Office of the Historian

Chapter II: April 10–June 22, 1941

Beginning of informal discussion between Secretary Hull and Ambassador Nomura of “proposal” of April 9; continuation of informal conversations on receipt of Japanese official draft text from Ambassador Nomura (May 12); Ambassador Grew’s recommendation to negotiate (May 27); exchange of further draft documents between Secretary Hull and Ambassador Nomura (May 31)

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

Washington, May 24, 1941—11 p.m.

711.94/2122a: Telegram

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

Washington, May 26, 1941—8 p.m.

711.94/2123: Telegram

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

Tokyo, May 26, 1941—9 p.m.
[Received May 27—1:40 p.m.]

711.94/2125: Telegram

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

Tokyo, May 27, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received May 27—9:54 a.m.]

711.94/2126: Telegram

[149] Memorandum by Mr. Joseph W. Ballantine

[Washington,] May 27, 1941.

711.94/5–2741

[151] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] May 27, 1941.

740.0011 Pacific War/221

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

Tokyo, May 27, 1941.
[Received July 5.]

740.0011 European War 1939/12849

[155] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, May 31, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received May 319:33 a.m.]

793.94119/750: Telegram

[156] The Consul at Nanking (Paxton) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, May 31, 1941.
[Received July 8.]

793.94119/756

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

Tokyo, June 2, 1941—7 p.m.
[Received June 212:10 p.m.]

711.94/2133: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 3, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received June 3—6:16 a.m.]

711.94/2134: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 4, 1941—10 p.m.
[Received June 4—2:45 p.m.]

711.94/2139: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 5, 1941—noon.
[Received June 5—6:36 a.m.]

711.94/2141: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 6, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received June 6—9:31 a.m.]

711.94/2143: Telegram

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

Washington, June 6, 1941—6 p.m.

711.94/2139: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 6, 1941—10 p.m.
[Received June 6—noon.]

711.94/2144: Telegram

[166] The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Rio de Janeiro, June 9, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received 5:17 p.m.]

711.94/2146: Telegram