The visit which you and your distinguished companions have graciously paid to me and to the people of the United States has strengthened the already firm ties of friendship and understanding between our two countries.

Our Government is not a democracy, thank God.

I share your confidence that our relations will grow ever stronger in the same cordial spirit that governed my recent visit to your great country and your visit to the United States.

I hope it will be done inside 2 or 3 years.

I want peace in the world worse than any one thing on earth.

WHEREAS by the act of June 29, 1940, 54 Stat. 686, certain federally-owned lands lying partly in the District of Columbia and partly in the State of Virginia were placed under the control and administration of the Administrator of Civil…

I discussed it as thoroughly and as completely as I could with the Associated Press in New York.

Palestine--everything that has been said about Palestine is still on the record, and still stands.

Well, it's good to have you here.

I THANK YOU for your courteous message sent me upon your departure from the United States.

May I express to you, Mr. President, my best wishes for your personal well-being and happiness.

General Marshall knows how to handle it.

It is absolutely essential that that $257 billion be whittled down as far as we possibly can, so that there won't be any fluctuation in the price of the bonds and we can keep double the interest on those bonds.

I have a right to decide on what to sign or what not to sign.

All I am interested in is the doctrine of the Republic of the United States of America.

Not now. I don't think there's any possible chance to reduce taxes now, if we are going to maintain the economic stability of this country.

If the Potsdam agreement could be carried out, the situation would be very--[inaudible words]--situation in Japan has been handled because we had control of it.

When that bill comes to me, I will tell you exactly what I think about it.