Chapter III: July 4–September 30, 1941

British suggestion of Anglo-American action to prevent Japanese plan to acquire military bases in French Indochina; President Roosevelt’s exchange of messages with Japanese Prime Minister Konoye; Japanese demand for French agreement to bases in southern Indochina; President Roosevelt’s request to Marshal Petain for dilatory reply to Japanese demand (July 16); French submission to Japanese demand respecting southern Indochina (July 21); American attitude toward Japanese advance in Indochina (July 24); freezing of Japanese assets in the United States (July 26); British suggestion of Anglo-American warning to Japan concerning Japanese demands on Thailand (August 2); Thai request for purchase of military supplies sympathetically considered by Secretary of State (August 18)

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

124.92/48


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

740.0011 P. W./401


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

740.0011 P. W./403: Telegram


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

740.0011 European War 1939/13721: Telegram


[270] The Consul at Saigon (Flood) to the Secretary of State

740.0011 P. W./493


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

893.01 Manchuria/1643: Telegram


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

740.0011 P. W./393: Telegram


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

811.20 Defense (M)/2817: Telegram


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

740.0011 P. W./428a: Telegram


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

792.94/137: Telegram


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

740.0011 P. W./412: Telegram


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

740.0011 Pacific War/460


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

740.0011 P. W./430: Telegram


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

740.0011 P. W./431: Telegram


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

811D.0144/14


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

756D.94/176: Telegram


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

600.51G9/25: Telegram


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

740.0011 European War 1939/14402


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

892.248/45: Telegram