“In faith whereof the Undersigned, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement, and have affixed thereto their seals.
“Done in duplicate at London, the 30th January, 1902.
“LANSDOWNE,
His Britannic Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
“HAYASHI,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan at the Court of St. James.”[[403]]
“Foreign Office, January 30, 1902.
“Sir Claude MacDonald [the British Minister at Tokio]:
“I have signed to-day, with the Japanese Minister, an Agreement between Great Britain and Japan, of which a copy is inclosed in this dispatch.
“This Agreement may be regarded as the outcome of the events which have taken place during the past two years in the Far East, and of the part taken by Great Britain and Japan in dealing with them.