Office of the Historian

Chapter III: February 1–8, 1932

Good Offices by Powers in Proposal to China and Japan for Peaceful Settlement; Chinese Objections to Use of International Settlement at Shanghai by Japan as Base of Military Operations; Japanese Clash With Chinese at Nanking; Chinese Acceptance of Proposal of February 1; Further Representations by Powers to Japan Against Japanese Actions at Shanghai; Japanese Failure to Accept Proposal of February 1; Renewal on Japanese Initiative of Local Efforts to End Hostilities at Shanghai; Japanese Occupation of Harbin, February 5

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

Nanking, February 2, 1932—11 p.m.
[Received February 3—2:50 a.m.]

793.94/3898: Telegram

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

Nanking, February 2, 1932—midnight.
[Received February 2—10:47 p.m.]

793.94/3890: Telegram

[204] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—2 a.m.
[Received 3:15 a.m.]

793.94/3905: Telegram

[205] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—3 a.m.
[Received 6:47 a.m.]

793.94/3915: Telegram

[206] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—11 a.m.
[Received 7:55 p.m.]

793.94/3927: Telegram

[207] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—1 p.m.
[Received February 3—6:47 a.m.]

793.94/3904: Telegram

[208] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—2 p.m.
[Received February 3—6:17 a.m.]

793.94/3901: Telegram

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

Nanking, February 3, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received February 3—7:45 a.m.]

793.94/3903: Telegram

[210] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received February 3—9:15 a.m.]

793.94/3916: Telegram

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

Peiping, February 3, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received 8:58 p.m.]

793.94/3931: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 3, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 3—6:58 a.m.]

793.94/8892: Telegram

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

Washington, February 3, 1932—noon.

793.94/3892: Telegram

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

[Washington,] February 3, 1932.

793.94/4012

[215] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington , February 3, 1932.

793.94/3942

[216] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received 10:39 p.m.]

793.94/3929: Telegram

[220] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 3, 1932—9 p.m.
[Received February 3—6:55 p.m.]

793.94/3928: Telegram

[221] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, February 3, 1932—11 p.m.

793.94/3928: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 4, 1932—10 a.m.
[Received via Shanghai, February 9—11:22 p.m.]

793.94/3948: Telegram

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

Geneva, February 4, 1932—noon.
[Received February 4—11:40 a.m.49]

793.94/3946: Telegram

[225] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 4, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received February 4—9:07 a.m.]

793.94/8936: Telegram

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

Geneva, February 4, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received February 4—11:48 a.m.]

793.94/3947: Telegram

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

Nanking, February 4, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 5—12:55 a.m.]

793.94/3960: Telegram

[228] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 4, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 4—7 a.m.]

793.94/3932: Telegram

[229] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, February 4, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received February 4—9:35 a.m.]

793.94/3939: Telegram

[230] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Great Britain (Atherton)

Washington, February 4, 1932—noon.

793.94/3963c: Telegram

[231] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham)

Washington, February 4, 1932—2 p.m.

793.94/3916: Telegram

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