Hiroshima receives letter from U.S. regarding Manhattan Project national park
Feb. 3, 2015
by Michiko Tanaka, Staff Writer
On January 21, the City of Hiroshima announced that it received a letter from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui had sent a letter asking that the United States reflect the reality of the atomic bombings as it moves forward with creating a national park from properties connected to the Manhattan Project, the U.S. effort which produced the atomic bombs. The city reports that the letter from the United States says that it will pursue the national park with respect and sincerity.
The letter, dated December 31, 2014, was sent by Jason Hyland, the deputy chief of mission. He wrote that he will forward Mr. Matsui’s request to the National Park Service and stressed that “the history shared by Japan and the United States is important.”
Mr. Matsui’s letter was sent to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, on December 17, after both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill which designates that three areas with properties related to the Manhattan Project, including facilities in Los Alamos, New Mexico, be formed into a national historical park.
The Hiroshima mayor, along with the director of the Atomic Bomb Museum in the city of Nagasaki, will meet with Ms. Kennedy at the U.S. Embassy on January 23 to request that President Barack Obama pay a visit to the A-bombed cities.
(Originally published on January 22, 2015)
On January 21, the City of Hiroshima announced that it received a letter from the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui had sent a letter asking that the United States reflect the reality of the atomic bombings as it moves forward with creating a national park from properties connected to the Manhattan Project, the U.S. effort which produced the atomic bombs. The city reports that the letter from the United States says that it will pursue the national park with respect and sincerity.
The letter, dated December 31, 2014, was sent by Jason Hyland, the deputy chief of mission. He wrote that he will forward Mr. Matsui’s request to the National Park Service and stressed that “the history shared by Japan and the United States is important.”
Mr. Matsui’s letter was sent to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, on December 17, after both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill which designates that three areas with properties related to the Manhattan Project, including facilities in Los Alamos, New Mexico, be formed into a national historical park.
The Hiroshima mayor, along with the director of the Atomic Bomb Museum in the city of Nagasaki, will meet with Ms. Kennedy at the U.S. Embassy on January 23 to request that President Barack Obama pay a visit to the A-bombed cities.
(Originally published on January 22, 2015)
