Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers,
1937, The Far East, Volume IV
Index
- Abyssinia. See
Ethiopia.
- Agreements. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Airplanes. See under
Undeclared war: Armaments:
U. S. supplies.
- Alaska. See
Japan: Fisheries.
- Aleutian Islands, 737, 738, 750, 751
- America-Japan Society, 519
- American Board Mission, 362
- American Book and Supply Co., 693–694
- American Metal Co., 674–675
- Andersen, Meyer and Co., 586
- Anti-Comintern Pact (1936), 130, 179
- Armaments. See under
Undeclared war.
- Asia Films of China, 693
- Asiatic Fleet, U. S., 303, 421, 422, 423
- Australia, 26–27,
28, 31, 37, 49, 57, 60, 61, 115
- Aviation:
- Assistance by Japan in search for Amelia Earhart, 814–816
- Chinese, 151, 520, 521–522, 552
- U. S. refusal to authorize operation of Japanese air line from
Taihoku (Formosa) to Manila, 817–819
- Belgium (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.): League of Nations, position in, 22, 29, 30,
49, 57, 61; miscellaneous, 72,
74, 81, 106–107, 504, 568, 592
- Bellanca Aircraft Corp., 522–523
- Bolivia, 59, 61,
107, 117
- Boxer Protocol (1901), 151, 238, 240, 421
- Brussels Conference (Nov. 3–24),
convened under art. 7 of Nine Power Treaty of 1922, 67–236
- Adjournment question, 175–176, 180–181, 182–183, 185,
188, 189–190, 193, 219,
220, 225, 227
- Aims and policies of Conference, general, 84, 89, 92, 96–97, 154–155, 205, 214, 218,
221, 222
- Anglo-American consultations: Conference
preliminaries, 63–64, 64–66, 67–68, 69–70, 73, 86, 99–100, 127–128, 145;
exchange of views on general situation and policies, 84–86, 88, 89–92, 98–99, 124–125, 145–147, 152–155, 160–162, 184,
224, 226–227, 228–230
- Attitudes, activities, and question of participation
of various nations:
- Belgium, 71, 74, 78,
79–80, 81, 82, 94–95, 106–107, 108, 110, 114, 117, 121, 156–157, 158, 165, 205, 220
- Bolivia, 107, 117
- Canada, 61, 86
- China: Aid to, discussed, 90,
163, 215; position and views, 39–40, 74–75,
83, 86, 148–149, 156, 167, 178, 180, 200, 214–215; proposals and demands, 169–170, 204–205, 207, 220–221
- Denmark, 183, 186, 188, 213
- France, 86, 108, 155, 157–158, 162–165, 168, 170–171, 172–174, 184, 212, 223, 224, 226, 232
- Germany, 64, 66, 68,
69, 81, 86, 89, 92,
95, 97–98, 99, 101, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 117, 118, 121, 129–130, 147–148, 149, 156–157, 159–160, 165
- Italy, 72, 78, 81, 86, 92,
95, 99, 101, 108, 111, 117, 119, 130, 141–142, 149, 155, 157, 158, 165, 183, 188, 213, 227
- Japan: Invitations to, and questions concerning possible
participation, 70, 72, 74,
77, 80, 81, 83, 86,
87, 92, 93–94, 95,
96, 106, 108–109, 121, 133, 135, 148, 156–157, 158, 159, 164, 167, 178, 180; Japanese-suggested formation
of subcommittee with which Japan would confer, 126, 127, 128–129; miscellaneous, 66–67,
77, 80, 90, 113, 117, 129–130, 135, 142–143, 144, 157, 158, 175–176, 181, 182, 183, 185, 186, 189–190, 201, 207, 216, 222–223;
non-recognition of changes brought about by armed force,
question of, 153, 154, 176–177, 185, 187, 201; pressure
measures against, question of adopting, 197–198, 202, 212–213, 214, 218, 223, 224, 232; refusal to participate, and
reasons for, 100, 101–102, 105, 112–113, 167, 182, 196, 206, 233
- Netherlands, 69, 70, 96,
97, 157, 158, 165
- Norway, 183, 188, 213
- Portugal, 101, 108, 156
- Soviet Union, 64, 65, 66,
68, 69, 86, 87–88,
89, 92, 95, 99, 100–101, 106, 107–108, 110, 116–117, 119–120, 155–156, 157, 158, 165, 198–199, 212
- Sweden, 183, 188, 213
- United Kingdom (see also
Anglo-American consultations, supra): Foreign Secretary Eden’s
statement on U. S. initiative misinterpreted, 138–145
passim, 189–190; invitations
question, 68, 69, 71,
77, 79, 80, 86, 89,
95, 98–99; position and
policies, 64, 65–66,
86, 89–91, 110, 115, 117, 145, 147, 155, 156, 158–159, 164–165, 168–169, 176, 184, 212, 213–214, 220, 232
- United States (see also
Anglo-American consultations, supra): American initiative and
leadership question, 138–145
passim, 189–190, 194–196, 196–197, 211, 212, 213, 217, 222–224; analyses of situation, 124–125, 148–149, 175–177, 200–202, 212–214; policies and views, general,
65, 66, 68, 72, 73,
79–85
passim, 91–92, 94–95,
114, 115, 146–147, 154–155, 156, 158, 164, 171, 175–181
passim, 183, 185–188, 193–194, 205–210, 223, 225–226; press problems, 203, 221–224; sanctions or pressure
against Japan, question of, 197–198, 203–204, 213, 214, 218, 232
- Consultation by signatories to Nine Power Treaty leading to
Conference, 4–5,
40, 55–56, 57, 59, 61, 63–64, 138, 205
- Declarations and resolutions: Declaration of Nov. 15, adopted, 188; drafts and consultations concerning, 123–124, 132, 176–177, 181,
182–183,
186, 187–188, 193–194, 198–199, 201, 205–210, 220,
226–227;
final report to governments, adopted, 227; Japanese reaction, 189–190
- Joint action, question of, 184, 196–197
- Mediation, question of, 122, 124–125, 131–132, 159–160, 183, 184,
199, 201, 215, 219, 220, 221, 228,
229–230,
231, 233–234, 235, 236
- Negotiating Committee, proposed, 157,
158, 164, 169, 175–176, 185–186;
membership questions, 162, 164–165, 168–169, 172, 181
- Negotiations between China and Japan. See
Undeclared war: Peace
negotiations and possibilities.
- Oil embargo question, 232
- Preliminaries, 67–155
- Agenda and terms of reference, 107, 111, 114, 143
- Association with League, question of, 109, 111, 113, 117, 120, 121, 133
- Invitation problems, 64, 65, 66,
68, 70, 72, 78, 79,
81–82, 86, 89, 91–92, 95, 98–99, 100–101, 110, 138, 139
- Procedure considered, 72, 120, 132–133, 143, 144, 147–148
- Time and place questions, 64,
66, 68, 69, 70, 71,
73, 83, 138, 140, 141, 145;
postponement of, 106–107, 110
- Press comments and editorials concerning, 122, 135, 137, 144,
159, 172, 188–189, 197–198, 203,
217, 225
- Resolutions. See
Declarations and resolutions, supra.
- Sanctions against Japan, question of, 88, 90–91, 152, 153, 154,
163, 218, 232
- Canada, 30, 47, 61, 86, 116, 483–484, 740–741, 763, 774
- Censorship: Confiscation of copies of American-owned newspaper Voice of China in Shanghai, 685–692; Tientsin, 250, 251–252, 272–273, 278, 292, 300
- Central Bank of China, 600, 611, 620–621, 625
- Chase National Bank of New York, 625
- Chiang Kai-shek. See under
China.
- China (see also
Undeclared war; and under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.; League of Nations: Attitudes, etc., 549–702
- American and foreign forces in, 252–253, 264, 283–284, 362,
363–364,
370, 403–404, 421–422, 433–434
- American and other foreign rights and interests (see also
Undeclared war: Protection):
- Extraterritoriality, question of abolition of, 634–643
- Government policy toward, 574–575; Japanese
respect, question of, 238, 240, 241, 245, 250, 251–252, 278, 602, 603
- Anti-Japanese activities, 35, 113, 143,
207, 208, 249, 425–426, 549, 553,
686–689
- Armaments. See under
Undeclared war.
- Aviation, 151, 520, 521–522, 552
- Chiang Kai-shek, 2, 75–76, 80, 151, 166–167, 191–192, 195, 578–579, 694–695, 696
- Chiang Kai-shek, Madame, 345, 475, 477,
523–524
- Chinese Communists, 553, 597, 688
- Claims:
- Damages or losses derived from hostilities, 281, 286–287, 289, 329, 451, 474, 476, 479, 480–481
- Efforts for consideration of outstanding American claims,
662–677
- Communism, 151, 178, 596–597, 687–689, 692–694
- Confiscation of copies of American-owned newspaper Voice of China, 685–692
- Consortium agreement (1920): Dissolution
of, discussed, 578, 587–590, 591, 600,
601, 606, 609, 614, 615–616, 617,
624–625;
miscellaneous, 568–569, 570, 571, 572,
573, 576–578, 620, 625;
“new association,” proposed, 587–592
passim
- Customs:
- Customs vessels captured by Japanese, 464, 465–466, 469
- Maritime and salt revenues used for servicing and settling
loans and debts, 606, 608, 621, 626, 665, 667, 669, 670, 671
- U. S. concern over imposition of customs levies and other
taxes, 643–657; Conservancy surtaxes question, 650–657
passim
- Economic reconstruction of China and attitude of U.
S. and other governments respecting financial assistance to China,
568–627
- American interests and participation, 581–582, 592, 597, 617, 625, 626
- American loans and credits: Export-Import Bank, 580, 582, 585, 586, 595, 612–619
passim; general consideration of,
584, 585–586, 592–593, 594, 600, 604, 606, 608, 609, 613, 614–615, 618;
participation in currency loan discussed, 585, 604, 606
- Claims against China, efforts for consideration of, 662–677
- Currency stabilization problems, 594, 610–611, 611–612, 620; negotiations for foreign
loan to help, 604, 605–607, 608, 619–620, 620–621
- Debt, internal, and deficit, 573, 603–604, 620, 675
- Gold exchange, question of, 611, 623, 625
- International and foreign loans: General, 568, 581, 584, 591–592, 599–600, 622, 625, 626; railroad development, 569, 577, 581, 582–583, 584–585, 588, 590, 598–599, 600, 601, 604–605, 614–615, 619–621, 622, 625; servicing
of, charged on maritime and salt revenues, 606, 608, 621, 669
- Japanese attitude toward, 151,
578–579, 602, 607
- National Government efforts, and trends toward state
capitalism, 573–574, 581, 582–583, 593–594, 590–598, 644–647, 650–652, 675
- Silver, problem of, 610–611, 623–624, 626–627
- Educational institutions, problems of, 247–249, 565–567
- Extraterritorial rights:
- Consideration of resumption of negotiations for
relinquishment by United States and other powers, 634–643
- Jurisdiction problems, 560,
575
- Taxation problems, 635, 677–685
- France, relations with. See under
France.
- Germany, relations with, 105, 111, 130,
199, 548, 568
- Internal situation, general, 192, 573–576, 596–597, 627–628
- Japan, relations with. See
Undeclared war; and
under
Japan.
- Leased territories and blockade question, 460
- Loans. See
Economic reconstruction, supra;
Railways, infra.
- “Manchoukuo,” relations with, 151,
235
- Monopolies: Chinese tendency toward, 581, 597; U. S.
representations against establishment of, 658–661
- Narcotic drugs and opium control, 694–702
- Chinese request for cooperation by authorities of
International Settlement of Shanghai to enforce suppression
laws, 694–699, 701–702
- League of Nations attitude toward Chinese regulations,
699–700
- National Government:
- Central Executive Committee, resolution on resuming
negotiations on abolition of extraterritorial rights, 636, 637–638, 640, 641
- China Consortium, attitude toward, 569, 577, 587
- Chinese Communists, relations with, 553, 597, 688
- Economic and financial policies, 573–574, 581, 582–583, 584, 593–594, 596–598, 644–647, 675
- Transfer to interior, 190–191, 192, 214, 216
- Protection of American and other foreign lives and property (see also under
Undeclared war):
- American interests in educational institutions in China,
problems of, 247–249, 565–568
- Confiscation of copies of American-owned newspaper Voice of China, 685–692
- Income tax applied to foreigners question of, 635, 677–685
- Use by Communist propaganda agencies in China of American
ownership, real or simulated, for protection, 692–694
- Railways:
- American loans and credits, question of, 579–580, 582–583, 585, 586, 592–593, 614–615
- Bombing by Japanese, 300, 354, 367, 387–388, 470
- Canton-Hong Kong Railway (Canton-Kowloon Railway), 469, 470, 548
- Canton-Meihsien Railway, financing of construction of,
569, 577, 584, 590, 600, 601, 605, 620
- Chengtu-Chungking Railway, 599
- Chengtu-Yunnanfu Railway, 614–615
- Hankow-Canton Railway, 293,
312, 318, 324, 325–326, 328, 330–331, 333, 343, 344, 354, 387–388, 406, 425
- Hankow-Peiping Railway, 354
- Hukuang Railway loan, question of settlement of, 663, 664, 666–668, 669, 670, 671–672
- International and foreign loans for development of, 569, 577, 581, 582–583, 584–585, 588, 590, 598–599, 600, 601, 604–605, 620, 622, 625
- International trains for evacuation of foreign nationals,
question of Japanese respect of, 314–315, 318, 324, 325–326, 330
- Pukow-Singyang Railway, 600,
605, 620
- Shanghai-Nanking Railway, 300
- Tientsin-Pukow Railway, 586,
667
- Relief activities on behalf of war victims, 627–634
- Shanghai (see also under
Undeclared war):
- Confiscation of copies of American-owned newspaper Voice of China, 685–692
- Opium and narcotics suppression laws, question of
enforcement of, 694–699, 701–702
- Use by Communist propaganda agencies of American
ownership, real or simulated, for protection, 692–694
- Sian: Evacuation of foreign nationals, 549–556
passim; political and military situation,
549, 550, 551, 553
- Sovereignty and territorial integrity problem, 55, 579, 607
- Soviet Union, relations with. See under
Soviet Union.
- Taxation:
- Application of Chinese income tax to American and other
foreign nationals, problem of, 635, 677–685
- Conservancy surtax, question of Chinese right to impose,
650–657
passim
- Government fiscal policy, 574
- Imposition of import levies, U. S. concern regarding, 643–657
- Tariffs with regard to Japan, 151, 579
- Trade relations with United States:
- American firms’ refusal to sell armaments, 530–531, 536–537, 539–543
- Chinese purchases of goods in United States, 592–593, 593–595, 609–610, 652; commercial credits for, 592, 594, 612–613, 616–617, 618–619; transport problems of, 450–451, 453
- Conservancy surtax, question of Chinese right to impose,
650–657
passim
- General policies, 574–576, 579, 581, 652
- Imposition of import levies, U. S. concern regarding, 643–657
- Vegetable oil monopoly, question of, 658–661
- Transport and communications (see also
Railroads, supra; and
under
Undeclared war): Communist propaganda
through newspapers, radio, films and books, 693; expansion program, 580,
583, 593
- United Kingdom, relations with. See under
United Kingdom.
- United States, relations with (see also
Trade relations, supra): American fliers in China, U. S. policy regarding,
244–245,
520–529
passim, 538–539, 543
- American relief for China, 627–634
- American representations, 255,
273, 340–341, 353, 367, 368–369, 473–475, 648–649, 657, 658–662
- Application of Chinese income tax to American citizens, U.
S. rejection of, 677–685
- Armaments to China, U. S. policies on purchases and
shipments of, 22, 205, 453, 456–458, 523, 527, 532–548
passim
- Brussels Conference situation, consultations on, 39–40,
75–76, 103, 148–149, 199–200
- Confiscation by Chinese of copies of American-owned
newspaper Voice of China, U. S.
objection to, 685–692
- General, 3–5, 30–32, 203, 216, 262–263, 336, 349, 368–369, 421, 430–431, 433, 452–453, 458, 464, 513, 530–532, 551, 552, 594, 597, 639
- League of Nations, consultations in connection with, 4–5, 8–9, 11–12,
18, 21–22, 26, 45–46, 475, 531–532
- Neutrality Act, U. S., problems regarding application of,
30, 456–457, 530–531
- U. S. Court for China, 521, 526, 529
- China Foundation, 676–677
- China Inland Mission, 557
- China National Aviation Corp., 295, 521–522
- China Vegetable Oil Corp., 658–661
- Church of the Brethren Mission, 400
- Communism in China, 151, 178, 553, 596–597, 687–689, 692–694; in Japan, 722
- Conferences:
- Brussels Conference. See
Brussels Conference.
- Chinese Customs Conference (1925–26), 608
- Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace (1936), 114–115
- Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co., 664, 665, 666
- Conventions. See
Treaties, conventions, etc.
- Cuba, 833, 845,
856, 862, 874
- Customs. See under
China.
- Czechoslovakia, 622
- Denmark, 59, 61,
183, 186, 188, 213, 824
- Dollar Steamship Co., 259, 260, 287–289, 293, 361, 453, 473–484
- Du Pont de Nemours, E. I., & Co., 536,
539–540, 541–542
- Dutch East Indies, 232
- Earhart, Amelia, 814–816
- Eastern Publishing Co., 685–692
- Ecuador, 49, 60
- Ethiopia, 12, 21, 153
- Eurasia Aviation Corp., 552, 553, 555
- European situation, 120, 170, 173–174, 504, 518
- Export-Import Bank of Washington, 580, 582, 585, 586, 595, 612–619
passim
- Extraterritoriality. See
China: Extraterritorial
rights.
- Far Eastern situation, analyses of, 33–34, 42–44, 62–63, 84–86, 145–147, 152–155, 159, 163, 170, 173, 517
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 625
- Finland, 826
- Fisheries (see also under
Japan), 867, 869, 874
- Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, Inc., 666–667, 668, 672
- France (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.; League of Nations: Attitudes, etc.):
- China, relations with:
- Armaments, prohibition of shipments through Indo-China,
question of, 136, 163, 170–171, 172, 184–185, 199–200, 212, 538
- Economic and financial questions, 568, 572, 581, 584, 594, 599, 654, 657, 682
- Franco-American consultations, 9, 10–11, 28, 29, 36, 162–164, 168,
170–171,
172–174,
184–185,
447–449,
691
- Germany, relations with, 173–174, 175
- Indo-China. See
Indo-China.
- Japan, relations with, 163, 184–185, 243, 251–252, 356,
358, 372, 437, 824
- Freedom of the high seas, principle of, 736
- Fur seals arbitration case of 1893, 745–747
- Germany (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.):
- China, relations with, 105, 111, 130,
199, 548, 568
- France, relations with, 173–174, 175
- Japan, relations with, 104–105, 111,
130, 179, 581, 582, 584, 594
- League of Nations, question of participation in Advisory
Committee, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37
- United States, relations with, 97–98, 110–111, 175
- Granich, Max, 686–689, 691–692
- Great Britain. See
United Kingdom.
- Greece, 504
- Guam, 813
- Hainan, 199
- Hong Kong:
- Armament shipments to China through, question of, 136, 137,
204, 522, 544, 545, 548
- Miscellaneous, 51, 136, 137,
289, 319, 469, 470, 471, 623–624, 626–627
- Refugees and relief in, 267, 275, 324,
354
- Transshipment of Japanese textiles for Philippines, 786–787, 788–790, 797, 798,
802, 803–804, 806
- Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp., 585,
619, 620, 621, 624
- Honolulu, unwarranted action by Japanese Consul General with respect to
photographer taking picture of Japanese group on U. S. Navy pier, 807–811
- India, 61
- Indo-China: Armament shipments through, question of, 136, 163, 170–171, 172, 184–185, 199–200, 212, 538; importance of French interests in, 162
- Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace (1936), 114–115
- International Labor Office, 27
- International law, principles applied to merchant shipping, 442, 447, 450, 459, 461, 462, 463
- International Missionary Council, 309, 322, 333, 339, 348
- International Red Cross Committee, 629, 630, 632
- Italy (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.):
- Ethiopia, question of, 12, 21, 153
- Japan, relations with, 78, 111, 157,
158, 211, 824
- League of Nations, activities in connection with, 21, 29, 30, 61
- Taxation of Italian nationals in China, 682
- Jaluit Island, 812
- Japan (see also
Undeclared war; and under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.; League of Nations: Attitudes, etc.), 703–824
- Aviation, U. S. refusal to authorize operation of Japanese air
line from Taihoku (Formosa) to Manila, 817–819
- Cabinet changes, 703–706, 710,
715–716,
717
- China, relations with:
- Charges and countercharges, 93,
103–104, 112, 122, 135, 166, 207, 436–437
- Chiang Kai-shek, 76, 80, 166, 195, 578–579
- Conservancy surtax, Japanese protest against, 651, 654–657
- Extraterritorial rights question, 637, 638, 640, 641
- General, 103, 152, 191, 417, 578–579, 594, 596, 636
- Hirota three-point program, 103–104
- Consular convention with United States, proposed, 816–817
- Economic and financial matters:
- Budget demands by Army, 713,
714
- China Consortium, attitude toward, 572, 589–590
- Economic measures against, considered, 1–2, 12, 30,
31, 38–39, 45, 57,
88, 90–91, 152, 153, 154, 163, 177, 184, 186, 188, 218, 232, 623
- Exchange control measures, 623, 795, 800, 801, 802, 804–806, 806–807
- General situation and policies, 135, 232, 539–540, 600, 626, 706, 707, 708, 709, 711, 713, 714, 718, 723
- Kadono Economic Mission to United States, 795, 798, 807
- Fisheries off the Alaskan coast, U. S.
representations regarding, 734–780
- Fishing rights in extraterritorial waters, question of,
735–736, 740–748
passim, 755–760
passim, 765
- Japanese fishing licenses, question of, 749, 758, 762, 764, 779
- Multilateral convention for conservation of salmon
resources, U. S. proposal for, 740–743, 752
- Presidential proclamation planned, closing reserved areas
to all fishing, 769, 770–771, 771–772
- Protests by U. S. fishing interests, and proposed
legislation, 748, 749, 752–768
passim, 773, 774, 776
- Surveys and studies on resources, 737–740, 744, 745, 750–752, 758, 763, 766–767, 778–779
- U. S. memorandum to Japan, and Japanese reply, 763–768, 777–779
- France, relations with, 163, 184–185, 243, 251–252, 356,
358, 372, 437, 824
- Germany, relations with, 104–105, 111,
130, 179, 581, 582, 584, 594
- Indo-China, threats against, 163, 172, 199
- Italy, relations with, 78, 111, 157,
158, 211, 824
- Konoye, Prince, 716–717
- “Manchoukuo,” relations with, 801–802
- Mandated Islands, military measures in, 812–813
- Mazaki, General, trial and acquittal, 719–720
- Military elements:
- Army-Navy relationship, 513,
712
- Political influence: General, 103, 104, 105–106, 125, 127, 129; Kwantung Army (Itagaki) faction program,
711–713; pressure on Cabinet, 703–723
- United Kingdom, Navy hostility toward, 136–137
- United States, attitude toward, 514
- War objectives and policy in China, 19, 43, 76, 177–179, 235, 517–518
- Netherlands, relations with, 97, 824
- Oil embargo against, question of, 30,
38–39,
184, 232
- Oil monopolies, U. S. representations on establishment of, 723–734
- Perpetual leases, exchange of notes between United States and
Japan in settlement of, 820–824
- Political situation, general, 103,
125, 127, 129, 135, 178–180, 191–192, 200,
207–208,
703–706,
707–715
passim, 717–718, 720–723
- Sanctions, possible application against, 1–2, 12, 30, 31, 38–39, 45, 57, 88, 90–91, 152, 153, 154, 163,
177, 184, 186, 188, 218, 232, 623
- Siam, treaty negotiations with, 865,
879
- Soviet Union, relations with, 76, 87–88, 101, 104,
243, 711, 713, 742, 775
- Trade policies, general, 795, 801, 802
- Trade relations with United States, 780–807
- Agreement relative to Japanese restriction
of cotton imports into the Philippines, negotiations for
substitution by private agreement or for renewal of, 789, 793–800
passim, 803; textiles transshipped through Hong Kong,
question of, 786–787, 788–790, 797, 798, 802, 803–804, 806
- Economic mission to United States, 795, 798, 807
- Liquidation of frozen funds owned by Americans in Japan,
problem of, 804–806
- “Memorandum of Understanding” between Japanese and
American industries for voluntary limitation of Japanese
exports to United States, 780–785, 787
- Oil monopolies in Japan and Manchuria, U. S.
representations regarding, 723–734
- Philippines. See
Agreement, supra.
- Quota agreement on cotton rugs, 794–795
- Trade agreement, proposed, 807
- Unofficial cotton textile agreement (Jan. 22), 780–785, 787–789
- United Kingdom, relations with: Blockade, problems arising from,
454–455,
458–459,
460, 461, 467; economic questions,
359–360,
372, 602–603, 607, 724,
732; general, 35, 96, 117, 126, 127–128, 136–137, 190, 233–234, 251,
252, 455, 499, 600, 819–820, 821,
822
- United States, relations with (see also
Fisheries
and
Trade relations, supra):
- American aviators enlisting with Chinese, Japanese
reaction to question of, 244–245, 521
- American claims against Japan, 359–360, 361, 362–363, 371–372
- American funds frozen in Japan, negotiations for
liquidation of, 804–806
- American steps and representations against bombing and
other unwarranted actions by Japan endangering foreign
nationals in China, 40–41, 43,
240, 241, 264, 269–270, 282, 291–292, 334, 338, 339, 340, 353–358
passim, 365, 366, 370, 371, 377, 380, 385–386
- Assistance by Japan in search for Amelia Earhart, 814–816
- Consultations and exchange of views on Brussels
Conference, 80, 102, 105–106, 122–123, 126–128, 142–143, 197, 211
- General 21, 31, 45–46, 62, 67,
126–127, 129, 137, 187, 189–191, 194–196, 216, 271, 278, 378, 437, 472, 711, 817–819
- Panay, sinking of. See under
Undeclared war: Incidents.
- Perpetual leases in Japan, exchanges of notes in
settlement of, 819–824
- Refusal by Japan to authorize visit of U. S. Navy vessel
to ports on Japanese-mandated islands, 811–812, 813
- Right of American consular officers to visit American
citizens under detention or arrest in Japan, assurances
regarding, 816–817
- Unwarranted action taken by Japanese Consul General at
Honolulu with respect to photographer taking picture of
Japanese group on U. S. Navy pier, 807–811
- Kadono Economic Mission, 795, 798, 807
- Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928), 6, 42, 43,
62, 67
- Korea, 723–724,
731–732
- Latvia, 26, 28, 49, 635
- League of Nations, activities in connection with undeclared
war between Japan and China, 1–67
- Advisory Committee:
- Chinese notes and appeal referred to, 6–7, 8, 17,
21, 22–23, 36, 38
- Convocation, membership questions, and activities, 7, 8,
10, 20, 23, 28, 32,
35, 37, 38, 39, 48,
64, 88, 109, 112–113, 138
- Reports and resolution adopted 58–61
- Subcommittee, organization, work, and resolution adopted
by, 29–30, 32–34, 36,
39–40, 41–42, 44–45, 46–58
passim
- U. S. position in, 10, 14–15,
18–19, 20, 21, 22,
23–24, 25, 42–44,
62–63, 475, 531
- Aims stated and conference on Far East suggested, 28–29, 40, 55–57
- Assembly, adoption of resolutions of Advisory Committee, 41, 58, 61
- Attitudes, activities, and question of participation
of various nations:
- Australia, 26–27, 28,
31, 37, 49, 57, 60,
61
- Belgium, 22, 29, 30,
49, 57, 61
- China: Appeal to League, questions regarding, 1–23
passim, 455, 475, 531–532; participation in subcommittee work, 36, 38,
40, 44–45, 48, 49–50, 55, 56,
59, 60
- Ecuador, 49, 60
- France, 2, 9, 10–11, 28,
29–30, 36, 46, 47,
49, 56, 57, 60–61
- Germany, 28, 29, 30,
32, 37
- Italy, 21, 29, 30, 61
- Japan: Attitude and reaction of, 35, 46, 48, 67,
80; declaration by the League
of Japanese aggression and violation of treaties, question
of, 10–11, 31, 36, 45,
47, 48, 51, 52, 54,
55; invitation and refusal to
participate, 26, 28, 30,
35, 37, 43
- Latvia, 26, 28, 49
- Netherlands, 21, 22, 28,
30, 49, 61
- New Zealand, 30, 49, 50,
59–61
- Poland, 49, 61
- Portugal, 17, 30, 61
- Soviet Union, position and activities, 28, 30,
47, 49, 50, 56, 57,
60, 61
- Spain, 41
- Sweden, 22, 49, 50,
59, 61
- United Kingdom, 28, 29–30,
38–39, 46–47, 49,
50, 55–56, 57, 60
- United States: General position, 4–6, 12–13,
18, 25, 30–31, 32–34, 36, 37,
39–40, 40–41, 85;
policy statements, 13–14, 42–44, 62–63,
91, 531, 532;
representation and possible participation, question of, 9–10,
10–11, 15–16, 20,
21, 30, 47–48
- Council, private session of, 22–23
- Covenant, question of application of arts.
10 and 11, 27, 55, 56; art. 17, 17, 20, 21–22, 36, 37, 57
- Sanctions, question of, 1–2, 12, 31, 45, 57
- Loans. See
China: Economic
reconstruction
and
Railways.
- “Manchoukuo:”
- China, relations with, 151, 235
- Concordia party, policy of, 714
- Extraterritorial rights, question of abolition of, 636, 638–639, 641
- Japanese capital transfers to, 801–802
- Oil monopolies, problem of, 729–731, 733,
734
- United Kingdom, relations with, 600,
603, 731, 734
- Marshall Islands, 814
- Martin Co., Glenn L., 538, 539, 543
- Mazaki, General, trial and acquittal, 719–720
- Mediation. See under
Undeclared war.
- Mexico, 59, 61
- Missionaries and mission property. See under
Undeclared war: Protection.
- Monopolies. See
Oil monopolies.
- Morgan, J. P., & Co., 672
- Most-favored-nation. See under
Siam: Treaty.
- Narcotic drugs. See under
China.
- National Catholic Welfare Conference, 309,
348
- Netherlands:
- Aviation, request to establish air line between Dutch East Indies
and Manila, 818
- Brussels Conference, participation in, 69, 70, 96, 97, 157, 158, 165
- Japan, relations with, 97, 824
- League of Nations, 21, 22, 28, 30, 49, 61
- United Kingdom, relations with, 504
- Neutrality legislation of United States, application of, 11, 13, 14, 20, 21, 30, 31, 152, 154, 177, 193, 203, 204, 443, 456–457, 529–530, 531, 613, 622
- New Zealand, 30, 49,
50, 59–61
- Nine Power Treaty (1922) (see also
Brussels Conference):
- Chinese position toward, 2, 4–5, 6, 167, 207
- Consultation by signatories leading to Brussels Conference, 4–5, 40, 55–56, 57, 59, 61, 63–64, 138, 205
- Japan: Attitude toward, 67, 93, 137, 207–208, 209; question of violation of, 8, 42, 43, 55, 62, 109, 112, 167
- Non-recognition by signatories of territory acquired in China by
force, 153, 176
- Principles and provisions of, reaffirmed, 123–124, 181, 206–210, 220,
227
- U. S. position in regard to, 4–5, 42, 43, 84
- Norway, 59, 61, 183, 188, 213
- Oil monopolies in China, 658–661; Japan, 723–729; “Manchoukuo,” 729–731, 733, 734; Siam, 890–894
- Palau Island, 812, 813
- Pan American Airways, 319, 521, 813–814
- Panama Canal Zone, 833, 845, 846, 856, 862, 874
- Panay, sinking of. See under
Undeclared war: Incidents.
- Petroleum. See
Oil monopolies.
- Philippines:
- Agreement between United States and Japan relative to Japanese
restriction of cotton imports into, negotiations for substitution by
private agreement or for renewal of, 789, 793–800
passim, 803;
textiles transshipped through Hong Kong, question of, 786–787, 788–790, 797, 798,
802, 803–804, 806
- Arms shipments to China in transit through, 538
- Operation of Japanese air line from Taihoku (Formosa) to Manila,
U. S. refusal to authorize, 817–819
- Refugees from China, problem of, 270,
316, 354, 361, 381
- United States, relations with, 638,
639, 790–792, 792–793, 797, 798,
799
- Poland, 49, 61
- Portugal, 17, 30,
61, 101, 108, 156, 824
- President Hoover, sinking of, 473–484
- Pribilof Islands, 737, 738, 746–747, 750
- R. C. A. Victor Co., 609–610
- Red Cross: American, 381, 627–634; Red Cross
Society of China, 349, 627, 629–630, 631, 632
- Refugees. See under
Undeclared war.
- Relief activities on behalf of war victims in China, 627–634
- Rising Sun Oil Co., 734
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (President): Arms shipments, statement of Sept. 14 regarding, 530,
532, 533, 534, 545–546; policy statements and views, 84–85, 102, 152, 154, 163, 174, 184–185, 312–313, 362, 496–497, 517, 768–769, 770–771; speech of Oct. 5,
effects and comments abroad, 61, 62, 88, 101, 120, 147, 159, 171, 173, 190, 194, 222
- Saipan, 812, 813
- Sanctions, question of. See
Japan: Economic and financial
matters: Economic measures against; and under
Brussels Conference
and
League of Nations.
- Scandinavian Alliance Mission, 550, 555, 557
- Searchlight Publishing Co., 685, 690
- Shanghai. See under
China
and
Undeclared war.
- Shipping (see also
Undeclared war: Blockade), principles of international law applied to merchant
shipping, 442, 447,
450, 459, 461, 462, 463
- Siam, 825–894
- Japan, negotiations for treaty with, 865, 879
- Land titles in dispute, settlement of, 858, 862–863
- Oil, possible legislation restricting trade in, U. S. informal
representations against, 890–894
- Treaty of commerce, friendship, and navigation with
United States, signed Nov. 13, 825–890
- Citation to text, 888
- Compensation problems, 835,
848, 861, 867, 868
- Consular officers’ rights, 833, 845–846, 855
- Draft texts, 834–857; discussions concerning, 828–834, 858–864, 866–869, 870–872, 873
- Evocation, right of, 888–889, 890
- Exchange of notes, negotiations on, 858, 864, 869, 872, 876–877, 880, 881, 882, 885, 886, 887
- Immovable property rights question, 828–829, 859–860, 865–866, 867, 871–872, 875–887
passim
- Import and export restrictions, 831–832, 837–839, 845, 849–853
passim
- International payments, control of, 830, 838, 850, 861, 868, 874, 875
- Monopolies, question of, 830–831, 838–839, 851, 863, 868, 870, 874, 877, 878, 885, 886, 887, 888
- Most-favored-nation clause, 828, 829, 831–832, 833, 835, 836, 839, 842, 843, 848, 849, 853, 856, 858, 862, 866, 868, 870, 874, 879–886
passim
- National treatment provisions, 829, 831, 832, 835, 836, 837, 841, 849, 852, 853, 862, 866, 868, 874, 878–879, 882, 884
- Navigation and shipping provisions, 829, 831, 832, 837, 839–842, 849, 852, 853–854, 869
- Protocol, text of, 874
- Quota allocations provisions, 829–830, 832, 837–838, 874
- United Kingdom, relations with, 864,
878–879,
889, 893
- Singapore, 146
- Sino-Japanese dispute. See
Brussels Conference; League of
Nations; Undeclared war.
- Skoda Works, 622
- Soviet Union (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.):
- China, relations with: Armaments supply, question of, 2, 3, 46, 179, 215, 548;
Sino-Soviet pact (Aug. 21), 80, 104, 151
- Dissemination of Communist propaganda in China using American
ownership, real or simulated, for protection, 692–694
- Japan, relations with, 76, 87–88, 101, 104,
243, 711, 713, 742, 775
- League of Nations, position and activities in, 28, 30, 47, 49, 50, 56, 57, 60, 61
- Political situation, general, 130–131
- United States, consultations with, 87–88, 119–120, 129–131, 198–199, 740–741
- Spain, 41, 523
- Standard Oil Co. and Standard-Vacuum Oil Co., 319, 341, 345, 450, 469, 470, 488, 489, 492, 493, 505–506, 514, 678, 725, 729, 732, 733, 734, 872, 890
- Sweden, 22, 49, 50, 59, 61, 183, 188, 213, 824
- Texas Co., 680, 734
- Third Internationale, 687, 688, 693
- Treaties, conventions, etc.:
- Anti-Comintern Pact (1936), 130, 179
- Boxer Protocol (1901), 151, 238,
240, 421
- China-Latvia, treaty of amity (1936),
cited, 635
- Consortium agreement (1920). See under
China.
- Fur seals treaties of 1892, 746; 1911, 737, 738,
750, 751
- Hague Convention of 1907, 466
- Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928), 6, 42, 43, 49, 55, 62, 67, 206, 209
- Maritime ports, convention and statute on international regime of
(1928), 869,
874
- Nine Power Treaty (1922). See
Nine Power Treaty.
- Sino-Soviet non-aggression pact, signed Aug.
21, 80, 104, 151
- U. S.-China: Treaty of 1858, 421; treaty of Wang Hiya (1844), 575
- U. S.-Finland, treaty of relations (1934),
826
- U. S.-Russia, ceding Alaska (1867), 755, 756
- U. S.-Siam. See
Siam: Treaty.
- Versailles Treaty (1919), 6, 199
- Truk Island, 812, 813
- Turkey, 504
- Undeclared war between Japan and China (see
also
Brussels Conference; League of
Nations), 1–548
- Agreement of July 11, 241
- Air operations. See under
Military operations, infra.
- Anglo-American consultations and steps (see also
under
Mediation, infra):
- Claims for damages, 328–329
- Cooperation, necessity of, 43,
462, 463, 491, 494–495, 500
- General, 145–147, 163, 229, 230, 455, 458–459, 504
- Panay sinking, 490–491, 494–495, 497, 499–500
- Protection of foreign nationals, 238, 284, 332, 337, 415–420, 459, 555
- Armaments:
- Chinese needs and demands for, 3, 45, 90, 129, 136, 199–200, 204, 221, 547–548, 622
- French position on shipments through Indo-China, 136, 163, 170–171, 172, 184–185, 199–200, 212, 538
- Japanese attitude and reaction to shipments to China, 136, 137, 442, 435–436, 438, 445
- U. S. supplies to China: Airplane purchases
in America, 453, 522, 523, 527, 537, 538–539, 543–544; refusal by American firms to sell to China,
530–531, 536–537, 539–543; Roosevelt’s
statement of Sept. 14, 530, 532, 533, 534, 545–546; U. S. export
regulations and shipment problems arising from Japanese
blockade, 22, 205, 453, 456–458, 523, 527, 530–548
passim
- Belligerency rights, question of, 21,
328, 361, 440, 441, 463
- Blockade and other restrictions on shipping, effect
on American and foreign shipping (see also
Armaments, supra),
430–472
- Canton River, closing by Chinese, 469, 470
- Chinese warnings to foreign vessels, 437–438, 452, 457
- French protests and steps, 437, 447–448
- General problems and dangers, 3,
265–266, 301, 305, 306, 401, 402, 436, 437, 439–441, 453, 462–464, 469, 470, 527–528, 532, 628
- Measures requested by Japan with regard to foreign
shipping, and assurances to respect, 435, 436, 446–450, 454–455, 458–459, 460, 461, 462; nationality
verification and problems of nationality transfers, 460, 465, 467, 468
- Navigation dangers because of Japanese attacks on coastal
lights, 464, 465, 466, 469
- Official blockade proclamations by Japan, 444, 446, 449
- Pearl River, blocking of, 469,
470
- United Kingdom reaction and steps, 90, 440–448
passim, 454–455, 458–459, 461, 462–463, 464, 467
- U. S. reaction and steps, 444,
445, 447, 448, 450, 457, 462–463, 464, 465–466, 468
- Yangtze River, navigation problems and incidents, 305, 401, 430, 434, 439, 451–452, 471, 472, 485, 498–499, 503–504
- Canton, situation in, 30, 261, 275,
300, 403, 469, 631, 634
- Casualties:
- Foreign nationals, 279, 368, 481, 482–483, 487, 488–489, 492, 499, 501–502, 505–507
- General, 38, 276–277, 319, 324, 349, 351
- Relief activities on behalf of war victims, 627–634
- Shanghai, 278, 279, 295, 297, 304, 317, 330, 342, 367, 368
- Chefoo, evacuation of American nationals from, 268, 274, 293, 303, 308, 325, 376
- China:
- American and foreign instructors and fliers, question of,
244–245, 520–529
passim, 538–539, 543
- Attitude toward hostilities and charges against Japan,
6, 8, 14, 17, 49,
76, 103–104, 166–167, 207; settlement
proposals by unofficial sources, 150–152
- Control, training, and discipline in Chinese air force,
475–476
- Fishing vessels and junks seized or sunk by Japan, 466, 468, 470–471
- Military advisers, 520, 524
- Military situation, 3–4, 166–167, 199–200, 246
- President Hoover, regrets for
sinking of, 474–480
- Civilian population, protection of (see
also
Casualties, supra;
Protection, infra):
- Declaration of war, formal, question of, 203, 463
- Diplomatic and consular relations:
- Closing of American consular offices in some cities
considered, 249–250, 269, 275, 357–358, 375, 381
- Evacuation from Nanking of U. S. Embassy staff and other
foreign diplomatic officials, 327, 332, 341–342, 344–345, 347–348, 351–352, 383, 392, 393, 394, 402, 403, 414, 486–487, 489, 493
- Immunity of official foreign mail in Tientsin, question
of, 272
- Raid of Soviet Consulate by Japanese, 243–244
- Economic and financial matters, 236,
252, 326–327, 328–329, 372–373, 416, 417,
435, 619, 625
- Educational and cultural matters, 247–249, 254, 565–568
- Embargo, question of, 30, 38–39, 184, 232
- Foochow, evacuation from, 325, 425
- Foreign powers, policies of (see
also
Mediation, infra):
- France: Arms shipments through Indo-China, attitude
toward, 136, 163, 170–171, 184–185, 199–200, 212, 538; general
policies and attitudes, 16, 408, 437, 440, 441, 447–448, 517–518
- Italy, policies and steps, 283, 311, 408
- Joint action, consultations and representations: Blockade
problems, 440, 441, 446, 450, 458, 459; general, 18, 161, 189, 275, 292, 293–294, 296, 432, 439; protection
of foreign nationals and property, 245, 253, 274, 293, 402, 404, 406; Shanghai situation, 305, 306, 309–310, 311–312, 342–343, 357, 417, 431
- Soviet views, 87, 104, 129–131
- United Kingdom (see also
Anglo-American consultations, supra): General policies and steps,
16, 35, 46–47, 145–147, 153, 161–162, 458–459, 466, 490–491, 494–495, 498–499; protection
of foreign nationals and property, 411, 415, 429–430
- United States (see also
Anglo-American consultations
and
Armaments: U. S.
supplies, supra; also
Incidents: Panay, infra): Analyses,
42–44, 62–63, 145–147, 416–417, 420–423; general attitudes and steps,
10, 13, 14, 33–34,
40, 42–44, 47, 76,
159, 161–162, 173–174, 175, 203, 204, 208, 237–238, 352, 362, 363–364, 426–427, 440, 441, 495, 531, 627–628, 629;
representations to China for [Page 908] sinking of President
Hoover, 473–479, 483–484;
representations to Japan, 437,
468, 485, 486–487, 488
- Gas warfare, 38
- Hangchow, situation in, 415
- Hankow, evacuation of American and other foreign nationals, 268, 274,
293, 312–313, 325–326, 328, 330,
333, 335, 338, 354, 388, 412, 413,
418, 420, 425; relief allocations,
634; safety zone, efforts to create,
401–404,
408, 415, 418, 429
- Honan Province, 376
- Incidents:
- General, 4, 237–238, 243, 275, 290, 387, 388, 391, 394, 455, 498–499, 503–504
- Panay, sinking of,
Dec. 12, 421, 423, 485–520; claims for damages and indemnification, 497, 502, 503; description
of incident and U. S. views, 488–489, 499, 502–503, 505–506; investigations by Japan and by Naval Court
of Inquiry, 507, 508, 512, 515, 516, 517; Japanese version and regrets, 416, 492, 493, 495, 496, 497, 503, 508, 509, 510–511, 512, 514, 519; rescue operations, 488, 489, 490, 492, 493, 494, 498, 500–501, 503, 513
- President Hoover, 473–484; Chinese version, 479–480
- Japan:
- Aims and objectives, 19, 43, 76,
177–178, 178–179, 208, 235, 372, 517–518
- Japanese nationals, protection of, 241, 254, 261, 430, 464
- Japanese reaction after Panay
incident, 416, 503, 508, 509, 519
- Military situation, 64, 105, 137, 179
- Negotiations and possible settlement, attitude toward,
35, 46, 118–119, 122, 126, 127–128, 134–135, 143, 155, 233–234, 235
- Non-recognition of territorial changes in China, question
of, 153, 154, 176–177, 185, 187, 201
- Occupied areas, troop behavior and regulations in, 409, 414–415, 417, 419, 427, 428; censorship at Tientsin, 250, 251, 252, 272–273, 278, 292, 300
- Position taken and views on conflict, 14, 35, 43, 80,
105–106, 113, 126–127, 190–192
- Representations and steps by United States and other
powers relative to various incidents and bombings, 245, 274, 275, 391, 394–395, 397–398, 402, 408, 410–411, 411–412, 416–417, 420, 498–499, 500, 501, 503–504
- Respect for foreign lives and property, question of, 270, 271–272, 277, 289–290, 338, 340, 365, 367, 394–395, 396, 402, 404, 409, 413, 415, 416, 418, 425, 429–430, 499
- Sanctions against, question of, 1–2, 12, 30,
31, 38–39, 45, 57,
88, 90–91, 152, 153, 154, 165, 177, 184, 186, 188, 218, 232, 623
- Kwangsi, evacuation of American nationals from, 325, 376
- Kwangtung, evacuation of American nationals from, 325, 376
- Mediation and good offices:
- Anglo-American, 124–125, 131–132, 201, 215, 219, 220, 228, 229–230, 231, 233–234, 235, 236
- Chinese request for, 215, 221, 231
- Germany, 159–160, 199, 230
- Italy, 199, 230
- Japanese reaction to, 122,
131–132, 183, 184, 201, 219, 229, 231, 233–234, 235
- United States, 43, 132, 195–196, 215
- Military operations (see also
Blockade, etc., supra;
and under
Shanghai, infra):
- Air operations: American and British vessels, bombing of,
255, 290, 301, 368–369, 401, 473–480
passim, 485, 487, 489, 492, 495, 496, 505–506, 507, 512, 516; American
and foreign instructors and fliers, question of, 244–245, 520–529
passim, 538–539, 543; American and foreign
missions and hospitals, bombing of, 264, 276–277, 282, 334, 339–340, 356, 358, 365, 366, 367, 377, 378, 382, 398; general, 257,
260, 265–266, 291–292, 293–294, 296, 297, 300, 302, 307, 319, 323, 345, 346, 354, 370, 380, 391, 394, 452, 459, 470; League of
Nations, consideration of indiscriminate bombings, 19, 31,
33, 36, 38, 40–41,
43, 49, 52, 54; Nanking, question of bombing
of, 33, 274, 345, 347, 351, 393, 397; precautionary measures to
protect foreign lives and property, 271, 272–273, 277, 299, 365, 368–369
- Ground operations, 216, 309–310, 379, 393, 396, 486, 489, 501
- Naval operations (see also
Blockade, etc., supra): American-owned launches seized by
Japanese, 384–387; American war vessels
protecting American nationals and escorting merchantmen,
241–242, 249, 453; Panay, sinking of, 485–520; President Hoover, bombing of, 473–484; submarine activities, 290, 459, 470
- Military situation, general, 3–4, 64, 105, 137,
166–167,
179, 190–191, 199–200, 246
- Nanking: Bombing of, 33, 274, 345,
347, 351, 393, 397; evacuation of, 190–191, 192,
344, 383, 384, 390, 391–392, 395,
399; general situation, 199, 248,
390–397
passim, 414, 428, 486,
487, 634; safety zone, question of, and protection of foreign
lives and property, 247–248, 274,
337–338,
340, 341, 344, 346, 347–348, 383,
384, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394–395, 398, 399,
402, 414, 428, 458, 463, 564
- North China:
- American and other foreign forces in, 264, 283–284, 421, 422
- General situation, 8, 118, 151, 237, 248, 264, 291, 300, 316
- Military operations, 31, 238, 240–241, 246
- Protection of American and other foreign lives and
property, 237–239, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 263, 284, 290–291, 293, 296, 303, 307–308, 315–316, 321, 325, 376, 399
- Puppet regime, U. S. non-recognition of, 684–685
- Tientsin: Censorship questions, 250, 251–252, 272–273, 278, 292, 300; evacuation
of, 268, 274, 275, 293, 321; general situation, 51, 244, 263, 283–284, 293–294, 297–298, 315–316, 321
- Tsinanfu, situation in, 254,
375, 379
- Panay, sinking of. See
under
Incidents, supra.
- Peace, general principles for maintenance of, 33–34, 42–44, 218
- Peace negotiations and possibilities (see also
Mediation, supra):
- Chinese attitude and proposals, 150–152, 166–167, 178, 207, 221, 231
- Japanese position on direct Sino-Japanese negotiations,
76, 143, 155, 166, 191, 196, 206, 208, 217, 220, 234–235
- Possible conditions for, 94,
104, 118–119, 122–123, 126, 127–128, 128–129, 192, 216, 234–235
- President Hoover, sinking of, 473–484
- Protection of American and other foreign lives and
property:
- Advisability of evacuation and question of U. S.
responsibility, 268, 274–275, 282–283, 301–303, 336, 339, 352, 354, 360–361, 362, 363–364, 381, 423, 525, 529, 557–561, 563–564
- Canton, 261, 403
- Claims for damages and indemnities, 281, 286–287, 289, 328, 343–344, 359, 361–362, 362–363, 371–372, 383, 398, 428, 451, 474, 476, 479, 480–484, 497, 502, 503
- Evacuation figures, 307–308, 325, 376, 412, 423–424
- Funds for assistance, question of, 260, 262, 264, 266–267, 284, 349–350, 353
- General policies and problems, 239, 240, 241, 247, 254, 259, 260, 269, 274–275, 297, 299–300, 300–301, 303–304, 305–306, 310, 312, 318, 319, 325–326, 330, 340, 342, 352, 353–354, 355, 358, 363–364, 365, 368–369, 383, 388, 409, 412–413, 415, 455, 565–567
- Hankow, 245, 318, 324, 328, 330–331, 333, 335, 338, 343, 344, 354, 387–388, 397, 401, 402, 404, 412, 413, 415, 418, 420, 425, 429
- Interior China, problems in, 291–292, 557–561
passim
- Missions and hospitals, bombing of, 264, 269–270, 276–277, 282, 323, 334, 343–344, 348–349, 359, 366, 367, 377, 378, 380, 382, 383–384; missionaries’ dangers and
problems, 306, 307, 309, 321, 333, 335, 336, 348, 397–398, 409, 425, 427, 550, 555, 557–559
- Nanking, 247–248, 274, 337–338, 340, 341, 344, 346, 347–348, 383, 384, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394–395, 398, 399, 402, 414, 428, 458, 463, 564
- Navy vessels and diverted merchantmen helping in
evacuation, 260, 263, 280, 285, 287–289, 290–291, 303, 352, 408, 413–414
- North China, 237–239, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 263, 284, 290–291, 293, 296, 303, 307–308, 315–316, 321, 325, 376, 399
- Respect of Japanese for foreign lives and property,
question of, 245, 247, 314–315, 318, 358, 365, 372–373, 395–396, 402, 415, 429, 458–459
- Return of American nationals to China, question of, 335, 376, 381, 382
- Shanghai. See under
Shanghai, infra.
- Sian, evacuation from, 550–556, 562, 563
- South China, 293, 303, 308, 325
- Tsinanfu, evacuation from, 254, 275, 379
- Tsingtao, 243, 280, 405, 408, 413–414, 423–424
- U. S. forces in China, rôle of, 252–253, 264, 283–284, 364, 421–423
- Refugee problem, 244, 257, 258,
267, 270, 316, 354, 361, 377, 380,
381, 404, 417, 475, 627, 628, 632,
633; evacuees from China in the
Philippines, problem of, 270, 316, 354,
361, 381
- Relief activities on behalf of war victims, 627–634
- Shanghai:
- British claims for damages to Palace and Cathay hotels,
479
- Casualties, 262, 322, 330, 368, 369, 374
- Extraterritorial foreigners subject to Japanese military
law, question of, 419, 426–427
- General situation, 31, 118, 151, 166, 262, 416–417, 419, 431, 432, 471
- Incidents, 271–273, 387–390, 693
- International Settlement: Bombing of, 257–258, 260–261, 278, 279, 294–295, 297, 298–299, 475; precautions
and steps to protect, 323, 330, 343–344, 346, 369–370, 371, 374, 461–462; use by Japanese as base of
operations, question of, 258,
314, 346
- Japanese restrictions on access to foreign property in
Japanese held areas, question of, 313, 319–320, 331, 332, 334, 337, 357, 373, 405, 407, 410–412, 416–417, 418–419
- Military operations: Air, 255,
257, 265–266, 278, 279, 294–295, 322, 341, 342–343, 345, 367–368; dangers to foreign shipping from Chinese
bombings of Japanese warships, 4,
265–266, 280–281, 281–282, 433; general situation, 192, 199, 258, 374, 436; ground fighting, 304–305, 317–318, 322, 345; Japanese landing of
reenforcements, 257, 278, 322; naval, 304, 317–318, 320, 322, 323, 417, 431–432, 433, 436, 461–462, 475; proposal by foreign powers
that both forces withdraw to established points, 305–311
passim, 314
- Mutual charges by China and Japan, 262, 311, 314, 318, 346
- Protection of foreign nationals and property: Evacuation
problems, 254, 256, 259, 260, 262, 265–266, 288, 290–291, 292–293, 303, 307, 308, 325, 376, 381, 435, 453; general, 257, 258–259, 279, 334, 341, 353, 364–365, 368, 369, 382, 384–387, 387–389, 403, 416–417, 431, 564; joint steps
and representations, 277, 306, 309–310, 317–318, 320, 323, 329–330, 353, 373
- Relief problems, 627–633
passim
- U. S. armed forces in, 256,
370, 387–390, 405, 421, 422
- Shansi, situation in, 166
- Shantung, situation in, 242
- South China: American nationals, evacuation from, 293, 303,
308, 325; bombing in, 318, 323
- “State of war,” question of, 16, 20, 21, 447
- Transport and communications (see also
Blockade, etc., supra):
- Armaments, shipment problems, 215, 453, 456, 527, 532–535, 537–538, 546
- Bombing of lines of communication by Japan, 300, 307, 354, 387–388, 470
- Censorship by Japanese in Tientsin and Peiping, 250, 251–252, 272–273, 278, 292, 300
- Evacuation of foreign nationals, problems of, 260, 263, 280, 285, 287–289, 290–291, 303, 325, 326, 328, 330–331, 352, 361, 408, 413–414, 471, 553, 554–555, 556;
international trains for evacuation of foreign nationals,
question of Japanese respect for, 314–315, 318, 324, 325–326, 330
- Medical supplies problems, 628, 629
- Pan American service between Manila and Macao and Hong
Kong, 319
- War risk insurance for merchant vessels evacuating
American nationals from China, question of, 286, 287–289, 291, 293
- Tsingtao: Blockade regulations excluding, 446, 449, 451, 460;
evacuation of American nationals, 268,
274, 280, 303, 307, 308, 376, 407–408, 413,
423–424,
429–430;
general situation, 308–309, 405,
406–407,
413–414,
427, 436; policing problems, 419–420, 424,
427
- U. S. Marines, 256, 387, 388,
389, 390, 421, 422, 423
- Yangtze Valley area, American nationals, evacuation of, 292, 300,
307–308,
325, 367, 376, 395, 396, 404
- Union of South Africa, 61
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See
Soviet Union.
- United Kingdom (see also under
Brussels Conference: Attitudes,
etc.; League of Nations: Attitudes, etc.; and
Undeclared war: Foreign
powers):
- Anglo-American consultations:
- China Consortium, 591–592, 601, 615–616, 624–625
- Extraterritorial rights in China, problem of abolition of,
637, 639–641, 642–643
- General, 499–500, 504, 745–747, 825–826
- League of Nations, 9–10, 12–13, 21, 29–30, 34–35,
36
- Loans to China, 605–606, 607, 608
- Oil trade legislation in Siam, proposed, 891, 892, 893, 894
- Perpetual leases in Japan, settlement of, 819
- Taxation by China of extraterritorial foreigners, 679
- China, relations with:
- China Consortium agreement, attitude toward, 568–571, 572, 576–578
- Economic and fiscal questions, 205, 569, 572, 575–577, 592–593, 594, 651, 654, 655, 657, 660–661, 679
- General, 205, 281, 451, 548, 551
- Loans to China, negotiations for, 581, 584, 585, 588, 590, 593, 599–600, 601–602, 603–604, 608–609, 619–621, 625
- Foreign Secretary Eden’s statement in House of Commons on U. S.
rôle in convoking Brussels Conference, 138–141, 142, 144,
145, 189–190
- Japan, relations with:
- Blockade, problems arising from, 454–455, 458–459, 460, 461, 467
- Economic questions, 359–360, 372, 602–603, 607, 724, 732
- General, 35, 96, 117, 126, 127–128, 136–137, 190, 233–234, 251, 252, 455, 499, 600, 819–920, 821, 822
- “Manchoukuo,” relations with, 600,
603, 731, 734
- Netherlands, relations with, 504
- Policies and views, general, 51, 455, 500,
504, 518, 568
- Siam, relations with, 864, 878–879, 889, 893
- Trade agreement with United States, question of, 115–116, 155, 171–172
- U. S. Asiatic Fleet, 303, 421, 422, 423
- U. S. Court for China, 521, 526, 529
- U. S. Marines, 256, 370, 387, 388, 389, 390, 421, 422, 423
- U. S. Maritime Commission, 523, 533, 534
- Voice of China newspaper, 685–692
- Wah Chang Trading Co., 537–538, 540, 541, 542
- War between Soviet Union and Japan, possibility of, 76, 104, 713
- Yarnell, Admiral, policy statement by 362,
363–364