Chapter VIII: December 13–31, 1937

Anglo-American consultation regarding Japanese bombing attack on American and British vessels near Nanking, December 13; Japanese Emperor’s reported desire to avert crisis with United States and United Kingdom, December 15; nonrecognition of new “puppet” regime at Peiping, December 18; Ambassador Johnson’s indictment of Japanese military policy, December 21; appeal to President Roosevelt by Generalissimo Chiang for assistance in restoring peace, December 24; German Ambassador’s transmission to Chiang of Japanese terms, December 27–28; Japanese naval orders against repetition of attack on American gunboat, December 28


[889] Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Welles)

394.115 Panay/5½


[891] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

893.01 Provisional/1: Telegram


[892] The Commander in Chief, United States Asiatic Fleet (Yarnell) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Leahy)

793.94/11589: Telegram


[894] Memorandum by the Adviser on Political Relations (Hornbeck)

893.0146/607


[895] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11635: Telegram


[896] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11631: Telegram


[897] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

893.01 Provisional/5: Telegram


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

793.94/11626: Telegram


[899] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

893.01 Provisional/6: Telegram


[900] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

741.94/149: Telegram


[901] The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11650: Telegram


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

794.00/126½: Telegram


[903] The Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart) to the Secretary of State

893.01 Provisional/7: Telegram


[904] The Secretary of State to the Counselor of Embassy in China (Lockhart)

893.01 Provisional/6: Telegram


[905] The Ambassador in Germany (Dodd) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11661: Telegram


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

793.94/11664: Telegram


[907] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in China (Johnson)

124.93/406a: Telegram


[908] The British Embassy to the Department of State

893.01 Provisional/14


[909] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11707: Telegram


[910] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11717: Telegram


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

793.94/11678: Telegram


[912] The Department of State to the British Embassy

893.01 Provisional/14


[913] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11714: Telegram


[914] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11722: Telegram


[915] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

124.93/410: Telegram


[916] The Secretary of State to the Chargé in the United Kingdom (Johnson)

893.0146/598: Telegram


[917] The Ambassador in China (Johnson) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11723: Telegram


[918] The Consul at Tsingtao (Sokobin) to the Secretary of State

793.94/11721: Telegram