Note on request from British government
The British government has requested that the American squadron on its way to Kiel, Germany, visit an English port.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07
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Warships--Visits to foreign ports
Memorandum from John Hay
Secretary of State Hay addresses the question of “visit, refuge or asylum of a belligerent ship of war in a neutral port,” quoting from the Chinese Neutrality Regulations. There are three cases when a belligerent ship may enter a neutral port. Hay discusses disarming belligerent ships.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-18
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay
President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of State Hay on the matter of the Russian ship Lena, which recently arrived in San Francisco. It will be dismantled, disarmed, and its crew on parole in order to stick to a “rigid line of neutrality” in the Russo-Japanese War. Roosevelt urges Hay to tend to his health.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-16
Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to John Hay
President Roosevelt does not understand Emile Loubet’s telegram and was under the impression that the American fleet would not enter a port on continental Europe. The fleet should not alter arrangements without Roosevelt’s sanction.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-05-02
Telegram from Luke E. Wright to William H. Taft
Governor General of the Philippines Wright reports to Secretary of War Taft regarding warships which visited the Port of Sual claiming to be French but suspected of being Russian. The telegram also includes some other small matters of insular government business.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-03
Telegram from Charles Jackson Train to Paul Morton
Rear Admiral Train informs Secretary of the Navy Morton of a situation wherein he encountered several damaged Russian cruisers in Lingayen Gulf. Train escorted the cruisers to Manila, and says he will report more tomorrow.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-03
Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy Morton writes to President Roosevelt to confirm that a telegram was sent to the Commandant of the Navy Yard at Mare Island. While the crew and officers of the Russian warship Lena are allowed to travel between San Francisco and Mare Island, precautions are to be taken to ensure they do not violate the regulations of their parole.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-17
Letter from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
Secretary of State Hay informs President Roosevelt that he is transmitting a memorandum on the “present attitude of international law towards questions of refuge and asylum,” most likely referring to the question of visit, refuge, or asylum of a belligerent ship of war in a neutral port.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-19
American squadron at Lisbon
Rear Admiral Cotton and the officers of the United States European squadron are being entertained in Lisbon, Portugal. Ambassador Charles Page Bryan paid tribute to Portuguese exploration and civilization. King Carlos I of Portugal visited an American battleship and sent greetings to President Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09
Telegram from John Hay to Theodore Roosevelt
King Alfonso XIII of Spain would be gratified to have the American fleet visit a Spanish port.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-07-15