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NIHON BIJITSUKA REMMEI
No 3, I CHOME YURAKUCHO
CHIYODA-KU
TOKIO, JAPAN

Dear Sirs:

During the long, cursed war, artistic activities in Japan, in its true sense of the word, had been forcibly oppressed and we artists have been obliged to lead miserable lives filled with unbearable dissatisfactions.

However, following the end of hostilities, uneasy and oppressive clouds have been swept away, and we are now very glad to again be able to breathe the long-awaited atmosphere of freedom in which we can sustain full-fledged efforts to help assist the establishment of a cultural Japan.

It is widely known that your association has for many years contributed greatly toward the protection of artists' living and the development of arts in your country.

In Japan, a similar organization for the sake of artists was established immediately after the war by the united efforts and cooperation of the entire artists of this country. Since then, sustained efforts have been made by the organization for the realization of more an amicable and stable world as well as for the elevation of arts.

We hereby extend our hearty greetings to all the members of your association and hope the cultural relationships between the two countries will ever become closer and closer through our mutual activities.

It is our earnest desire that an Americo-Japan art exhibition of contemporary paintings will be held sometime in the near future both in the United States and Japan through which international goodwill and friendship between the two countries will be greatly strengthened and promoted.

Sincerely yours,

(signature)

(Sotaro Yasui)
Chairman, Japan
Artists' League.

Remarks: 
(1) The Japan Artists' League is composed of all artists in this country engaged in Japanese-style paintings, oil paintings and sculpture.

(2) The League is not affiliated with any political parties. It exists solely for the sake of the artists.