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Title
ItemOriginal script signed by the Emperor in 1904: Imperial edict of February 10: Declaration war against Russia
Hierarchy
Reference Code
A03020585900
Call Number of holding
御05772100(National Archives of Japan (NAJ))
Language
Japanese
Creator
Cabinet
Date of Document Creation
1904
Total of Images
5
Organization
Cabinet
Summary
天佑ヲ保有シ万世一系ノ皇祚ヲ践メル大日本国皇帝ハ忠実勇武ナル汝有衆ニ示ス 朕茲ニ露国ニ対シテ戦ヲ宣ス朕カ陸海軍ハ宜ク全力ヲ極メテ露国ト交戦ノ事ニ従フヘク朕カ百僚有司ハ宜ク各其ノ職務ニ率ヒ其ノ権能ニ応シテ国家ノ目的ヲ達スルニ努力スヘシ凡ソ国際条規ノ範囲ニ於テ一切ノ手段ヲ尽シ遺算ナカラムコトヲ期セヨ 惟フニ文明ヲ平和ニ求メ列国ト友誼ヲ篤クシテ以テ東洋ノ治安ヲ永遠ニ維持シ各国ノ権利利益ヲ損傷セスシテ永ク帝国ノ安全ヲ将来ニ保障スヘキ事態ヲ確立スルハ朕夙ニ以テ国交ノ要義ト為シ旦暮敢テ違ハサラムコトヲ期ス朕カ有司モ亦能ク朕カ意ヲ体シテ事ニ従ヒ列国トノ関係年ヲ逐フテ益親厚ニ赴クヲ見ル今不幸ニシテ露国ト釁端ヲ開ク
Citations to cases and papers

“Original script signed by the Emperor in 1904: Imperial edict of February 10: Declaration war against Russia” Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) Ref.A03020585900, Original script signed by the Emperor in 1904: Imperial edict of February 10: Declaration war against Russia (National Archives of Japan)