Chapter I: January 1–April 16, 1934
Movement for extension of Japanese influence beyond “Manchoukuo;” Foreign Minister Hirota’s statement of January 23; replacement of General Araki by General Hayashi as Japanese War Minister; unchanged nonrecognition policy of United States toward “Manchoukuo;” installation of Pu-yi as “Emperor Kang-teh of Manchoutikuo,” March 1; Hirota-Hull exchange of views; Minister Johnson’s report on Japanese pressure for “compromise” with China, April 11; Ambassador Bullitt’s review of Soviet position vis-à-vis Japan, April 16
[31] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 12.]
893.20/477
[32] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 24.]
793.94/6573
[33] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
893.01 Manchuria/1006: Telegram
[34] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 12.]
761.94/709
[35] The Counselor of Legation in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 24.]
893.00/12706
[36] Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton) of a Conversation With the British Deputy Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Wellesley)
111.22/72
[37] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 27—2:22 a.m.]
861.77 Chinese Eastern/1297: Telegram
[38] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)
893.01 Manchuria/1014: Telegram
[39] The Ambassador in France (Straus) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 7.]
851.503193 Manchuria/22
[40] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 17.]
893.01 Manchuria/1040
[41] Mr. Hsieh Chieh-shih to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:20 a.m.]
893.01 Manchuria/1017: Telegram
[42] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck)
893.01 Manchuria/1033
[43] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Guatemala (Lawton)
893.01 Manchuria/1019: Telegram
[44] The Chinese Chargé (Yung Kwai) to the Secretary of State
893.01 Manchuria/1027
[45] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 6—4:14 a.m.]
151.096/265: Telegram
[46] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 24.]
862i.01/286
[47] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
151.096/265: Telegram
[48] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 24.]
761.94/714
[49] The Consul General at Mukden (Myers) to the Minister in China (Johnson)
893.01 Manchuria/1066
[50] The Consul General at Mukden (Myers) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9.]
893.01 Manchuria/1069
[51] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 13—10:45 a.m.]
711.6112 (Aggressor)/1: Telegram
[52] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 14—10:47 p.m.]
761.00/239: Telegram
[54] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 9.]
893.01 Inner Mongolia/23
[55] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt)
711.6112 (Aggressor)/2: Telegram
[56] The Ambassador in France (Straus) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 29.]
851.503193 Manchuria/25
[57] Memorandum by the Minister in China (Johnson) of a Conversation With the Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs (Tang)
793.94/6593
[58] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:30 p.m.]
711.6112 (Aggressor)/4: Telegram
[59] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Counselor of Legation in China (Peck)
893.00/12735
[60] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Phillips)
893.01 Manchuria/1045
- Telegram in three sections.↩