Office of the Historian

241. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State1

Tokyo, December 14, 1956—6 p.m.

1306. Department repeat USUN. Shigemitsu has sent me letter referring to SC action on Japanese admission2 and saying:

“On this memorable occasion, I have the honour to express my heartfelt thanks for the part your government has played as a member of the Security Council in bringing about this desired result.

“I shall be very much obliged if you would be good enough to transmit the sincere gratitude of the Japanese Government to your government”.

Does Department wish suggest specific terms of acknowledgement?

Horsey
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 310.2/12–456. Official Use Only.↩
  2. Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu’s message anticipated the favorable vote in the General Assembly on the admission of Japan to U.N. membership; see footnote 1, Document 243.↩