Chapter II: February 1–March 14, 1938

Nature of American-British cooperation in Far East; Chinese mission to Moscow in search of further aid; exacerbation of Anglo-Japanese relations over China; British memorandum on possible peace terms for Japan and China (February 14); Ambassador Grew’s review of Japanese naval building (February 18); Ambassador Johnson’s opinion of German recognition of “Manchoukuo” (February 24); Soviet view of situation in Far East and Europe (March 4); Japanese plans for reorganization of China (March 14)


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

793.94/12271: Telegram


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

711.41/377a: Telegram


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

793.94/12301: Telegram


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

793.94/12371a: Telegram


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

793.94/12306: Telegram


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

793.94/12314a: Telegram


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

793.94 Conference/362: Telegram


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

793.04/12313: Telegram


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

711.41/378: Telegram


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

793.94/12357: Telegram


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

793.94/12316: Telegram


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

793.94/12326: Telegram


[86] The Third Secretary of Embassy in China (Allison) to the Secretary of State

793.94/12336: Telegram


[87] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

793.94/12353


[90] The Third Secretary of Embassy in China (Allison) to the Secretary of State

793.94/12384: Telegram


[91] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Hankow (Josselyn)

893.00/14207b


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

793.94 Conference/367: Telegram


[93] The Charge in the Soviet Union (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

761.94/1017: Telegram


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

793.94/12412: Telegram


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

793.94/12417: Telegram


[98] The British Embassy to the Department of State

893.01 Provisional/70


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

793.94/12426: Telegram


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

793.94/12449: Telegram