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CONTENTS
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LIST OF PAPERS
COLOMBIA:
Legislation in Colombia affecting American petroleum interests
Settlement of the Barco petroleum controversy
Good offices of the Department of State in resolving differences between
the Colombian Government and American bankers
DOMINICAN Republic:
Failure of the Dominican Government to obtain a loan in the United
States
84
Suspension of amortization payments on the external debt of the Do-
minican Republic. .
110
Boundary dispute with Haiti. (See volume I, General.)
ECUADOR:
Political unrest in Ecuador
138
EGYPT:
Equality of representation as among the principal capitulatory powers on
the Mixed Courts of Egypt
Reservation of American rights under the terms of notes exchanged in
1930 with Egypt relating to the Egyptian customs regime
Proposal of the Egyptian Government for an international conference to
regulate cotton production
150
160
Agreement between the United States and Egypt for arbitration of the
claim of George J. Salem, signed January 20, 1931 .
165
EL SALVADOR:
Revolution in El Salvador .
169
Burglary and assault committed at the Salvadoran Legation on May
13, 1931 .
212
ETHIOPIA:
Proposed revision of basic treaty governing Ethiopian relations with
foreign powers
217
Lack of jurisdiction by American consular court in Ethiopia over aliens
in behalf of whom the United States extends its good offices
Visit of Pierre Laval, President of the French Council of Ministers, to the
United States, October 22-26, 1931 .
237
Informal representations to the French Government with respect to dis-
criminatory restrictions on the importation of nitrates .
Extension of customs immunities to American religious and philanthropic
institutions in Syria and the Lebanon
258
267
GERMANY:
Moratorium on German payments under the German-American Debt
Agreement of June 23, 1930
280
Negotiations for the sale of surplus American wheat and cotton to
strengthen the financial position of Germany
293
Opposition in Germany to the showing of the motion picture "All Quiet
on the Western Front"
309
Arrangement between the United States and Germany regarding re-
ciprocal recognition of load line certificates effected by exchange of
notes, signed September 11 and December 16, 1931 .
Status of naturalization treaties between the United States and the
Grand Duchy of Baden, signed July 19, 1868, and Württemberg,
signed July 27, 1868. . .
317
319
Petitions for rehearings in the so-called sabotage cases: Black Tom and
Kingsland
Admission to the United States of German student laborers
322
329
337
GREAT BRITAIN:
Extradition treaty between the United States and Great Britain and
exchanges of notes extending the applicability of the treaty to
Palestine and Trans-Jordan, signed December 22, 1931 .
Proposed revision, with respect to Muscat and Oman, of the Treaty of
Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Muscat
(Oman) signed September 21, 1833
GREECE:
Extradition treaty between the United States and Greece, signed May 6,
1931
Exemption from alleged military obligations accorded by Greece to
American citizens of Greek origin
Agreement between the United States and Haiti for Haitianization of the
Treaty Services, signed August 5, 1931.
Objections by the United States to Haitian budgetary laws passed with-
out prior accord of the Financial Adviser
Desire of the Government of the United States for an early withdrawal
from Haiti of the forces of occupation
Boundary dispute with Dominican Republic. (See volume I, General.)
HEJAZ AND NEJD:
Recognition by the United States of the Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd
and proposal for a commercial agreement
Refusal of the Department of State to endeavor to secure financial as-
sistance for Hungary.
593
IRAQ:
Assent by the United States to the Anglo-Iraq Judicial Agreement of
March 4, 1931
597
IRAQ-Continued
Right of American interests to equal opportunity to bid for oil con-
cessions in Iraq
IRISH FREE STATE:
Arrangement between the United States and the Irish Free State regard-
ing reciprocal recognition of load line certificates, effected by ex-
change of notes signed September 21 and November 18, 1931 .
ITALY:
604
612
Treaty between the United States and Italy modifying the terms of
article II of the Treaty To Advance the Cause of General Peace of
May 5, 1914, signed September 23, 1931 .
Agreement between the United States and Italy regarding reciprocal
recognition of certificates of inspection of vessels assigned to the
transportation of passengers, effected by exchange of notes, signed
June 1, 1931, and August 5 and 17, 1931.
Arrangement between the United States and Italy regarding reciprocal
recognition of load line certificates effected by exchange of notes
signed September 8, 1931, and June 1, 1932.
Arrangement between the United States and Italy regarding air naviga-
tion, effected by exchange of notes signed October 13 and 14, 1931
Representations to the Italian Government regarding unjustified arrests
of American citizens in Italy
614
620
622
623
629
Representations by the Italian Ambassador regarding newspaper attacks
in the United States against the Italian Government
Expression of regret by the American Government for remarks of
Major General Smedley Butler regarding the Prime Minister of
Italy. .
637
640
Visit of Dino Grandi, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the United
States, November 16-27, 1931
643
LIBERIA:
Proposed international committee of control in Liberia and continued
nonrecognition of the Barclay administration
651
MEXICO:
American assistance following destruction of towns in central and
southern Mexico by earthquake of January 14, 1931 . .
Representations against action of military prosecutor in summoning
American consular officer to give testimony without affording him an
opportunity to consult American Government.
700
702
Shooting of Manuel García Gómez and Emilio Cortéz Rubio, Mexican
citizens, at Ardmore, Oklahoma, by deputy sheriffs
Representations by the Government of Mexico against the arrest and
sentence of Mexican vice consul at Chicago for contempt of court.
Suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York involving the
interests of the Mexican Government
708
726
729
MOROCCO:
Reservation of rights by the United States in the application of decrees
and taxes to American citizens in the French Zone
Negotiations concerning claims and proposed recognition by the United
States of the Spanish Zone in Morocco
737
750
