Office of the Historian

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

Tokyo, April 5, 1935.
[Received April 20.]

761.94/825

[95] The Ambassador in France (Straus) to the Secretary of State

Paris, April 13, 1935.
[Received April 24.]

861.77 Chinese Eastern/1408

[96] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, April 16, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received April 16—1:39 p.m.]

793.94/6949: Telegram

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

Tokyo, April 19, 1935.
[Received May 4.]

500.C001/1105

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

Tokyo, April 20, 1935.
[Received May 4.]

893.001 (M) Pu Yi/9

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

Tokyo, April 20, 1935.
[Received May 4.]

894.00/543

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

Washington, April 22, 1935.

761.93/1543

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

Washington, April 22, 1935.

793.943 Manchuria/5

[102] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, April 23, 1935.
[Received May 15.]

761.93/1546

[103] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, April 25, 1935—noon.
[Received April 25—4 a.m.]

793.94/6962: Telegram

[104] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, April 26, 1935—noon.
[Received April 26—8:55 a.m.]

761.93/1541: Telegram

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

Peiping, April 29, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

893.00/13106

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

Nanking, April 30, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

793.94/6993

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

Peiping, May 1, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received May 1—8:04 a.m.]

893.102S/1354: Telegram

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

Nanking, May 1, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

793.94/6994

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

Peiping, May 2, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received May 2—6:55 a.m.]

893.102S/1355: Telegram

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

Geneva, May 2, 1935.
[Received May 10.]

500.C001/1109

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

Shanghai, May 3, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received 6 p.m.]

893.515/556: Telegram

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

Tokyo, May 3, 1935.
[Received May 18.]

894.00/544

[115] The Second Secretary of Legation in China (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, May 4, 1935—3 p.m.
[Received May 4—11:41 a.m.]

661.9331/23: Telegram

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

Tokyo, May 4, 1935.
[Received May 18.]

792.94/13

[117] Memorandum by the Minister in China (Johnson)

Nanking, May 7, 1935.

861.77/4362

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

Nanking, May 9, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

793.94/6995

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

Nanking, May 9, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

793.94/6996

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

Tokyo, May 10, 1935.
[Received June 1.]

793.94/6991

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

Peiping, May 11, 1935—11 a.m.
[Received May 11—2:45 a.m.]

893.00/13079: Telegram

[122] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

Moscow, May 14, 1935—noon.
[Received 1:05 p.m.]

761.93/1544: Telegram