Office of the Historian

Chapter I: January–March, 1941

Japanese infiltration in Thailand; Japanese role in Thai-French Indochina border dispute; Anglo-American consultation in regard thereto; fear of early Japanese attack on British Malaya and Netherlands East Indies; Japanese mediation of Thai-Indochina border dispute and cessation of hostilities on January 28; American representations against Japanese interference with American trade in French Indochina; American-French Indochinese trade discussions; Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka’s disclaimer of intention to extend war to Southeast Asia; initialing of Thai-French Indochina “peace” settlement at Tokyo, March 11

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

Bangkok, February 23, 1941—3 p.m.
[Received 9:25 p.m.]

751G.92/270: Telegram

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

Bangkok, February 24, 1941—7 a.m.
[Received 8:17 a.m.]

751G.92/274: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 24, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 6:18 p.m.]

740.0011 P. W./125: Telegram

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

Vichy, February 24, 1941—6 p.m.
[Received February 25—4:05 a.m.]

751G.92/278: Telegram

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

Washington, February 24, 1941—8 p.m.

751G.92/273: Telegram

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

Bangkok, February 24, 1941—10 p.m.
[Received February 24—5:36 p.m.]

751G.92/277: Telegram

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

Tokyo, February 27, 1941—1 a.m.
[Received February 26—10:55 a.m.]

751G.92/284: Telegram

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

Hanoi, February 27, 1941—3 p.m.
[Received 10:35 p.m.]

751G.92/289: Telegram

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

Hanoi, February 27, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received February 27—4:55 p.m.]

611.51G9/30: Telegram

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

Vichy, March 1, 1941—8 p.m.
[Received March 3—2 a.m.]

751G.92/298: Telegram

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

[Washington,] March 3, 1941.

740.0011 P. W./148

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

Bangkok, March 4, 1941—2 p.m.
[Received 10:30 p.m.]

751G.92/307: Telegram

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

Hanoi, March 7, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 5:24 p.m.]

611.51G9/32: Telegram

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

Hanoi, March 10, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 9:30 p.m.]

800.6176/177: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 11, 1941—7 p.m.
[Received March 11—11:27 a.m.]

751G.92/326: Telegram

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

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

794.00/245

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

Hanoi, March 15, 1941—5 p.m.
[Received March 15—3:25 p.m.]

611.51G9/33: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 17, 1941—11 p.m.
[Received March 17—3:22 p.m.]

751G.92/361: Telegram

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

Bangkok, March 19, 1941—9 p.m.
[Received March 19—5:52 p.m.]

751G.92/368: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 19, 1941.
[Received April 17.]

756D.94/138

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

Tokyo, March 20, 1941—1 p.m.
[Received March 20—8:10 a.m.]

740.0011 P. W./161: Telegram

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

Tokyo, March 24, 1941.
[Received April 17.]

751G.92/411