Office of the Historian

Chapter III: June 1–July 31, 1935

Increasing political penetration of North China by Japanese military through pressure on Hopei and Chahar authorities; British inquiry as to possibility of Anglo-American representations at Tokyo, June 15; Foreign Minister Hirota’s assurances to British Ambassador, June 18; recurrence of incidents on “Manchoukuo”-Soviet frontier; Ambassador Yen’s report of renewed Japanese demands, July 26

[181] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 11, 1935—11 a.m.
[Received 3:09 p.m.]

793.94/7024: Telegram

[182] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 11, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 11—9:25 a.m.]

793.94/7023: Telegram

[183] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 11, 1935—9 p.m.
[Received June 11—3:50 p.m.]

793.94/7025: Telegram

[186] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 13, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received June 13—8:15 a.m.]

793.94/7032: Telegram

[187] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 13, 1935—11 a.m.
[Received June 13—3:54 a.m.]

793.94/7028: Telegram

[188] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 13, 1935—noon.
[Received June 13—11 a.m.]

793.94/7034: Telegram

[189] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 13, 1935—1 p.m.
[Received June 13—7:16 a.m.]

793.94/7031: Telegram

[190] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 13, 1935—2 p.m.
[Received June 13—7:03 a.m.]

793.94/7030: Telegram

[191] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 13, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received June 13—1:40 p.m.]

793.94/7037: Telegram

[192] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 13, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received June 13—2:50 p.m.]

793.94/7038: Telegram

[193] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 13, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 13—1:20 p.m.77]

793.94/7036: Telegram

[194] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 13, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 13—1:25 p.m.]

793.94/7035: Telegram

[195] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 14, 1935—11 a.m.
[Received 2:20 p.m.]

793.94/7044: Telegram

[196] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 14, 1935—noon.
[Received June 14—9:33 a.m.]

793.94/7042: Telegram

[197] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 14, 1935—noon.
[Received 2:55 p.m.]

793.94/7046: Telegram

[198] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, June 14, 1935—1 p.m.
[Received June 14—8:05 a.m.]

793.94/7039: Telegram

[199] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 14, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received June 14—3:10 p.m.]

793.94/7045: Telegram

[200] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 14, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 14—10:50 a.m.]

793.94/7041: Telegram

[201] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 14, 1935—6 p.m.
[Received June 14—1:38 p.m.]

793.94/7043: Telegram

[202] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 14, 1935.
[Received June 29.]

793.94/7134

[203] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 15, 1935—1 p.m.
[Received June 15—10:43 a.m.]

793.94/7050: Telegram

[204] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, June 15, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 15—11:52 a.m.]

793.94/7050: Telegram

[206] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, June 15, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received June 15—12:30 p.m.]

793.94/7055: Telegram

[207] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)

Washington, June 15, 1935—4 p.m.

793.94/7050: Telegram

[208] The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)

Washington, June 15, 1935—4 p.m.

793.94/7044: Telegram

[209] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, June 15, 1935—8 p.m.
[Received June 15—1 p.m.]

793.94/7052: Telegram

[210] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, June 16, 1935—11 a.m.
[Received 11:20 a.m.]

793.94/7054: Telegram

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