Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02
PRESIDENT TRUMAN WELCOMES FIRST
LIbERIAN MINISTER TO UNITED STATES
Former President C. D. B. King
Becomes First Liberian Minister To US.
President Pledges Continued US. Aid


Dunbar Burgess King, former pre-
sident of Liberia, last Friday be-
came the first Liberian Minister
to the Unitel States when Presi-
dent Truman accepted his creden-
tials as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary in cere-
monies at the White House.
Presenting his credentials on
the eve of the celebration of Lib
eria's one hundredth anniversary
as republic, Mr.. King told Pre-
sident Truman that during his
work here he would endeavor to
maintain and furthe rstreEgthen
the bonds of friend hip which
has unite dthe two countries for
the past numbered years.
Accepting Mr.. Kings letters of
accreditation with great pleasure
President Truman said the new
ministers presence here would
make the relationship between the
two nations even stronger.
In presenting his credentials to
President Truman, MrM. King
said:
"This occasion marks most i'm
portant event in the relations be-
tween our two countries, as it is
the very first time permanent
Liberian Diplomatic Mission has
been accrediated to and received
by the President of the United
States of America, and more es-
pecially so, is its Importance en-
phasied, in considering the fact
that within a few days from now,
the Goth of July, Liberia will be
celebrating her One Hundredth
Anniversary as Sovereign and
Independent State.
have therefore been specially
instructed by our illustrious Pre-
sident. Hhis Excellency William
V. S. Tubman, to assure you OF
his fervent desires and ardent
wishes for tn ewelfare and pros
perity of Your Excellency, as we'll
as of the peoples of these Great
United States over whose destin-
les you have been so divinely call
ed upon t preside.
II can assure Yur EExcellency
that during my sojourn at this
Capital, it shall be my constant
endeavor to maintain and further
strengthen those bonds of tradit-
ional mutual friendship, goodwill
and synathetic understandings
which have so firmly united our
two peoples and countries for the
past one hundred years.
"I thank you, Mr.. President, for
so graciously receiving me in the
capacity of Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary near
your beautiful and most historic
Capital"
President Truman replied:
'Tt is especially appropriate that
you, the first permanent diploma
tic representative accredited by
your nation to the United States,
should take up your duties in
Washington on the eve of the cell
ebration of the one hundredth year
of Liberals existence as a SOW
ereign nation. Henceforth, we can
expect those bonds of friendship
and mutual trust which have char
acterized the unique relationship
between our nations to become
even stronger as the result of
your presence here. Though you,
the people of the United States will
now be abb to njoy still closr
rlatinship with the people of Lib
eria, whose continuing efforts
have led to the development of
jungle wilderness into a sovereign
state which now has taken it's
place with the peace loving nat
ions of the world in the councils
of the United Nations and its
auxilliary organizations.
"My country has already de-
nonstrated it's desire to assist