The Archive · 1939

55 Amity Stressed

Japanese Goodwill Plane's Crew Feted in Rome; Big Gathering for Occasion

Rome, Oct, 11, Japanese-Italiah friendship—was Tithe theme emphasized here today and the Far East ón the final leg of its round-the-world flight.

its trip by two Japanese press Nippon, hich- was sent oni on "Osaka Mainichi" and public the visiting Japanese air:

en with many a show of enthusiasm today and the visitors were guests at a luncheon given in their honour by the President of Rome's Press Club, high of the Embassy staff The atid many Italien political and mill-ties of this Memorial plan, as a sympathetic gesture.

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In a toast to the globe-girdling airmen, National Counsellor Umberto G tti welcomed the Nippon of its goodwill -visit, Mr, Take Ohara, on behalf of the plane's crew, thinked Italy for the welcome extended them and voiced Japan's admiration for progress achieved by Italian aviation, M. Ohara later called on Dino Aten, Minister of Popular Culture, as 4 forwarded a message addressed to Benito Mussolini by M, Takaishi, Chairman of the Management Boar bf the "Osaka Mainichi" and "Tokyo Nichi Nichi,"

The message praised' Signor Mussolini's achievement in the field of A aviation and em-Phesized Polo-Japanese friendship

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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