Chapter III: July 26–August 13, 1937
Further armed clashes, Japanese demands for Chinese troop evacuation of Peiping–Tientsin area; Chinese military withdrawal from Peiping–Tientsin area; China’s determination to resist continuing Japanese aggression, July 29–30; Chinese Ambassador’s inquiry of Secretary of State as to possible invocation of 1922 treaty relating to China; Chinese Finance Minister’s suggestions of U.S. aid to China, August 6; Chinese warning against use by Japanese armed forces of Shanghai International Settlement, August 8; shooting incident near Hungjao military air field at Shanghai, August 9; American offer of good offices at Tokyo, August 10; proposal by foreign powers to exclude Shanghai from area of hostilities between Chinese and Japanese, August 11; interview of foreign Ambassadors with Generalissimo Chiang; Japanese reply to foreign proposal, August 13
[297] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 28—3:18 p.m.]
793.94/9043: Telegram
[298] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 28—7:27 p.m.]
793.94/9045: Telegram
[299] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham)
793.94/9043: Telegram
[300] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—10:28 a.m.]
793.94/9060: Telegram
[301] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—9:15 a.m.]
793.94/9056: Telegram
[302] The Secretary of State to the Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) at Peiping
793.94/9013: Telegram
[303] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—10:12 a.m.]
793.94/9057: Telegram
[304] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—10:35 a.m.]
793.94/9073: Telegram
[305] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—9:03 a.m.]
793.94/9050: Telegram
[306] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—9:25 a.m.]
793.94/9058: Telegram
[307] The Ambassador in Italy (Phillips) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—4:55 p.m.]
793.94/9085: Telegram
[308] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—9:55 a.m.]
793.94/9054: Telegram
[309] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—10:41 a.m.]
793.94/9061: Telegram
[310] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—12:43 p.m.]
793.94/9075: Telegram
[311] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 29—2:20 p.m.]
793.94/9081: Telegram
[312] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
793.94/9037: Telegram
[313] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:40 p.m.]
793.94/9086: Telegram
[314] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 30—10 a.m.]
793.94/9094: Telegram
[315] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck)
793.94/9311
[316] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 3:30 p.m.]
793.94/9098: Telegram
[317] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 30—2:04 p.m.]
793.94/9096: Telegram
[318] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 30—9:34 a.m.]
793.94/9092: Telegram
[319] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)
793.94/9023: Telegram
[320] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 10:35 a.m.]
793.94/9111: Telegram
[321] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—3 a.m.]
793.94/9106: Telegram
[322] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—12:35 a.m.]
793.94/9104: Telegram
[323] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—6:35 a.m.]
793.94/9102: Telegram
[324] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—10:55 a.m.]
793.94/9107: Telegram
[325] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck) of a Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Chinese Ambassador (C. T. Wang)
793.94/9312
[326] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham)
793.94/8993: Telegram