to these talks for the prosperity and happiness of your great and partnership. I look forward until Friday. Eepublic, the United States of America. which begin today and continue I am sure they will be very helpful to both our countries in deepening their understanding of each other, and I confidently hope that my visit EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS AT AIRPORT, to America will help to prepare the way for a JUNE 19 new era of Japanese- American relations.

Press release 375 dated June 19 Vice President Nixon: MEMBERS OF OFFICIAL PARTY Mr. Prime Minister, it is a very great honor for me to extend on behalf of President Eisenhower The Department of State announced on June 13 and the American people our welcome on the oc- (press release 360) the members of the official casion of your visit to Washington, the Nation's party for the visit of Prime Minister Nobusuke of the Government Capital, as the representative Kishi of , June 16-29. They are as follows : and the people of Japan. I recall the visit that I Kishi, paid to your country 4 years ago and the welcome Nobusuke Koichiro Asakai, Ambassador of Japan to the United States that we received from people in all walks of life Hirohide Ishida, (Rank of Cabinet assure that in the 7 on that occasion. I can you Minister) very busy days that you will spend in our country Takizo Matsumoto, Member of the House of Representa- you will find on every side among the American tives Kingo Machimura, Member of the House of Representa- people admiration and respect and friendship for tives the people of Japan and for your Government. , Member of the House of Representatives I am confident that in the conversations and Zenshiro Hoshina, Member of the House of Representa- discussions you will have with President Eisen- tives and mem- hower, Secretary of State Dulles, other Takeji Kobayashi, Member of the House of Councillors bers of our Government that those discussions Renzo Sawada, Personal Adviser to the Prime Minister will lead to better understanding between our (former Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations)' Uemura, Vice President, Federation of Economic people and progress toward the great objectives Kogoro Organizations 2 which both of our peoples and our Governments Shunichi Matsumoto, Member of the House of Representa- the objectives of peace and freedom for all share, tives, Foreign Office Adviser (former Ambassador of 2 the peoples of the world. Japan to London) , Member of the House of Representatives Prime Minister Kishi: (former Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign 2 Affairs) I deeply appreciate your cordial welcome. I Koh Chiba, Director, American Affairs Bureau of the come to Washington as a state guest am happy to Foreign Office in response to the kind invitation extended to me Harunii Takeuchi, Chief, Foreign Office Archives Section by President Eisenhower. As has been an- (Prime Minister's official secretary in the Foreign Office) Minister nounced, the purpose of my visit is to hold frank , Private Secretary to the Prime the the and friendly discussions with President, Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., Chief of Protocol of the United Vice President, the Secretary of State, and other States high officials of the United States Government on Douglas MacArthur II, American Ambassador to Japan matters of common interest and concern to (Washington and New York only) Clement E. Conger, Assistant Chief of Protocol, Depart- Japan and America. Our Governments will seek ment of State (Washington, New York, and Los Angeles our talks the and means by which through ways only) we can further strengthen our ties of friendship Stuart P. Lillico, Press Officer, Department of State and cooperation and work together more closely 2 and hence more effectively in the cause of world Although not members of the official party, these per- sons accompanied the Prime Minister as personal advisers. peace and human welfare. A number of other Japanese accompanied the Prime Min- I have come to lay the groundwork with your ister as members of his unofficial party, as well as a group leaders for such Japanese-American collaboration of Japanese journalists.

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