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Tiffany and Company writes to President Roosevelt to ask for permission to design a bronze plaque to commemorate the signing of the peace treaty at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The company has manufactured other commemorative items and they would be proud to create this item as well.
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1905-09-08
The Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom congratulates and thanks President Roosevelt for his part in bringing peace between Japan and Russia.
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1905-10-10
Translation of a statement in Russia’s Official Messenger, reporting on the peace negotiations and settlement between Japan and Russia.
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1905-09-01
Map showing the positions of Russian and Japanese military forces, 1905.
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1905-03-03
Lieutenant General Chaffee sends a map to President Roosevelt that details the Japanese troops’ positions at Port Arthur.
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1904-12-01
General Chaffee sent this memorandum detailing the positions of the Japanese troops at Port Arthur to President Roosevelt. The information was given by the Imperial Headquarters.
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1904-12-01
This pamphlet contains, in the first section, information from the Russian Commander in Chief that the Japanese are behind the actions of several Chinese tribal groups against the Russians. The second section contains the translation of a telegram from Baron Komura to Baron Takahira, and the third contains the note verbale from the Japanese minister to the Acting Secretary of State. All concern non-neutral activities by Chinese citizens during the Russo-Japanese War.
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1905-03
Sir Tollemache Sinclair discusses the circumstances surrounding the Russo-Japanese War and whether the Russians won a diplomatic victory in the peace treaty negotiations at Portsmouth. In a supplement to his letter, he addresses what is currently wrong in Russia, quoting Leo Tolstoy.
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1905-09
An article praising President Roosevelt as a peacemaker.
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1905-08-30
An article discussing the peace between Japan and Russia, the terms of the agreement and President Roosevelt’s role as peacemaker.
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1905-08-30
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling informs President Roosevelt that Rear Admiral Yates Stirling reports no actions or orders outside of the routine, hence no cause for sensational reports.
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1904-08-26
An extension and renewal of the Treaty of Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed in 1902. This Treaty states that England will remain neutral with respect to the Russo-Japanese War, unless another nation attacks Japan.
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1905-08
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 a transcript of his interview with Japanese Minister Shinʼichirō Kurino. Adee and Kurino discussed the housing of the Russian warship Lena in San Francisco and the question of what might happen to the officers and crew of the ship. Kurino expressed the Imperial government’s desire that the men not be sent back to Russia if that is requested by the Russian government, and Adee asked for a written copy of the request.
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1904-09-16
In his letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map a “diagram of the scene of action” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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1904-11-20
In a letter to President Roosevelt, George Kennan calls this map “a topographical tracing of the Russian position” at Port Arthur, Manchuria.
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1904-11-20
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
President Roosevelt believes an article “gives a totally unfair coloring” to the peace talks surrounding the end of the Russo-Japanese War. He explains to Lyman Abbott his reasoning behind using every effort to show Japan and Russia the error of breaking with each other during negotiations between the countries. He will forward a contemporary letter he wrote to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge detailing the negotiations.
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1908-08-31
In addition to Henry Lee Higginson’s letter, President Roosevelt received many communications from individuals and businesses concerned about the economic downfall and panic. Roosevelt mostly agrees with Higginson, but is confused by some of his points. Roosevelt thinks the global economic circumstances have little to do with any action by his administration.
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1907-08-12
President Roosevelt directs Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry to return the memorandum to the General Board of the Navy, saying he approves all of it except for the point about dividing the fleet. Naval history and the recent Russo-Japanese War illustrate the dangers of splitting forces to protect multiple strategic points. Roosevelt wants the Atlantic Fleet to remain a singular unit.
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1907-08-06