Office of the Historian

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.

[61] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, September 24, 1931—1 p.m.
[Received September 24—11:30 a.m.]

793.94/1860: Telegram

[62] The Ambassador in Great Britain (Dawes) to the Secretary of State

London, September 24, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 24—12:35 p.m.]

793.94/1865: Telegram

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

Washington, September 24, 1931—4 p.m.

793.94/1868c: Telegram

[64] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Wilson), at Geneva

Washington, September 24, 1931—4 p.m.

793.94/1868e: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 24, 1931—6 p.m.
[Received September 24—5:40 p.m.]

793.94/1875: Telegram

[66] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Wilson), at Geneva

Washington, September 24, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/1860: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 24, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received September 24—4:47 p.m.]

793.94/1870: Telegram

[68] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, September 24, 1931—9 p.m.
[Received September 24—9 p.m.]

793.94/1869: Telegram

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

Nanking, September 25, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received September 25—3:30 a.m.]

793.94/1872: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 25, 1931—3 p.m.
[Received September 25—2 p.m.]

793.94/1884: Telegram

[73] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, September 25, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 25—11:45 a.m.]

793.94/1881: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 25, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received September 25—9:35 a.m.]

793.94/1874: Telegram

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

[Washington,] September 25, 1931.

793.94/2113

[76] The Secretary of State to the Chinese Chargé (Yung Kwai)

Washington, September 25, 1931.

793.94/1903

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

Washington, September 25, 1931—7 p.m.

793.94/1872: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 26, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received 4:50 p.m.]

793.94/1901: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 26, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received 3:50 p.m.]

793.94/1900: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 26, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 26—10:35 a.m.]

793.94/1896: Telegram

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

Nanking, September 27, 1931—5 p.m.
[Received September 27—3:20 p.m.]

793.94/1902: Telegram

[84] The Chinese Chargé (Yung Kwai) to the Secretary of State

Washington, September 27, 1931.

793.94/2141

[85] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Wilson), at Geneva

Washington, September 28, 1931—1 p.m.

793.94/1881: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 28, 1931—3 p.m..
[Received September 28—noon.]

793.94/1907: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 28, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 28—7 a.m.]

793.94/1904: Telegram

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

Washington, September 28, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/1904: Telegram

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

Washington, September 28, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/1918a: Telegram