International Relations

This volume has been compiled to provide, for classroom and reference use, a handy col lection of key documents illustrative of the interrelations of states. It is intended to sup plement, not to supplant, the general text books in the field.

While the latter provide admirable factual accounts and evoke serious thought and da cussion, they often fail to afford direct contact with the fundamental instruments, processes, and actual sexs of documents utilized in the conduct of international affairs. This volume, therefore, is designed to enrich the user's understanding of the "how" as well as the "what and the "why" of foreign relations and thereby help to make of it a living prac tical subject.

Documents have been selected in such a way as to emphasize significance, permanence, and hervity Admisselly, they do not all satialy these three criaris. Some, while not inherently significant, nevertheless are presented soills as an important facus or procedure.

Consideration of space have necesitased a high degree of sexy in deciding upon Whennes many others might have been added the author has endressed to keep the volume a concise and readily usable an pembe Therefore, so far as substance is concerned, only that portion of each document essential to depict the matter under consideration has been included Ancillary materials generally have been delesed

With respect to format, where deemed to be esential the documents are reproduced in such a way as to give as accurate a represents tion of the original as possible. In some cases, actual facsimiles are reproduced, as is true of certain diplomatic and consular credentials The machinery for the conduct of interna tional relations, especially the structure of foreign offices, diplomatic missions, interna tional conferences, and the United Nations and other international organizations, is per sensed in chart form.