Paul Methuen (diplomat) gained valuable diplomatic experience and the esteem of King Pedro. During two absences of his father he became chargé d'affaires, rising to Minister on his father's appointment as Lord Chancellor of Ireland in 1697. He was unable to prevent a Portuguese-French alliance in 1701. When his father returned to Portugal a special envoy in 1702, they were successful in breaking the alliance in 1703. The led to the Methuen commercial treaty between England and Portugal, the basis of Britain's monopoly of Portuguese trade for much of the 18th century. His father remained in Portugal as ambassador. In 1705, Methuen served
Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Consular Relations between Germany and the United States of America US and the German governments until after Hitler's rise to power. On July 11, 1928, the US government served a note of continuation regarding the treaty to the Secretariat of the League of Nations. Following Hitler's rise to power, relations were worsening, and on June 3, 1935, a new agreement was signed between the US and German governments, which limited the operation of article 7 of the treaty, dealing with freedom of commercial activities by national of both countries. On December 11, 1941, Hitler declared war on the United States, and all treaties between the two countries became inoperative. The