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VU uy M. A. Jones to DeLoach RE: "JUST FRIENDS AND BRAVE ENEMIES" BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY the nickname the 'R, K. (Robert Kennedy) Committee” and organized the extensive schedule which brought the visitors into direct and intimate contact with the people of Japan. They organized several round-table discussions, first with a group of business leaders, then with the representatives of several] political parties. Among other things, they discussed the communist cultural offensivein Japan, as compared with our efforts in the same line. They raised significant points about the difficult problem of trade with communist China, nuclear tests and Okinawa. For the most part, these discussions were carried on in a friendly atmosphere with the participants raising honest questions and seeking honest answers. The only Sooo ence a ea Ose in discussions with the Japanese Socialist Party which has lo g Maralleled/ dtma:nunist Party line. Kennedy sets forth a transcript of his exchanges /Tomomi Narita, their chief spokesman, in which he brings out the point that while Narita's group criticized the Unitec States for resuming tests they did not criticize the Soviet Union. CHAPTER 3: "A STUDENT EXCHANGE" Kennedy indicates that throughout their stay in Japan there was fear that the disorder and turmoil which erupted in Tokyo at the time of the Hagerty visit might recur. There were small groups carrying anti-American signs on several occasions as well as threats of trouble but they decided to go on with their trip. He spoke at iJihon University to a receptive audience. He then drove to Waseda University where he received a friendly welcome. At the beginning of the speech, however, the disrupters, located strategically in twos and threes throughout the hall, began to shout and jeer. At first Kennedy attempted to Grore the loudest and continue his speech. Finaliy, he invited the young communist to the platform to ask questions. Once on the stage, the student. launched into an anti-Americantirade which went on for five minutes. When concluded and Kennedy attempted to answer every light in the house went out as the power failed and the microphone went dead. He attempted to speak without a microphone but it was not possible. Someone then found a battery operated bull horn and after Ambassador Edwin Reischauer, who was well known and respected by the youth of Japan, had restored order Kennedy continued his speech. CHAPTER 4: "A DIALOGUE WITH LABOR" The third day, Kennedy met with a group from the labor movement in Japan for another informal session of give andtake. During this discussion he met a labor leader named Akira Iwai whom he considered the most stimulating personality he had met during the entire trip. Again, Kennedy found Iwai was as confused about the American way of life as were some of the students. Among other points raised by the labor men was the treatment of the Communist Party in the United States. Iwai felt -3- eee US ee ce er