June 9, 1969 Professor Toshio Murata 2849 Tomioka, Kanazawa Yokohama 236, Japan Dear Professor Murata: Many thanks for your kind letter of May 21st. I am very happy to learn about your eminent scientific work and about the great success of your teaching. It is too bad that my ignorance of the Japanese language prevents me from reading your contributions to economic knowledge. I do hope that in a not too distant future you will visit this country again and that I will have the pleasure of discussing with you some of the great problems of our age. With all good wishes Yours sincerely,