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Southward Advance of Japanese expansionist movement: the Netherlands East Indies; French Indochina; British Hong Kong and Burma; Thailand1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1939, vol. iii, pp. 103–123; see also Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. ii, pp. 281 ff.

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

Tokyo , February 10, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received February 11—7:20 a.m.]

794.00/168: Telegram

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

Tokyo , February 15, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received February 15—10 a.m.]

756.9412/6: Telegram

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

Tokyo , March 12, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received March 12—8:50 a.m.]

756.9412/8: Telegram

[6] The Consul General at Batavia ( Dickover ) to the Secretary of State

Batavia , April 16, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received April 16—9:50 a.m.]

756.94/28: Telegram

[8] The French Embassy to the Department of State

Washington , April 19, 1940.

756.94/56

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

Tokyo , April 19, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received April 19—10:33 a.m.]

756.94/43: Telegram

[10] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy ) to the Secretary of State

London , April 19, 1940.
[Received 11:48 a.m.]

756.94/42: Telegram

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

Tokyo , April 22, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received April 22—1:30 a.m.]

756.94/49: Telegram

[13] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom ( Kennedy ) to the Secretary of State

London , April 26, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received April 26—2:10 p.m.]

756.94/63: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 11, 1940—noon.
[Received May 11—1:29 a.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/2824: Telegram

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

Washington , May 11, 1940—2 p.m.

756.94/83a: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 11, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received May 11—10:05 a.m.]

756.94/78: Telegram

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

Washington , May 13, 1940—3 a.m.

756.94/85b: Telegram

[21] Memorandum by the Appointed Minister in Australia (Gauss)

[ Washington ,] May 13, 1940.

756.94/144

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

Washington , May 14, 1940—5 p.m.

756.94/83: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 14, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received May 14—5:30 a.m.]

756.94/85: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 14, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received May 14—11:40 a.m.]

756.94/81½: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 20, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received May 20—8:27 a.m.]

756.94/103: Telegram

[28] The Chargé in Thailand ( Chapman ) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok , May 21, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received May 21—7:18 a.m.]

740.0011 European War 1939/3197: Telegram

[29] The Consul General at Batavia ( Dickover ) to the Secretary of State

Batavia , May 22, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received May 22—5:45 p.m.]

756.94/113: Telegram

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

Tokyo , May 23, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received May 23—6:48 a.m.]

756.94/114: Telegram