Office of the Historian

894.24/7–1941

Memorandum by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck) to the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

[Washington,] July 19, 1941.

Mr. Welles: There were three parts to the program of action which I suggested in my memorandum of yesterday93 regarding action to be taken when Japanese action in and against Indochina becomes obvious: namely, economic pressures and, simultaneously with the application thereof, expedition of additional aid to China and new disposals of armed forces (especially planes) in the Far East (especially at Manila). I hope that none of the three will be overlooked and that all three of these measures will be taken simultaneously.

  1. Memorandum not found in Department files.↩