Most correspondents understood him to mean it was normal for Japanese Mull Represented Washington, Feb, 11.
Admiral Nomura was met by Mir. George 'T. Summerlin, Chief of the Protocol of the State Department representing Secretary of State Cor dell Hull and other State Department officials and diplomats.
"The entire staff of the Japanese Embassy and many local Japanese residents were also on hand to greet the new envoy.
"Admiral Nomura and other mem= vers of the party motored to the Japanese Embassy where Kigensetsu ceremonies took place.
Admiral Nomura, after "posing cheerfully for photographers, told Tapanese newspapermen he was pressed by the warm personal reception received everywhere since reaching Hawai, "He emphasized, however, that he was deeply aware of the difficulties confronting Japanese-American re-
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