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Chapter VIII: December 13–31, 1937

Anglo-American consultation regarding Japanese bombing attack on American and British vessels near Nanking, December 13; Japanese Emperor’s reported desire to avert crisis with United States and United Kingdom, December 15; nonrecognition of new “puppet” regime at Peiping, December 18; Ambassador Johnson’s indictment of Japanese military policy, December 21; appeal to President Roosevelt by Generalissimo Chiang for assistance in restoring peace, December 24; German Ambassador’s transmission to Chiang of Japanese terms, December 27–28; Japanese naval orders against repetition of attack on American gunboat, December 28

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

Chapter VIII: December 13–31, 1937

[919] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

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

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

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

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

[924] The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

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

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

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

[928] The President of the Chinese Executive Yuan (Chiang Kai-shek) to President Roosevelt

[929] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

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

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

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

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

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

[935] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

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

[937] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

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

[939] The British Embassy to the Department of State

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

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

[942] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[945] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

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

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

[948] The Vice Consul at Amoy (Altaffer) to the Secretary of State