JAPANESE PEACE TREATY: YOSHIDA'S PRESS STATEMENT, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Part 1

Description

Int, Shigeru Yoshida, Prime Minister and chief treaty delegate of Japan expresses his pleasure and gratitude to members of the press for their kindness and understanding. He reveals that he has just returned from the signing of the peace treaty and security pact which "opens the door for Japan to enter the community of nations". He pledges Japan to greater courage and wisdom than before and gives assurance that "even before the ink is dry (on the treaty)...our government and people...will assume the responsibility of peace that history now demands..."

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection