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Congratulatory Address to the Throne, by the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps at the Celebration of the 2600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Japanese Empire, November 11, 1940

Type
Speech
Date
11 November 1940
Speaker / issued by
Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps (not named in the text)
Printed in
Tokyo Gazette, December, 1940, pp. 246-247
Section
Documents
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p. 246

Your Imperial Majesty :

It is with a profound sense of the solemnity of this occasion that on behalf of representatives of the foreign Powers here assembled I express their deep appreciation of the privilege of attending the celebration of this historic anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire.

This anniversary symbolizes and marks the long continuity of history and tradition for which Japan is deservedly distinguished.

Today, on this momentous and profoundly significant occasion, the members of the Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo desire to convey to Your Imperial Majesty and to the Japanese nation their most respectful and sincere felicitations. May health and happiness attend Your

p. 247

Imperial Majesty, Their Imperial Majesties the Empress and the Empress Dowager, and other members of the Imperial House. May Your Majesty's people prosper, and may the nation ever increasingly contribute to the general culture and well-being of mankind.

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