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

761.94/825


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

861.77 Chinese Eastern/1408


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

793.94/6949: Telegram


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

500.C001/1105


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

893.001 (M) Pu Yi/9


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

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

761.93/1546


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

793.94/6962: Telegram


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

761.93/1541: Telegram


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

893.00/13106


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

793.94/6993


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

893.102S/1354: Telegram


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

793.94/6994


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

893.102S/1355: Telegram


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

500.C001/1109


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

893.515/556: Telegram


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

894.00/544


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

661.9331/23: Telegram


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

792.94/13


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

861.77/4362


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

793.94/6995


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

793.94/6996


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

793.94/6991


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

893.00/13079: Telegram


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

761.93/1544: Telegram