Office of the Historian

Chapter V: October 1, 1933–January 5, 1934

Estimates as to unlikelihood of imminent Japanese-Soviet war, October 6; American reply to League Advisory Committee on scope of nonrecognition policy, October 23–25; Japanese press satisfaction with transfer to Atlantic of U. S. Fleet from Pacific; Foreign Commissar Litvinoff’s discussion of Far Eastern situation, November 20; Japanese reaction to American recognition of Soviet Union; likelihood of Japanese crisis in 1935; disbelief of Soviet Embassy at Tokyo of Japanese attack on Soviet Union after spring of 1934; Minister Johnson’s review of China in 1933, January 5, 1934

[448] The Consul General at Harbin (Hanson) to the Minister in China (Johnson)

Harbin, October 3, 1933.

861.77 Chinese Eastern/1265

[450] The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Johnson)

Washington, October 6, 1933—6 p.m.

493.11/1786: Telegram

[451] The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Under Secretary of State (Phillips)

Tokyo, October 6, 1933.
[Received October 21.]

761.94/644

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

Washington, October 7, 1933—noon.

711.94/845: Telegram

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

Washington, October 10, 1933—noon.

761.94/629a: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 11, 1933—7 p.m.
[Received October 11—7:43 a.m.]

761.94/630: Telegram

[456] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, October 13, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received October 13—6:20 a.m.]

793.94 Advisory Committee/59: Telegram

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

Washington, October 14, 1933—3 p.m.

711.94/845: Telegram

[460] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, October 17, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received October 17—2:55 a.m.]

893.102S/1301: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 20, 1933.
[Received November 4.]

861.77 Chinese Eastern/1268

[462] The Chargé in France (Marriner) to the Secretary of State

Paris, October 21, 1933.
[Received November 1.]

893.51 Manchuria/56

[463] The Minister in Switzerland (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

Geneva, October 23, 1933—1 p.m.
[Received October 23—8:30 a.m.]

793.94 Advisory Committee/60: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 23, 1933—2 p.m.
[Received October 23—5 a.m.]

894.00/490: Telegram

[465] The Secretary of State to the Minister in Switzerland (Wilson), at Geneva

Washington, October 25, 1933—3 p.m.

793.94 Advisory Committee/60: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 27, 1933—2 p.m.
[Received October 27—3:57 a.m.]

893.01 Manchuria/964: Telegram

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

Tokyo, October 27, 1933—5 p.m.
[Received October 27—6:44 a.m.]

711.94/860: Telegram

[469] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, October 28, 1933—noon.
[Received October 28—2:11 a.m.]

793.94/6498: Telegram

[470] The Consul General at Shanghai (Cunningham) to the Secretary of State

Shanghai, October 29, 1933—7 p.m.
[Received October 29—6:45 a.m.]

893.00/12495: Telegram

[471] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, October 31, 1933—4 p.m.
[Received October 31—8:30 a.m.]

893.00/12497: Telegram

[473] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, November 4, 1933—2 p.m.
[Received November 4—10:25 a.m.]

793.94/6500: Telegram

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

Tokyo, November 7, 1933—3 p.m.
[Received November 7—4:03 a.m.]

711.94/863: Telegram

[476] The Minister in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, November 8, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received November 7—11:20 p.m.]

893.00/12511: Telegram

[477] The Counselor of Legation in China (Gauss) to the Secretary of State

Peiping, November 9, 1933—11 a.m.
[Received November 9—12:13 a.m.]

893.00/12512: Telegram