Office of the Historian

Chapter III: March 20–May 31, 1933

Chinese request for specific action against Japan, March 20; attitude of Advisory Committee following Japan’s notice of withdrawal from League membership; Japanese incursions across Great Wall; Japanese promotion of separatist movement within the Great Wall; Chinese Foreign Office’s desire for foreign aid in arranging cessation of hostilities; American attitude toward armistice question, April 25; review by the Department of its policy respecting use of American armed force at Shanghai, May 1; renewal of Japanese incursions south of the Great Wall; Chinese statement respecting ownership of the Chinese Eastern Railway, May 9; Soviet reply as to ownership question; continuation of Japanese advance toward Peiping; renewed Chinese suggestion of American pronouncement on crisis in the Far East, May 16; joint statement by President Roosevelt and Chinese Finance Minister Soong, May 20; preliminary arrangement for cessation of hostilities on May 23; signing of truce at Tangku, May 31.

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

Peiping, March 20, 1933—noon.
[Received March 20—3:45 a.m.]

793.94/6073: Telegram

[247] The Consul General at Tientsin (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, March 20, 1933—noon.
[Received March 20—4:45 a.m.]

793.94/6071: Telegram

[249] The Consul General at Tientsin (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, March 21, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received March 21—11:10 a.m.]

793.94/6079: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 21, 1933—9 p.m.
[Received March 21—11:20 a.m.]

793.94/6078: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 22, 1933—6 p.m.
[Received March 22—10:25 a.m.71]

793.94/6084: Telegram

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

Washington, March 22, 1933—7 p.m.

793.94/6082: Telegram

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

Washington, March 23, 1933—6 p.m.

793.94/6073: Telegram

[254] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, March 24, 1933.
[Received April 7.]

703.94/6144

[255] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State

Tokyo, March 25, 1933—2 p.m.
[Received March 25—2:30 a.m.]

793.04/6092: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 25, 1933—3 p.m.
[Received March 25—9:55 a.m.]

793.94/6093: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 27, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received March 27—3:10 a.m.]

703.94/6099: Telegram

[259] The Consul General at Tientsin (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, March 27, 1933—noon.
[Received March 27—6:55 a.m.]

793.94/6101: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 27, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received March 27—5:45 a.m.]

793.94/6100: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 28, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received March 28—2 a.m.]

893.00/12318: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 28, 1933—2 p.m.
[Received March 28—5 a.m.]

793.94/6106: Telegram

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

Washington, March 28, 1933—6 p.m.

793.94/6106: Telegram

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

Geneva, March 28, 1933—10 p.m.
[Received March 28—8:08 p.m.]

793.94 Advisory Committee/28: Telegram

[265] The Chinese Legation to the Department of State

Washington , March 28, 1933.

793.94 Commission/916

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

Geneva, March 29, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received March 29—8:35 a.m.]

793.94 Advisory Committee/29: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 29, 1933.
[Received April 22.]

793.94/6201

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

Peiping, March 30, 1933—noon.
[Received March 30—5:30 a.m.]

893.00/12323: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 31, 1933—10 a.m.
[Received March 31—12:42 a.m.]

793.94/6123: Telegram

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

Peiping, March 31, 1933—4 p.m.
[Received March 31—7:10 a.m.]

793.94/6124: Telegram

[272] Memorandum by the Secretary of State of a Conversation With Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka

[Washington,] March 31, 1933.

033.9411 Matsuoka, Yosuke/24

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

Washington, March 31, 1933—6 p.m.

793.94 Advisory Committee/29: Telegram

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

Geneva, April 1, 1933—noon.
[Received April 1—8:20 a.m.]

793.94 Advisory Committee/33: Telegram

[275] The Consul General at Tientsin (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, April 1, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received April 1—4:35 a.m.]

793.94/6127: Telegram

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