Office of the Historian

Chapter I: January 1–April 15, 1936

Japanese dissatisfaction with situation in China and pressure to bring about favorable readjustment; President Chiang Kai-shek’s determination to avoid surrender to Japan; possibility of German-Japanese military understanding; recurrence of incidents along Soviet-Outer Mongol borders of “Manchoukuo”; assurance of Soviet aid to Outer Mongolia in event of Japanese attack; Arita–Chang exploratory conversations at Nanking, March 16–19; Chinese protest against Soviet-Outer Mongol mutual assistance pact of March 12

[1] The Chairman of the American Delegation to the London Naval Conference (Davis) to the Secretary of State

London, January 6, 1936—9 p.m.
[Received January 6—5:30 p.m.]

500.A15A5/597: Telegram

[2] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 7, 1936—1 p.m.
[Received 3:25 p.m.]

793.94/7623: Telegram

[3] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)

Washington, January 7, 1936—7 p.m.

500.A15A5/597: Telegram

[4] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 9, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 9—9:30 a.m.11]

793.94/7631: Telegram

[5] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 9, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received January 9—9:40 a.m.]

793.94/7630: Telegram

[6] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 9, 1936—6 p.m.
[Received January 9—10:43 a.m.]

500.A15A5/602: Telegram

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

Tokyo, January 9, 1936—6 p.m.
[Received January 9—1:40 p.m.]

500.A15A5/603: Telegram

[8] The Chairman of the American Delegation (Davis) to the Secretary of State

London, January 10, 1936—1 a.m.
[Received January 9—9:35 p.m.]

500.A15A5/605: Telegram

[9] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 10, 1936—10 a.m.
[Received January 10—7:45 a.m.]

793.94/7635: Telegram

[10] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 13, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 13—2:10 p.m.]

793.94/7657: Telegram

[11] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 14, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 14—2:55 p.m.]

793.94/7661: Telegram

[12] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 15, 1936—noon.
[Received January 15—9:15 a.m.]

793.94/7663: Telegram

[13] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 15, 1936.
[Received February 10.]

500.A15A5/654

[15] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 16, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 16—11:10 a.m.]

793.94/7668: Telegram

[16] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 17, 1936—9 a.m.
[Received 11:15 a.m.]

793.94/7674: Telegram

[17] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 19, 1936—noon.
[Received January 19—2:37 a.m.]

793.94/7677: Telegram

[18] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 20, 1936—3 p.m.
[Received January 20—10:30 a.m.]

793.94/7679: Telegram

[19] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 21, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 21—11 a.m.]

893.00/13346: Telegram

[20] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State

Berlin, January 22, 1936.
[Received February 1.]

762.94/68

[21] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 22, 1936.
[Received February 24.]

693.94244/2

[22] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 23, 1936—noon.
[Received January 23—9 a.m.]

793.94/7688: Telegram

[23] The Consul General at Shanghai (Davis) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, January 23, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 23—7:10 p.m.]

793.94/7685: Telegram

[24] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 23, 1936—5 p.m.
[Received January 23—10 a.m.]

793.94/7687: Telegram

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

Tokyo, January 23, 1936.
[Received February 10.]

893.01 Outer Mongolia/57

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

Tokyo, January 25, 1936.
[Received February 10.]

500.A15A5/652

[27] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Peck) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, January 27, 1936—11 a.m.
[Received January 27—10 a.m.]

793.94/7693: Telegram

[28] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 27, 1936—noon.
[Received January 27—11 a.m.]

893.01 Inner Mongolia/52: Telegram

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

Tokyo, January 30, 1936—noon.
[Received January 30—5:17 a.m.]

793.94/7700: Telegram

[30] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, January 30, 1936—4 p.m.
[Received January 30—11:30 a.m.]

793.94/7701: Telegram

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