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
[327] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—8:46 a.m.]
793.94/9110: Telegram
[328] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received July 31—8:13 a.m.]
793.94/9105: Telegram
[329] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck) to the Secretary of State
793.94/9145
[330] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 1—11:34 a.m.]
793.94/9120: Telegram
[331] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 1—12:21 p.m.]
793.94/9117: Telegram
[332] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck)
793.94/9139
[333] The Consul General at Hankow (Josselyn) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:10 a.m.]
793.94/9127: Telegram
[334] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received 1:46 p.m.]
793.94/9128: Telegram
[335] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:39 p.m.]
793.94/9131: Telegram
[336] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 2—5:45 a.m.]
793.94/9122: Telegram
[337] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—9 a.m.]
702.6193/78: Telegram
[338] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 4—6:40 a.m.]
793.94/9172: Telegram
[339] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—10:55 a.m.]
793.94/9149: Telegram
[340] The Secretary of State to the Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) at Peiping
793.94/9122: Telegram
[341] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 4—2:15 a.m.]
793.94/9159: Telegram
[342] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—7:05 a.m.]
793.94/9136: Telegram
[343] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 4—8:45 a.m.]
793.94/9165: Telegram
[344] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—2:40 p.m.]
793.94/9151: Telegram
[345] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—10 a.m.]
793.94/9143: Telegram
[346] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 3—4:20 p.m.]
793.94/9152: Telegram
[347] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 12:25 p.m.]
793.94/9191: Telegram
[348] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:55 p.m.]
793.94/9175: Telegram
[349] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:10 p.m.]
793.94/9179: Telegram
[350] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 4—2:38 p.m.]
793.94/9180: Telegram
[351] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:25 p.m.]
852.00/6164: Telegram
[352] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham)
793.94/9151: Telegram
[353] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
793.94/9151: Telegram
[354] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
811.3394/265: Telegram
[355] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 2:15 p.m.]
793.94/9193: Telegram
[356] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 5—9:40 a.m.]
793.94/9189: Telegram