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.

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

Hanoi, October 11, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received October 12—12:22 p.m.]

751G.94/220: Telegram

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

Bangkok, October 11, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received October 11—6:13 p.m.]

751G.92/59: Telegram

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

Bangkok, October 12, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received October 12—11:45 a.m.]

751G.92/61: Telegram

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

Bangkok, October 12, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received October 13—5 a.m.]

751G.92/62: Telegram

[215] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck)

[Washington,] October 14, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/23

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

Washington, October 14, 1940—7 p.m.

856D.248/34: Telegram

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

[Washington,] October 16, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/4

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

Washington, October 16, 1940—7 p.m.

711.90/58a: Telegram

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

Bangkok, October 17, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received October 17—1:30 p.m.]

390.1115A/57: Telegram

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

Batavia, October 18, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received October 18—9:34 a.m.]

762.9411/131: Telegram

[222] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] October 18, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/15

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

Washington, October 19, 1940—2 p.m.

711.00111 Armament Control/2503a: Telegram

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

Bangkok, October 19, 1940—11 p.m.
[Received October 20—10:23 a.m.]

711.90/59: Telegram

[225] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck)

[Washington,] October 21, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/32

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

Bangkok, October 21, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received October 22—3:10 a.m.]

751G.92/77: Telegram

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

Washington, October 22, 1940—7 p.m.

740.0011 Pacific War/7a: Telegram

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

Hanoi, October 23, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received October 23—8:52 a.m.]

893.24/922: Telegram

[229] The Department of State to the British Embassy

Washington , October 23, 1940.

751G.92/70

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

Washington, October 23, 1940—5 p.m.

390.1115A/57: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 24, 1940—noon.
[Received October 24—3:45 a.m.]

751G.94/234: Telegram

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

Batavia, October 24, 1940—2 p.m.
[Received October 24—10 a.m.]

740.0011 Pacific War/8: Telegram

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

Batavia, October 25, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received October 25—9:25 a.m.]

740.0011 Pacific War/10: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 25, 1940.
[Received November 25.]

751G.94/253

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

Hanoi, October 26, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received 6:40 p.m.]

893.24/927: Telegram

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

Hanoi, October 26, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received October 26—3:26 p.m.]

893.24/928: Telegram

[237] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton)

[Washington,] October 26, 1940.

711.00111 Regis. Lic/2623

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

Bangkok, October 30, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received 2:05 p.m.]

751G.94/237: Telegram

[239] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck)

[Washington,] October 30, 1940.

740.0011 Pacific War/32

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

Washington, October 30, 1940—4 p.m.

740.0011 Pacific War/8: Telegram