TO
U. S. ASTRONAUTS
We wish to express our sincere thanks for the message
that has been sent by His Excellency President Johnson. We thank you also for
the kind words you have said about our country. We are happy to receive you for
many reasons: happy because human knowledge, at the present time, is being
extended with the hope that mankind would benefit.
We are confident and sure that the world realizes
today that as a result of the investigations and as a result of the courage you
have shown, all humanity is going to benefit. Of course, it is one thing for us
to be sitting at home and to follow events that are transpiring outside, while
with extreme personal courage and at great personal risk, on behalf of
humanity, you were undertaking a feat that has given you personal satisfaction
and brought great honour to the country that you represent. As we said, your
undertaking for advancement of science and on behalf of human good can only
result in great collaboration of mankind, and as a result of this marvellous
feat and achievement, there should be greater benefit to humanity in general.
It is through men that have dedicated themselves to
scientific efforts that the human being has made so much progress. And it is
because men like you have shown extreme personal courage for the future good of
mankind that mankind has accomplished so much in scientific investigations.
There is no doubt that through these scientific achievements mankind can
advance. We are sure the pleasure accruing from what you have accomplished is
not solely confined to ourselves. The pleasure must naturally go to the people
of your country and to Us too. The result of your adventurous experiments and
works is an admirable contribution from the point of view of all men who are
interested in the advancement and progress of human society. Your space flight
and subsequent flights that are to be undertaken by men like you give us
confidence in the bright future of mankind.
We thank you very much for the presents, and please
convey our heartfelt congratulations to President Johnson and all those people
who are responsible for this. Again we would like to take particular note of
your heroism and dedication to the cause of science.
Sept.
21, 1965.
Selected
Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie – page 104 –
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