Albania, Italian invasion of, 64, 455.

Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan. See Tripartite Pact.

Amau, Eiji (Director of Intelligence Bureau, Japanese Foreign Office), China, foreign assistance to (state­ment, April 1934), 18, 19, 214.

American republics:

Buenos Aires Conference (1936), 41, 61, 311, 342, 352, 366.

Habana Conference (1940), 82, 562, 563.

Lima Conference (1938), 61, 439, 440, 756.

Montevideo Conference (1933), 25, 61, 195, 199.

Panama Conference  (1939), 70, 488.

American Solidarity Declaration (1938), 61, 439.

Anti‑Comintern Pact, Germany, Japan, and Italy, 40, 84, 92, 340, 481.

Armistice (1940), France and Germany, 78, 96, 553, 554.

Arms embargo:

European war, proclamation, 69.

Hull, Secretary, letters and statements to Congress (Apr. 5 and May 17, 1933, May 12, 1938, May 27 and July 14 1939), 7, 23, 37, 66, 67, 177, 183, 419, 461, 465, 468, 474.

Italian‑Ethiopian conflict, proclamation, 31, 283, 287.

Proposed legislation (1933), 23, 177, 183.

Roosevelt, President, statement regarding (Aug. 31, 1935), 25, 271; message to Congress (July 14, 1939), 66, 468; press release (July 18, 1939), 67, 474; address to Congress (Sept. 21, 1939), 69, 486.

Spain, joint resolution (Jan. 8, 1937), 37, 322, 329, 353.

U.S. neutrality acts, 25, 31, 33, 35, 49, 66, 69, 266, 271, 313, 314, 355, 380, 484; repeal of, 70, 116, 487, 494, 506, 761, 765, 787.

"Arsenal of democracy" address by President Roosevelt, 87, 599.

Atlantic, Battle of the, 106, 113, 115, 662, 737.

857

Atlantic Charter (Aug. 14,‑1941), 111, 151, 717.

Austria, German invasion of, 56.

Axis powers (see also Anti‑Comintern Pact; Tripartite Pact; and the individual countries):

Aggressive policies of, 3.

Japan, pro‑Axis elements in, 134, 746.

Japanese alignment with, 122.

Menace to world, 87, 106, 114, 149, 599, 666, 740, 845.

U.S. war with, 147, 149, 150, 839, 841, 842, 848, 849, 850.

 

Battleships, U.S. construction of, 44, 354.

Belgium, German invasion of, 75, 523.

Bolivia, boundary dispute with Paraguay, 26.

Brussels Conference (1937), 54‑52, 389, 390, 393, 398.

Buenos Aires Conference (1936), 41, 61, 311, 342, 352, 366.

Bulgaria:

German aggression against Yugoslavia, instructions to U.S. Minister, 103, 638.

Tripartite Pact, adherence to, 103.

Burma Road:

Closing (July 18, 1940), 94, 562.

Reopening (Oct. 17, 1940), 95.

 

Casey, Richard C. (Australian Minister to U.S.), Japanese aggression, conversation with Secretary Hull and Lord Lothian (June 28, 1940), 94, 559.

Chamberlain, Neville (Prime Minister of Great Britain), conferences with Hitler, 58.

China (see also Hull; Manchuria; Roosevelt; Sino‑Japanese war)

"Autonomy movement" in North China, Japanese attempt to promote, 38; Hull statement regarding (Dec. 5, 1935), 38, 301.

Civilians, bombing by Japan, 89, 421, 422.

Foreign assistance to, Japan's attitude, 18, 19, 214.

Japanese attack on (1937)‑

Hull and Horinouchi conversations (1939), 91, 92, 465, 480.

 

 

China‑Continued.

Japanese attack on (1937)‑Con.

Italy, attitude at Brussels Con­ference, 52, 399.

Marco Polo Bridge incident, 45, 368.

Panay incident, 52, 395, 396.

U.S. attitude toward, 48, 377.

U.S. proffer of good offices, 46, 47, 374.

Japanese territorial ambitions in (1933), 6, 175.

Japanese troops in, disposition of, 776.

League of Nations, Manchuria situa­tion, deliberation on, 4, 157.

Manchuria situation‑

Kellogg‑Briand Pact, obligations un­der, 4, 6, 158, 168.

Nine‑power Treaty, obligations un­der, 6, 168.

U.S. policy regarding, 5, 159.

Peace, Japan's basic terms (Sept. 22, 1941), 744.

Puppet regime at Nanking, treaty with Japan (1940), 132.

Rights and interests of other countries in, Japanese attitude (1934), 18, 19, 214, 216.

U.S. nationals in, Japanese interfer­ence with (protest by U.S., Dec. 31, 1938), 90, 441.

Churchill, Winston S.:

Atlantic Charter (Aug. 14, 1941), 111, 151, 717.

Japan, warning to, conference with President Roosevelt (Aug. 1941), 129.

Russia, aid to, joint message to Stalin from Churchill and Roosevelt (Aug. 15, 1941), 113, 711.

Communist International, 41, 341.

Conferences, international:

Brussels (1937), 50‑52, 389, 390, 393, 398.

Buenos Aires (1936), 41, 61, 311, 342, 352, 366.

Geneva (1932), 9‑12, 161, 179, 186, 193, 194, 226.

Habana (1940), 82, 562, 563.

Lima (1938), 61, 439, 440, 756.

London Naval (1935‑36), 39, 317.

London (World Economic, 1933), 179.

Montevideo (1933), 25, 61, 195, 199.

Panama (1939), 70, 488.

Washington (19221. 47. 51, 376, 389.

 

858

Cotton, U.S., exchange for British rub­ber, 63.

Czechoslovakia:

European crisis, President Roosevelt's appeal (Sept. 26, 1938), 58, 425, 426, 427.

German invasion of, 63; condemna­tion (statement of Sumner Welles, Mar. 17, 1939), 64, 454.

Munich agreement, 59; U.S. attitude toward, 60, 430.

Sudetenland, German demand for, 58, 426.

 

Daughters of American Revolution, U.S. policy regarding national de­fense (letter from President Roosevelt, Apr. 20, 1938), 43, 315.

Davis, Norman H. (U.S. delegate)

Brussels Conference (1937)-­

Instructions as delegate, 50, 389.

Report, 52, 398.

Geneva Conference, address (May 22, 1933), 10, 186; statement (May 29, 1934), 226.

London Naval Conference, statement (May 13, 1936), 39, 317.

Debuchi, Katsuji (Japanese Ambas­sador to U.S.), Japanese territorial ambitions in China, conversation with Secretary Stimson (Jan. 5, 1933), 6, 175.

Declarations, international:

American Solidarity (1938), 61, 439.

Brussels Conference (1937), 51, 393.

Panama Conference (1939), 70.

United Nations, 151, 850.

Defense measures, U.S. See National defense, U.S.

Denmark:

German invasion of, 72, 515.

Greenland, agreement with U.S., 103, 640.

Destroyers, U.S., exchange for British naval and air bases, 83, 564, 568.

Dickover, E. R. (1st Secretary of Em­bassy at Tokyo), conversation with Kurusu (Dec. 23, 1935), 39, 302.

Dieckhoff, Hans Heinrich (German Am­bassador to U.S.):

Conversations with Secretary Hull (1938), 56, 57, 402, 423.

Hitler's world ambitions, denial of (Sept. 28, 1938), 59, 429.

Disarmament:

Discussions (1932‑34), 9‑12, 161,179, 186, 193, 194, 226.

Geneva Conference‑

Gibson address to (Feb. 9, 1932), 9, 161.

Roosevelt proposal (1933), 9, 179.

U.S. views, address by Davis (May 22, 1933), 10, 186; statement (May 29, 1934), 226.

Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, Japanese denunciation (1934), 12, 244.

Dodd, William E. (Ambassador to Ger­many 1933‑37), conversation with Mr. Messersmith (Mar. 22, 1935), 22, 255.

 

Emergency, U.S. national:

Limited, proclamation of President Roosevelt (Sept. 1939), 69.

Unlimited, address by President Roosevelt (May 27, 1941), 106, 662.

Entente, Germany and Japan, report of, 16, 222.

Ethiopia, Italian conquest of (1935‑36) :

Addis Ababa, fall of, 33.

Hull and Rosso, conversations, 29, 32, 275, 293.

League action, instructions to U.S. representatives at Geneva, 31, 283, 284.

Outbreak of war, 31, 283.

Preparations for, 29, 30, 234, 247, 272, 278.

Roosevelt message to Mussolini (Aug. 18, 1935), 29, 266.

U.S. attitude, 30, 31, 274, 283, 284.

European crisis, 1938 (see also European war):

Austria, German occupation of, 56.

Hull, Secretary, address by (Mar. 17, 1938), 56, 407.

Lima Conference, 61, 439, 440.

Munich, 59, 430.

Roosevelt, President, appeals of, 58, 59, 425, 426, 427, 428.

U.S. rearmament, 54, 403, 405.

European war (see also Hull; Roosevelt; and the individual countries):

Atlantic, Battle of the (1941), 106, 113, 115, 662, 737.

August crisis (1939), 67, 475, 477, 478, 479, 483.

859

European war‑Continued.

Denmark, invasion by Germany (Apr. 9, 1940), 72, 515.

France:

Appeals to U.S. (June 1940), 77, 549, 551.

Declaration of war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

Fall of (June 1940), 78, 553, 554.

Germany, declaration of war by France and Great Britain (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

Great Britain, declaration of war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

Greece, invasion by Italy and Ger­many (1940, 1941), 102, 103, 595.

Italy, declaration of war on France and Great Britain (June 10, 1940), 76, 548.

Low Countries, invasion by Germany (May 10, 1940), 75, 523.

Norway, invasion by Germany (Apr. 9, 1940), 72, 515.

Poland, invasion by Germany (Sept. 1, 1939), 69, 483.

Roosevelt, President, appeals to European states, 64, 67, 68, 72, 74, 75, 455, 475, 477, 478, 479, 483, 519, 520, 522, 526, 536, 537, 538, 544.

Russia, attack by Germany (June 22, 1941), 110, 683.

U.S. aid to opponents of force (1940), 76, 545.

U.S. attitude toward, address of Presi­dent Roosevelt (Sept. 3, 1939), 69, 483.

U.S. Lend‑lease Act (Mar. 11, 1941), 100, 612, 627.

U.S. lend‑lease aid‑

Diplomatic missions in neutral European countries, instruc­tions to (Apr. 10, 1941), 101, 639.

Roosevelt, President, addresses of (Mar. 15 and Oct. 9, 1941), 101, 116, 631, 764.

U.S., menace to, address to Congress by President Roosevelt (Jan. 3, 1940), 71, 507.

U.S. national emergency, 69, 106, 662.

U.S. neutrality act, 1939 (Nov. 4), 69, 70, 115‑117, 494, 761, 765, 787.

 

 

European war‑Continued.

Yugoslavia, invasion by Germany (1941), 103, 638.

Exports Control Act of July 2, 1940 (see also Arms embargo), application to Japan, 97, 576.

 

Fascist bloc, Japanese denial of participation in, 41, 340.

Four Freedoms, address by President Roosevelt (Jan. 6, 1941), 99, 608.

Four Pillars of Peace, address by Secretary Hull, 21‑22, 248.

Four‑power Pact of Munich (Sept. 29, 1938), U.S. attitude toward, 60, 430.

France (see also Hull; Roosevelt):

European crisis, appeal of President Roosevelt, 58, 425, 426, 427.

Fall of (June 1940), 78, 553, 554.

Fleet, and naval and air bases, 107, 580, 591.

Fleet, disposition of (message of Presi­dent Roosevelt to French Gov­ernment, June 17, 1940), 78, 553.

"Free French", 109.

Germany‑

Armistice (1940), 78, 96, 553, 554.

War with (1939), 69.

Indochina, agreements with Japan regarding (1940‑41), 96, 123, 572, 693.

Italy, war with (1940), 76, 548.

Japan, military agreements with (1940‑41), 96, 123, 572, 693.

Japanese conquest of Manchuria, proposal regarding, 5, 160.

Laval, Pierre, pro‑German plans, 108, 592.

Paris, German drive against, 76, 549, 550, 551, 552.

U.S., appeals to (June 1940), 77, 549, 551.

U.S. aid to, 76, 77, 78, 548, 550, 552.

U.S. policy toward, 107, 108, 580, 591, 592, 673.

U.S. relations with, basic principles governing (1940‑41), 78, 107, 108, 109, 553, 554, 592, 596, 673.

War on, declaration by Italy (June 10, 1940), 76, 548.

War on Germany, declaration of (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

"Free French", 109.

860

Freedom of the seas:

Address by President Roosevelt (Sept. 11, 1941), 113, 737.

Declaration of Panama (1939), 70.

French Indochina. See Indochina.

 

Geist, Raymond H. (U. S. Consul at Berlin), report on Germany (1934), 16, 233.

Geneva Conference (1932), 9‑12, 161, 179, 186, 193, 194, 226.

George II (King of Greece), President Roosevelt's message to (Dec. 5, 1940), 102, 595.

Germany (see also Axis powers; Hull; Roosevelt; Tripartite Pact)

Anti‑Comintern Pact, 40, 84, 92, 340, 481.

Austria, invasion of, 56.

"Basic principles of Reich" regarding international relations, 46.

Belgium, invasion of, 75, 523.

Czechoslovakia‑

Invasion of, 63; condemnation (statement of Sumner Welles, Mar. 17, 1939), 64, 454.

Munich agreement, 60, 430.

Sudetenland, demand for, 58.

Denmark, invasion of, 72, 515.

France‑

War with (1939), 69.

Drive against Paris, 76, 549, 550, 551, 552.

Armistice (1940), 78, 96, 553, 554.

Geist, Raymond H., report (1934), 16, 233.

Great Britain, war with (1939), 69.

Greece, invasion of, 103.

Greer, attack on, 113, 737.

Italy‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact, adherence to, (1937), 84.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

Japan‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact (1936), 40, 84, 92, 340, 481.

Entente, report of, 16, 222.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

Jews, persecution of, 60, 439.

Kearny, torpedoing of, 117, 767.

Locarno Pact, violation of (1936), 36.

Luxembourg, invasion of, 75, 523.

 

 

Germany‑Continued.

Messersmith, George S., reports (1933, 1935), 13, 14, 22, 191, 194, 246, 255.

Miller, Douglas, report (Apr. 21, 1934), 15, 211.

Monroe Doctrine, statement by U.S., 78, 79, 555, 560.

Montana, sinking of, 113.

Munich agreement, 59; U.S. attitude toward, 60, 430.

Netherlands, invasion of, 75, 523.

Norway, invasion of, 72, 515.

Poland‑

Demands upon, 67.

Invasion of, 69, 483.

Robin Moor, sinking of, 109, 674.

Russia‑

Non‑aggression treaty with, 67, 92.

Attack on, 110, 683.

Sessa, sinking of, 113.

Steel Seafarer, sinking of, 113.

U.S., war with (1941), 150, 848, 849.

U.S. Ambassador, return to U.S. ordered by President Roosevelt, 61, 439.

War on, declarations by France and Great Britain (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

War on U.S., declaration of (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 848, 849.

War, state of, declaration by U.S. (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 849.

Wilson, Hugh R., reports (1935, 1936), 36, 291, 308.

Wuest, Jacob W. S., report (1934), 16, 222.

Yugoslavia, invasion of, 103, 638.

Gibson, Hugh S. (U.S. Ambassador to Belgium), address at Geneva Con­ference (Feb. 9, 1932), 9, 161.

Good Neighbor Policy, 25, 195.

Great Britain:

Burma Road‑

Closing of, 94, 562.

Reopening of, 95.

European crisis, appeal of President Roosevelt (Sept. 26, 1938), 58, 425, 426, 427.

Germany, war with (1939), 69.

Italy, war with (1940), 76.

Japanese conquest of Manchuria, proposal regarding, 5, 160.

 

861

Great Britain‑Continued.

Monroe Doctrine, statement by U.S, 78, 79, 555, 560.

Munich agreement, 59; U.S. attitude toward, 60, 430.

Naval and air bases, exchange for U.S. destroyers, 83, 564, 568.

Rubber, exchange for U.S. cotton, 63.

U.S., collaboration with, 128, 710.

War on, declaration by Italy (June 10, 1940), 76.

War on Germany, declaration of (Sept. 3, 1939), 69.

Greece:

Bulgarian invasion of, 103.

German invasion of, 103.

Hungarian invasion of, 103.

Italian invasion of, 102, 595.

U.S. aid to (message, from President Roosevelt to King George, Dec. 5, 1940), 102, 595.

Greenland, agreement with U.S. (Apr. 9, 1941), 103, 640.

Greer, attack by German submarine, 113, 737.

Grew, Joseph C. (U.S. Ambassador to Japan):

Amau statement, interview with Foreign Minister Hirota regard­ing (report, Apr. 25, 1934), 19, 214.

Bases of international accord, four principles acceptable to Japan (report, Sept. 6, 1941), 134, 733.

Current situation in Japan (report, Nov. 3, 1941), 136, 772.

Fascist bloc, Japanese denial of participation (report, Dec. 4, 1936), 41, 340.

Japanese expansion a menace to U.S. (report, Sept. 12, 1940), 95, 569.

Military spirit of Japan (reports, Aug. 13, 1932 and Dec. 27, 1934), 6, 20, 173, 236.

Panay incident, Japan's note to Sec­retary Hull, 52, 396,

Pearl Harbor, rumors of possible attack by Japan (report, Jan. 27, 1941), 118, 618.

Roosevelt, President, proposal for meeting with Prime Minister Konoye (report, Sept. 6, 1941), 131, 733.

 

 

Grew, Joseph C.‑Continued.

Sino‑Japanese situation, U.S. proffer of good offices (Aug.10,1937), 47, 374.

Warning against sudden attack by Japan (report, Nov. 17, 1941), 137, 788.

 

Habana Conference (1940), 82, 562, 563.

Halifax, Lord (British Ambassador to U.S.), conversations with Secretary Hull (1941), 128, 144, 710, 816.

Henry‑Haye, Gaston (French Ambassa­dor to U.S.), conversations with Secretary Hull (1940), 84, 108, 568, 592.

Hirohito (Emperor of Japan), message of President Roosevelt to (Dec. G, 1941),147, 829; reply (Dec. 7, 1941), 148, 149, 831, 838.

Hirota, Koki (Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs):

China, rights and interests of other countries in (U.S. note, Apr. 29, 1934), 18, 216.

Conversation with Ambassador Grew (Apr. 25, 1934), 19, 214.

Japanese relations with U.S., ex­change of views with Secretary Hull (1934), 18, 208, 209.

Hitler, Adolf (see also Germany)

Chamberlain, Neville, conferences with, 58.

Roosevelt, President, appeals of, 58, 59, 64, 68, 425, 426, 455, 477, 479, 483.

World ambitions, denial by Ambassa­dor Dieckhoff (Sept. 28, 1938), 59, 429.

Horinouchi, Kensuke (Japanese Ambas­sador to U.S.):

China, Japan's policy regarding, 91, 92, 465, 480.

"Monroe Doctrine" of Japan, 93, 518.

Netherlands Indies-

Japan's policy regarding, 93, 518.

Maintenance of status quo (state­ment of Apr. 1940), 92, 515.

U.S. embargo (protest, Oct. 8,1940), 97, 576.

Hull, Cordell (Secretary of State 1933‑):

American way of life, danger to (address, June 20, 1940), 81, 556.

862

Hull, Cordell‑Continued.

Armament, competitive building a world menace (address, June 12, 1935), 23, 257.

Arms embargo, letters and statements to Congress (Apr. 5 and May 17, 1933, May 12, 1938, May 27 and July 14, 1939), 7, 23, 37, 66, 67, 177, 183, 419, 461, 465, 468, 474.

Burma Road, closing (statement, July 16, 1940), 94, 5G2.

China, bombing by Japan (statement, June 11, 1938), 89, 421, 422.

China, rights and interests of other countries in (U.S. note, Apr. 29, 1934), 18, 216.

Continental defense (statement, Aug. 6, 1940), 82, 83, 563.

Conversations‑

Casey, Richard C., and, Lothian, Lord,

1940, June 28: Japanese aggres­sion, 94, 559.

Dieckhoff, Hans Heinrich,

1938, Jan. 14: International law and order, preservation of, 56, 402.

1938, July 7: Militarism versus peace, 57, 423.

1938, Sept. 28: Hitler's world ambitions, 59, 429.

Halifax, Lord,

1941, Aug. 9: Japan's plans in Asia, 128, 710.

1941, Nov. 29: Possibility of sudden attack by Japan, 144, 816.

Henry‑Haye, Gaston,

1940, Sept. 11: Aggression in Europe and Far East, 84, 568.

1940, Nov. 4: U.S. policy toward France, 108, 592.

Horinouchi, Kensuke,

1939, Apr. 20: "Monroe Doc­trine" of Japan, 93, 518.

1939, July and Aug.: Japan's policy in China, 91, 92, 465, 480.

1940, May 16: Japan's policy re­garding Netherlands Indies, 93, 532.

 

 

 

Hull, Cordell‑Continued.

Conversations‑Continued.

Horinouchi, Kenauke‑Continued.

1940, Oct. 8: Japan's protest against U.S. embargo, 97, 576.

Kurusu (Saburo) and Nomura (Kichisaburo),

1941, Nov. 17: U.S. ‑ Japanese relations, 137, 789.

1941, Nov. 18: Peaceful settlement of U.S. – Japanese differences, 138, 792.

1941, Nov. 20: Japan's role in the Far East, 140, 799, 801.

1941, Nov. 22: Embargoes against Japan, 140, 802.

1941, Nov. 26: Proposed basis of agreement, 142, 807, 810, 812.

1941, Dec. 1, and 5: Japanese troop movements, 145, 146, 817, 823, 826.

1941, Dec. 7: Condemnation of Japanese memorandum, 148, 831.

Lindsay, Sir Ronald,

1936, Jan. 22: German and Ital­ian dictators, 36, 308.

Lothian, Lord,

1940, Sept. 30: Alliance of Ger­many, Italy, and Japan, 85, 574.

Lothian, Lord, and Casey, Richard C.,

1940, June 28: Japanese aggres­sion, 94, 559.

Luther, Hans,

1933, Nov. 2: Disarmament and world peace, 13, 193.

1935, Mar. 28: German objec­tives, 22, 256.

Marler, Sir Herbert,

1938, Sept. 21: Japanese plan for domination of Asia, 48, 424.

1938, Sept. 21: German policy of dominating Europe, 56, 424.

Nomura, Kichisaburo,

1941, Mar. 8: Japanese expan­sion, 118, 620.

1941, May 11: Japan's new order in East Asia, 120, 653.

 

863

Hull, Cordell‑Continued.

Conversations‑Continued.

Nomura, Kichisaburo‑Continued.

1941, Aug. 8: Neutralization of Indochina, 128, 709.

1941, Aug. 17: Relations between Japan and U. S., 129, 712.

1941, Aug., Sept., Oct.: Proposed meeting of President Roose­velt and Prime Minister Konoye, 130, 134‑135, 724, 745, 746, 750, 754, 756.

Rosso, Augusto,

1935, July and Nov.: Italian-Ethiopian conflict, 29, 32, 275, 293.

Saito, Hirosi,

1934, May: Peace in Asia, 19, 20, 220, 223.

1937, July: Sino‑Japanese situa­tion, 45, 46, 368, 371.

Suvich, Fulvio de,

1937, July 6: European coopera­tion in inter‑American peace program, 42, 366.

Wang, Chengting,

1937, July 21: Sino‑Japanese situation, 46, 371.

Yoshida, Shigeru, 1936, June 12: Japan's policy in Asia, 40, 319.

 

Dangers, international, warnings of, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 30, 32, 36, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 65, 66, 81, 82, 85, 91, 100, 104, 116, 118, 136, 144, 193, 217, 231, 248, 256, 257, 258, 274, 293, 308, 330, 333, 342, 366, 370, 375, 380, 402, 407, 423, 424, 430, 432, 458, 465, 468, 556, 563, 581, 612, 648, 765, 816.

Declaration of war, proposed Constitutional amendment (opposition expressed to Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee, Jan. 8, 1938), 54, 401.

European war, effect on U.S. (address, Apr. 24, 1941), 104, 648.

Four‑power Pact (statement, Sept. 30, 1938), 60, 430.

France, U.S. policy toward (statement, June 5, 1941), 108, 673.

 

 

Hull, Cordell‑Continued.

German aggression against Yugo­slavia:

Condemnation, U. S. (statement, Apr. 6, 1941), 103, 638.

Instructions to Ministers in Bul­garia, Hungary, and Rumania (Apr. 5, 1941), 103, 638.

Indochina, Japanese attack on (state­ment, Sept. 23, 1940), 96, 572.

International relations, fundamental principles of (statement, July 16, 1937), 45, 370.

International situation, dangers in (addresses, May 5 and June 11, 1934), 17, 18, 217, 231.

Italian‑Ethiopian conflict‑

League action, instructions to rep­resentatives at Geneva (Oct. 9 and 17, 1935), 31, 283, 284.

U.S. attitude (statement, Sept. 12, 1935), 30, 274.

Italy, war materials from U.S. (state­ment, Nov. 15, 1935), 32, 292.

Japan, U.S. relations with‑

Condemnation of Japanese memo­randum of Dec. 7, 1941, 148, 831.

Critical aspects of, 136, 144.

Exchange of views with Foreign Minister Hirota (1934), 18, 208, 209.

Japanese aggression (statement, Jan. 15, 1941), 118, 612.

Law and order the basis of interna­tional relations (address, Mar. 17, 1938), 56, 407.

Lend‑lease Act (Mar. 11, 1941) (state­ment, Jan. 15, 1941), 100, 612.

Monroe Doctrine (statement, July 5, 1940), 79, 560.

Montevideo Conference (1933), advocation of Good Neighbor Policy, 25, 195.

Netherlands Indies, maintenance of status quo (statement, Apr. 17, 1940), 92, 515.

Neutrality Act of 1939, proposal for modification (Oct. 21, 1941), 116, 765.

Non‑intervention policy of U.S. (ad­dress, Sept. 15, 1936), 38, 333.

864

Hull, Cordell‑Continued.

North China, multilateral treaty obligations regarding (statement, Dec. 5, 1935), 38, 301.

Panay incident, note to Ambassador Grew for Japanese Foreign Min­ister (Dec. 13, 1937), 52, 395; reply, 52, 396.

Raw materials, acquisition of (letter to President Roosevelt, Oct. 21, 1938), 63, 431.

Sino‑Japanese war‑

Separate action by nations, instruc­tions to Minister in Switzer­land (Sept. 28, 1937), 49, 380.

Statement (Aug. 23, 1937), 47, 375.

Telegram to Ambassador Grew (Sept. 2, 1937), 48, 377.

Tripartite Pact (statement, Sept. 27, 1940) , 84, 573.

U.S. national defense, 44, 55, 56, 63, 65, 81, 82, 85, 100, 104, 116, 118, 333, 405, 407, 431, 458, 556,  563, 581, 612, 648, 765; program (letter to Congress, Feb. 10, 1938), 55, 405.

U.S. nationals in China, protest to Japan regarding interference with (Dec. 31, 1938), 90, 441.

U.S. opposition to use of force (in­struction to Ambassador Grew, May 30, 1940), 93, 540.

War, plea against resort to (address, Apr. 25, 1939), 65, 458.

World crisis, effect on U.S. (address, Apr. 24, 1941), 104, 648.

Hungary:

German aggression against Yugo­slavia, instructions to U.S. Min­ister, 103, 638.

Greece, invasion of, 103.

Tripartite Pact, adherence to, 103.

Yugoslavia, invasion of, 103.

 

Iceland, U.S. agreement with (July 1, 1941), 111, 686.

Indochina:

French military agreements with Japan regarding, 96, 123, 572, 693.

Japanese bases in, statement of Sum­ner Welles (July 24, 1941), 124, 698.

 

 

Indochina‑Continued.

Japanese invasion of, 96, 123, 572.

Japanese troop movements in, 145, 146, 821, 823, 826.

Neutralization of, U.S. proposal, 125, 699; Japanese counter‑proposal, 127, 128, 705, 707, 709.

Inter‑American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee, 70, 82.

International conferences. See Conferences, international.

Italy (see also Axis powers; Tripartite Pact):

Albania, invasion of, 64, 455.

Anti‑Comintern Pact, adherence to, 84.

Ethiopian conquest (1935‑36)‑

Addis Ababa, fall of, 33.

Hull and Rosso, conversations, 29, 32, 275, 293.

League action, instructions to U.S. representatives at Geneva, 31, 283, 284.

Outbreak of war, 31.

Preparations for, 29, 30, 234, 247, 272, 278.

Roosevelt message to Mussolini (Aug. 18, 1935), 29, 266.

U.S. attitude, 30, 31, 274, 283, 284.

European war‑

Entrance into, 75, 76, 544; condemnation by President Roose­velt (June 10, 1940), 76, 545.

President Roosevelt's appeals (Apr. and Aug. 1939, Apr. and May, 1940), 64, 67, 72, 74, 75, 455, 475, 519, 520, 522, 526, 536, 537, 538, 544.

France, war with (1940), 76, 548.

Germany‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact, Italy's ad­herence to (1937), 84.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

Great Britain, war with (1940), 76.

Greece, invasion of, 102, 595.

International relations, fundamental principles of (reply to Secretary Hull's statement of July 16,  (1937)

 

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Italy‑Continued.

Japan‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact, Italy's ad­herence to (1937), 84.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

Japanese conquest of Manchuria, proposal by France, Great Brit­ain, Italy, and U.S. regarding, 5, 160.

League of Nations recommendation for sanctions against, 31, 283, 284.

Monroe Doctrine, statement by U.S., 78, 79, 555, 560.

Sino‑Japanese situation, position tak­en at Brussels Conference (1937), 52, 399.

U.S. export of war materials to (state­ment of Secretary Hull, Nov. 15, 1935), 32, 292.

War, state of, declaration by U.S. (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 848, 850.

War on France, declaration of (June 10, 1940), 76, 548.

War on Great Britain, declaration of (June 10, 1940), 76.

War on U.S., declaration of (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 850.

Yugoslavia, invasion of, 103.

 

Japan (see also Axis powers; Hull; Roosevelt; Sino‑Japanese war; Tripartite Pact):

Amau, statement regarding foreign assistance to China, 18, 19, 214.

Anti‑Comintern Pact, 40, 84, 92, 340, 481.

Asia‑

Policy in, 39, 40, 139, 302, 319, 801.

Proposal to U.S. regarding (Nov. 20, 1941), 139, 801.

Assets, U.S. freezing of, 126, 704.

"Autonomy movement" in North China, attempted promotion of, 38; Hull statement regarding (Dec. 5, 1935), 38, 301.

Burma Road, closing at instance of, 94, 562.

China‑

Foreign assistance to (statement by Eiji Amau, Apr. 1934), 18, 19, 214.

 

 

Japan‑Continued.

China‑Continued.

Peace, text of basic terms (Sept. 22, 1941), 744.

Rights and interests of other countries in, 18, 19, 214, 216.

Territorial ambitions in (1933), 6, 175.

Troops in, 776.

China, attack on (1937)‑

Brussels Conference, Japanese re­fusal to participate in, 51, 390, 393, 398.

Hull and Horinouchi conversations (1939), 91, 92, 465, 480.

Italy, attitude at Brussels Confer­ence, 52, 399.

Marco Polo Bridge incident, 45, 368.

Panay incident, 52, 395, 396.

"Quarantine" address by President Roosevelt, 49, 383.

U.S. attitude toward, 48, 377.

U.S. proffer of good offices, 46, 47, 374.

Chinese civilians, bombing of, 89, 421, 422.

Expansion of, 38, 91, 95, 118, 301, 302, 465, 569, 612.

Fascist bloc, denial of participation in, 41, 340.

France, military agreements with (1940‑41), 96, 123, 572, 693.

Germany‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact (1936), 40, 84, 92, 340, 481.

Entente, report of, 16, 222.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

Grew, reports, 6, 19, 20, 41, 47, 52, 95, 118, 131, 134, 136, 137, 173, 214, 236, 340, 374, 396, 569, 618, 733, 772, 788.

Indochina‑

Invasion of, 96, 123, 572, 693.

Naval and air bases in, 123, 218; statement of Sumner Welles (July 24, 1941), 124, 698.

Neutralization of, U.S. proposal, 125, 699; Japanese counter­proposal, 127, 128, 705, 707, 709.

 

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Japan‑Continued:

Indochina‑Continued.

Troop movements in, 145, 146, 776, 821, 823, 826.

International relations, fundamental principles of (reply to Secretary Hull's statement of July 16, 1937), 46.

Italy‑

Anti‑Comintern Pact, adherence to, (1937), 84.

Tripartite Pact (1940), 84, 85, 96, 573, 574.

League of Nations‑

Assembly report (Oct. 6, 1937) on violation of treaty obligations, 50, 387.

Background on action regarding Sino‑Japanese war, 49, 380.

London Naval Conference (1935‑36), withdrawal from, 39, 317.

Manchuria, conquest of (1931‑32), 4‑7.

Memorandum of Dec. 7, 1941, U.S. condemnation of, 148, 831.

"Moral embargoes" against, 89, 97, 421, 422.

North China, attempt to promote "autonomy" movement in, 38; Hull statement regarding (Dec. 5, 1935), 39, 301.

Netherlands Indies, maintenance of status quo, 92, 515; policy regard­ing, 93, 532.

Oil, U.S. export to, 126, 703.

Peace in the Pacific‑

Message of President Roosevelt to Emperor Hirohito (Dec. 6, 1941), 147, 829; reply (Dec. 7, 1941), 148, 838.

Statement of Japanese Foreign Minister to Ambassador Grew (Dec. 7, 1941), 149, 838.

Pearl Harbor‑

Rumors of attack on (Jan. 1941), 118, 618.

Attack (Dec. 7, 1941), 147, 839, 842.

Puppet regime at Nanking, treaty with (1940), 132.