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Under instructions from the German government, Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen requests a confirmation from the U.S. government concerning the suggestion that a Moroccan conference be held in Tangiers, Morocco.
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1905-07-14
Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen notifies Assistant Secretary of State Adee that he is available to come to Washington to discuss the Morocco matter referenced in a previously sent confidential note.
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1905-07-14
Cheng Liang communicates a declaration from the Chinese Imperial Government stating that no provision of the peace treaty between Russian and Japan that affects China may be made without China’s approval.
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1905-07-10
The Russian people are upset by the bureaucracy which is being held responsible for all misfortunes of war. There is no universal call for peace, but there is an immediate assembling of representation.
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1905-06-02
Robert Sanderson McCormick reports events taking place in Russian regarding striking workers and the government. The workers have refused to return to work despite having their hour and wage demands met as they are now making political demands such as free press, free speech and a constitutional government. Political agitators are believed to be behind the problems. Armed forces are ready to step in, depending on what happens with the workers. The problem is described as of great importance.
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1905-03-04
Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira writes to Acting Secretary of State Adee to confirm receipt of Adee’s letter outlining the U.S. Navy’s plans for the docking and custody of the Russian warship Lena.
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1904-09-16
Count Cassini, Russian Ambassador to the United States, writes to confirm receipt of Acting Secretary of State Adee’s telegram and says that he will need 48 hours before replying, to receive instructions from his government. At the bottom, Adee explains to William Loeb that the telegram Cassini refers to is Adee’s, in which he sent a request for Russia to disarm the Lena warship and resolve the conflict that day.
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1904-09-15
J. Sloat Fassett tells Acting Secretary of State Adee that he believes the best course of action is to let things stay as they are, although he expects a “scolding letter” from Dr. Allen.
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1904-09-07
Baron Takahira forwards to Assistant Secretary of State Adee a copy of an agreement recently concluded between Japan and Korea.
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1904-08-30
Baron Takahira sends to Assistant Secretary of State Adee, for the information of the United States government, a copy of a telegram from a Japanese diplomat concerning the Russian warships docked in Shanghai.
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1904-08-26
President Roosevelt says that Secretary of War William H. Taft will take action on the cablegram from Thomas Cleland Dawson regarding the collector for the Dominican Republic. Either Adee or Taft will announce the collector as having been appointed by Roosevelt.
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1905-04-02
President Roosevelt informs Acting Secretary of State Adee that he has received his telegram and two from Mr. Murray. Roosevelt does not understand whether the captain of the Russian ship Lena has expressed the desire for complete repairs, accepting that would require disarmament. If the captain agreed, Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich is to oversee the disarmament. If the captain has not agreed, Adee is to obtain a statement from the Russian Ambassador to the United States Arthur Paul Nicholas Cassini as to the captain’s intentions. If the Russians do not act, the United States will make a formal examination on its own, and if the repairs are extensive, insist on immediate disarmament.
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1904-09-13
President Roosevelt approves of the two telegrams and instructs Acting Secretary of State Adee to send them at once.
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1904-08-23
Alvey A. Adee receives notice that the Franco-Prussian War proclamation takes note of declarations made by the French and German ministers. It is unknown if similar declarations have been made by the Russian or Japanese ministers.
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1904-02-10
The captain of the cable ship has been ordered to defer action while negotiations are held between James Alexander Scrymser’s company and the Colombian government. Arrangements have been made with Western Union for free telegrams related to the negotiations from the State Department and Minister Arthur M. Beaupre.
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1903-09-28
Section 4 of the act passed June 18, 1902, calling for an international commission with Great Britain has been sent to Ambassador Choate in London. A response from London has not been received.
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1902-10-14
Robert Bond, Premier of Newfoundland, has arrived in Washington, D.C., to negotiate a reciprocity treaty between the United States and Newfoundland. Arthur Stewart Raikes has been instructed by Lord Lansdowne to assist Bond and bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion.
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1902-09-30
The Prudential Committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions cannot pay Miss Stone’s ransom. Her protection and release are dependent on the government. A committee has been appointed to meet tomorrow with President Roosevelt and the State Department.
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1901-10-04