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CONTENTS

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LIST OF PAPERS

CHILE:

Efforts of the Department of State to secure equitable treatment for

American interests with respect to Chilean exchange restrictions . .

Protest against Chilean sales tax on fixed charges as applied to the

American Government and its diplomatic officers . .

COLOMBIA:

Negotiations respecting a new trade agreement between the United

States and Colombia to replace the agreement of December 15,

1933 .

COSTA RICA:

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66

Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the

United States and Costa Rica

86

CUBA:

Recognition of the Provisional Government of Cuba.

93

Reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Cuba,

signed August 24, 1934 . .

108

Appeal of President Mendieta to President Roosevelt for assistance in

solving the Cuban sugar problem

182

Treaty of Relations between the United States and Cuba, signed May

29, 1934

183

Restrictions on the exportation of arms and munitions of war to Cuba.

185

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

Agreement between the representatives of the Foreign Bondholders

Protective Council, Inc., and the Dominican Republic regarding

the external debts of the Dominican Republic .

Settlement by Dominican Government of claim for murder of Eduardo

Colom y Piris, an American citizen, without regard to legal lia-

bility.

189

202

ECUADOR:

Disinclination of the Department of State to authorize representations

on behalf of missionaries denied permission to take up residence in

Ecuador..

Recognition of the Martínez Government of El Salvador by Guatemala,

Honduras, and Nicaragua, and by the United States

Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the

United States and El Salvador . .

Informal assistance by the Department of State to representatives of the

holders of Salvadoran bonds under the Loan Contract of June 24,

1922 .

263

GUATEMALA:

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Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the

United States and Guatemala.

280

HAITI:

Withdrawal of American Marines from Haiti and transfer to the Haitian

Government by the United States of certain property in Haiti.

Negotiations respecting a trade agreement between the United States

and Haiti

293

308

Approval by the Department of State, under article IX of the treaty of

September 16, 1915, of Haiti's agreement with France and proposed

agreement with Italy for reduction of tariff rates

Negotiations respecting the termination of financial control exercised

in Haiti under the agreement of August 7, 1933; proposed Treaty of

Relations

333

339

HONDURAS:

Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the United

States and Honduras.

372

Embargo on the shipment of arms and munitions to Honduras con-

tinued at the request of the Honduran Government .

382

MEXICO:

Preliminary discussions regarding possible negotiation of a trade agree-

ment between the United States and Mexico. . .

Convention between the United States and Mexico for an en bloc settle-

ment of Special Claims, and protocol regarding General Claims,

signed April 24, 1934 . .

385

398

Efforts to solve unsettled problems with respect to the rectification of

the Rio Grande; reservation by the Mexican Government of its

rights in the Chamizal area . .

477

Efforts to stop illegal entry of Chinese nationals from Mexico into the

United States.

485

NICARAGUA:

Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the

United States and Nicaragua .

491

Political unrest in Nicaragua; policy of the United States not to interfere

in Nicaraguan internal affairs.

526

Embargo on the shipment of arms and munitions to Nicaragua con-

tinued at the request of the Nicaraguan Government . .

559

Prolongation of the life of the Nicaraguan Claims Commission

Disclaimer by the Department of State of any special relationship with

respect to the financial affairs of Nicaragua.

565

575

PANAMA:

Negotiations between the United States and Panama for the revision

of the treaty of November 18, 1903, and the adoption of a radio

convention.

581

Objections by Panama to receiving payment of the Panama Canal

annuity in devalued dollars . .

Negotiations regarding proposed transfer of two radio stations by the

United States Navy to the Republic of Panama .

Disapproval by the Secretary of State of protest by the Minister in

Panama against speech of a municipal official

URUGUAY:

Preliminary discussions respecting a trade agreement between the

United States and Uruguay.

Efforts of the Department of State to secure equitable treatment for

American interests with respect to Uruguayan exchange restrictions.

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