EEA8S6 00 \ii TE 10 DE :qrr:: 4701  Received: Washington Co:-;w..Cen J:Ol PM EST Saturday 28 DEX: 1968  
Roceived:  LBJ Ranch CommCen  
;:-'HO~: TO  W.DiLT ROSTOW THE PRE SIDENT  8: 00 P'.d CST Sautrday 28 DEC  1968  
CITE  "''H82939  
U'JCLA S  
DECEMBER  28, 1968  
FOLLOWING  ARE  THR EE  SETS  OF  DRAFT  NEW  YEAR•s GREETINGS TO  CHIEFS  
OF  STATE  OR  HEAD S OF  GOVERNMENT:  
EA ST  ASIAN  AND  PACIFIC  

NO i•iESSAGE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR PRINCE NORODOM SIHANOUK, DUE TO THE LACK OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CAMBODIA. IN THE CASES OF JAPAN, LAOS AND VIETNAM, STATE RECOMMENDS THAT PAST PRACTICE BE FOLLOWED, AND THAT PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES BE SENT ONLY TO PRIME 2INISTER SATO OF JAPA N, KING SRI SAVANG VATTHANA OF LAOS AND PRESIDEl~T NGUYEN VAN THIEU OF VIETNAM. 
DEAR LORD CASEY : 
DURI.G 1969 WE HA VE TAKEN IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARDS PEACE ON THIS EARTH. WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN A Gin1 T STEP INTO THE UNI VERSE THAT LIES BEYOND OUR EARTH. IN BOT H OF THESE HISTORIC ENDEAVORS, AUST,ALIA AD THE UNITED STATES ARE PARTNERS. YO UR CO.JTR IE UT I ON HAS BEEN I NVAL LIABLE. LET US CONTIN0: TO WORK TOG ETHER TO MAKE 1969 A YEAR OF EvE ' CLOSER PARTNER SHIP AND FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARDS THE GOALS WE SHARE. 
WARMEST BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR TO YOU A1D TO ALL AUSTRALIANS, 
SINCERELY, 
HIS EXCELLENCY THE RIGHT HONORABLE LORD CASEY, P.C., G.C.M.G., C.H., GOVERNOR GENER AL OF AUSTRALIA. 
DEAR MR. PRIME MI NISTER: 
YOUR FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE HAS BEEN A YEAR OF f ur;FUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN us. I HAVE E'JOYED OUR ASSOCIAT IO N, AND YOUR VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY LAST ~AY WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED. I AM CONFIDENT ·:HAT 01mER YOUR LEADERSHIP AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE 10 '.;ORK OUT ITS DESTINY AS ONE OF THE GRi AT FREE tAT!GjJ OF h£ PACIFIC. MRS. JOHNSON JOINS ME IN S.::~~DLJG YOU AND MRS. GORTON OUR WARM PERSONAL REGARDS AND cEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR. 


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j)JR I c l,.:..j\ I\ !\ ' J p, Ei•; IEn OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK -~OCihLI~T REPUBLIC, P .. AG UE. 
yo UR f·~AJE STY: 
I~ -~s \JI'.:'H. SPECIAL PLEASURE THAT I JOIN v.IITH ALL AMERICANS !9 ..~XT!!.~~ TO Y~u~ MA JESTY AND TO THE DANISH PEOPLE OUR EVERY 
t.:, ! W! ~H FO.\ _ 1 H~ ~NEW YEAR. MAY THE YEAR 1969 BR ING TO OUR TWO FZOP~E::i,. ~ D iO 1:~t..~'-J OF GOOD WILL THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, THE F£ACt. A. J YJ~LL-EI1 G FOR WHICH WE STRIVE AND PRAY. 
SINCERELY, 
HIS i\lAJES ..~Y FREDER-K IX, KI1~G OF QEN~jj COPEi'J HAGEN . 
DEAR MR. PRIME MI NI STER: 
AS THE NEW YEAR DAW NS, IT IS A PARTICULAR PLEASURE TO NOTE TH,C\T 1968 SAW FURTHER GROWTH OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND MUTUAL U~D RSTA 1 DING WHI CH HAVE TRADITIONALLY CHARACTERIZED THE RELATIONS BET\IEEN THE D.C\NISH AN D THE AMERICAN PEOPLES. MRS. JOHNSON AND 
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I JOI ALL A~·1ER ICANS I N EXTENDING TO YOU AND TO THE DANISH NATION EVERY BEST WISH FOR 1969. 
SINCERELY, 
HIS EXCELLENCY HILMAR oAUNSGAARD , PRIM: ~INISTER OF DENMARK, COPENHAGEN . 
DEAR PRESIDENT REY : 
?E:iEMBER I JG WITH PLE ASURE 0 UR MEET ING IN WASHINGTO. LAST FEBRUAR Y, I SE ND YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, l:J.ei.R~·i GREET ll1GS rOR THE NEW YEAR. THE COMPLETION OF THE CUSTOMS UNION MADE 1968 A HISTORIC YEAR FOR THE EU110?EA~ CO"E~UNITIES. PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE HOPE ThAT 1969 WILL 3RI~G FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARD THE GREAT GOAL OF EUR OPEAN UNITY. 
SINCERELY, 
THE HONORA3LE JEAN REY, PRESIDENT, co.ti.~ I SS IO l OF THE EUROPEAN COMM UN IT IE S BR US SE LS, BELG I UM. 
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: 
MY COUNTRYMEN JOIN ME IN SENDING YOU AND THE 
GER.•1P.t PEOPL~ WAR~·1 BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR. 
I K~OW THAT OUR T~O NATIONS WILL CARRY ON THEI R 
P~PO~TA!l':' vJO.'K TOGETHER ON THE BASIS OF COMMON INTERESTS 
A .. D 1·. UAL • IEWJSHIP. 

SINCERELY, 
'.13 EXCEL_.: !CY . H~I :RICH LUEBKE, PHE~I ENT O~ THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, BOt!N. 
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT : 
THE AMc.P ICAN PEOPLE JOIN ME IN EXTENDING TO YOU 
J'D TH.:. ~OPL~ O FINLAND OUR BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY 
At.D h os.~l'... !OUS ( E\'J YEAR . I HAVE VALUED OUR FRIEND­SHIP OVE.< THE YEA :S AN D KNOW THAT YOUR LEADERSHIP OF 
FI'lL;,. '.) \! LL CO. TINUE TO ENHANCE THE CLOSE AND CORDIAL 

ELATIO~SHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES. 
SINCERELY,