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Japanese Ambassador Takahira sends a list of Japanese passengers to the United States to President Roosevelt, noting that there has been a considerable decrease due to strict surveillance of passport applications in Japan.
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1908-08-08
Ambassador Kogoro Takahira writes President Roosevelt, informing him that he has been awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Takahira also writes that he has been appointed ambassador to Rome.
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1907-04-03
Ambassador Takahira is very pleased that “through the most attentive and appropriate measures” taken by President Roosevelt, peace between Russia and Japan has made favorable progress. Takahira was shocked to hear of the death of John Hay and sends his condolences “for the great loss the United States has sustained.”
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1905-07-01
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to discreetly pass President Roosevelt the enclosed letter.
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1905-07-01
Minister Takahira states the Japanese government will not release the names of its diplomats before the Russian government has released its names. Takahira stresses the importance of full decision making powers being granted to the Russian diplomats for the peace negotiations.
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1905-06-30
The Japanese Imperial Government appreciates the successful effort of President Roosevelt to obtain assurance from Russia that their plenipotentiaries will be granted full powers to negotiate and conclude peace. The government also has no objection to Roosevelt announcing the plenipotentiaries of both Russia and Japan next Monday.
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1905-06-30
Minister Takahira asks William Loeb to pass on his thanks to President Roosevelt for the timely information.
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1905-06-18
The Japanese Minister Takahira thanks President Roosevelt for his “wise and discreet efforts in the interest of peace.” The Japanese government shares his interest and will send a formal reply once Roosevelt’s note is received. Regarding the meeting place for plenipotentiaries, Takahira thinks Cheffoo, China, will be most suitable, as it is not tied to any political centers. Takahira inquires if it is known who will be chosen as the Russian plenipotentiary.
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1905-06-09
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to forward a telegram he received to President Roosevelt.
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1905-05-31
Japanese Ambassador Takahira writes to William Loeb about a book he sent to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt had asked for Japanese works of a classical nature translated into English. Takahira was able to procure an out-of-date classic called Tales of Old Japan for the President.
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1904-12-26
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to extend his thanks to the Roosevelts for sending him flowers as a sympathy gift. This is the seventh flower arrangement he has received during his convalescence.
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1904-11-30
Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to give his thanks to the Roosevelts for sending him flowers as a sympathy gift. He is recovering.
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1904-11-23
Baron Takahira thanks Secretary of State Hay on behalf of Japan for the gracious welcome given Prince Fushimi.
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1904-11-19
Baron Takahira thanks the Roosevelts for sending flowers during his convalescence. He also acknowledges the welcome given by Prince Fushimi Sadanaru during his recent visit to the United States.
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1904-11-18
Japanese Ambassador Takahira asks William Loeb to pass along his gratitude to President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt for the gift of flowers. He deeply appreciates their sympathy, and is sure that he will recover from his illness soon.
(Takahira was recovering from having his appendix removed in the wake of developing appendicitis.)
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1904-11-08
Baron Takahira has received a telegram which details the Imperial Japanese Government’s position on peace negotiations now that their navy has beaten the Russian navy. The Imperial Japanese government thinks the peace negotiation should be limited to the belligerents and to friendly assistance of a neutral country. President Roosevelt is the choice of the Imperial Japanese Government and they will allow him to choose the place of negotiations, the procedures, and the attendance of any other powers. The Imperial Japanese Government will not approach the Russian government directly or indirectly to talk about peace.
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1905-05-31
Kogoro Takahira informs Theodore Roosevelt of Jutarō Komura’s death on November 26 in Japan. Following Komura’s involvement with the Treaty of Portsmouth, he was initially unpopular in Japan. However, the people gradually recognized that the Treaty was the only possible solution to prevent further bloodshed, and they greatly regret Komura’s death. Takahira comments on China’s “most terrible condition.” He sends Roosevelt and his family best wishes for the season.
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1911-12-05
Baron Kogoro Takahira is pleased by the recent passage of a new treaty between the United States and Japan. He recalls an opinion of former Secretary of States Elihu Root that the way to get around difficulties regarding the duration of a treaty would be to simply pass a new one, and is glad that that idea has been realized. Takahira fondly recalls a brief meeting he had with Theodore Roosevelt in London, and sends him his continued good wishes.
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1911-03-10
Baron Kogoro Takahira introduces Theodore Roosevelt to Kōsai Uchida, the newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to the United States. He hopes Roosevelt will treat Uchida with the same courtesy and warmth that he treated him.
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1909-11-15
Kogoro Takahira, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, has been instructed to inform Secretary of State Root that the Japanese government would like to welcome the United States battleship fleet to Japan if it sails from San Francisco to the Philippines. The government believes the show of friendship and goodwill would solidify good relations between the United States and Japan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-03-18