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For the past 60 days, the
NAACP has maintained an
informational picket line at
the Japanese Embassy in
Washington. Plans were well
underway for a' massive
demonstration at the Embas­
sy on December 15, involv­
ing thousands of
demonstrators, and which is
supported by major African­
American organizations.
The dail y picketing and
the planned demonstration
were a response to insulting
racial remark by Japanese
official and to perceptions·
of dl cri mi na tory hiring and
bu ine practices by
Japanese firms.
Both the daily picketing
and the December 15th
demon tration have been
suspended pending the out­
come of further talks with
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cials and )leaders, accord- American history through the demonstration in abeyance
ing to Dr. Benjamin L. Japanese schools; the while we proceed with the
Hooks, Executive Director of employment and promotion talks," Dr. Hooks said.
the AACP. of African-Americans work- "The NAACP has also
Earlier, the more than ing for Japanese firms; the scheduled a meeting in
2,200 uni ts of the AACP securing of franchise and Washington on December 4th
had been notified of the dealerships. with 20 key executive of
proposed demonstration "Over the past several Japanese firms doing b si-
which was linked to the un- days we have received in- ness in the United States. .
satisfactory pace at which dications from the Japanese, We will be strongly urging
negotiations between that we are beginning to them to exerci e their con id-
Japanese officials and the make progress. Based on this, erable influence to help sub-
AACP were progres ing. we have concluded that we stantially improve relations
THE EGOTI TIO S should hold the planned' between the Japane e and the
wereoveranumberofrecom- �����------�------------------�------�------------------------�
mendatio ns for action con-
tained in a po ition paper
prepared by the AACP and
submitted to the Japanese
Ambassador to the United
Slates and to the Japanese
Prime Mini ter on October
5th.
Included in the recommen-
dation were those related to
the dissemination of African-
African-American com-
munity," Dr. Hoo added..
"IT SHOULD B clearly
under tood that our deci ion
to postpone the mas
demon tration at this point
does not indicate any
wea ening of resolve to
vigorously pursue thi mat­
ter.
"We intend to pur ue .all
a ailable options to bring
this matter to a ati factory
conclusion," Dr. Hoo aid.
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