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

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

Washington, February 6, 1932—8 p.m.

793.94/4004 Telegram

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

Washington, February 6, 1932—8 p.m.

793.94/4007: Telegram

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

Geneva, February 6, 1932—10 p.m.
[Received February 6—5:55 p.m.]

793.94/4031: Telegram

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

Geneva, February 6, 1932—11 p.m.
[Received February 6—6:15 p.m.]

793.94/4025: Telegram

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

Peiping, February 7, 1932—9 a.m.
[Received February 6—11:56 p.m.]

793.94/4026: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 7, 1932—11 a.m.
[Received February 7—6 a.m.]

793.94/4034: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 7, 1932—4 p.m.
[Received February 7—6:10 a.m.]

793.94/4029: Telegram

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

Peiping, February 7, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 7—7:25 a.m.80]

793.94/4037: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 7, 1932—5 p.m.
[Received February 7—12:30 p.m.]

793.94/4045: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 7, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received February 7—2:10 p.m.]

793.94/4044: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 7, 1932—9 p.m.
[Received February 7—12:10 p.m.]

793.94/4039: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 7, 1932—10 p.m.
[Received February 7—11:45 a.m.]

793.94/4041: Telegram

[274] Memorandum of Trans-Atlantic Telephone Conversation

February 8, 1932, 2 p.m.

793.94/4051½

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

Nanking, February 8, 1932—3 p.m.
[Received February 8—11 a.m.]

793.94/4050: Telegram

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

Washington, February 8, 1932—6 p.m.

793.94/4050: Telegram

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

Washington, February 8, 1932—6 p.m.

793.94/4025: Telegram

[278] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Mexico (Clark)

Washington, February 8, 1932—6 p.m.

711.94/637: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 8, 1932—6 p.m.
[Received February 9—2 a.m.]

793.94 Commission/86: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 8, 1932—7 p.m.
[Received February 9—2 a.m.]

793.94/4067: Telegram

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