Letter
Soyeshima Tane-omi to De Long, October 5, 1872
[Inclosure 2.—Translation.]
Soyeshmia Tane-omi to Mr. De Long.
Foreign Office, Tokei,
The 5th of 10th month of 5th year of Meigi.
The 5th of 10th month of 5th year of Meigi.
In reply to your excellency’s note of October 20, 1872, regarding the Lew Chew Islands, I beg to state as follows:
The Lew Chew Islands have been dependencies of this empire for hundreds of years, and to them the title of Han was recently given.
As you say, the Lew Chew being an integral portion of the Japanese Empire it is natural that the provisions of a compact entered into between the Lew Chew and the United States on the 11th of July, 1854, will be observed by this government.
With respect and consideration,
SOYESHIMA TANE-OMI.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.