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Personal from
Meeting With
Jopan'
s Prime Minister Tanaka m Tokyo
1
llAVE JL:ST
come from che resi–
dence of Prime Minisrcr Tanaka
- Japan's new Premier. Mr. Ta–
naka was insralled in rhe Prime Min–
isrcr's otlice only rwo weeks ago.
This was a preliminarv meeting.
One of longcr durarion is planned for
líucr in che wcck. Bur I nccded ro see
him rhis morning, if only brien)', be–
cause we had planned a COYer srory on
him in rhis issue of
Tlu
PLAI:"
TRL'TH, and 1 hada deadline ro meer.
T
knew Mr. Tanaka was an early
riscr. and sincc he has been in office
only a few days, rhousands are clam–
oring ro see him. Ir was an eYe-open–
ing experience.
My
mecring was
~cheduled
for 7:30 a.m. Whcn
J
ar–
rivcd ar 7:20 in rhe morning, 300
wcrc. or had already becn, rhcre rosee
him. rnosrly oflicial and in groups:
sorne were pri\·are cirizens. The offi–
cial callers wcre Congrcssrnen -
rnernbers of che;; Japancsc Diet. The
Dier is rhe Japanese law-rnaking body
- like rhe U. . Congress. rhc Brirish
P:uliarnenr. rhe Israelí Knesser.
Groups of six or eighr and up ro 30
or 40 werc going inro the Prime Min–
isrcr·s officc ro presenr peti rions. or
cornplainrs, requesrs or dernands.
Auromobiles in fronr of rhe resi-
PRESIDENT NIXON
welcomes Kokuei
Tonoko to Son Clemente in Jonuory
1972. Mr. Tonoko wos ot thot time
serving in Prime Minister Soto's cobinet.
PLAIN TRUTH September-October 1972
dence were arriving and leaving ar rhe
rare of rhree or four a minute. The
fronr enclosed auromobilc enrrance
was alive wirh police and uniforrned
securiry guards. 1r all had a very offi–
cial appearance.
When I lasr had a meering wich
Mr. Tanaka, in March of chis ycar. he
was engaged in an importanr Dier
meeting, bur cxcused himself for 15
minutes ro mcer privately wirh
me.
i\!r. Rader and Professor Gotoh, our
Japanese reprcsenrarive. Wc
met
in
che Prime Minisrcr's privare meeting
room in
che
Diet building - the
Japanese capirol. Ar thac rime. he was
relaxed. srniling. casual. He rnorioned
for me ro sir in rhc Prime Minister's
chair. 1 smi língly shook rny hcad and
morioned for him ro sir therc. He in–
sisced rhar I cake che chair.
This rnorning. however. undcr rhc
pressure of
chese
órsr srrenuous
J:ws
of his oflicial Prcmiersb ip, he was
cense. alerr. and showed his domi–
nance, power. and leadership.
1 was mct ar che enrrancc by rwo
prominenr Dier mcmbcrs, whom l
mer in March. Ont: was Mr. Okuda,
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