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PREFACE / S.S.J. ; D.P.M.

Contents

IMPORTANT DATES 41

PART I. POLICY 43

CHAPTER I. PRINCIPLES AND POLICY 45

1. Radio Address by the President, September 3, 1939 45

2. Message of the President to the Congress, September 21, 1939 48

3. Fundamental Features of our Foreign Policy. Address of George S. Messersmith, Assistant Secretary of State, to the... 53

4. War, Peace, and the American Farmer. Address by the Secretary of State(Hull) at the annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Chicago, December 5, 1939 63

5. Outlook for the Coming Year. Statement by the Secretary of State(Hull), January 1, 1940 74

6. Annual Address of the President of the United States, delivered before a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress, January 3, 1940 76

7. America's Postwar Problems. Address of Adolf A. Berle, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State, to the Yale Political Union, New Haven, January 31, 1940 84

8. Broadcast by the President in connection with the Christian Foreign Service Convocation, March 16, 1940 90

9. Foreign Policy. Address by Breckinridge Long, Assistant Secretary of State, at the National Institute of Government, Washington, May 2, 1940 92

10. Address by the President Opening the Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington, May 10, 1940 95

11. Message on National Defense of the President to the Congress, May 16, 1940 98

12. Radio Address by the Secretary of State(Hull) including the Message of the President, delivered in observance of National Foreign Trade Week over the National Broadcasting Company network, Washingtion, May 19, 1940 104

13. The President's 14th "Fireside Chat," May 26, 1940 110

14. Address delivered by the President at the Graduation Exercise of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 10, 1940 119

15. Address of the Secretary of State(Hull) at Harvard University, Cambridge, June 20, 1940 124

16. Defense of the Western Hemisphere 128

PART II. RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN STATES 139

CHAPTER II. INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS 141

1. Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, City of Panama, September 23-October 3, 1939 141

2. Inter-American Neutrality 151

3. Resolutions of Meeting of Finance Ministers of the American Republics, Guatemala City, November 21, 1939 182

4. Agenda of Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the American Republics, Havana, July 22-30, 1940 188

5. Inter-American Bank 189

6. Inter-American Economic Cooperation 204

7. Cooperation with the American Republics 206

8. Panama Canal Zone 239

9. Relations with Individual States 258

CHAPTER III. THE FAR EAST 283

1. United States Relations with Japan 283

2. Evolution of Japanese Policy 315

3. The Policy of China 354

CHAPTER IV. EUROPEAN RELATIONS 366

1. Prewar Efforts for Peace 366

2. Outbreak of War 375

3. The Invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union 398

4. Peace Efforts during the European War 407

5. Invasion of Finland by the Soviet Union 423

6. German Invasion of Denmark and Norway 440

7. German Invasion of Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands 457

8. French Armistices with Germany and Italy 465

9. Relations with the United Kingdom 482

CHAPTER V. TRADE 490

1. Reciprocal Trade Agreements 490

2. Discriminatory Treatment Against American Commerce 531

3. Agreement with the Soviet Union 534

4. Questions of Trade during War. Consignment of Goods 542

CHAPTER VI. FINANCE 546

1. Stabilization under War Conditions 546

2. The Gold Holdings of the United States 554

3. Intergovernmental Debts 562

4. Financial Transactions with Foreign Countries 582

5. Export-Import Bank of Washington 594

6. International Financial Statistics 598

CHAPTER VII. TREATMENT OF PERSONS 605

1. Evacuation of American Citizens from Europe 605

2. Passports 617

3. Control of Aliens 618

4. Refugees 628

5. Relief 630

CHAPTER VIII. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS : AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE 634

1. Report of United States Maritime Commission for Period Ending October 25, 1939 634

2. Sale of Laid-up Vessels, Joint Resolution to Suspend Section 510(g) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, during the Present European War, and for other Purposes, approved May 14, 1940 638

3. Joint Resolution to Make Temporary Emergency Provision for the Determination of Foreign Construction Costs under Section 502(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended, approved June 11, 1940 638

4. Joint Resolution to Make Emergency Provision for the Maintenance of Essential Vessels Affected by the Neutrality Act of 1939, and for Adjustment of Obligations with Respect to such Vessels, approved June 29, 1940 640

5. Marine and War-Risk Insurance 641

CHAPTER IX. RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 643

1. Collaboration with the League of Nations 643

2. International Labor Organization 650

3. International Institute of Agriculture 657

4. Universal Postal Union 658

5. Participation in International Organs 662

PART III. NATIONAL ACTION 669

CHAPTER X. NEUTRALITY OF THE UNITED STATES 671

1. Proclamations and Regulations Issued under General Laws 671

2. Proclamation on the Export of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War, September 5, 1939 Issued under Joint Resolution, approved May 1, 1937 689

3. "The Neutrality Act of 1939" 692

4. Proclamations, Orders and Regulations issued under the Joint Resolution of November 4, 1939 712

5. Incidents Involving Neutrality 740

6. Contraband 763

CHAPTER XI. THE MORAL EMBARGO 768

1. Aircraft Shipments to Governments Bombing Civilians. Statement of the President, December 2, 1939 768

2. The Department of State to Manufacturers or Exporters of Aircraft, December 15, 1939 769

3. The Department of State to Producers of Molybdenum and Aluminum, December 15, 1939 770

4. Statement of the Department of State Concerning Delivery to Certain Countries of Information Required for Aviation-Gasoline Production, December 20, 1939 770

CHAPTER XII. NATIONAL DEFENSE 772

1. Executive Recommendations, 1940 773

2. Development of Naval Policy 781

3. Statistics on National Defense 793

4. Appropriations and Authorizations, 1940, 1941 798

5. Procurement and Supply of War Materials 829

CHAPTER XIII. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE FOREIGN SERVICE 852

1. Diplomatic Discretion 852

2. Misuse of Diplomatic Pouch 853

3. The United States Antarctic Service 857

4. Appointment of Minister to Saudi Arabia, July 12, 1939 857

5. Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Australia, January 8, 1940 858

6. Representations of Foreign Interests by American Diplomatic and Consular Offices, as of August 16, 1940 858

7. List of Foreign-Service Buildings and Sites 860

8. Functions of the Department of State 861

9. Registration of Agents of Foreign Principals 864

10. Conferences in which the United States Government Participated, July 1, 1939-June 30, 1940 865

APPENDIX 868

I. Americans Living Abroad 868

A. AMERICAN CITIZENS LIVING IN EACH COUNTRY, AS OF JANUARY 1, 1940 869

II. Passport Statistics 872

III. Immigration Visa Statistics 873

A. QUOTA IMMIGRATION VISAS ISSUED, FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1939 873

B. NONQUOTA IMMIGRATION VISAS ISSUED, FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1939 875

IV. Trade of United States with the American Republics 877

A. UNITED STATES IMPORTS BY GROUPS AND PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES FOR 6 MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1939 AND 1940 877

B. UNITED STATES EXPORTS BY GROUPS AND PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES FOR 6 MONTHS ENDING FEBRUARY 1939 AND 1940 878

C. TRADE DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE EUROPEAN WAR IN COMPARISON WITH CORRESPONDING PERIODS OF TWO PRECEDING YEARS 879

V. Categories of Munitions Licensed by the United States 880

VI. Trade In Munitions Licensed by the United States 881

VII. Licenses for Aircraft by Countries During the Calendar Year 1939 885

VIII. Fleet Strengths(Built and Building) as of May 1, 1940 Classified under 1936 London Treaty 887

IX. Legislation Bearing on Foreign Relations 889

A. PUBLIC ACTS, 76TH CONGRESS, 3D SESSION 889

B. JOINT RESOLUTIONS, 76TH CONGRESS, 2D AND 3D SESSIONS 891

INDEX TO VOLUME I, JANUARY, 1938-JUNE, 1939 AND TO VOLUME II, JULY, 1939-JUNE, 1940 892

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