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Chapter VII: November 23–December 12, 1937

Failure of attempt to negotiate military-aid agreement between China and Soviet Union, November 23; arrival at Hankow of Ambassador Johnson, November 27; British inquiry as to use of naval power in Far East for protection of Anglo-American rights, November 27; German Ambassador’s conference with Generalissimo Chiang at Nanking respecting Japanese proposals, December 2; Japanese military parade through Shanghai International Settlement despite Anglo-American representations, December 3; Vice Premier Kung’s views on ending Far Eastern conflict, Chinese Foreign Office acceptance of German good offices vis-à-vis Japan, December 3; continuing American opposition to peace settlement contrary to principles of Washington Treaty of 1922, December 8

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume III

Chapter VII: November 23–December 12, 1937

[838] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

[840] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[841] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[842] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[845] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[846] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[847] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[848] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

[850] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss)

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

[852] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss)

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

[854] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

[855] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[856] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[859] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[862] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[863] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss)

[864] The Navy Department to the Department of State

[865] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

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

[867] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State