Office of the Historian

Decision to withdraw United States Marines and Naval forces from China; incomplete withdrawal before outbreak of war with Japan

[597] The Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, August 14, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received August 15—11:05 a.m.]

893.0146/917: Telegram

[598] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, August 16, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received August 17—5:30 p.m.]

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/941: Telegram

[601] Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Adams)

[Washington,] September 10, 1941.

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/944

[603] The Chief of Naval Operations (Stark) to the Secretary of State

Washington, October 3, 1941.

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/954

[604] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Navy (Knox)

Washington, October 25, 1941.

893.0146/917

[605] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)

Washington, November 6, 1941—7 p.m.

893.0146/893a: Telegram

[606] The Department of State to the British Embassy

Washington , November 7, 1941.

893.0146/813

[607] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)

Washington, November 7, 1941—7 p.m.

893.0146/893a/Suppl: Telegram

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

Peiping, November 10, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received 4:59 p.m.]

893.0146/893: Telegram

[609] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 13, 1941—11 a.m.
[Received 1:30 p.m.]

893.0146/894: Telegram

[610] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)

Washington, November 14, 1941—2 p.m.

893.0146/896a: Telegram

[611] The Secretary of State to the Consul General at Shanghai (Lockhart)

Washington, November 14, 1941—2 p.m.

893.0146/896b: Telegram

[612] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Gauss)

Washington, November 14, 1941—3 p.m.

893.0146/896c: Telegram

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

Peiping, November 15, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 10:40 p.m.]

893.0146/895: Telegram

[614] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 15, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received 10 p.m.]

893.0146/896: Telegram

[615] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, November 17, 1941—3 p.m.
[Received November 20—9:20 p.m.]

893.0146/899: Telegram

[616] Memorandum by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs (Adams)

[Washington,] November 18, 1941.

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/954½

[617] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 21, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received November 25—8 a.m.]

893.102S/2556: Telegram

[618] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 28, 1941—4 p.m.
[Received December 3—2:11 a.m.]

893.0146/904: Telegram

[619] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 29, 1941—10 a.m.
[Received December 3—6:18 a.m.]

893.102 S/2563: Telegram

[620] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, November 29, 1941—noon.
[Received December 2—5:59 a.m.]

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/962: Telegram

[621] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, December 1, 1941—noon.
[Received December 1—9:10 a.m.]

811.30 Asiatic Fleet/961: Telegram

[622] The Secretary of State to the Counselor of Embassy in China (Butrick), at Peiping

Washington, December 2, 1941—3 p.m.

893.0146/906: Telegram

[623] The Ambassador in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, December 4, 1941.
[Received August 26, 1942.]

893.0146/918

[624] The Consul at Shanghai (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, December 8, 1941.
[Received December 7—7:22 p.m.]

740.0011 Pacific War/694: Telegram