Office of the Historian

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

Tokyo, February 1, 1938—1 p.m.
[Received February 1—9:10 a.m.]

793.94/12271: Telegram

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

Washington, February 2, 1938—7 p.m.

711.41/377a: Telegram

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

Hankow, February 3, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received 6:50 p.m.]

793.94/12301: Telegram

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

Washington, February 3, 1938—5 p.m.

793.94/12371a: Telegram

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

Hankow, February 4, 1938—9 a.m.
[Received February 4—7 a.m.]

793.94/12306: Telegram

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

Washington, February 4, 1938—5 p.m.

793.94/12314a: Telegram

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

Washington, February 4, 1938—9 p.m.

793.94 Conference/362: Telegram

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

London, February 4, 1938—11 p.m.
[Received February 4—6:47 p.m.]

793.04/12313: Telegram

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

London, February 5, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received February 5—9:28 a.m.]

711.41/378: Telegram

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

Moscow, February 5, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received 5:44 p.m.]

793.94/12357: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 5, 1938—7 p.m.
[Received February 5—8:27 a.m.]

793.94/12316: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 6, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received February 6—7:15 a.m.]

793.94/12326: Telegram

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

Nanking, February 6, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received 9:58 p.m.]

793.94/12336: Telegram

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

[Washington,] February 7, 1938.

793.94/12353

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

Nanking, February 10, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received February 10—1:44 p.m.]

793.94/12384: Telegram

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

Washington, February 10, 1938.

893.00/14207b

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

London, February 11, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received February 11—1:22 p.m.]

793.94 Conference/367: Telegram

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

Moscow, February 11, 1938—7 p.m.
[Received February 11—3:52 p.m.]

761.94/1017: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 12, 1938—noon.
[Received 3:20 p.m.]

793.94/12412: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 14, 1938—noon.
[Received February 14—noon.]

793.94/12417: Telegram

[98] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington , February 14, 1938.

893.01 Provisional/70

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

Shanghai, February 15, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received February 15—12:47 p.m.]

793.94/12426: Telegram

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

Shanghai, February 17, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received 5:16 p.m.]

793.94/12449: Telegram