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
[357] The Consul General at Tientsin (Caldwell) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 5—9:45 a.m.]
793.94/9183: Telegram
[358] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)
793.94/9102: Telegram
[359] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 5—11:10 a.m.]
793.94/9192: Telegram
[360] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hornbeck)
793.94/9231
[361] The Consul General at Hankow (Josselyn) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—9:03 a.m.]
793.94/9203: Telegram
[362] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—2:15 p.m.]
793.94/9215: Telegram
[363] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—9:30 a.m.]
793.94/9234: Telegram
[364] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—9:45 a.m.]
793.94/9204: Telegram
[365] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—10 a.m.]
793.94/9200: Telegram
[366] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received 8:10 p.m.]
793.94/9220: Telegram
[367] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—3:50 p.m.]
793.94/9217: Telegram
[368] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—3:26 p.m.]
793.94/9218: Telegram
[369] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 6—10:25 a.m.]
793.94/9205: Telegram
[370] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 23.]
894.032/171
[371] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 23.]
741.94/131
[372] The Consul General at Hankow (Josselyn) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—1 a.m.]
793.94/9227: Telegram
[373] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—8:50 a.m.]
793.94/9225: Telegram
[374] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—9:05 a.m.]
793.94/9237: Telegram
[375] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Bingham)
793.94/9217: Telegram
[376] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—6:45 a.m.]
793.94/9228: Telegram
[377] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—10 a.m.]
793.94/9235: Telegram
[378] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)
793.94/9191: Telegram
[379] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 8—10 a.m.]
793.94/9239: Telegram
[380] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
793.94/9228: Telegram
[381] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
793.94/9204: Telegram
[382] The Secretary of State to the Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin)
793.94/9221: Telegram
[383] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 7—12:45 p.m.]
793.94/9241: Telegram
[384] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 7:50 p.m.]
793.94/9242: Telegram
[385] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State
[Received August 8—6 a.m.]
793.94/9238: Telegram
[386] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State
[Received 5:23 p.m.]
793.94/9243: Telegram