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    "ocrText": "SEGRET/SENSITIVE/EYES ONLY\n2\nThe President recalled that the Emperor had received him, as Vice President,\nand Mrs. Nixon at the Palace in Tokyo in 1953, and said that the Government\nand people of Japan had welcomed him warmly on that and each of his six\nsubsequent visits to Japan as a private citizen.\nThe Emperor said that he remembered their first meeting well, and\nreiterated his hope that this visit would also contribute to further good will\nbetween both countries.\nThe President also recalled meeting the Crown Prince and Princess briefly\nin Hawaii in 1953, and expressed his pleasure at receiving Prince and\nPrincess Hitachi at the White House recently. He said that Mrs. Nixon\nhad also enjoyed having them to tea.\nThe Emperor expressed appreciation for his kind welcome to the Crown\nPrince and Princess earlier and for the cordial hospitality recently extended\nby the President and Mrs. Nixon to Prince and Princess Hitachi, who had\ninformed him of their pleasure upon returning to Japan. He reaffirmed his\nbelief in the importance of friendly relations based on mutual good will\nbetween both nations.\nThe President agreed that these are important and expressed his belief\nthat the Emperor's visit would contribute to strengthening them.\nAt the Consul General's residence, the President, noting his pleasure at\nthis historic but brief first visit, said that he and the American people\nhoped that they would be able to welcome the Emperor and Empress in\nWashington, and that the Emperor and Empress would be able on such an\noccasion to see more of the United States.\nThe Emperor responded that he would be deeply honored to be able to visit\nWashington and see more than a corner of the United States. He considered\nit desirable to do so.\nIn response to the President's question, the Emperor reviewed his overseas\nitineary, which included visits to Denmark, Belgium, Holland, France,\nEngland, West Germany, and Switzerland.\nThe President emphasized that the great industrial nations of the world,\nthe United States, those in Europe, and Japan, which is also a great\neconomic power, should cooperate in many areas for the benefit of mankind.\nHe expressed the hope that organizations be created to promote such\ncooperation not just in space, but also in other areas of science and medicine\nso that discoveries in any one country could be shared by all.\nSECRET/SENSITIVE/EYES ONLY"
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