Occupation of Manchuria by Japan, beginning of Japanese military aggression, and efforts of the United States and other powers to preserve peace1
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.
[211] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 15, 1931—10
a.m.
[Received October 15—8:30 a.m.]
[Received October 15—8:30 a.m.]
793.94/2120: Telegram
[212] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, October 15, 1931—11
a.m.
793.94/2120: Telegram
[213] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 15, 1931—9
p.m.
[Received October 15—7:11 p.m.]
[Received October 15—7:11 p.m.]
793.94/2139: Telegram
[214] The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking to the Chinese Legation
[Nanking,] October 15, 1931.
793.94/2256
[215] The Chargé in Japan (Neville) to the Secretary of State
Tokyo, October 16, 1931—11
a.m.
[Received October 16—4:30 a.m.]
[Received October 16—4:30 a.m.]
793.94/2168: Telegram
[216] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva,October 16, 1931—1
p.m.
[Received October 16—9:40 a.m.]
[Received October 16—9:40 a.m.]
793.94/2167: Telegram
[217] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 16, 1931—2
p.m.
[Received October 16—10:37 a.m.]
[Received October 16—10:37 a.m.]
793.94/2169: Telegram
[218] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva [October 16, 1931.]
[Received October 16—12:15 p.m.]
[Received October 16—12:15 p.m.]
793.94/2171: Telegram
[219] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, October 16, 1931—1
p.m.
793.94/2210a: Telegram
[220] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation
[Washington,] October
16, 1931.
793.94/2180½
[221] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, October 16, 1931—2
p.m.
793.94/2107: Telegram
[222] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Nanking (Peck)
Washington, October 16, 1931—4
p.m.
793.94/2119: Telegram
[223] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 16, 1931—5
p.m.
[Received October 16—1:55 p.m.]
[Received October 16—1:55 p.m.]
793.94/2173: Telegram
[225] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 16, 1931—6
p.m.
[Received October 16—1:25 p.m.]
[Received October 16—1:25 p.m.]
793.94/2172: Telegram
[226] Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conversation With the French Ambassador (Claudel), October 16, 1931, 4 p.m.
[Washington,] October 16, 1931.
793.94/2210
[227] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 16, 1931—10
p.m.
[Received October 17—1:14 a.m.]
[Received October 17—1:14 a.m.]
793.94/2182: Telegram
[228] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, October 16, 1931—11
p.m.
793.94/2210b: Telegram
[229] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 16, 1931—11
p.m.
[Received October 17—12:22 a.m.]
[Received October 17—12:22 a.m.]
793.94/2183: Telegram
[230] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October 17, 1931—7
a.m.
[Received 11:16 a.m.]
[Received 11:16 a.m.]
793.94/2185: Telegram
[231] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Nanking, October 17, 1931—9
a.m.
[Received 9:50 a.m.]
[Received 9:50 a.m.]
793.94/2186: Telegram
[232] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Castle)
[Washington,] October 17, 1931.
793.94/2225
[233] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Geneva (Gilbert)
Washington, October 17, 1931—2
p.m.
793.94/2210c: Telegram
[234] The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)
Washington, October 17, 1931—4
p.m.
793.94/2210e: Telegram
[236] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 17, 1931—9
p.m.
[Received October 17—9 p.m.]
[Received October 17—9 p.m.]
793.94/2189: Telegram
[237] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 17,
1931—midnight.
[Received October 18—11:45 a.m.]
[Received October 18—11:45 a.m.]
793.94/2192: Telegram
[238] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Peiping, October 18—10
a.m.
[Received October 18—4:40 a.m.]
[Received October 18—4:40 a.m.]
793.94/2198: Telegram
[240] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
Geneva, October 18, 1931—1
p.m.
[Received October 18—9:26 a.m.]
[Received October 18—9:26 a.m.]
793.94/2190: Telegram