Office of the Historian

Preliminary arrangements for the Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament

Informal American Proposal for a Conference on the Limitation of Armament, July 8, 1921—Acceptance of the British Proposal to Extend the Discussions to Pacific and Far Eastern Questions—Refusal of a British Suggestion for a Preliminary Conference—Discussions of Agenda—American Invitation to Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan, August 11—Invitation to China on August 11, and to Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands on October 4, to Participate in the Discussion of Pacific and Far Eastern Questions

[28] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 8, 1921—4 p.m.

500.A4/a: Telegram

[29] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 8, 1921—8 p.m.
[Received 10:34 p.m.19]

500.A4/1: Telegram

[30] The Secretary of State to President Harding

Washington, July 9, 1921.

500.A4/451a

[31] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 9, 1921—11 a.m.
[Received July 9—11 a.m.]

500.A4/2: Telegram

[32] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 9, 1921—6 p.m.

500.A4/1: Telegram

[33] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 9, 1921—7 p.m.

500.A4/4a: Telegram

[34] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Bell)

Washington, July 10, 1921—6 p.m.

500.A4/4c: Telegram

[35] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in China (Ruddock)

Washington, July 10, 1921—6 p.m.

600.A4/8a: Telegram

[36] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 10, 1921—9 p.m.
[Received July 10—5:18 p.m.]

500.A4/3: Telegram

[37] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 11, 1921—11 p.m.
[Received July 12—7:43 a.m.]

500.A4/10: Telegram

[39] The Chargé in France (Whitehouse) to the Secretary of State

Paris, July 12, 1921—11 a.m.
[Received 12: 02 p.m.]

500.A4/11: Telegram

[40] The Chargé in Italy (Gunther) to the Secretary of State

Rome, July 12, 1921—6 p.m.
[Received July 13—9:11 a.m.]

500.A4/13: Telegram

[41] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 13, 1921—1 p.m.

500.A4/10: Telegram

[42] The Chargé in China (Ruddock) to the Secretary of State

Peking, July 13, 1921—5 p.m.
[Received July 13—3:06 p.m.]

500.A4/15: Telegram

[43] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 13, 1921—6 p.m.

500.A4/17b: Telegram

[44] The Ambassador in Belgium (Whitlock) to the Secretary of State

Brussels, July 13, 1921—6 p.m.
[Received July 15—9 a.m.]

500.A4/17: Telegram

[45] The Chargé in Japan (Bell) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, July 13, 1921—7 p.m.
[Received July 13—3:13 p.m.]

500.A4/14: Telegram

[46] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 13, 1921—7 p.m.

500.A4/17a: Telegram

[47] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 15, 1921—9 a.m.
[Received 8:05 p.m.38]

500.A4/21: Telegram

[48] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 15, 1921—9 a.m.
[Received 1:47 p.m.]

500.A4/20: Telegram

[49] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Fletcher)

[Washington,] July 16, 1921.

500.A4/517

[50] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Belgium (Whitlock)

Washington, July 18, 1921—3 p.m.

500.A4/31a: Telegram

[51] The Chargé in Japan (Bell) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, July 18, 1921—5 p.m.
[Received July 18—10:40 a.m.]

500.A4/25: Telegram

[52] The Chargé in China (Ruddock) to the Secretary of State

Peking, July 18, 1921—5 p.m.
[Received July 18—1:33 p.m.]

500.A4/26: Telegram

[53] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey) to the Secretary of State

London, July 19, 1921—10 a.m.
[Received 4:40 p.m.]

500.A4/28: Telegram

[54] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain (Harvey)

Washington, July 20, 1921—1 p.m.

500.A4/21: Telegram

[55] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan (Bell)

Washington, July 21, 1921—4 p.m.

500.A4/42a: Telegram

[56] The Consul General at Canton (Bergholz) to the Secretary of State

Canton, July 22, 1921—noon.
[Received July 22—10:30 a.m.]

500.A4/41: Telegram

[57] The Chargé in Sweden (Crosby) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, July 22, 1921.
[Received August 18.]

500.A4/144

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