Office of the Historian

Chapter I: January 1–April 9, 1941

Informal Japanese efforts to sound out United States views respecting agreement; warning of Japanese military plan to attack Pearl Harbor in case of “trouble” (January 27); review by Secretary Hull of United States attitude toward Japan (February 15); Japan’s attitude toward United States and Soviet Union (March 5); Secretary Hull’s discussion with Ambassador Nomura (March 11); preliminary draft of Japanese-sponsored “agreement in principle” (March 16–17); Japanese-sponsored “proposal” on U. S.–Japan relations (April 9)

[31] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in France (Leahy)

Washington, February 21, 1941—noon.

793.94119/734: Telegram

[34] The Assistant Commercial Attaché in Japan (Smith), on Leave, to the Secretary of State

Vancouver, February 25, 1941.
[Received February 27.]

711.94/1973

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

Tokyo, February 27, 1941—10 p.m.
[Received February 27—8:35 a.m.]

711.94/1971: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 27, 1941—midnight.
[Received February 27—12:10 p.m.]

711.94/1972: Telegram

[37] The Postmaster General (Walker) to President Roosevelt

[Washington,] February 28, 1941.

711.94/1973⅔

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

Washington, March 1, 1941—9 p.m.

711.94/1968: Telegram

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

Washington, March 3, 1941—9 p.m.

711.94/1982: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 5, 1941—11 p.m.
[Received March 6—3:05 a.m.]

711.94/1984: Telegram

[43] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] March 6, 1941.

711.94/20051/14

[45] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 7, 1941.

711.94/20053/14

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

Washington, March 11, 1941—7 p.m.

711.94/1987: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 11, 1941—8 p.m.
[Received March 11—3:12 p.m.]

894.00/1009: Telegram

[50] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 13, 1941.

711.94/20056/14

[51] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 13, 1941.

711.94/20055/14

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

Tokyo, March 13, 1941.
[Received April 2.]

711.94/2004

[53] The Secretary of State to President Roosevelt

Washington, March 14, 1941.

711.94/20056/14a

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

[Washington,] March 14, 1941.

711.94/1997

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

Washington, March 15, 1941.

740.0011 European War 1939/9176a

[57] Mr. Lauchlin Currie to President Roosevelt

[Washington,] March 15, 1941.

Photostatic copy obtained from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N. Y. For additional correspondence on Dr. Curried mission to China, see vol. v, pp. 479 and 602 ff. passim.

[58] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 16, 1941.

711.94/20057/14

[59] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 17, 1941.

711.94/20058/14

[60] The Postmaster General (Walker) to the Secretary of State

[New York,] March 17, 1941.

711.94/200510/14