Chapter II: February 1–March 14, 1938
Nature of American-British cooperation in Far East; Chinese mission to Moscow in search of further aid; exacerbation of Anglo-Japanese relations over China; British memorandum on possible peace terms for Japan and China (February 14); Ambassador Grew’s review of Japanese naval building (February 18); Ambassador Johnson’s opinion of German recognition of “Manchoukuo” (February 24); Soviet view of situation in Far East and Europe (March 4); Japanese plans for reorganization of China (March 14)
[73] The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 1—9:10 a.m.]
793.94/12271: Telegram
[74] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Johnson )
711.41/377a: Telegram
[75] The Ambassador in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:50 p.m.]
793.94/12301: Telegram
[76] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan ( Grew )
793.94/12371a: Telegram
[77] The Ambassador in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 4—7 a.m.]
793.94/12306: Telegram
[78] Memorandum by the Adviser on Political Relations ( Hornbeck ) of a Conversation With the First Secretary of the British Embassy ( Broadmead )
893.0146/632
[79] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan ( Grew )
793.94/12314a: Telegram
[80] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China ( Johnson )
793.94 Conference/362: Telegram
[81] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 4—6:47 p.m.]
793.04/12313: Telegram
[82] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 5—9:28 a.m.]
711.41/378: Telegram
[83] The Chargé in the Soviet Union ( Henderson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:44 p.m.]
793.94/12357: Telegram
[84] The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 5—8:27 a.m.]
793.94/12316: Telegram
[85] The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 6—7:15 a.m.]
793.94/12326: Telegram
[86] The Third Secretary of Embassy in China ( Allison ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9:58 p.m.]
793.94/12336: Telegram
[87] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State
793.94/12353
[88] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)
893.0146/633
[90] The Third Secretary of Embassy in China ( Allison ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 10—1:44 p.m.]
793.94/12384: Telegram
[91] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hankow ( Josselyn )
893.00/14207b
[92] The Chargé in the United Kingdom ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 11—1:22 p.m.]
793.94 Conference/367: Telegram
[93] The Charge in the Soviet Union ( Henderson ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 11—3:52 p.m.]
761.94/1017: Telegram
[94] The Ambassador in Japan ( Grew ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:20 p.m.]
793.94/12412: Telegram
[95] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Gauss ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 14—noon.]
793.94/12417: Telegram
[96] The Secretary of State to the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs ( McReynolds )
793.94/12393
[97] The Under Secretary of State ( Welles ) to the French Chargé ( Henry )
893.0146/633
[98] The British Embassy to the Department of State
893.01 Provisional/70
[99] The British Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ( Cadogan ) to the Adviser on Political Relations ( Hornbeck )
793.94/128551/5
[100] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Gauss ) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 15—12:47 p.m.]
793.94/12426: Telegram
[101] The Consul at Harbin ( Merrell ) to the Ambassador in China ( Johnson )
793.94/12859
[102] The Consul General at Shanghai ( Gauss ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:16 p.m.]
793.94/12449: Telegram