Chapter II: April 5–May 31, 1935
Ambassador Grew on Japanese-Soviet relations following liquidation of Soviet interests in Manchuria; the Hirota program of “cooperation” with China and improvement in trade relations; consolidation of Japanese control in “Manchoukuo”; Japanese campaign to win over Siam; Chinese Ambassador Yen on improvement in Chinese-Soviet relations, May 13; revival of pressure by Japanese military for political changes in North China following raising of Japanese Legation to status of Embassy
[93] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 20.]
761.94/825
[94] Memorandum by the Second Secretary of Legation in China (Vincent)
793.94/6969
[95] The Ambassador in France (Straus) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 24.]
861.77 Chinese Eastern/1408
[96] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 16—1:39 p.m.]
793.94/6949: Telegram
[97] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 4.]
500.C001/1105
[98] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 4.]
893.001 (M) Pu Yi/9
[99] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 4.]
894.00/543
[100] The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)
761.93/1543
[101] The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)
793.943 Manchuria/5
[102] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 15.]
761.93/1546
[103] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 25—4 a.m.]
793.94/6962: Telegram
[104] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 26—8:55 a.m.]
761.93/1541: Telegram
[105] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
893.00/13106
[106] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Minister in China (Johnson)
793.94/6990
[107] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
793.94/6993
[108] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 1—8:04 a.m.]
893.102S/1354: Telegram
[109] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
793.94/6994
[110] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 2—6:55 a.m.]
893.102S/1355: Telegram
[111] The Consul at Geneva (Gilbert) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 10.]
500.C001/1109
[112] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6 p.m.]
893.515/556: Telegram
[113] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 18.]
894.00/544
[114] The Consul General at Mukden (Ballantine) to the Minister in China (Johnson)
893.01 Manchuria/1257
[115] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 4—11:41 a.m.]
661.9331/23: Telegram
[116] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 18.]
792.94/13
[118] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
793.94/6995
[119] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
793.94/6996
[120] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received June 1.]
793.94/6991
[121] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 11—2:45 a.m.]
893.00/13079: Telegram
[122] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:05 p.m.]
761.93/1544: Telegram