Office of the Historian

Chapter I: January 1–April 15, 1936

Japanese dissatisfaction with situation in China and pressure to bring about favorable readjustment; President Chiang Kai-shek’s determination to avoid surrender to Japan; possibility of German-Japanese military understanding; recurrence of incidents along Soviet-Outer Mongol borders of “Manchoukuo”; assurance of Soviet aid to Outer Mongolia in event of Japanese attack; Arita–Chang exploratory conversations at Nanking, March 16–19; Chinese protest against Soviet-Outer Mongol mutual assistance pact of March 12

[32] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, January 31, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 31—2:55 p.m.]

761.9315 Manchuria/35: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 1, 1936—11 a.m.
[Received February 1—2:56 a.m.]

711.94/1057: Telegram

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

Washington, February 1, 1936—1 p.m.

711.94/1057a: Telegram

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

Washington, February 3, 1936—5 p.m.

761.9315 Manchuria/35: Telegram

[37] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 4, 1936—noon.
[Received February 4—7:30 a.m.61]

793.94/7702: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 4, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received February 4—1:15 p.m.]

761.9315 Manchuria/36: Telegram

[39] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 4, 1936.
[Received March 9.]

793.94/7782

[40] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Phillips)

[Washington,] February 7, 1936.

761.94/876

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

Tokyo, February 7, 1936.
[Received February 24.]

500.A15A5/678

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

Washington, February 10, 1936—7 p.m.

711.94/1059a: Telegram

[43] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 11, 1936—3 p.m.
[Received February 11—1:18 p.m.]

793.94/7719: Telegram

[44] The Consul General at Sydney (Moffat) to the Secretary of State

Sydney, February 11, 1936.
[Received March 10.]

747.94/20

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

Tokyo, February 12, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received February 12—7:03 a.m.]

711.94/1059: Telegram

[47] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 12, 1936.
[Received March 9.]

793.94/7785

[48] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, February 13, 1936—2 p.m.
[Received 8:20 p.m.]

761.94/873: Telegram

[49] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, February 14, 1936—noon.
[Received February 14—11:13 a.m.]

893.01 Inner Mongolia/545: Telegram

[50] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 14, 1936—7 p.m.
[Received February 14—1:38 p.m.]

893.01 Outer Mongolia/62: Telegram

[51] Memorandum by the Ambassador in China (Johnson)

Nanking, February 14, 1936.

662.9331 Manchuria/2½

[53] The Second Secretary of Embassy in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, February 18, 1936—10 a.m.
[Received February 18—7:40 a.m.]

793.94/7725: Telegram

[54] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 18, 1936—9 p.m.
[Received February 18—11:20 a.m.]

793.04/7731: Telegram

[55] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 20, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received February 20—4:45 p.m.90]

793.94/7734: Telegram

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

Washington, February 20, 1936.

893.797 Manchuria/5

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

Moscow, February 21, 1936—9 p.m.
[Received February 22—7:15 a.m.]

761.94/877: Telegram

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

Moscow, February 23, 1936—8 p.m.
[Received February 23—5:05 p.m.]

761.9315 Manchuria/40: Telegram

[59] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 24, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received February 24—6:47 a.m.]

793.94/7741: Telegram

[60] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, February 25, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received February 25—10:55 a.m.]

793.94/7749: Telegram

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  2. Telegram in two sections.↩