Office of the Historian

Southward Advance of Japanese expansionist movement: the Netherlands East Indies; French Indochina; British Hong Kong and Burma; Thailand1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1939, vol. iii, pp. 103–123; see also Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. ii, pp. 281 ff.

[181] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State

London, September 25, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received September 25—1:15 p.m.]

893.24/882: Telegram

[182] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 25, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received 8:10 p.m.]

751G.92/36: Telegram

[183] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, September 25, 1940—8 p.m.
[Received September 25—5:30 p.m.]

751G.94/160: Telegram

[184] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, September 26, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received September 26—8 a.m.]

751G.94/163: Telegram

[185] The Consul General at Batavia (Foote) to the Secretary of State

Batavia, September 26, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received September 26—8:22 a.m.]

756D.94/74: Telegram

[186] The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, September 26, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received 7:42 p.m.]

751G.94/169½: Telegram

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

Chungking, September 27, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received September 27—8:52 a.m.]

751G.94/172: Telegram

[188] The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, September 27, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received 7:45 p.m.]

751G.94/175: Telegram

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

Chungking, September 30, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received September 30—1 a.m.]

762.9411/54: Telegram

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

[Washington,] September 30, 1940.

762.9411/81½

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

Washington, October 3, 1940—6 p.m.

756D.94/82: Telegram

[193] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, October 4, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received 6:45 p.m.]

751G.94/203: Telegram

[194] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Thailand (Grant)

Washington, October 4, 1940—5 p.m.

711.00111 Armament Control/2495: Telegram

[195] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy) to the Secretary of State

London, October 4, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received October 4—8:11 p.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/5845½: Telegram

[196] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, October 4, 1940—11 p.m.
[Received October 5—4:30 p.m.]

751G.92/52: Telegram

[197] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Batavia (Foote)

Washington, October 5, 1940—3 p.m.

756D.94/64: Telegram

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

[Washington,] October 5, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/1

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

[Washington,] October 7, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/2

[200] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of Stale

[Washington,] October 7, 1940.

841.34546D/131

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

Tokyo, October 8, 1940—noon.
[Received October 8—2:24 a.m.]

893.24/896: Telegram

[202] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, October 8, 1940—noon.
[Received 12:05 p.m.]

751G.92/54: Telegram

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

Washington, October 8, 1940—6 p.m.

762.9411/54: Telegram

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

Washington, October 9, 1940—6 p.m.

756D.94/82: Telegram

[206] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, October 9, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received October 10—12:35 a.m.]

751G.92/56: Telegram

[208] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Thailand (Grant)

Washington, October 10, 1940—2 p.m.

711.00111 Armament Control/2495: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 10, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received October 10—12:48 p.m.]

856D.248/34: Telegram

[210] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, October 11, 1940—8 a.m.
[Received 11:12 p.m.]

751G.92/60: Telegram