Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Elihu Root
Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service, Japanese, International relations, Japan, United States
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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.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-03-18
Creator(s)
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Elihu Root. [March 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58363. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Elihu Root. [18 Mar. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58363.
APA:
Takahira, Kogoro, Baron, 1854-1926., [1908, March 18]. Letter from Kogoro Takahira to Elihu Root.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o58363.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
