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Chapter V: September 1–October 11, 1937

Admiral Yarnell’s instructions for defense of U. S. sector at Shanghai; American representations at Tokyo regarding Japanese bombing operations, September 1; American disapproval of Japanese policy in China, September 2; American concern over Japanese seizure of Pratas reef as alienation of Chinese territory, September 14; American representations regarding Japanese plan to bomb Nanking, September 20, and regarding bombing of non-military objectives, September 22 October 1; interpretation of American policy in response to Soviet inquiry, October 2; American representations at Tokyo regarding Japanese use of Shanghai International Settlement as military base, October 4; American readiness to consider any British plan for pacific ending of hostilities in Far East, October 5; Japanese and Chinese reaction to President Roosevelt’s Chicago speech (October 5) and to Secretary Hull’s endorsement (October 6) of League of Nations attitude on Far Eastern conflict

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1937, The Far East, Volume III

Chapter V: September 1–October 11, 1937

[624] The Chargé in France (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[627] The British Embassy to the Department of State

[628] The British Embassy to the Department of State

[629] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

[630] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

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

[632] Report by the Assistant Military Attaché in Japan (Weckerling)

[633] The Department of State to the British Embassy

[634] Memorandum by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck) of a Conversation With the British Chargé (Mallet)

[635] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

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

[637] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[640] The Consul General in Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

[641] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

[643] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State (Wilson) of a Conversation With the British Chargé (Mallet)

[644] The Department of State to the British Embassy

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

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

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

[648] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Davies) to the Secretary of State

[649] The Consul General at Shanghai (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

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

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

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

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