Office of the Historian

Reports of unofficial suggestions from Japanese sources that Japan was ready to make peace 87

87. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1944, vol. v, pp. 1183 ff. For additional material obtained from the Japanese Foreign Office archives, see section on “Peace feelers through the Soviet Union” in Foreign Relations, The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, vol. i, pp. 873–883; ibid., vol. ii, pp. 1248–1264. These volumes also contain documentation in regard to the surrender of Japan; see ibid., vol. i, pp. 884 ff., and ibid., vol. ii, pp. 1265 ff.

[342] The Personal Representative of President Roosevelt to Pope Pius XII (Taylor) to the Secretary of State

Vatican City, February 23, 1945—11 a.m.
[Received February 23—9:05 a.m.]

740.00119 PW/2–2345: Telegram

[343] The Minister in Sweden (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, April 6, 1945—5 p.m.
[Received 7:10 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./4–645: Telegram

[344] The Minister in Sweden (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, April 7, 1945—8 p.m.
[Received April 7—8 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./4–745: Telegram

[345] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden (Johnson)

Washington, April 19, 1945—7 p.m.

740.00119 P.W./4–645: Telegram

[346] The Ambassador in Portugal (Baruch) to the Secretary of State

Lisbon, May 7, 1945—noon.
[Received 9 p.m.]

740.00119 PW/5–745: Telegram

[347] The Minister in Sweden (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, May 11, 1945—1 p.m.
[Received 4:05 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./5–1145

[348] The Acting Secretary of State to the Minister in Sweden (Johnson)

Washington, May 12, 1945—8 p.m.

740.00119 PW/5–1145: Telegram

[351] The Minister in Sweden (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, May 17, 1945—5 p.m.
[Received 6:12 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./5–1745: Telegram

[352] The Ambassador in Portugal (Baruch) to the Secretary of State

Lisbon, May 19, 1945—midnight.
[Received May 19—6:31 p.m.]

740.00119 PW/5–1945: Telegram

[353] The Ambassador in China (Hurley) to the Secretary of State

Chungking, May 28, 1945—5 p.m.
[Received May 29—2:40 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./5–2845: Telegram

[354] The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Hurley)

Washington, May 30, 1945—7 p.m.

740.00119 PW/5–2845: Telegram

[355] The Ambassador in Portugal (Baruch) to the Secretary of State

Lisbon, May 30, 1945.
[Received June 6—6 p.m.]

740.00119 P.W./5–3045: Airgram

[356] Memorandum by the Acting Secretary of State to President Truman

Washington, June 2, 1945.

740.00119 P.W./6–145

[359] The Minister in Sweden (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Stockholm, July 6, 1945—6 p.m.
[Received July 7—4:19 a.m.]

740.00119 PW/7–645: Telegram

[362] The Minister in Switzerland (Harrison) to the Secretary of State

Bern, July 18, 1945—4 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

740.00119 PW/7–1845: Telegram