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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

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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