Lyndon Johnson: “Congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of Malta's independence.”

It is the living and the eternal theme of the United States of America--a Nation that has been made great by an infusion and mingling of all the cultures of the world.

We have come to know that we Americans have a profound interest in the independence of men and women at home and men and women all around the world.

We're proud of the record that you're making in your country.

I call upon them to cooperate fully with the Secretaries of Commerce and State in this important work.