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.

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

Geneva, September 29, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received 2 p.m.]

793.94/1931: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 29, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received September 29—3:30 a.m.]

793.94/1915: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 29, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 29—11:35 a.m.]

793.94/1926: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 29, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received September 29—10:30 a.m.]

793.94/1919: Telegram

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

Washington, September 29, 1931—6 p.m.

793.94/1919: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 30, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received September 30—3:20 a.m.]

793.94/1936: Telegram

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

Geneva, September 30, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received September 30—9:45 a.m.]

793.94/1935: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 30, 1931—4 p.m.
[Received September 30—6 a.m.]

893.002/234: Telegram

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

Peiping, September 30, 1931.
[Received October 26.]

793.94/2351

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

Geneva, October 1, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received 3:25 p.m.]

793.94/1957: Telegram

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

Geneva, October 1, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received 8:55 p.m.]

793.94/1958: Telegram

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

Peiping, October 1, 1931—1 p.m.
[Received October 1—6:09 a.m.]

793.94/1949: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 1, 1931—5 p.m.
[Received October 1—9:30 a.m.]

793.94/1952: Telegram

[105] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] October 1, 1931.

793.94/1970

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

[Washington,] October 1, 1931.

793.94/2143

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

Peiping, October 2, 1931—10 a.m.
[Received 1:10 p.m.]

793.94/1963: Telegram

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

Peiping, October 2, 1931—5 p.m.
[Received 7:33 p.m.88]

793.94/1965: Telegram

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

Peiping, October 2, 1931—7 p.m.
[Received October 2—9:45 a.m.]

793.94/1961: Telegram

[112] The Consul General at Mukden (Myers) to the Secretary of State

Mukden, October 3, 1931—1 p.m.
[Received October 3—2:54 a.m.]

793.94/1967: Telegram

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

Washington, October 3, 1931—2 p.m.

793.94/1979a: Telegram

[114] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] October 3, 1931.

793.94/1994

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

Washington, October 3, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/1981a: Telegram

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

Washington, October 3, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/1985a: Telegram

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

Washington, October 3, 1931—5 p.m.

793.94/1958: Telegram

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

Peiping, October 4, 1931—8 a.m.
[Received October 3—11:52 p.m.91]

793.94/1974: Telegram

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

Peiping, October 4, 1931—9 a.m.
[Received October 4—12:41 a.m.]

793.94/1975: Telegram

  1. Telegram in seven sections.↩
  2. Telegram in four sections.↩