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)

 

866

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.

 

867

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.

 

 

Japan‑Continued.

Roosevelt, President, four principles of international accord (message to Prime Minister Konoye, Sept. 3, 1941), 131, 728.

Roosevelt and Konoye, proposed meeting, 130, 134‑135, 720, 724, 745, 750, 754, 756.

Roosevelt warning against further aggression (Aug. 17, 1941), 129, 712.

Russia, attack on, reported plan for, 123, 685, 691.

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

U.S., war with (1941), 149, 839, 841, 842.

U.S. commercial treaty with (1911), termination of, 90, 475.

U.S. discussions with (1941)‑

Aggression, warning against (Aug. 17), 129, 712.

Basis for agreement (Nov. 26), 142, 807, 810, 812.

Indochina,

Neutralization of, 125, 127, 128, 699, 705, 707, 709.

Occupation by Japan, 96; 123, 572.

Roosevelt and Konoye, proposed meeting, 130, 134‑135, 720, 745, 750, 754, 756.

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

U.S. economic pressure on, 94, 559.

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

U.S. Neutrality Act of 1937, appli­cability, 49, 380.

U. S, trade with‑

Restrictions on, 97, 576.

Cessation of, 127, 704.

War, state of, declaration by U.S. (Dec. 8, 1941), 149, 839, 841.

War on U.S., notification of (Dec. 8, 1941), 149, 841.

Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, denunciation, 12, 244.

Jews, persecution by Germany, 60, 439.

Johnson, Nelson T. (Minister to China), Japanese attack on Manchuria, report (Sept. 22, 1931), 4, 155.

868

Kearny, torpedoing by German submarine, 117, 767.

Kellogg‑Briand Pact, 4, 6, 30, 33, 47, 50, 51, 58, 155, 164, 171, 275, 296, 376, 386, 387, 389, 390, 425.

Knox, Frank (Secretary of the Navy), address on national defense (Nov. 11, 1941), 136, 776.

Konoye, Fumimaro (Prime Minister of Japan):

Roosevelt, President‑

Four principles of international ac­cord (message to Konoye of Sept. 3, 1941), 131, 728.

Proposed meeting, 130, 134‑135, 720, 724, 745, 750, 754, 756.

Kurusu, Saburo (Japanese Foreign Office official and Special Envoy to U.S.):

Conversations:

Dickover, E. R., 39, 302:

Hull, Secretary, 137, 138, 140, 142, 145,146, 789, 792, 799. 801, 802, 807, 810, 812, 817, 823, 826.

Roosevelt, President, 137, 143, 789, 814.

Japan the leader of eastern Asia (Dec. 23, 1935), 39, 302.

Trip to Washington (Nov. 1941), 137.

 

Laval, Pierre (French Minister of Foreign Affairs), pro‑German plans, 108, 592.

League of Nations:

Assembly‑

Lytton Commission report on Man­churia, adoption of, 7, 176.

Report (Oct. 6, 1937), on Japanese violation of treaty obligations, 50, 387.

Resolution (Mar. 11, 1932) appli­cable to Manchuria situation. 6.

Italian‑Ethiopian situation, delibera­tion on, 31, 283, 284.

Japan, withdrawal of ( Mar. 27, 1933), 7.

Manchuria situation, deliberation on, 4, 157.

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

 

 

Leahy, Admiral (Ambassador to France), U.S. relations with France, basic principles governing (letter from President Roosevelt, Dec. 20, 1940), 596.

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

Lend‑lease aid, U.S., 100, 109, 116, 631, 639, 764.

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

Limitation of armaments. See Dis­armament.

Lindsay, Sir Ronald (British Ambas­sador to U.S.), conversation with Secretary Hull (Jan. 22, 1936), 36, 308.

Locarno Pact, violation by Germany (1936), 36.

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

Long, Breckinridge (U.S. Ambassador to Italy), reports, Italian preparations for war, 29, 30, 234, 247, 272, 278.

Lothian, Marquess of (British Ambas­sador to U.S.), conversations with Secretary Hull:

Alliance of Germany, Italy, And Japan, 85, 574.

Japanese aggression, 94, 559.

Low Countries. See Belgium; Luxem­bourg; and Netherlands.

Luther, Hans (German Ambassador to U.S.), conversations with Secretary Hull (1933, 1935), 13, 22, 193, 256.

Luxembourg, German invasion of, 75, 523.

Lytton Commission, 7, 176, 184.

 

MacArthur, Gen. Douglas (Chief of Staff), annual report (1933), 27.

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

Marco Polo Bridge incident, 45, 368.

Marler, Sir Herbert (Canadian Minister to U.S.), conversation with Secre­tary Hull (1938), 48, 56, 424.

Merchant ships, U.S.:

Arming of, 115, 761.

Prohibition against arming of, 70, 500.

 

869

Messersmith, George S. (U.S. Consul General, at Berlin, 1930‑34; Minis­ter to Austria 1934‑37), reports on Germany (1933, 1935), 13, 14, 22, 191, 194, 246, 255.

Military program, U.S. See National defense, U.S.

Miller, Douglas (U. S. Acting Com­mercial Attach at Berlin), report on Nazis (Apr. 21, 1934), 15, 211.

Monetary and Economic Conference, International (London, 1933), 179.

Monroe Doctrine, 78, 79, 93, 104, 518, 555, 560, 641.

Montana, sinking by German submarine, 113.

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

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

Munich agreement (Four‑power pact of Sept. 29, 1938), 59; U.S. attitude toward, 60, 430.

Mussolini, Benito (see also Italy)

Ethiopian war, message from Presi­dent Roosevelt regarding (Aug. 18, 1935), 29, 266.

European crisis, President Roosevelt's appeal (Sept. 27, 1938), 59, 427.

European war, President Roosevelt's appeals (Apr. 1939, Apr. and May, 1940), 64, 72, 74, 75, 455, 519, 520, 526, 537, 538; replies (May and June, 1940), 73, 74, 75, 520, 522, 536, 544.

 

Nanking puppet regime, treaty with Japan (1940), 132.

National defense, U.S.:

Agreement with Iceland (July 1, 1941), 111, 686.

Appropriations for, messages of Presi­dent Roosevelt to Congress (Jan. and May, 1940), 80, 527.

Battleships, construction of (an­nouncement, Jan. 8, 1937), 44, 354.

Chief of Staff, annual report (1933). 27.

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

 

 

 

National defense, U.S.‑Continued.

Enemy vessels warned not to enter defense areas, 115, 737.

Greenland agreement (Apr. 9, 1941), 103, 640.

Habana Conference, 82, 562, 563.

Hull, Secretary, addresses (Sept. 15, 1936, June 20 and Oct. 26, 1940), 44, 81, 85, 333, 556, 581.

Hull, Secretary, letter to Congress (Feb. 10, 1938), 55, 405.

Knox address on (Nov. 11, 1941), 136, 776.

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

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

Neutrality Act of 1939, modification of, 117, 787.

Planes, increased production, Presi­dent Roosevelt's request for, 80, 527.

Plans for (1933‑34), 27‑28.

Reserve personnel, call into active service, 80, 544.

Roosevelt, President‑

"Arsenal of democracy" address (Dec. 29, 1940), 87, 599.

Budget message to Congress (Jan. 1941), 99.

Letter to Daughters of American Revolution (Apr. 20, 1936), 43, 315.

Military program, recommenda­tions (Jan. 28, 1938), 54, 403.

Naval program, recommendations (Jan. 28, 1938), 54, 503.

Preparations for strengthening (address, Oct. 27, 1941), 117, 767.

Recommendations for strengthen­ing (messages to Congress, Jan. 28, 1938 and Jan. 4 and 12, 1939), 54, 62, 81, 403, 447, 451.

Selective        Service and Training Act, enactment, 84.

Strategic                        materials, U.S. acquisition of, 63, 431.

870

National emergency, U.S.:

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

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

National Guard, U.S., call to active service, 80, 544.

Naval and air bases:

British, exchange for U.S. destroyers, 83, 564, 568.

Indochinese, use by Japan, 123, 698.

Naval armaments, treaty for limitation (1936), 40, 317.

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

Naval program, U.S. See National de­fense, U.S.

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

Netherlands:

German invasion of, 75, 523.

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

Netherlands Indies:

Japanese policy regarding, 93, 532.

Status quo, maintenance of, 92, 515.

Neutrality, action of American repub­lics at Panama Conference (1939), 70, 488.

Neutrality acts, U.S. See under United States.

Nine‑power Treaty (Washington, 1922), 4, 6, 47, 50, 51, 140, 157, 164, 168, 215, 376, 386, 387, 390, 393, 801.

Nomura, Kichisaburo (Japanese Am­bassador to U.S.), conversations:

Hull, Secretary, 118, 120, 128, 129, 130, 134‑135, 137, 138, 140, 142, 145, 146, 620, 653, 709, 712, 720, 724, 745, 750, 754, 756, 789, 792, 799, 801, 802, 807, 810, 812, 817, 823, 826.

Roosevelt, President, 125, 127, 128, 129, 137, 143, 699, 705, 709, 712, 789, 814.

Welles, Summer, 123, 693.

North China. See China.

Norway, German invasion of, 72, 515.

 

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

 

 

Oumansky, Constantine A. (Soviet Ambassador to U.S.), warning by Under Secretary Welles of imminent German attack on Soviet Union, 110, 638.

 

Pact of Paris. See Kellogg‑Briand Pact.

Panama Conference (1939), 70, 488.

Panay incident (Dec. 12, 1937), 52, 395, 396.

Paraguay, boundary dispute with Bo­livia, 26.

Pearl Harbor, rumors of attack by Japan (Jan. 1941), 118, 618; attack (Dec. 7, 1941), 147, 839, 842.

Philippine Islands, 121, 123, 127, 146, 147, 517, 532, 659, 661, 678, 680, 706, 750, 840.

Phillips, William (U.S. Ambassador to Italy), report of Mussolini's reply to President Roosevelt's appeal (May 1, 1940), 73, 520.

Poland:

German demands upon, 67.

German invasion of, 69, 483.

Roosevelt, President, appeal of (Aug. 24, 1939), 68, 478.

 

"Quarantine" address by President Roosevelt (Oct. 5, 1937), 49, 383.

 

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

Reynaud, Paul (Premier of France), U.S. aid to France, appeals and replies (June 1940), 77, 549, 550, 551, 552.

Rights and duties of states, convention on (Dec. 26, 1933), 26, 199.

Robin Moor, sinking by German sub­marine, 109, 674.

Roosevelt, Franklin D.:

American security, threat to (address to Congress, Jan. 6, 1941), 99, 608.

Arms, ammunition, etc., transport to China' and Japan (statement, Sept. 14, 1937), 49, 380.

Arms embargo, removal of‑

Address to Congress (Sept. 21, 1939), 486.

 

871

Roosevelt, Franklin D.‑Continued.

Arms embargo, removal of‑Con.

Message to Congress (July 14, 1939), 66, 468.

Press release (July 18, 1939), 67, 474.

Arms embargo, statement regarding (Aug. 31, 1935), 25, 271.

"Arsenal of democracy" (address, Dec. 29, 1940), 87, 599.

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

Conversations‑

Kurusu and Nomura,

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

1941, Nov. 27: Peaceful solution of Pacific problems, 143, 814.

Nomura, Kichisaburo,

1941, July 24: Neutralization of Indochina, 125, 699.

1941, Aug. 6: Neutralization of Indochina, 127, 128, 705, 709.

1941, Aug. 17: Warning to Japan, 129, 712.

Schacht, Hjalmar,

1933, May 6: Armament, 10, 179.

Dangers, international, warnings of, 14, 34, 35, 37, 49, 54, 62, 69, 71, 72, 75, 76, 80, 83, 86, 99, 101, 106, 109, 113, 115, 204, 289, 304, 314, 323, 383, 403, 447, 451, 483, 507, 515, 523, 527, 542, 545, 564, 599, 608, 631, 662, 674, 737, 761.

Declaration of war, proposed Constitutional amendment (opposi­tion expressed to Speaker of House, Jan. 6, 1938), 54, 400, 401.

Denmark, German invasion of (denunciation, Apr. 13, 1940), 72, 515.

Disarmament, offensive weapons, elimination of (message to heads of states, May 16, 1933), 9‑10, 179.

European crisis, appeals to‑

Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, and Great Britain, and replies (Sept. 26, 1938), 58, 425, 426, 427.

 

 

Roosevelt, Franklin D.‑Continued.

European crisis, appeals to‑Con.

Hitler (Sept. 27, 1938), 59, 428.

Mussolini (Sept. 27, 1938), 59, 427.

European visit of Under Secretary of State Welles (statement, Mar. 29, 1939), 72, 514.

European war­-

Appeals to,

Hitler (Apr. and Aug. 1939), 64, 68, 455, 477, 479, 483.

King Victor Emmanuel III (Aug. 23, 1939), 67, 475.

Mussolini (Apr. 1939, Apr. and May 1940), 64, 72, 74, 75, 455, 519, 520, 526, 537, 538; replies (May and June, 1940), 73, 74, 75, 520, 522, 536, 544.

Polish President (Aug. 1939), 68, 478.

Attitude of U.S. toward (address, Sept. 3, 1939), 69, 483.

Menace to U.S. (address to Con­gress, Jan. 3, 1940), 71, 507.

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

Freedom of the seas (address, Sept. 11, 1941), 113, 737.

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

Greece, aid to (message to King George, Dec. 5, 1940), 102, 595.

Iceland, arrival of U.S. forces in (message to Congress, July 7, 1941), 111, 686.

Indochina, Japanese forces in (memo­randum, Dec. 2, 1941), 146, 823.

Italian‑Ethiopian conflict (message to Mussolini, Aug. 18, 1935), 29, 266.

Italy, entrance into European war (condemnation, June 10, 1940), 76, 545.

Japan‑

Assets in U.S., freezing of (E.O., July 26, 1941), 127, 704.

Peace in the Pacific (message to Emperor Hirohito, Dec. 6, 1941), 147, 829; reply (Dec. 7, 1941), 148, 149, 838.

 

871

Roosevelt, Franklin D,‑Continued.

Japan‑Continued.

U.S. oil shipments to (remarks to Volunteer Participation Com­mittee, July 24, 1941), 126, 703.

Warning to, conference with Churchill (Aug. 1941), 129.

Konoye, Fumimaro‑

Four principles of international ac­cord (message to Konoye, Sept. 3, 1941), 131, 728.

Proposed meeting, 130, 134‑135, 720, 724, 745, 750, 754, 756.

Lend‑lease aid (address, Mar. 15, 1941), 100, 631.

Low Countries, German invasion of (address, May 10, 1940), 75, 523.

Monetary and Economic and Dis­armament Conferences, message to heads of participating governments (May 16, 1933), 179n.

National defense‑

Airplanes, request for (May 16, 1940), 80, 527.

Appropriations for (messages to Congress, Jan., May 1940), 80, 527.

Battleships, construction of (an­nouncement, Jan. 8, 1937), 44, 354.

Budget message to Congress (Jan. 1941), 99.

Military program, recommenda­tions (Jan. 28, 1938), 54, 403.

Naval program, recommendations (Jan. 28, 1938), 54, 403.

Preparations for (address, Oct. 27, 1941), 117, 767.

Recommendations for strengthen­ing (messages to Congress, Jan. 28, 1938 and Jan. 12, 1939), 54, 62, 403, 451.

U.S. policy, regarding (letter to Daughters of American Revo­lution, Apr. 20, 1936), 43, 315.

National emergency, U.S.‑

Limited (Proclamation, Sept. 1939), 69.

Unlimited (address, May 27, 1941), 106, 662.

 

 

 

Roosevelt, Franklin D.‑Continued.

Neutrality Act, revision (message to Congress, Oct. 9, 1941), 115, 761.

Neutrality legislation, inadequacy of (message to Congress, Jan. 4, 1939), 62, 447.

Neutrality proclamation (Sept. 5, 1939), 69.

Norway, German invasion of (denun­ciation, Apr. 13, 1940), 72, 515.

"Quarantine" address (Oct. 5, 1937), 49, 383.

Robin Moor, sinking by German sub­marine (message to Congress, June 20, 1941), 109, 674.

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

War with Axis powers (address, Dec. 9, 1941), 149, 842.

World Court, U.S. membership ad­vocated (message to Senate, Jan. 16, 1935), 21, 245.

Yugoslavia, message to (Feb. 14, 1941), 103, 619.

Rosso, Augusto (Italian Ambassador to U.S.), Italian‑Ethiopian conflict, conversations with Secretary Hull (July 10 and Nov. 22, 1935), 29, 32, 275, 293.

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

Rumania:

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

Tripartite Pact, adherence to, 103.

Russia. See Soviet Union.

 

Saito, Hirosi (Japanese Ambassador to U.S.), conversations with Secretary Hull:

Peace in Asia (May 1934), 19, 20, 220, 223.

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

Schacht, Hjalmar (President of the Reichsbank), conversation with President Roosevelt (May 6, 1933), 10, 179.

Selective Service and Training Act, enactment, 84.

872

Sessa, sinking by German submarine, 113.

Sino‑Japanese war (see also China; Japan)

Burma Road, closing, 94, 562; re­opening, 95.

China, Japanese attack on (1937), 45‑53.

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

Manchuria, Japanese conquest of (1931‑32),4‑8.

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

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

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

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

Southern Indochina. See Indochina.

Soviet Union:

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

Communist International, 41, 341.

German attack on, 110, 683.

Germany, non‑aggression treaty with, 67, 92.

Japan, reported plan for attack by, 123, 685, 691.

Spain, civil conflict:

Outbreak, 36.

U.S. non‑interference policy, 36, 322, 329, 419.

U.S. prohibition of export of arms, 37, 353, 419.

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

Steel Seafarer, sinking by German sub­marine, 113.

Stimson, Henry L. (Secretary of State, 1929‑33):

China, Japanese territorial ambitions in, conversation with Ambas­sador Debuchi (Jan. 5, 1933), 6, 175.

 

 

 

Stimson, Henry L.‑Continued.

Lytton Commission report, U.S. ac­cord with (letter to Secretary General of League of Nations, Feb. 25, 1933), 7, 176.

Manchuria situation‑

Irreconcilability with treaty obliga­tions (letter to Senator Borah, Feb. 23, 1932), 6, 168.

Japan's responsibility for liquida­tion of (memorandum to Am­bassador Debuchi, Sept. 22, 1931), 4, 156.

Kellogg‑Briand Pact, obligations under (identic notes to China and Japan, Oct. 20, 1931), 4, 157.

League of Nations attitude re­garding (note to Secretary General of League, Oct. 5, 1931), 4, 157.

U.S. policy regarding (identic notes to China and Japan, Jan. 7, 1932), 5, 159.

U.S.‑British invocation of Kellogg­-Briand Pact and Nine‑power Treaty (proposal, Feb. 1932), 5, 164.

Strategic materials:

Cotton, exchange for rubber, U.S. and Great Britain (1939), 63.

Stock‑piles, legislation for acquisition of, 63.

Sudetenland. See Czechoslovakia.

Suvich, Fulvio de (Italian Ambassador to U.S.), conversation with Secre­tary Hull, European cooperation in inter‑American peace program (July 6,1937), 42, 366.

 

Toyoda, Teijiro (Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs), peace with China, basic terms (text handed to Am­bassador Grew, Sept. 22, 1941), 744.

Tripartite Pact (Germany, Italy, and Japan, Sept. 27, 1940), 84, 85, 96, 103, 119, 121, 122, 133, 135, 139, 140, 141, 145, 573, 574, 623, 658, 678, 736, 773, 789, 792, 800, 817; adherence of other countries, 103.

 

United Nations, Declaration by (Jan. 1, 1942), 151, 850.

 

873

United States (see also Hull; National defense, U.S.; Roosevelt; and entries under other countries):

Army, expansion program (1935‑37), 44, 315, 354.

Constitution, proposed amendment regarding declaration of war (opposition of President Roose­velt and Secretary Hull, Jan. 6 and 8, 1938), 54, 400, 401.

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

Export Control Act (July 2, 1940), 97, 576.

Lend‑lease Act (Mar. 11, 1941), 100, 612, 627; aid thereunder, 101, 109, 116, 631, 639, 764.

Merchant ships‑

Arming of, 115, 761.

Prohibition against arming of, 70, 500.

National Guard, call to active service, 80, 544.

Nationals‑

Extension of credit to Japan, discouragement of, 90.

Japanese interference with in China (protest by Secretary Hull, Dec. 31, 1938), 90, 441.

Neutrality acts‑

1935 (Aug. 31) and 1936 (Feb. 29), 25, 31, 33, 35, 66, 266, 271, 313, 314, 355, 487, 506, 761.

1937 (May 1), 49, 66, 355, 380, 484, 506.

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

Vinson naval bill (1934), 28.

War‑

German declaration of (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 848, 849.

Italian declaration of (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 850.

Japanese attack against Pearl Harbor (Dec. 7, 1941), 147, 839, 842.

Japanese notification of existence of (Dec. 8, 1941), 149, 841.

U.S. declarations of existence of,              Japan (Dec. 8, 1941), 149, 840, 841; Germany and Italy (Dec. 11, 1941), 150, 848, 849, 850.

 

 

U.S.S.R. See Soviet Union.

 

Vessels. See Merchant ships; Warships.

Victor Emmanuel III (King of Italy),

Roosevelt's appeal to (Aug. 23, 1939), 67, 475.

Vinson naval bill (1934), 28.

 

Wang, Chengting (Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.), conversation with Secretary Hull, Sino‑Japanese situ­ation (July 21, 1937), 46, 371.

 

War. See European war; Italy: Ethiopian conquest; Sino‑Japanese war; and the individual countries.

Warships, U.S. national‑defense program regarding, 44, 354.

Washington Conference (1922), 47, 51, 376, 389.

Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, 12, 47, 244, 376.

Welles, Sumner (Under Secretary of State):

Addresses‑

Axis world‑conquest aims a menace to U.S. (Nov. 11, 1941), 137, 776, 784.

Neutrality of the Americas (Pan­ama Conference, 1939), 70, 488.

Conversations‑

Nomura, Kichisaburo, July 23, 1941: Occupation of southern Indochina, 123, 693.

Oumansky, Constantine A., Mar. 20, 1941: Reports of intended German attack on Russia, 110, 638.

 

874

Welles, Sumner‑Continued.

Czechoslovakia, German invasion of  (condemnation of Mar. 17, 1939), 64, 454.

Europe, visit to (1939), 71; statement of President Roosevelt regarding, 72, 514.

Indochina, Japanese bases in (state­ment, July 24,1941), 124, 698.

Russia, German attack on (statement, June 23, 1941), 110, 683.

Western Hemisphere, defense of, 83, 564, 568.

Wilson, Hugh R. (U.S. Minister to Switzerland 1927‑37; Ambassador to Germany 1938‑39)

Reports on German military prepa­rations (Nov. 1935; Jan. 1936), 36, 291, 308.

Return to U.S. (1938), 61, 439.

World Court, U.S. membership advo­cated, message from President Roosevelt to the Senate (Jan. 16, 1935), 21, 245.

World Economic Conference, 179.

Wuest, Lt. Col. Jacob W. S. (U.S. Military Attaché at Berlin), report on German‑Japanese entente (May 1934), 16, 222.

 

Yoshida, Shigeru (Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain), Japan's policy in Asia, conversation with Secretary Hull (June 12, 1936), 40, 319.

Yugoslavia:

Invasion of, 103, 638.

Roosevelt message to (Feb. 14, 1941), 103, 619.

World situation, instructions to U.S. Minister regarding, 102, 619.