Washington, May 18.
The sole political purpose of the visit of Their Majesties to the United States is to "improve the ties of friendship with country," declared Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador in Washington, at a press conference today. He added.—"The visit was not to the fore in the minds of Their Majesties when the visit to Canada was first arranged, but its extension to the United States is one of he most natural things.in the world "The purpose of the visit is not primarily political, although it is perfectly obvious that when the King visits a foreign country, his purpose is to improve the ties of friendship as fcr as he possibly can."—Reuter.
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