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BELLIGERENT RIGHTS AND PRACTICES

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ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING CONTRABAND OF WAR..

ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING PRIZES, VISIT AND SEARCH,

MEASURES AFFECTING NEUTRAL TRADE: CONTROL OF EXPORTS, IM-

PORTS, AND BUNKER COAL....

Proposals to relax the embargo on shipments to European neutrals of

nonessential articles-Efforts of the American Government to se-

cure the elimination of British "letters of assurance" ("navicerts")

and examination at Halifax for shipments to neutrals-Discussion

of cooperation with the Allies in the control of shipments to neutrals;

proposals for an Inter-Allied Blockade Committee-Bunker license

rules of January 19-Discussion of the "financial blockade";

Executive order of January 26 for the control of international finan-

cial transactions.

Proclamations of February 14 requiring licenses for all exports and

imports-Arrangements for cooperation with the Allies in the

issuance of export licenses-Elimination of "navicerts" and calls

at Halifax-Relaxation of the embargo on nonessential articles for

Sweden and the Netherlands..

Establishment of the Allied Blockade Committee at London, March

15, and of inter-Allied trade committees in neutral countries; partic-

ipation of the United States-Relaxation of the embargo on non-

essential articles for Denmark-Requirement of "certificates of

interest" for shipments from neutral countries-Rationing of

newsprint paper to Latin American countries. -

Proposal for an Allied Blockade Committee at Paris dealing with

Spain and Switzerland; disapproval by Great Britain-Joint certi-

fication by British and American consuls of manifests of neutral

ships leaving South American ports-Regulations regarding the

routes and cargoes of sailing ships-Proposed new plan for the

routing of neutral ships to examination ports; disapproval by the

United States_____

BLACK LISTS OF NEUTRAL FIRMS..

Efforts to coordinate the American enemy trading list with the Brit-

ish statutory list and the French general black list-Agreement

for review of evidence on firms in Latin America at Washington,

in Spain and Morocco (Switzerland and Greece later included) at

Paris, and in other European countries and possessions at London..

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BLACK LISTS OF NEUTRAL FIRMS Continued.

Publication of the enemy trading list including European firms, May

1-Agreement with Great Britain and France for joint considera-

tion of licenses for transactions with listed or other enemy firms;

suspension owing to reservations imposed-Institution of the

American confidential list and cloaks list-Discussion of a pro-

jected black list for Switzerland and of Japanese participation in

the black-list conferences____

Consular instruction of August 30 describing the various lists in

effect and the methods of coordination with the Allied Powers-

Protests of the Swiss and Spanish Governments against the black

lists-Proposals for a joint communication to Portugal to secure

more effective action against enemy trade-Continued discussion

of coordination of licensing policy..

Limited resumption of enemy trade license conferences, October 11;

American efforts to secure greater coordination-Participation of

Italy and Japan in black-list and licensing conferences-Proposed

participation of Belgium-Continuance of the black lists after the

ATTITUDE OF THE ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS TOWARD NEUTRAL SHIPS

CARRYING GERMAN SAFE-CONDUCTS..

NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORWAY CONCERNING EXPORTS__.

Assurances regarding supplies communicated to Norway, January

9-American proposals supplementary to those of 1917-Publica-

tion of the American proposals-Norwegian reply, February 2, to

the American note of December 20, 1917-American note of Feb-

ruary 9-Norwegian notes of February 14 and 16-Release of the

Norwegian ship Kim—British observations on the proposed agree-

The draft agreement submitted to the Associated Governments,

March 2-Draft of April 1-Discussions on the basis of these

drafts-Norway's reaffirmation of neutrality, March 9: attitude

of the Associated Governments-Agreement for chartering Norwe-

gian sailing vessels, April 20..........

The agreement of April 30-Negotiations for revival of the "branch

agreements" with Norwegian associations____

NEGOTIATIONS WITH SWEDEN CONCERNING EXPORTS AND SHIPPING__

The modus vivendi signed January 29-Negotiations regarding its

application-Modification of the American bunkering regula-

tions-Proposals for a general agreement-Plan for the purchase

of Swedish iron ore..

Swedish counterproposals for the general agreement; discussion of

the terms-Assent of the United States to participation in the

purchase of iron ore-The cases of the Swedish ships Kronprins

Gustaf Adolf and Pacific_-----

The agreement between Sweden and the Allied Powers, May 29;

engagement of the War Trade Board to grant licenses under the

NEGOTIATIONS WITH SWEDEN CONCERNING EXPORTS, ETC.-Continued.

Protest of the American Government, September 20, against Swedish

exports to Germany in contravention of the agreement-Partici-

pation of the United States in the purchase of Swedish iron ore and

Norwegian molybdenum..

NEGOTIATIONS WITH DENMARK CONCERNING Exports and ShippING..

The War Trade Board's proposal for a trade and shipping agreement,

January 17—The Danish reply, February 13—American insistence

on the use of chartered tonnage in the war zone..

Danish assent to the use of ships in the war zone, March 18—Dispatch

of a special mission to the United States-Negotiations at Wash-

ington for an agreement-British and French objections to the

proposed terms_

The Danish-American agreements of September 18-The Anglo-

Danish shipping agreement---

THE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ALLIED POWERS AND

ICELAND, MAY 23; CONCURRENCE OF THE WAR TRADE BOARD OF

THE UNITED STATES, SEPTEMBER 11.-

THE TAKING OVER OF DUTCH SHIPS-AGREEMENTS REGARDING Ex-

PORTS TO THE NETHERLANDS_

Negotiations for definitive rationing and tonnage agreements-Pro-

visional arrangement, January 25, for the employment of Dutch

ships in United States ports__

Difficulties and delays in executing the provisional arrangement and

concluding the final agreements-Dutch request for advance grain

shipments-New tonnage proposals, with time limit for acceptance,

made by the British Government, March 8--

Proclamation authorizing the taking over of Dutch ships, March 20—

Explanatory statement by the President-British statement in

explanation of parallel action-Terms regarding use of the ships. -

Declarations and protests of the Netherland Government, March 30

and 31-Incidental undertakings regarding disposal of the ships'

cargoes and other points-Proposals for immediate grain shipments

to the Netherlands-American replies, April 12, to protests of the

Netherland Government-British reply, April 25..

Assurances given to the Netherland Government against further

requisitioning of ships-Renewed consideration of rationing pro-

posals-Arrangements for the sending of ships to the Nether-

lands upon others coming in exchange-German requirement of

safe-conducts-Arrangements regarding the crews of requisitioned

Request by the Netherland Government for resumption of negotia-

tions for a rationing agreement, June 4-Arrangements for a convoy

to the Netherland East Indies-Proposal by the United States of an

offer of two months' rations; objections by Great Britain-Require-

ment by the United States of a protest by the Netherland Govern-

ment against the German prize laws as a condition on special grain

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