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of his communication regarding the
difficulty between the United States and
Japan relative
to
the emigration of
Japanese
to
the Pacific
which he told me was
coast of America
confidential no
"
special indication of
secrecy was made
I have made & few notes from memory
of such points in the conversations
as
I
consider
may
be
of
Fence. 1.
Lordship
or
possibly
State for Foreign
to
Affairs.
interest
H. M,s
to
Your
In
Secretary-
view
of
of
も
the
intention reported
Pope
Government to despatch and Limieux
to
Honourable
for
apparently
identical
of the Canadian
Messrs
Japan
purposes
with those which Mr
Taft had in
have I view
Grey in
a
private
informed
letter of the purport
Lord
3.-
to think
the information
object in view.
Mr Taft
of our conversation regarding his
tions in that country,
that Mr
negocia-
and I &m inclined
Taft
he did with
may
have
given
me
8 one.
such
to
dine
and
had accepted
sleep
my
invitation
at Government
House
for
and himself
his party,
he but
explained
that
urgent importance
early on Monday Manilla
action with regard
it
become had
for him
of
most
arrive to
morning (certain
in
to
local a
to
be completed I
new assembly met ) and
leave at midnight.
gathered
Bank had
before the
he
was compelled
to
I
members leading the invited
Government
of the
and others
banquet >
and
this
was
meet to
succeeded
him at &
by
a.
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