File No. 1166/452.
The Japanese Chargé to the Secretary of State.
Washington, October 18, 1909.
Sir: Acting upon instructions of my Government I have the honor to make the following announcement in regard to the memorandum which was signed by the Japanese resident general in Korea and the Korean minister president on the 12th of July last, and a copy of which was communicated to you by Baron Takahira on the 17th of the same month.
The necessary arrangements having been completed for putting into force the order of things provided for in the memorandum between Japan and Korea, dated the 12th of July, 1909, the Imperial Japanese Government from and after the 1st of November next will undertake for and in place of the Korean Government the administration of justice and prisons in Korea. The new arrangement will not affect the jurisdiction reserved to the powers having treaties with Korea, but the Imperial Government hope and confidently believe that those powers will find in the reforms about to be inaugurated all the essential guaranties of good judicial administration.
Accept, etc.,