germany: Morato- rium.
Debts, intergovernmental. See France: Visit of Prime Minister Laval: Joint statement and Program of subjects.
Dexter and Carpenter, Inc. See Swe- den State railways. Disarmament. See France: Visit of Prime Minister Laval: Joint state- ment and Program of subjects. Discrimination. See Portugal: Ship- ping discriminations; Spain: Tariff discriminations; and under France. Dominican Republic, 84-137 Amortization payments on the exter- nal debt, suspension of. See un- der Foreign debt, infra. Boundary dispute with Haiti, 137 Efforts to obtain loan in United States, 84-110
Lee, Higginson & Co.:
Interest in short-term loan: Details of loan plan desired by Dominican Government, 92-94; conditions set up by Lee, Higginson & Co., and U. S. attitude, 95-98 Negotiations, inconclusive ar- rangements for, 98-99 Recommendation of basic pro- gram for Dominican finan- cial stability:
Outline of plan in communica- tions to U. S. Department of State, 99-104, 104-106 U. S. disinclination to be in- volved in
Views of Dominican Govern- ment, and inability of Lee, Higginson to accept new basis proposed, 108-110 U. S. views with respect to pro- posals for Dominican financ- ing (see also Lee, Higginson & Co., supra, and White & Co., infra), 84-85, 90-91
White & Co., J. G., proposal for $5,-
000,000 loan: Dominican desire for U. S. approval, 85-87; U. S. objections to company's plan, 88-90, 91
Financial Adviser to Dominican Gov- ernment: Appointment of Wil- liam E. Dunn, 91, 98, 99, 100; general recommendations of Lee, Higginson & Co., 101-102; work in connection with Dominican ef- forts for readjustment of foreign debt, 117, 118-121, 121-123 Foreign debt, efforts for readjust- ment of obligations in view of fi- nancial crisis, 110-137
VOLUMES I AND III ARE INDEXED SEPARATELY
Dominican Republic-Continued Foreign debt-Continued Plan for exchange of bonds of for- eign debt for new conversion bonds, 110-124; U. S. attitude, 116-117, 117-118, 118-119 Suspension of amortization pay- ments on external debt: Texts of emergency laws, and Dominican explanation of fi- nancial crisis, 124-130, 133- 134; passage of laws, 132 U. S. attitude: Communication to Dominican Minister, 131-
132; explanation of policy to Lee, Higginson & Co. in re- sponse to inquiry for infor- mation of bondholders, 134- 137
U. S. Dominican convention of Dec. 27, 1924. Sce Foreign debt, supra.
Dual nationality (see also Greece: Ex- emption; Yugoslavia), protocol re- lating to military obligations in certain cases of dual nationality (1930), cited, 387-388
Earthquakes. See under Mexico and Nicaragua.
Economic problems, world. See France:
Visit of Prime Minister Laval; Joint statement and Program of subjects.
Ecuador, 138-141, 900, 902, 903 Granting of asylum to former Presi-
Ident of Panama in Ecuadoran Legation, 900
Political unrest, 138–141
Assumption of Executive power by- Larrea Albà, following resigna-
tion of President Ayora, 138- 139, 140-141; U. S. opinion on question of recognition, 139, 140
Baquerizo Moreno, 141 Asylum in U. S. Legation to former President Ayora and family, 139
Presidential elections, 140, 141; elec- tion of Bonifaz, 141
Recognition of revolutionary govern- ment of Panama, 902, 903 Egypt, 142-168
Agreements with United States. See Claim of George J. Salem and Customs regime, infra. Capitulations. See Customs regime and Mixed Courts, infra. Claim of George J. Salem against Egyptian Government, agreement between United States and Egypt for arbitration of: List of pub- lished documents relating to claim, 165-166; text signed Jan. 20, 166-168
Egypt-Continued Commercial agreements: Permanent conventions with capit- ulatory powers, question of, U. S. authorization to Minister for informal conversations with French, Italian, and Belgian colleagues regarding, 160 Provisional agreement with United States of May 24, 1930. See Customs regime, infra.
Cotton production, proposed confer- ence on. See International con- ference, infra.
Customs regime, U. S. reservation of
rights under provisional commer- cial agreement of May 24, 1930, 150-160 International conference to regulate cotton production, proposed, 160- 165
Egyptian proposal, 160-162 U. S. explanation of inability to par- ticipate, and suggestion for in- formal discussions between U. S. and Egyptian representa- tives, 163, 165; Egyptian ae- ceptance of suggestion, 164-165 Mixed Courts, U. S. interest in prin- ciple of equal representation of principal capitulatory powers, 142-150
Note to Egyptian Government set- ting forth U. S. position, 142- 143; Egyptian point of view, 143-144
U. S. desire for British support of American viewpoint: Discus- sions of U. S. Minister with British High Commissioner, 144-146, 147-148; representa- tions to British Foreign Office, 146-147, 148-150
Tax on matches (see also Customs regime, supra), U. S. consent to application to American nation- als, 158-159
Elections (see also Municipal elections and Presidential elections under Nicaragua): Ecuador, 141; Guate- mala, 398, 399, 400, 402; Peru. 921-923
El Salvador, 169-216, 398, 401–402, 793. 805-806, 816
Burglary and assault committed at the Salvadoran Legation May 13. 212-216
Account of incident and injuries re- ceived by Salvadoran Chargé, 213-214
U. S. expressions of regret and as surances of appropriate meas- ures taken, 212, 215; Salvado- ran appreciation, 212, 216
VOLUMES I AND III ARE INDEXED SEPARATELY
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