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  4. Occupation of Manchuria by Japan, beginning of Japanese military aggression, and efforts of the United States and other powers to preserve peace

Occupation of Manchuria by Japan, beginning of Japanese military aggression, and efforts of the United States and other powers to preserve peace 1

1. For additional documents on this subject for the year 1931, see Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, pp. 1–75. Papers printed in that volume are not reprinted here.

[181] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 12, 1931—8 p.m.
[Received October 12—9:47 a.m.]

793.94/2056: Telegram

[182] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 12, 1931—8 p.m.
[Received 8:33 p.m.]

793.94/2066: Telegram

[183] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 12, 1931—9 p.m.
[Received October 12—3:42 p.m.]

793.94/2070: Telegram

[184] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 12, 1931—10 p.m.
[Received October 12—3:30 p.m.33]

793.94/2069: Telegram

[185] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 13, 1931—6 a.m.
[Received 10:30 a.m.34]

793.94/2083: Telegram

[186] The Chargé in Japan ( Neville ) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo , October 13, 1931—11 a.m.
[Received October 13—7:50 a.m.]

793.94/2071: Telegram

[187] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Nanking ( Peck )

Washington , October 13, 1931—11 a.m.

793.94/2060: Telegram

[188] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert )

Washington , October 13, 1931—11 a.m.

793.94/2049: Telegram

[189] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 13, 1931—noon.
[Received October 13—11 a.m.]

793.94/2077: Telegram

[190] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

[ Washington ,] October 13, 1931.

793.94/2075½

[191] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Nanking ( Peck )

Washington , October 13, 1931—3 p.m.

793.94/2037: Telegram

[192] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 13, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received 9:34 p.m.]

793.94/2093: Telegram

[193] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert )

Washington , October 13, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/2077: Telegram

[194] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 13, 1931—5 p.m.
[Received 6:11 p.m.]

793.94/2090: Telegram

[195] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert )

Washington , October 13, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/2107a: Telegram

[196] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 13, 1931—6 p.m.
[Received 8:40 p.m.45]

793.94/2101: Telegram

[197] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 13, 1931—8 p.m.
[Received October 13—7:50 p.m.]

793.94/2097: Telegram

[198] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 13, 1931—9 p.m.
[Received October 13—8:55 p.m.]

793.94/2092: Telegram

[199] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 13, 1931—midnight.
[Received October 13—11:38 p.m.]

793.94/2094: Telegram

[200] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 14, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received 1:10 p.m.]

793.94/2108: Telegram

[201] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 14, 1931—1 p.m.
[Received October 14—11:10 a.m.]

793.94/2104: Telegram

[202] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 14, 1931—2 p.m.
[Received October 14—11:45 a.m.]

793.94/2106: Telegram

[203] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Castle)

[ Washington ,] October 14, 1931.

793.94/2178

[204] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 14, 1931—3 p.m.
[Received October 14—12:32 p.m.]

793.94/2107: Telegram

[205] The Consul General at Nanking ( Peck ) to the Secretary of State

Nanking , October 14, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received October 15—10 a.m.]

793.94/2123: Telegram

[206] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Japan ( Neville )

Washington , October 14, 1931—4 p.m.

793.94/2071: Telegram

[207] The Consul at Geneva ( Gilbert ) to the Secretary of State

Geneva , October 14, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received 8:40 p.m.]

793.94/2115: Telegram

[209] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Peiping , October 15, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received October 15—4:20 a.m.54]

793.94/2121: Telegram

[210] The Minister in China ( Johnson ) to the Secretary of State

Nanking , October 15, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received October 15—2:24 a.m.]

793.94/2119: Telegram

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