January 04, 1961
Your Majesty:
On behalf of the American people, I extend congratulations and sincere best wishes on the occasion of Your Majesty's installation as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya. I also take this opportunity to express the hope that the close and friendly relations which have developed between our two countries and our peoples will continue to grow and prosper.
Sincerely,
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Message to Tuanku Syed Putra, Paramount Ruler of the Federation of Malaya. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/234732