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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 2, folder \"Japan - Emperor Hirohito\" of\nthe National Security Adviser's Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders\nCollection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives\ncollections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are\nin the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations\nare presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is\nsubject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nMEMORANDUM\n8134 (redo)\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nACTION\nDecember 22, 1975\nMEMORANDUM\nFROM:\nX\nSUBJECT:\nThank You Letter from Emperor Hirohito\nAt Tab A is a letter from the Emperor of Japan expressing\nappreciation to the President for hospitality received during his\nstate visit to the United States.\nAt Tab I is a memorandum from you to the President transmitting\nthe letter to the President.\nNo reply is necessary.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat you\nfile\nfem\nFORD LIBRARY &\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nMEMORANDUM\n8134 (redo)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nINFORMATION\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nSUBJECT:\nThank You Letter from Emperor Hirohito\nAt Tab A is a personal letter to you from the Emperor of Japan\nexpressing appreciation for the hospitality he received during his\nstate visit to the United States in October.\nNo reply is necessary.\nNSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 18, 1975\nTom Barnes\nThe President's personal staff and corre\nspondence secretary take care of\nWhat becomes of letters (framing etc).\nOur memo should consist of a summary\nof what in the text, with perhaps a\nstatement that no reply is necessary.\nBud\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nWA\nMEMORANDUM\n8134\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nACTION\nDecember 18, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT\nFROM:\nTHOMAS J. BARNES\nX\nN\nSUBJECT:\nThank You Letter from Emperor Hirohito\nAt Tab A is a letter from the Emperor of Japan expressing\nappreciation to the President for hospitality received during his\nstate visit to the United States.\nAt Tab I is a memorandum from you to the President transmitting\nthe Emperol letter to the President and suggesting that he may\nwish to have both the original letter and the translation framed.\nRECOMMEND No regly TION: is recentry\nThat you sign the memorandum at Tab I.\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Corresp Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nS/S#\n7523908\nDEC 9 1975\nDate\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nEXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT\nTRANSMITTAL FORM\nFOR: Mr. Brent Scowcroft\nNational Security Council\nThe White House\nREFERENCE:\nThe President\nTO:\nFROM: Emperor Hirohito\nDATE: November 25, 1975\nSUBJECT:\nWHITE HOUSE REFERRAL DATED:\nNSC#\n(if any)\nTHE ATTACHED ITEM WAS SENT DIRECTLY\nX\nTO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE\nACTION TAKEN:\nA draft reply is attached.\nA draft reply will be forwarded.\nA translation is attached.\nAn information copy of a direct reply is attached.\nX We believe no response is necessary for the\nreason cited below.\nOther\nREMARKS:\nThe attached communication is a letter of appreciation to\nthe President from the Emperor of Japan for hospitality\nreceived during the Emperor's visit to the United States.\nGeorge Executive D. S. Newson Springsteen Secretary\nUNCLASSIFIED\n(CLASSIFICATION)\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidentials library\nP750\n7523908\nRECEIVED\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nEMBASSY OF JAPAN\nWASHINGTON\n1975 DEC 1 PM 1 35\nNovember 25, 1975\nFABRO\nDOCUMENT ANALYSIS\nS\nACTION\nis assigned to\nExcellency:\nEA\nIn the absence of Ambassador Yasukawa, I have the 583\nhonor, under instruction from my home Government, to transmit\nherewith a letter from His Majesty the Emperor of Japan to\nthe President of the United States of America.\nI should be most grateful if you would be good enough\nto forward the letter to the President.\nI avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your\nExcellency the assurance of my highest consideration.\nVery Nishida d'Affaires Think ad\ninterim\nof Japan\nHis Excellency\nHenry A. Kissinger\nThe Secretary of State\nEnd\nDigitized from Box 2 of the NSA Presidential Correspondence with Foreign Leaders Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n16\nTranslation\nExcellency,\nUpon return home from our journey to the United States, the Empress\nand I would like to express our most profound gratitude to Your Excellency and\nMrs. Ford for your warm hospitality.\nWe are much obliged to you and Mrs. Ford for the most enjoyable and\nmemorable time we had in Washington as well as in other places in the United\nStates.\nWe shall long cherish the memories of the pleasant episodes of our\ntrip and of the welcome and cordiality extended to us by Your Excellency,\nMrs. Ford and the Government and people of the United States throughout our\nvisit.\nI am convinced that our visit has contributed to further promotion of\nthe mutual understanding and friendship which exist between our two countries.\nI take this opportunity to express my best wishes for continued health\nand happiness of Your Excellency and Mrs. Ford, and further prosperity of\nyour people.\nSincerely yours,\nHIROHITO.\nThe Palace, Tokyo,\nNovember 10th, 1975.\nFORD LIBRATE\nHis Excellency Gerald R. 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