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Acting Secretary of State Adee sends President Roosevelt a dispatch from the Embassy at Petropolis that summarizes the impact of Secretary of State Elihu Root’s visit to Brazil.
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1906-09-22
The State Department has already replied to Kelly and Company regarding one of their vessels being prevented from landing at Macoris, Dominican Republic. Local naval commanders are to protect all legitimate trade and communicate with ship masters. This case is complicated as the vessel is under the Norwegian flag but Assistant Secretary of State Adee believes that “American naval commanders are giving all proper and necessary assistance.”
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1904-02-29
Assistant Secretary of State Adee encloses a translated note given to Secretary of State John Hay by Colombian General Rafael Reyes. Adee notes the hasty translation and assures President Roosevelt that the note will be revised later.
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1903-12-24
Assistant Secretary of State Adee encloses a dispatch from the U.S. Minister to Siam, Hamilton King, which reports that the King of Siam was presented with a copy of President Roosevelt’s book The Wilderness Hunter.
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1903-12-21
Alvey A. Adee forwards a letter sent to Secretary of State John Hay from José Gabriel Duque Amaro which describes the Panama canal situation. Adee believes that Duque’s political forecast is plausible. Adee also sends several telegrams from Minister Arthur M. Beaupre regarding the political situation in Colombia.
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1903-09-30
Assistant Secretary of State Adee has received President Roosevelt’s approval to send a telegram to Wayne MacVeagh if he persists in withdrawing. MacVeagh’s last telegram indicated that he will continue with the tribunal so Adee will delay sending the approved telegram.
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1903-09-26
Alvey A. Adee encloses a copy of the new demands of the Russian Government in reference to the evacuation of Manchuria to be delivered to President Roosevelt.
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1903-09-12
Alvey A. Adee sends to President Roosevelt a copy of a dispatch from the United States Minister to Colombia, which includes a memo by the British Vice Consul to Bogota relative to the proposed Panama Canal.
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1903-09-12
Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs Benjamin F. Barnes that he has received the letter from Barnes regarding President Roosevelt’s view of the American Consul’s treatment of the Shanghai sedition cases.
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1903-08-22
Assistant Secretary of State Adee summarizes a visit from the Chinese Minister Cheng Liang. Liang had received a telegram from his government, asserting that the treaty to be ratified October 8 is to include an agreement that China can open two ports in Manchuria. Adee notes that this agreement has been affirmed and will be part of the treaty, without reference to any questions between China and Russia. Adee and Liang also discussed the upcoming sedition trial at Shanghai of Chinese dissidents, noting that the United States government would not interfere but would expect the agreed-upon judicial proceeding to vindicate the law.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-21
The State Department has determined that the six Chinese charged with sedition and arrested in the foreign settlement at Shanghai do not fall under article 18 of the treaty of 1858. The department is therefore not competent to authorize or concur in the individuals’ surrender or to interfere in the judicial procedure or imposition of sentences. This case will not set a precedent for sheltering treasonous Chinese citizens in the Shanghai foreign settlement.
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1903-08-19
Assistant Secretary of State Aidee telegraphs U.S. Minister to China Conger to tell the Chinese government that the Department of State will not support treasonable schemes of Chinese subjects.
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1903-08-19
Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs Benjamin F. Barnes that German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg requests an appointment with President Roosevelt.
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1903-07-25
Acting Secretary of State Adee clarifies the date for exchange of the ratifications of the Cuban treaty. The deadline has been extended for two months after January 31, 1903.
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1903-03-07
Assistant Secretary of State Adee encloses a telegram from U.S. Ambassador at London Joseph Hodges Choate.
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1903-03-06
Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses documents for President Roosevelt from Governor William Henry Hunt and the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico requesting an amendment to the reciprocity treaty with Cuba regarding duties on coffee.
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1903-02-18
Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends the proposed remarks that Michael Henry Herbert, the new British ambassador, will make when presenting his credentials, and a draft of President Roosevelt’s reply.
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1902-10-11
Alvey A. Adee encloses a letter from Arthur S. Raikes and Robert Bond’s proposal for reciprocity between the United States and Newfoundland.
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1902-10-01
Assistant Secretary of State Adee remains in contact with Robert Bond regarding the reciprocity convention between the United States and Newfoundland. Arthur Stewart Raikes, British charge d’affaires, has been informed that a proposal should be submitted through the British embassy to the Secretary of State.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-27
Assistant Secretary of State Adee has received the telegram concerning Robert Bond’s Newfoundland proposal. He hopes for President Roosevelt’s early recovery.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-09-25