白洲次郎

            Tsurukawa-mura,             Minami-tama-gun,             Tokyo.                  June 22nd, 1947.   Your Excellency,             I have great honour in presenting to you a wooden chair I designed and had it specially made in my village work shop for your Excellency in sincere appreciation of and great admiration for your unrivalled leadership I had the good fortune of witnessing during my tenure of office as Vice-President of Central Liaison Office.                I remain, Your Excellency,               Your most obedient servant.                     Jiro Shirasu.   His Excellency, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, The American Embassy, Tokyo.