Office of the Historian

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.

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

Chungking, September 3, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received September 3—1:30 p.m.]

751G.94/56: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 3, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received September 3—11:20 a.m.]

794.00/208: Telegram

[123] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, September 4, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received 9:15 a.m.]

751G.94/59: Telegram

[124] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Matthews), at Vichy

Washington, September 4, 1940—6 p.m.

751G.94/60: Telegram

[125] The Consul General at Batavia (Foote) to the Secretary of State

Batavia, September 5, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received September 5—9:02 a.m.]

756D.94/63: Telegram

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

[Washington,] September 5, 1940.

893.24/873

[127] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 5, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received September 6—4 a.m.]

751G.92/9: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 5, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received September 5—9:13 a.m.]

751G.94/68: Telegram

[129] The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, September 5, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received 11:15 p.m.]

751G.94/70: Telegram

[130] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Thailand (Grant)

Washington, September 5, 1940—7 p.m.

751G.92/6: Telegram

[131] The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, September 6, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received 6:45 p.m.]

751G.94/75: Telegram

[132] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, September 6, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received September 6—1:45 p.m.]

751G.94/73: Telegram

[133] The Consul at Hanoi (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, September 7, 1940—noon.
[Received 1:35 p.m.]

751G.94/77: Telegram

[134] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 7, 1940—noon.
[Received 5:15 p.m.]

7510.92/13: Telegram

[135] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in France (Matthews), at Vichy

Washington, September 9, 1940—6 p.m.

751G.94/75: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 11, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received September 11—9:55 a.m.]

756.94/175: Telegram

[138] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Thailand (Grant)

Washington, September 11, 1940—5 p.m.

751G.92/6: Telegram

[139] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Batavia (Foote)

Washington, September 11, 1940—7 p.m.

756D.94/63: Telegram

[140] The Chargé in France (Matthews) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, September 11, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received 11:48 p.m.]

751G.94/88: Telegram

[141] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 12, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received September 12—10:15 a.m.]

751G.92/15: Telegram

[142] The British Embassy to the Department of State

Washington , September 12, 1940.

751G.94/112

[143] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 13, 1940—2 p.m.
[Received September 14—11:10 a.m.]

751G.92/19: Telegram

[144] The Consul General at Batavia (Foote) to the Secretary of State

Batavia, September 14, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received September 14—8 a.m.]

756D. 94/64: Telegram

[146] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 15, 1940—6 p.m.
[Received September 16—10:55 a.m.]

751G.92/22: Telegram

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

Tokyo, September 16, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received September 16—2 p.m.]

751G.94/108: Telegram

[148] The Department of State to the British Embassy

Washington , September 16, 1940.

751G.94/112

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

[Washington,] September 16, 1940.

893.24/898

[150] The Minister in Thailand (Grant) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, September 17, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received September 18—11:23 a.m.]

751G.92/24: Telegram