Office of the Historian

Chapter III: June 1–July 31, 1935

Increasing political penetration of North China by Japanese military through pressure on Hopei and Chahar authorities; British inquiry as to possibility of Anglo-American representations at Tokyo, June 15; Foreign Minister Hirota’s assurances to British Ambassador, June 18; recurrence of incidents on “Manchoukuo”-Soviet frontier; Ambassador Yen’s report of renewed Japanese demands, July 26

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

Peiping, June 1, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received June 1—2:35 p.m.]

793.94/6997: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 1, 1935—6 p.m.
[Received June 1—8:50 a.m.]

793.94/6989: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 1, 1935—7 p.m.
[Received June 1—2:50 p.m.]

793.94/6992: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 2, 1935—2 p.m.
[Received June 2—6:52 a.m.]

793.94/6998: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 3, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 3—10:30 a.m.]

793.94/6999: Telegram

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

Nanking, June 4, 1935—noon.
[Received 8:45 p.m.]

793.94/7002: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 4, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 4—1:25 p.m.]

793.94/7001: Telegram

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

Nanking, June 5, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received 11 a.m.]

793.94/7004: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 5, 1935—2 p.m.
[Received June 5—11:10 a.m.]

793.94/7005: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 5, 1935—8 p.m.
[Received June 5—10:20 a.m.]

793.94/7003: Telegram

[161] The Consul General at Canton (Spiker) to the Minister in China (Johnson)

Canton (En route from Hong Kong to Shanghai), June 5, 1935.

793.94/7136

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

Nanking, June 6, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received 9:28 p.m.]

793.94/7006: Telegram

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

Shanghai, June 6, 1935—noon.
[Received June 7—8:25 p.m.]

793.94/7017: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 6, 1935—1 p.m.
[Received 2:35 p.m.]

693.11241 Manchuria/2: Telegram

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

Nanking, June 7, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received June 7—9:55 a.m.]

793.94/7007: Telegram

[167] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State

Tientsin, June 7, 1935—noon.
[Received 1:50 p.m.]

793.94/7008: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 7, 1935.
[Received June 29.]

793.94/7133

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

Tokyo, June 8, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received June 8—3:50 a.m.]

793.94/7013: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 8, 1935—10 a.m.
[Received June 8—6:42 a.m.]

793.94/7014: Telegram

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

Nanking, June 8, 1935—noon.
[Received 5:07 p.m.]

793.94/7019: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 8, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received 9:55 p.m.]

793.94/7015: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 10, 1935—4 p.m.
[Received June 10—10:45 a.m.]

693.11241 Manchuria/3: Telegram

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

Tokyo, June 10, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 10—7:47 a.m.]

793.94/7020: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 10, 1935—5 p.m.
[Received June 10—11:14 a.m.]

793.94/7021: Telegram

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

Peiping, June 10, 1935—6 p.m.
[Received June 10—11:39 a.m.]

793.94/7022: Telegram

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

Washington, June 10, 1935—6 p.m.

693.11241 Manchuria/4: Telegram

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

Shanghai, June 10, 1935.
[Received June 29.]

893.20/541