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Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to William Loeb to enclose a memorandum of his meeting with the Japanese Minister.
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1904-09-16
Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to William Loeb to confirm that President Roosevelt’s letter to the Emperor of Austria-Hungary has been delivered.
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1904-09-16
The memorandum records an interview between Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee and Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira concerning the Japanese position on Russia’s violation of China’s neutrality at Shanghai. Although the matter has been settled, Takahira offers Adee an informal communication before the Japanese make an official announcement.
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1904-08-26
Alvey A. Adee informs President Roosevelt that he has spoken with Russian Secretary Hansen and he is amenable to the plan for disarming and docking the war ship Lena provided no Japanese officials are allowed to inspect the ship.
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1904-09-15
Acting Secretary of State Adee writes to Secretary to the President Loeb to confirm that he will forward a letter and photograph from President Roosevelt to Spencer F. Eddy, Secretary of the United States Embassy in St. Petersburg.
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1904-09-15
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1902-02-24
Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924
Acting Secretary of State Adee acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter to Robert Bacon dated September 14, which included Roosevelt’s letter to the Cuban minister to the United States about tensions in Cuba and the need for the people and government to “come to terms with each other.” Adee notes that the letter to Gonzalo de Quesada has been made of record in the Department of State.
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1906-09-20
Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses a copy of a dispatch from Ambassador Whitelaw Reid on the subject of fishery rights in Newfoundland. The note from the Foreign Office states that the divergence of views between the American and British governments makes an immediate settlement impossible. The British government, however, is prepared to work on an arrangement allowing conflicting parties to exist peacefully and will submit relevant proposals in the near future.
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1906-08-28
Acting Secretary of State Adee sends President Roosevelt a dispatch from the embassy in Petrópolis, Brazil, that references a previous dispatch that advised a tariff reduction of 20%. Adee also lists the eleven articles that are granted preferential tariff rates, including rubber, appliances, and flour.
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1906-09-22
Acting Secretary of State Adee has enclosed a letter from Jacob Sleeper, the chargé d’affaires in Havana, about the political situation there.
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1906-09-20
The enclosed seems to be a personal message for President Roosevelt to answer.
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1901-09-18
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs William Loeb that, following the request of First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, he has telegraphed Minister to Cuba Edwin V. Morgan that President Roosevelt feels he should return to his post. Adee asks whether he should tell Morgan to visit Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on his return journey.
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1901-1909
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt that Count Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg has communicated to him that Kaiser William II would like to know whether Roosevelt would be happy with Johann Heinrich Bernstorff being named German Ambassador to the United States. Adee encloses a memorandum detailing Bernstorff’s qualifications and background.
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1908-11-01
Acting Secretary of State Adee acknowledges receipt of President Roosevelt’s letter regarding Japanese immigration. Adee forwards Roosevelt a telegram from Baron Kogoro Takahira outlining the steps being taken by the Japanese Government to further control the emigration of Japanese citizens into the United States.
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1908-06-23
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee updates William Loeb on the appointment of Wu Tingfang as China’s Ambassador to the United States. The Chinese Foreign Office has not asked the American government for an opinion on the appointment. Adee sees no harm in waiting for First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon to return before addressing the matter. Adee informs Loeb that the Chinese objected to the appointment of Henry W. Blair and he was recalled to Washington.
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1907-09-28
Acting Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt that the five Central American envoys have signed the agreed protocol for the settlement of Central American questions. The envoys have asked Adee to thank the president for bringing them together, and they hope to reach a lasting agreement between what difficulties may or may not exist in Central America.
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1907-09-17
Acting Secretary of State Adee informs German Ambassador Sternburg that he has received Sternburg’s letter regarding Emperor William II’s presentation of busts of Frederick II and Helmuth Moltke to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Adee promises to ensure that the busts are forwarded to their destination.
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1907-09-17
Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee informs President Roosevelt more fully about the meeting of the Central American ministers in Washington, D.C. All five ministers agreed to holding a conference overseen by Roosevelt and Mexican president Porfirio Díaz in Washington, D.C., to discuss any disputes between the countries. Adee informs Roosevelt that he and Díaz should consult about the wording of the invitation to make sure that both parties follow the same course.
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1907-09-12
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt that he and Mexican Charge José F. Godoy, along with five Central American ministers, had developed a protocol for a conference in Washington, D.C., in November 1907. Roosevelt and Mexican president Porfirio Díaz would extend the invitation, and one or both would arbitrate over any disputes that arise in the coming months. Adee will send more details tomorrow.
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1907-09-11
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends a copy of another telegram from Henry Percival Dodge to William Loeb. It is in reference to Adee’s letter about the exclusion of Chinese laborers from Japan.
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1907-09-10