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.

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

Nanking, December 15, 1931—10 p.m.
[Received December 15—4:40 p.m.]

893.00/11665: Telegram

[632] The Ambassador in France (Edge) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 16, 1931—noon.
[Received December 16—9:15 a.m.]

793.94/3215: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 16, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received December 16—10:45 a.m.]

793.94/3219: Telegram

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

Washington, December 17, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/3208: Telegram

[635] The Ambassador in Japan (Forbes) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, December 17, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received December 17—8:25 a.m.]

793.94/3226: Telegram

[636] The Ambassador in Japan (Forbes) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, December 18, 1931.
[Received January 2, 1932.]

894.00/338

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

Peiping, December 19, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received December 19—11:13 a.m.]

793.94/3249: Telegram

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

Nanking, December 19, 1931—5 p.m.
[Received December 19—8:55 a.m.]

793.94/3241: Telegram

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

Washington, December 19, 1931—7 p.m.

793.94/3241: Telegram

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

Nanking, December 21, 1931—3 p.m.
[Received December 21—7:42 a.m.]

793.94/3267: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 21, 1931—8 p.m.
[Received December 21—1:20 p.m.]

793.94/3280: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 21, 1931—9 p.m.
[Received December 21—11:05 a.m.]

793.94/3272: Telegram

[645] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] December 22, 1931.

793.94/3309

[646] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

December 22, 1931, 4:45 p.m.

793.94/30583/7

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

Nanking, December 22, 1931—11 p.m.
[Received December 22—2:40 p.m.]

893.00/11687: Telegram

[648] The Ambassador in Japan (Forbes) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, December 23, 1931—2 p.m.
[Received December 23—3:30 a.m.]

793.94/3290: Telegram

[649] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Forbes)

Washington, December 23, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/3339b: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 23, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received December 23—6:44 a.m.]

793.94/3307: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 24, 1931—noon.
[Received December 24—4:45 a.m.]

793.94/3317: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 23 [24?], 1931—7 p.m.
[Received December 24—7:24 a.m.]

793.94/3318: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 26, 1931—noon.
[Received December 26—1:30 a.m.]

793.94/3323: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 26, 1931—1 p.m.
[Received December 26—5 a.m.]

793.94/3324: Telegram

[657] The Ambassador in Japan (Forbes) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, December 26, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received December 26—6:22 a.m.]

793.94/3320: Telegram

[658] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Forbes)

Washington, December 26, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/3320: Telegram

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

Peiping, December 29, 1931—3 p.m.
[Received December 29—6:17 a.m.]

793.94/3340: Telegram