Word: 350th
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Doorman's next scheduled stop was a courtesy call at Yokohama to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the establishment of Japanese-Dutch diplomatic relations. Indonesian officials wept publicly at the idea. Foreign Minister Subandrio declared he was disappointed in the Japanese, who, he had thought, sympathized with Indonesia's efforts to create "a new world free from suppression and misery." Indonesia forthwith threatened to break relations with Japan, and declared that a $20 million contract to buy Japanese textiles was "in danger." Japanese Socialists pronounced the visit "utterly intolerable," and the Zengakuren student federation threatened demonstrations. Last week...