HTRO}IITO'S DR,AFT RESPONSE, AS PROVIDED FFTDAY I,Y JAPANESE EMBASSY,
Presj.lcnt and M.3. Njxon, disringuishd iruests,
I wonkLlik.
vel.olrirg ty
1o
cap.css my dee! aPprccralion lor the .ordial
renrarkB of President
Nix.n. r
lhe expr€ssior ol eitraordinary inier.st
my behau, and on
am dee?ly nnpressed
ad g.od lvill slovn.n
belall ol the pcople ol Japan, ty President
and
Mrs. Ni*on wlo hare come a 8r€at distance to eree despit€ thc lear-r bnrden of ofiiciar business, duinC
Iere
on
rty stopovcr
tllc vay to Europe.
Ncither thc pcople of Japan nor myseu wilr ever forEer the
great assjslancc, b.th rtaierial ard sPi iur, providcd for tle reco.shuction and r.habiliiation ol my counrry by Your Excctlen.y, U. S,
C.venften! oficials a.d lne Am.rican !eo!le.
On
ihis occasion
I visl to express rty sir.cre Eraiiind€ lor all you hare done. I b.licve that, qilhout donbi, the lriendslip and goodvill bere€€n dle Uniicd States and Japan $hich has century
{itt \e.ealter
been rinrcd over tle
be st.ensthened by ure
elcr
past quafte.
c
the ofiicials and peoples of ou! tso couniries.
I vish again to express ny apprcciation lor dre Prcsident
s
greal l<indness and ro pray lor ihe p.osperity ol rhe Unitcd States oI