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Chapter V: October 2–November 15, 1941

Reply to Japanese proposals (October 2); Japanese disappointment in American reply (October 14, 18); resignation of Konoye Cabinet (October 16); President Roosevelt’s proposed message to Japanese Emperor (October 16); Ambassador Nomura’s suggestion to British Ambassador respecting a modus vivendi for Pacific (October 16); Secretary Hull’s advice against sending message to Japanese Emperor (October 17); formation of Japanese Cabinet under General Tojo (October 18); special mission of Ambassador Kurusu to Washington (November 4); Ambassador Grew’s estimate that Japanese military plans depend upon success or failure of conversations with United States (November 6); suggestion of draft transitional arrangement to avoid collapse of conversations (November 11)

Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1941, The Far East, Volume IV

Chapter V: October 2–November 15, 1941

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

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

[428] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton) to the Secretary of State

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

[430] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Commercial Policy and Agreements (Hawkins) to Mr. Joseph W. Ballantine

[431] Documents Prepared in the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[432] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Butrick) to the Secretary of State

[433] The British Embassy to the Department of State

[434] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

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

[436] Memorandum by the Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Hamilton) to the Secretary of State

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

[438] Draft Statement Prepared in the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[439] Draft Statement Prepared in the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[440] Memorandum by Messrs. Joseph W. Ballantine and Max W. Schmidt, of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs

[441] President Roosevelt to the President of the Philippine Commonwealth (Quezon)

[442] Memorandum by Mr. John F. Stone, of the Office of the Secretary of State

[443] Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State