Office of the Historian

Chapter IV: June 1–August 31, 1938

Severe Japanese bombing of Canton from air; closing of Chinese diplomatic establishment in Japan (June 10); instructions to Ambassador Grew in disapproval of Japanese acts in China (June 25); Anglo-French warning against Japanese seizure of Hainan Island (June 29); Ambassador Grew’s interview with Japanese Foreign Minister Ugaki (July 5); discussion of responsibility for maintaining Chinese resistance (July 23); Chinese Foreign Minister’s plea for good offices by United States and United Kingdom (July 27); consideration of denunciation of American commercial treaty with Japan (July 30); American standing offer of good offices to both China and Japan (August 3); attitude of British Government in regard to good offices (August 11, 18); Premier Kung’s letter to President Roosevelt (August 30)

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

Washington, July 9, 1938—3 p.m.

793.94/13408: Telegram

[208] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 9, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received July 9—1:15 p.m.]

793.94/13416: Telegram

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

Hankow, July 11, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received July 11—1:02 p.m.]

793.94/13425: Telegram

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

Tokyo, July 11, 1938.
[Received July 29.]

751.94/60

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

Hankow, July 12, 1938—5 p.m.
[Received July 13—10:43 a.m.]

793.94119/428: Telegram

[212] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart)

Washington, July 13, 1938—4 p.m.

793.94/13416: Telegram

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

Peiping, July 13, 1938.
[Received August 12.]

793.941/13658

[214] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 14, 1938—6 p.m.
[Received July 14—1:36 p.m.]

793.94/13451: Telegram

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

Hankow, July 14, 1938.
[Received August 26.]

793.94/13745

[216] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart)

Washington, July 15, 1938—noon.

793.94/13451: Telegram

[217] The Ambassador in gChina (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Hankow, July 19, 1938—9 a.m.
[Received 7:15 p.m.]

894.515/40: Telegram

[218] The First Secretary of Embassy in China (Salisbury) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, July 19, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received July 20—8 a.m.]

793.94/13506: Telegram

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

Hankow, July 19, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received July 20—2:24 p.m.]

793.94/13515: Telegram

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

Hankow, July 27, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received July 29—11 p.m.]

793.94119/432: Telegram

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

Tokyo, July 27, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received July 27—10:05 a.m.]

793.94/13567: Telegram

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

Hankow, July 27, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received July 29—10:09 p.m.]

793.94119/431: Telegram

[224] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 28, 1938—10 p.m.
[Received July 28—7:40 p.m.]

793.94/13578: Telegram

[225] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 29, 1938—noon.
[Received July 29—7 a.m.]

793.94/13580: Telegram

[226] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 29, 1938—4 p.m.
[Received July 29—10:40 a.m.]

793.94/13582: Telegram

[227] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, July 29, 1938.
[Received August 26.]

793.94/13752

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

Hankow, July 29, 1938.
[Received September 26.]

793.94/13957

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

Hankow, July 30, 1938.
[Received September 12.]

893.00/14260

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

Hankow, August 1, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received 9 p.m.]

893.48/1605: Telegram

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

Nanking, August 2, 1938—10 a.m.
[Received August 2—7 a.m.]

793.94/13605: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 2, 1938—10 p.m.
[Received August 2—7 p.m.]

793.94119/433: Telegram

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

[Washington,] August 3, 1938.

793.94119/434

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

Washington, August 4, 1938—3 p.m.

893.48/1609: Telegram

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

Hankow, August 4, 1938—3 p.m.
[Received August 5—12:25 a.m.]

793.94/13623: Telegram