Transcript, Toast of President Harry S. Truman to Prince Charles of Belgium

TOAST OF THE PRESIDENT At The State Dinner For The Prince Regent Of Belgium At The White House, State Dining Room April 6, 1948 9.25 p.m.,e.s.t. Gentlemen, we are highly honored tonight by the visit from the head of a State that has always been our friend, a State that we -- all of our citizens here in this country -- have admired, and one that we are proud to call friend. I wish to propose a Toast to the head of that State, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Belgium. (the Toast was drunk) I sincerely hope Your Royal Highness will enjoy your visit to this country, and I hope that your visit will help to cement further the friendship which exists between our countries. TOAST of The Prince Regent: Mr. President, I sincerely appreciate your kind wel- come, and I wish to say how warmly my countrymen and myself regard the people of the United States. We are profoundly grateful for your aid and sympathy in two great world wars, and for your continued interest in our situation, and that of all free peoples.