Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira informs President Roosevelt of his recent appointment by Emperor Meiji to the nobility rank of “baron,” for service rendered during the Russo-Japanese War. He expresses sincere gratitude that he was stationed in Washington, D.C., at the time because of Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s letter gave Takahira great honor and pleasure. Despite current difficulties, Takahira believes the friendship between Japan and the United States is unshakeable. He sends his regards to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1907-11-10

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb

Japanese Ambassador Takahira sends William Loeb a letter of introduction for Rihei Onishi, in hopes that Onishi may be able to meet with President Roosevelt. Onishi was a newspaper reporter for a Japanese paper and owned a rice farm in Texas.

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Creation Date

1905-11-22

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Alvey A. Adee

Baron Takahira sends a copy of the Treaty of Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1905 to Assistant Secretary of State Adee.

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Creation Date

1905-09-26

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Takahira writes to President Roosevelt to thank him for his gracious words regarding Takahira’s contributions to the peace negotiations. He also thanks Roosevelt for information intended for his superiors and promises to pass it on.

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Creation Date

1905-09-14

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Walter J. Ballard

Baron Takahira thanks Walter J. Ballard for a previous letter congratulating Takahira on the peace between Japan and Russia.

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Creation Date

1905-09-17

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to Benjamin F. Barnes

Baron Takahira writes to Benjamin F. Barnes, explaining that he and Baron Komura received two different invitations to dine with President Roosevelt–one for luncheon and one for dinner. Takahira asks for clarification, stating that either arrangement is agreeable.

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Creation Date

1905-09-07

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Takahira writes to President Roosevelt to tell him the peace treaty has been signed. Takahira also thanks Roosevelt and congratulates him on the success of the peace negotiations.

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Creation Date

1905-09-05

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Takahira will not publish President Roosevelt’s address or reply.

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Creation Date

1905-08-04

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Benjamin F. Barnes

Baron Takahira sends a copy of the “Imperial Message” that Baron Komura will present at the Peace Commission and waits for a reply from President Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1905-08-03

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Benjamin F. Barnes

Baron Komura had planned on giving President Roosevelt the “Imperial Message” the day that he gives the formal presentation, but now Baron Takahira thinks he may have to give it to him before the formal presentation.

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Creation Date

1905-07-29

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to Benjamin F. Barnes

Baron Takahira will be leaving Long Island City at 11:02.

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Creation Date

1905-07-26

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Telegram from Kogoro Takahira to Benjamin F. Barnes

Baron Takahira arrived in New York and would like to see President Roosevelt tomorrow.

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Creation Date

1905-07-25

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb

Baron Komura will be in New York on the fifteenth to meet President Roosevelt and Baron Takahira would like to talk to the President as well.

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Creation Date

1905-07-22

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Note from Baron Kogoro Takahira

The Japanese Minister asks President Roosevelt if it is true that Dmitrij Pokotilov was to be the new Russian Plenipotentiary in the negotiations.

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Creation Date

1905-07-12

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Baron Kogoro Takahira to Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Kogoro Takahira is very pleased to accept the President’s invitation to lunch at 1 p.m. at Oyster Bay.

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Creation Date

1905-07-12

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb

Baron Takahira asks William Loeb to give the enclosed letter to President Roosevelt.

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Creation Date

1905-07-08

Creator(s)

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Takahira informs President Roosevelt of the travel plans of Japan’s senior diplomat and accompanying government figureheads. Takahira also asks to meet with Roosevelt next week.

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Creation Date

1905-07-08

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Confidential letter from Baron Kogoro Takahira to Theodore Roosevelt

Baron Kogoro Takahira writes, in cipher, to answer President Roosevelt’s questions of the second and third of July. Takahira received telegrams from his government telling him to thank the President for his efforts, that a cease fire would not be advantageous to Japan and it would be to Russia, so Japan would rather make peace rather than armistice. Second, as Japan has no information about Russia’s disposition towards peace and will not have any until the Plenipotentiaries meet, Japan does not see armistice as viable for her at this time. Japan thinks that the time to decide on an armistice is when the Plenipotentiaries meet.

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Creation Date

1905-07-06

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Telegram from Baron Kogoro Takahira

Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Takahira wants to convey to President Roosevelt that the Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov (also spelled Kniaz Souvoroff) went down. Takahira mentions that four additional Russian battleships have gone down. According to Takahira, the Japanese fleet seized a torpedo-boat destroyer, where they found the wounded Russian Vice Admiral Rozhestvensky (also spelled Rojestoeusky). Takahira urges others to keep this information quiet until publication.

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Creation Date

1905-05-30

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Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926

Letter from Kogoro Takahira to William Loeb

Japanese Ambassador Takahira writes in strictest confidence to William Loeb about a cable he had received from Tokyo describing the movement of the Russian Baltic Fleet on May 27, 1904, near Tsushima and the Goto Islands.

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Creation Date

1905-05-27

Creator(s)

Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926