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.

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

Hanoi, August 7, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received 1:37 p.m.]

893.24/821: Telegram

[92] The Minister in the Union of South Africa (Keena) to the Secretary of State

Pretoria, August 7, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received August 7—4:05 p.m.]

756D.94/49: Telegram

[93] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, August 7, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received August 7—12:30 p.m.]

751G.94/17: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 7, 1940—10 p.m.
[Received August 7—1:26 p.m.]

751G.94/15: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 9, 1940—1 p.m.
[Received August 9—10:28 a.m.]

751G.94/19: Telegram

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

Chungking, August 12, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received August 12—8:20 a.m.]

751G.94/24: Telegram

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

Chungking, August 12, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received 10:32 a.m.]

751G.94/25: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 12, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received August 12—11:35 a.m.]

756D.94/58: Telegram

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

Batavia, August 14, 1940—2 p.m.
[Received August 14—9:30 a.m.]

756D.94/61: Telegram

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

Washington, August 14, 1940—9 p.m.

751G.94/25: Telegram

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

Bangkok, August 15, 1940—2 p.m.
[Received 7:44 p.m.]

751G.92/2: Telegram

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

Bangkok, August 17, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received 9:32 p.m.]

7510.92/3: Telegram

[104] The Chargé in France (Murphy) to the Secretary of State

Vichy, August 17, 1940—4 p.m.
[Received 10:43 p.m.]

7510.94/31: Telegram

[105] The Chinese Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the Chinese Embassy

Chungking, August 19, 1940.

751G.94/45: Telegram

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

Chungking, August 20, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received 1:17 p.m.]

751G.94/33: Telegram

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

Batavia, August 21, 1940—3 p.m.
[Received August 21—8:50 a.m.]

756D.94/53: Telegram

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

Bangkok, August 21, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received August 21—10:47 a.m.]

751G.92/4: Telegram

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

Washington, August 21, 1940—6 p.m.

751G.92/3: Telegram

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

[Washington,] August 26, 1940.

893.24/859

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

Washington, August 26, 1940—6 p.m.

751G.94/37a: Telegram

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

Vichy, August 27, 1940—7 p.m.
[Received 8:55 p.m.]

751G.94/38: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 28, 1940—9 p.m.
[Received August 28—10:45 a.m.]

756.94/169: Telegram

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

Chungking, August 29, 1940—10 a.m.
[Received August 29—4:38 a.m.]

793.94/16149: Telegram

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

Tokyo, August 29, 1940—5 p.m.
[Received August 29—9:55 a.m.]

756.94/170: Telegram

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

Bangkok, August 31, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received 11:35 a.m.]

751G.92/6: Telegram

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

Hanoi, August 31, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received 4:40 p.m.]

7510.94/47: Telegram

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

Hanoi, September 3, 1940—9 a.m.
[Received 9:50 a.m.]

751G.94/54: Telegram

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

Chungking, September 3, 1940—11 a.m.
[Received September 3—1:40 a.m.]

751G.94/52: Telegram