1 November 1941
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The United States pledged aid for reconstruction of devastated and occupied countries and for international economic rehabilitation.
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(Relief of human needs offered little room for differences. Times, November 2, 1941, p. 33.)
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1 November 1941
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THE REICH GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO ROOSEVELT'S NAVY DAY SPEECH
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Berlin. "The Government of the United States is in possession of a secret map which was prepared in Germany by the Reich Government. It is a map of Middle South America as the Fuehrer wants to reorganize it in that he wants to make five subject states out of fourteen countries in this area and thereby bring the entire South American continent under his control." See doc.
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1 November 1941
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Ambassador Grew warned the United States that Japan might "resort with dangerous and dramatic suddenness to measures which might make inevitable war with the United States."
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(". . . underestimating Japan's obvious preparations to implement a program in the event the alternative peace program fails, would be short-sighted. Similarly it would be short-sighted for American policy to be based upon the belief that Japanese preparations are no more than saber rattling, merely intended to give moral support to the high pressure diplomacy of Japan." Peace, p. 775.)
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3 November 1941
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THE AMBASSADOR IN JAPAN (GREW) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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"I refer a leading article from the Tokyo Nichi Nichi of November 1 (reported in my telegram No. 1729 of that date), with a banner headlinedeclaring "Empire Approaches Its Greatest Crisis" and introducing a despatch from New York with a summary of a statement the Japanese Embassy reportedly gave to the New York Times regarding the need of ending the United States-Japanese economic war." See doc.
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4 November 1941
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Czechoslovakia, Greece, Poland, and Yugoslavia concluded an agreement for a post-war bloc.
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(To create a buffer against Germany and facilitate reconstruction as part of international economic rehabilitation. Times, Nov. 4, 1941, p. 15.)
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4 November 1941
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A PARAPHRASE OF THE REPLY OF PREMIER JOSEPH STALIN, DATED NOVEMBER 4, 1941, TO THE LETTER OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT OF OCTOBER 30, 1941
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"our decision, Mr. President, to grant to the Soviet Union a loan in the amount of one billion dollars subject to no interest charges and for the purpose of paying for armaments and raw materials for the Soviet Union is accepted with sincere gratitude by the Soviet Government as unusually substantial aid in its difficult and great struggle against our common enemy, bloodthirsty Hitlerism." See doc.
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6 November 1941
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ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO THE DELEGATES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION
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(Delivered in the White House and broadcast over a nation-wide hookup.) President Roosevelt told the International Labor Organization that the United States had begun post-war planning. (Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 124, pp. 359 f. Cf. Jan. 6, supra .) See doc.
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7 November 1941
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Secretary of State Hull warned the United States Cabinet that relations with Japan were extremely critical.
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(Cf. Nov. 3, supra . Peace, p. 136.)
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7 November 1941
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DOCUMENT HANDED BY THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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"DISPOSITION OF JAPANESE FORCES" See doc.
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7 November 1941
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JOSEPH STALIN'S SPEECH ON RED SQUARE ON ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION
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"The whole world is looking to you as a force capable of destroying the brigand hordes of German invaders. The enslaved peoples of Europe under the yoke of the German invaders are looking to you as their liberators. A great mission of liberation has fallen to your lot." See doc.
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10 November 1941
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SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL AT THE MANSION HOUSE REGARDING INVOLVEMENT IN A US-JAPANESE WAR BY THE BRITISH
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London. Prime Minister Churchill again promised British declaration of war with Japan "within the hour" should America become so involved. (". . . every preparation to defend British interests in the Far East and to defend the common cause now at stake has been and is being made." Times, Nov. 11, 1941, p. 4. Cf. Aug. 24, supra .) See doc.
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11 November 1941
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS
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Arlington Cemetery." They believe that liberty is worth fighting for. And if they are obliged to fight they will fight eternally to hold it." See doc.
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11 November 1941
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ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (WELLES) AT WASHINGTON
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"The American people thus have entered the Valley of Decision." See doc.
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12 November 1941
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Finland again rejected the United States suggestions that she make peace with Russia.
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Times, Nov. 13, 1941, p. 2. Cf. Oct. 3, 7, supra .)
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12 November 1941
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MAJESTY, KING GEORGE VI, AT THE OPENING OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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"The United States are furnishing My Peoples and My Allies with war supplies of all kinds on a scale unexampled in history." See doc.
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12 November 1941
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MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL REVIEWS THE WAR IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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"The fact that our shipping losses have so remarkably diminished, and diminished at the very time when Hitler boasted that his sea war would be at its height, must be taken in conjunction with our greatly increased production of food at home." See doc.
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13 November 1941
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President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull urged repeal of sections 2, 3, and 6 of the Neutrality Act.
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(". . . the effect of failure [to repeal] . . . Our own position in the struggle against aggression would be definitely weakened, not only in Europe and in Asia, but also among our sister republics in the Americas." Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 125, p. 379. "It is my [Hull's] judgment that in the light of existing conditions the passage of this bill is absolutely essential to our national defense. These conditions are completely different from those existing at the time the Neutrality Act was passed; they present an entirely new problem of danger and of methods for dealing with it." Bulletin, p. 380.)
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17 November 1941
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JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER TOGO SHIGENORI'S ADDRESS TO THE IMPERIAL DIET
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Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo said an amicable conclusion of Japan's negotiations with the United States was by no means impossible (". . . if the Government of the United States are, on the one hand, as genuinely solicitous for world peace as are the Imperial Government, and on the other understand Japan's natural requirements and her position in East Asia and consider the situation as it exists there in the light of realities." Times, November 17, 1941, p. 6); but Japan would face any threat to its empire or compromise of its prestige with firm resolve. (". . . there is naturally a limit to our conciliatory attitude." Times, p. 6.) See doc.
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17 November 1941
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THE AMBASSADOR IN JAPAN (GREW) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE Ambassador Kurusu told President Roosevelt Germany had not requested Japan to fight.
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"Referring to Embassy's previous telegram No. 1736 of November 3, 3 p.m., final sentence, and emphasizing the need to guard against sudden Japanese naval or military actions in such areas as are not now involved in the Chinese theater of operations." (". . . she was serving a desirable purpose without doing so, . . ." Peace, p. 790.) See doc.
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17 November 1941
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Ambassador Grew warned the United States of the inability of the Embassy to warn of Japanese attack.
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("I take into account the probability of the Japanese exploiting every possible tactical advantage, such as surprise and initiative." Peace, p. 788. Cf. Nov. 3, supra .)
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17 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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"I accompanied Ambassador Nomura and Ambassador Saburo Kurusu to the White House in order that the latter might be received by the President." See doc.
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17 November 1941
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THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS REPEALS OF THE 1939 NEUTRALITY ACT
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Sections 2, 3, and 6 of the Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed by Public Law 294. (Bulletin, Vol. V , No. 125, p. 379. Cf. Peace, p. 787.) See doc.
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18 November 1941
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Special emissary Kurusu intimated Japan might do something to "outshine" the Axis Pact.
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(". . . he could not say that Japan would abrogate the Tripartite Pact . . . he desired to emphasize that Japan would not be a cat's-paw for Germany, that Japan's purpose in entering into the Tripartite alliance was to use it for Japan's own purposes, that Japan entered the Tripartite Pact because Japan felt isolated." Peace, pp. 794, 796.)
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18 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM REGARDING A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA), AND MR. KURUSU
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"After some preliminary remarks the Secretary took up the question of Japan's relations with the Axis." See doc.
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19 November 1941
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United States-Mexican agreement on expropriation, of March 17, 1938, supra, signed.
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(". . . with reference to compensating the nationals of the United States of America whose properties, rights, or interests in the petroleum industry in the United Mexican States were affected by acts of expropriation or otherwise by the Government of Mexico subsequent to March 17, 1938." Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 126, p. 401. ". . . desirous of finding practical solutions for a number of problems of mutual interest, . . ." Bulletin, p. 400. Cf. Times, Nov. 20, 1941, p. 4. Cf. Nov. 12, 1938, supra .)
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20 November 1941
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New Japanese proposals given to the United States.
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(In answer to United States note of Oct. 2, supra . Bulletin, Vol.V, No. 130, p. 540. Cf. President's message, Bulletin, p. 533. Cf. Peace, pp. 800 f. The Japanese Ambassador said Japan had "never pledged itself to a policy of expansion.")
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21 November 1941
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The United States agreed to pay Iceland for fish and oil sent to Britain.
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(British lend-lease aid. Times, Nov. 22, 1941, p. 1.)
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22 November 1941
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Secretary of State Hull told Japan there might be relaxation of freezing.
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(Secretary of State Hall "said that he had called in the representatives of certain other governments concerned in the Pacific area and that there had been a discussion of the question of whether things (meaning Japanese peaceful pledges, et cetera) could be developed in such a way . . . these representatives were interested in the suggestion and there was a general feeling that the matter could all be settled if the Japanese could give us some satisfactory evidences that their intentions were peaceful." Peace, pp. 802 ff.)
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20 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM REGARDING A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA), AND MR. KURUSU
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"Mr. Kurusu said that they had referred to their Government the suggestion which the Ambassador had made at a previous meeting in regard to a return to the status which prevailed prior to the Japanese move into south Indochina last July, and said that they had anticipated that the Japanese Government might perceive difficulty in moving troops out of Indochina in short order, but that nevertheless the Japanese Government was now prepared to offer a proposal on that basis." See doc.
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20 November 1941
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DRAFT PROPOSAL HANDED BY THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA) TO THE SECRETARY O F STATE
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"Both the Governments of Japan and the United States undertake not to make any armed advancement into any of the regions in the South-eastern Asia and the Southern Pacific area excepting the part of French Indo-China where the Japanese troops are stationed at present" See doc.
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22 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM REGARDING A CONVERSATION, BETWEEN, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA), AND MR. KURUSU
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"The Secretary said that he had called in the representatives of certain other governments concerned in the Pacific area and that there had been a discussion of the question of whether things (meaning Japanese peaceful pledges, et cetera) could be developed in such a way that there could be a relaxation to some extent of freezing." See doc.
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24 November 1941
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UNITED STATES TROOPS SENT TO SURINAM (DUTCH GUIANA) TO GUARD BAUXITE MINES
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The United States occupied Dutch Guiana [Surinam] in agreement with The Netherlands and Brazil. ("The bauxite mines in Surinam furnish upwards of 60 percent of the requirements of the United States aluminum industry, which is vital to the defense of the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and the nations actively resisting aggression." Bulletin , Vol. V, No. 127, p. 425. Cf. May 9, 11, 1940, supra .) See doc.
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24 November 1941
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The United States revoked export licenses to French North Africa, Spain, and Tangier.
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(To induce France to refuse open collaboration with Germany. Times, Nov.25, 1941, p. 1.)
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24 November 1941
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The United States granted lend-lease aid to Free France.
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("For the purposes of implementing the authority conferred upon you as Lend-Lease Administrator by Executive Order No. 8926, dated Oct. 28, 1941, and in order to enable you to arrange for lend-lease aid to the French Volunteer Forces (Free French) by way of retransfer from His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or their allies, I hereby find that the defense of any French territory under the control of the French Volunteer Forces (Free French) is vital to the defense of the United States." Times, Nov. 25, 1941, p. 1.)
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26 November 1941
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Anti-Comintern Pact of Nov. 25, 1936, renewed for five years by Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Manchukuo, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Rumania, Slovakia, and Nanking regime in China.
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(". . . used by Hitler solely as an instrument to wage a war of conquest and domination against free peoples, . . ." Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 127, pp. 434 f. ". . . recognizing that international agreements made by them to ward off activity of the Communist International have proved themselves in the best possible manner and, in the conviction that united interest of their countries further demand their close cooperation against a common enemy, . . ." Times, Nov. 26, 1941, p. 12.)
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26 November 1941
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Secretary of State Hull warned United States Army and Navy officials of imminent Japanese surprise attack.
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("There was practically no possibility of an agreement being achieved with Japan." Peace, p. 144. Cf. Nov. 7, 17, supra .)
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26 November 1941
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The independence of Lebanon was proclaimed.
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(By Free French. Times, Nov. 27, 1941, p. 11. Cf. Nov. 13, 1936, Sept. 16, supra .)
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26 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM [88] REGARDING A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SECRETARY 0F STATE, THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA), AND MR. KURUSU
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"The Secretary handed each of the Japanese copies of an outline of a proposed basis of an agreement between the United States and Japan and an explanatory oral statement." See doc.
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26 November 1941
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DOCUMENT HANDED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA)
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"OUTLINE OF PROPOSED BASIS FOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN" See doc.
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26 November 1941
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ORAL STATEMENT HANDED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR (NOMURA)
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"The representatives of the Government of the United States and of the Government of Japan have been carrying on during the past several months informal and exploratory conversations for the purpose of arriving at a settlement if possible of questions relating to the entire Pacific area based upon the principles of peace, law and order and fair dealing among nations." See doc.
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26 November 1941
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The United States offered a plan of a broad but simple settlement covering the entire Pacific area as a counter proposal to Japan.
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("The proposals which were presented by the Japanese Ambassador on November 20 contain some features which, in the opinion of this Government, conflict with the fundamental principles which form a part of the general settlement under consideration and to which each Government has declared that it is committed. The Government of the United States believes that the adoption of such proposals would not be likely to contribute to the ultimate objectives of insuring peace under law, order, and justice in the Pacific area, and it suggests that further effort be made to resolve our divergences of views in regard to the practical application of the fundamental principles already mentioned." Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 129, p. 462. Cf. Peace, p. 813: Mr. Kurusu said this was tantamount to end of negotiations. "When they reported our answer to their Government it would be likely to throw up its hands." Bulletin, p. 808.)
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28 November 1941
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Secretary of State Hull again warned United States officials of imminent Japanese attack.
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(Cf. Nov. 25, supra . Peace, p. 144.)
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28 November 1941
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SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL HULL'S STATEMENT ON FINNISH-GERMAN MILITARY COOPERATION
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Secretary of State Hull told Finland he was not sure to what extent "Finnish policy is a menace to all America's aims for selfdefense." (". . . every act of the Finnish Government since the delivery of its note has confirmed our apprehensions that it is fully cooperating with the Hitler forces." Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 127, pp. 434 f.) (File missing, will upload when located.)" See doc.
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29 November 1941
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Premier Tojo said American and British exploitation of Asiatic peoples must be purged with vengeance.
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("Nothing can be permitted to interfere with this sphere because this sphere was decreed by Providence." Times, Nov. 30, 1941, p. 1. Cf. Nov. 3, 1938, supra .)
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29 November 1941
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The United States warned Britain of impending Japanese attack.
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(". . . the diplomatic part of our relations with Japan was virtually over . . ." Peace, p. 816.)
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29 November 1941
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MEMORANDUM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE REGARDING A CONVERSATION WITH THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR (HALIFAX)
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"I expressed the view that the diplomatic part of our relations with Japan was virtually over and that the matter will now go to the officials of the Army and the Navy with whom I have talked and to whom I have given my views for whatever they are worth." See doc.
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29 November 1941
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Finland incorporated military gains from Russia restoring former border.
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("Our security can be achieved only by territorial means. The only hope for us is in moving the frontiers eastward." "The only way to solve the problem of Eastern Karelia is to keep it occupied by Finnish troops." Times, Nov. 30, 1941, p. 35.)
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