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    "ocrText": "SECRET/SENSITIVE/EYES ONLY\n4\ninitiate a dialogue which, however long it may take, represented the best\nhope for maintaining peace.\nThe President assured the Emperor that his visit to China would not be at\nthe expense of the United States relations with Japan. Obviously two\npowerful nations sharing the principles of free enterprise have much more\nin common with each other than either would have with Mainland China\nand even in terms of trade, he pointed out that any comparison of relations\nbetween the United States and Japan and either with China, demonstrated\nhow close they are and would remain.\nThe Emperor expressed his desire that Japan's relations with the United\nStates be maintained and strengthened.\nThe Emperor recalled his meeting with the first men to walk on the moon,\nthe Apollo astronauts, and paid high tribute to their scientific achievement.\nSubsequent flights, he said, had contributed further to man's scientific\nknowledge, with the most recent Apollo crew returning to earth with the\ngreatest variety of most significant moon rock samples, which he understood\nwould contribute greatly to man's understanding of the origin of the moon.\nThe President expressed appreciation for the Emperor's interest, and noted\nreports of increasing Japanese interest and activity in the exploration of\nspace. Such a great enterprise, he said afforded a great opportunity for\ncreative cooperation.\nThe President noted the Emperor's own research in marine biology, and\nthe books he has written on the subject.\nThe Emperor said that he has been fortunate to have the time to follow his\ninterest in marine biology, on the basis of which he has published some\nmodest works on Hydrozoa.\nThe President expressed the belief that development of marine resources,\nin which Japan is making great progress, is another area for fruitful\ncooperation among the leading industrial nations of the world.\nThe Emperor agreed that this is also an appropriate area for such cooperation,\nbut he expressed the hope that the marine environment would not be polluted\nby development as the land surface has been.\nSECRET/SENSITIVE/EYES ONLY"
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