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Andrew Carnegie sends President Roosevelt clippings from the London Times and Scotsman that “show how the crisis develops.” Carnegie believes that Great Britain is “helpless to meet the question” because it has to deal with India as well as Japan and thinks the United States can do better with the Japanese than Great Britain.
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1907-09-11
William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster asking him to forward a message to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. The message mentions President Roosevelt’s gratitude for receiving Takahira’s letter and Roosevelt’s intention to not broadcast the plans for an armistice.
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1905-07-03
Baron Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Baron Takahira were announced as plenipotentiaries for Japan to negotiate peace with Russia.
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1905-07-03
William Loeb writes to Assistant Secretary of State Forster with a message for him to deliver to Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira. President Roosevelt explains the situation regarding Russian plenipotentiaries. Russia has agreed to move the peace talks to Washington, D.C., from the Hague, Netherlands. Roosevelt believes that Russia indeed intends to make peace with Japan and he feels it would be best to grant an armistice if one is requested.
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1905-07-02
William Loeb tells Rudolph Forster about the upcoming appointments of Baron Rosen and Aleksandr Ivanovich Nelidoff as ambassadors by the Russian government.
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1905-06-29
Ambassador Takahira has received telegrams from the Japanese government expressing their gratitude for President Roosevelt’s actions in the pursuit of peace. The Japanese government hopes that the Russian plenipotentiaries will be granted full authorization to “negotiate and conclude the terms of peace.”
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1905-06-28
Third Assistant Secretary of State Peirce relays President Roosevelt’s instructions to Ambassador Meyer for the upcoming negotiations between Russia and Japan. Peirce is glad that Japan will be sending important dignitaries to participate.
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1905-06-26
Ambassador Griscom sends Secretary of State Hay an exchange of telegrams between the U.S. State Department and the Japanese Legation regarding peace talks between Russia and Japan. The telegrams discuss representatives of the Japanese government’s misgivings about Russia’s intent.
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1905-06-23
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis writes to Minister Griscom informing him that President Roosevelt has advised Minister Takahira that it would be unwise for Japan to appear uncooperative in the upcoming peace talks. Loomis explains that throughout the conflict, Russia has appeared to be the difficult party. Roosevelt believes that it would be a “misfortune for Japan” if they were to “hang back” in the conference. Although Roosevelt regretted that Japan rejected the Hague as the place of meeting, he has arranged for the meeting to take place in the United States.
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1905-06-16
President Roosevelt writes to Russian Ambassador Cassini regarding a letter to Minister Takahira. Roosevelt suggests that he may want the letter returned back to him.
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1905-06-15
Count Cassini is returning to President Roosevelt the copy of a letter addressed to Kogoro Takahira. He is also letting Roosevelt know that he agrees with the views expressed in the letter.
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1905-06-15
Kentarō Kaneko advises President Roosevelt of a telegram received from the Japanese government indicating that it cannot consent to go beyond the United States which is more than halfway to Russia; Washington or elsewhere in the United States is preferred. Should Roosevelt wish to speak with Kaneko, he will return to New York on Thursday. Baron Takahira will bring the telegram to Roosevelt tomorrow.
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1905-06-14
Hermann Speck von Sternburg discusses plans for the upcoming peace negotiations between Russia and Japan.
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1905-06-11
Kentarō Kaneko has decided to stay in Washington, D.C., for the time being after meeting Minister Takahira on his return from the White House.
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1905-06-08
Secretary of State Hay is sending President Roosevelt a letter from the Japanese Ambassador.
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1904-12-21
Prince Fushimi thanks President Roosevelt for his photograph. Baron Takahira thanks Roosevelt for his kindness while he was ill.
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1904-12-15
Secretary of State Hay forwards a telegram from the Japanese ambassador, Kogoro Takahira. Prince Fushimi enjoyed his recent diplomatic visit to the United States.
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1904-11-19
The White House has received a telephone message that Japanese Ambassador Kogoro Takahira is expected to recover from his illness, but will likely be unable to perform his duties for some time.
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1904-10-31
