Nish, Ian and Chapman, John (2004) On the periphery of the Russo-Japanese war - part I. IS (475). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.
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Abstract
Chapman: Major defects in British naval intelligence were the absence of an effective central department, an inferior network of naval attachés in major capitals prior to 1902 and the lack of secure direct cable communications with Northeast Asia. The performance of the Naval Intelligence Department was changed for the better by the efforts of Lord Selborne as First Lord of the Admiralty (1900-5). Selborne's promotion of Britain's alliance with Japan was conditional on a close working relationship with the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Nish: There was considerable uncertainty and indecision about whether China would take part in the Russo-Japanese war. Finally under considerable outside pressure she declared strict neutrality. Since the civil administration in her Three Eastern Provinces (Manchuria) was in Chinese hands, she inevitably had a role in the war; and her people suffered much. The Portsmouth treaties that ended the war could only be implemented with China's agreement. Foreign Minister Komura had to conclude new treaties with China at the Peking Conference on 22 December 1905.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Ian Nish and John Chapman |
| Divisions: | STICERD International History |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics D History General and Old World > DS Asia |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2008 09:02 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 18:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6880 |
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