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The Anglo-Japanese Agreement of 1902 aimed to maintain the status quo and peace in East Asia. It recognized the independence of China and Korea, and equal opportunities for commerce of all nations in those countries. The agreement allowed both Britain and Japan to take measures to protect their interests in China and Korea from threats or disturbances. If either country went to war to defend these interests, the other would remain neutral and prevent other powers from joining hostilities against their ally. If other powers did join the war against one ally, the other would provide military assistance and conclude peace jointly. Britain and Japan also agreed not to make separate arrangements with other powers prejudicing these interests without consulting the other.

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The Anglo

The Anglo-Japanese Agreement of 1902 aimed to maintain the status quo and peace in East Asia. It recognized the independence of China and Korea, and equal opportunities for commerce of all nations in those countries. The agreement allowed both Britain and Japan to take measures to protect their interests in China and Korea from threats or disturbances. If either country went to war to defend these interests, the other would remain neutral and prevent other powers from joining hostilities against their ally. If other powers did join the war against one ally, the other would provide military assistance and conclude peace jointly. Britain and Japan also agreed not to make separate arrangements with other powers prejudicing these interests without consulting the other.

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THE ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT

"The Governments of Great Britain and Japan, actuated solely by a desire to maintain the status quo and
general peace in the extreme East, being moreover specially interested in maintaining the independence and
territorial integrity of the Empire of China and the Empire of Korea, and in securing equal opportunities in
those countries for the commerce and industry of all nations, hereby agree as follows:-

"Article I. The High Contracting Parties having mutually recognized the independence of China and Korea,
declare themselves to be entirely uninfluenced by any aggressive tendencies in either country. Having in
view, however, their special interest, of which those of Great Britain relate principally to China, while Japan,
in addition to the interests which she possesses in China, is interested in a peculiar degree, politically as well
as commercially and industrially, in Korea, the High Contracting Parties recognize that it will be admissible
for either of them to take such measures as may be indispensable in order to safeguard those interest if
threatened either by the aggressive action of any other Power, or by disturbances arising in China or Korea,
and necessitating the intervention of either of the High Contracting Parties for the protection of the lives and
property of its subjects.

"Article II. If either Great Britain or Japan, in the defense of their respective interests as above described,
should become involved in war with another Power, the other High Contracting Party will maintain a strict
neutrality, and use its efforts to prevent other Powers from joining in hostilities against its ally.

"Article III. If in the above event, any other Power or Powers should join in hostilities against that ally, the
other High Contracting Party will come to its assistance, and will conduct war in common, and will make
peace in mutual agreement with it.

"Article IV. The High Contracting Parties agree that neither of them will, without consulting the other, enter
into separate arrangements with another Power to the prejudice of the interests above described.

"Article V. Whenever, in the opinion of either Great Britain or Japan, the above-mentioned interests are in
jeopardy, the two Governments will communicate with one another fully and frankly.

"Article VI. The present Agreement shall come into effect immediately after the date of its signature, and
remain in force for five years from that date.

"In case neither of the High Contracting Parties should have notified twelve months before the expiration of
the said five years the intention of terminating it, it shall remain binding until the expiration of one year from
the day on which either of the High Contracting Parties shall have denounced it. But if, when the date fixed for
its expiration arrives, either ally is actually engaged in war, the alliance shall, ipso facto, continue until peace
is concluded.

"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."

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