Office of the Historian

Chapter I: January 1–28, 1932

Japanese Occupation of Chinchow, January 3; Selection by League of Nations Council of General Frank R. McCoy, U.S.A., as American Member of Commission of Inquiry; Restatement of Nonrecognition Doctrine by United States in Identic Notes to Japan and China, January 7; British Foreign Office Statement, January 9; Incidents Involving Chinese and Japanese Nationals at Shanghai; Japanese Insistence Upon Local Settlement at Shanghai; Expression of League Council’s Concern to China and Japan, January 26; American Representations to Japan, January 27; Satisfactory Reply to Japanese Demands by Chinese Mayor at Shanghai, January 28; Declaration by International Settlement of State of Emergency, January 28

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

Peiping, January 23, 1932—1 p.m.
[Received January 23—2:40 a.m.]

793.94/3613: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 23, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received January 23—4:20 a.m.]

793.94/3619: Telegram

[63] The Consul General at Nanking (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 24, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received January 24—10:55 a.m.39]

793.94/3624: Telegram

[64] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 25, 1932—9 a.m.
[Received 9:30 a.m.]

793.94/3630: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 25, 1932—2 p.m.
[Received January 26—4:30 a.m.]

793.94/3647: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 25, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received January 25—6 a.m.]

393.115 Radio Corporation of America/1½: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 25, 1932.
[Received January 25—6:25 a.m.]

793.94/3628: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 25, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received January 25—6 a.m.]

393.11/1393: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 25, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received 8:45 p.m.]

793.94/3634: Telegram

[70] The Consul General at Nanking (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 25, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received January 25—8:50 a.m.]

793.94/3627: Telegram

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

Washington, January 25, 1932—6 p.m.

793.94/3606: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 25, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received 8:30 p.m.]

793.94/3637: Telegram

[74] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)

Washington, January 25, 1932—7 p.m.

793.94/3630: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 25, 1932—9 p.m.
[Received January 26—2:35 a.m.]

793.94/3644: Telegram

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

Washington, January 25, 1932—midnight.

793.94/3635a: Telegram

[77] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 26, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received 11:51 p.m.]

793.94/3655: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 27, 1932—11 a.m.
[Received January 27—6:28 a.m.]

793.94/3654: Telegram

[80] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 27, 1932—11 a.m.
[Received 3 p.m.54]

793.94/3667: Telegram

[81] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 27, 1932—noon.
[Received 12:05 p.m.]

793.94/3662: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 27, 1932—2 p.m.
[Received 10:30 p.m.]

793.94/3666: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 27, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received January 27—9:05 a.m.]

793.94/3658: Telegram

[84] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 27, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received 4:50 p.m.]

793.94/3668: Telegram

[85] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, January 27, 1932—noon [4 p.m.?]
[Received 2:10 p.m.]

793.94/3664: Telegram

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

Peiping, January 27, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received January 27—8:45 a.m.]

893.00/11747: Telegram

[87] The Ambassador in Japan (Forbes) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, January 27, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received January 27—8:30 a.m.]

793.94/3653: Telegram

[88] The Consul General at Nanking (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 27, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received January 27—10 a.m.]

793.94/3657: Telegram

[89] The Consul General at Harbin (Hanson) to the Secretary of State

Harbin via Dairen, January 27, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 8—1:53 a.m.]

793.94/4042: Telegram

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

Shanghai, January 27, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received January 27—7 a.m.]

793.94/3652: Telegram

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