Dai Nippon Rep: Mr. Karandhara give us suggestion that Dai Nippon would open a liaison office in Los Angeles in order to save time and in order to make a good communication.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Dai Nippon Rep: And our president would like to hear of your opinion or comment on that suggestion.
Prabhupāda: So how do you think, that suggestion? What is your idea?
Dai Nippon Rep: (Japanese with others) He would like to see our liaison office in Los Angeles, but . . . (indistinct)
Prabhupāda: So Karandhara, you speak.
Karandhara: Mr. Sumoto and I already spoke at length about this, and we came to . . . (indistinct) . . . so much time in our communication like we do. In that way we could expedite all of our work. So we were hoping . . . he was very enthusiastic about the idea of opening an office there.
Prabhupāda: That's nice.
Dai Nippon Rep: (indistinct) . . . the details were discussed already. (Japanese discussion)
Dai Nippon Rep: Divine Grace, please allow that we are, we getting to the businesslike (laughter) conversation, but . . .
Prabhupāda: One thing I shall request you, that our missionary activities, we are not exactly businessmen. You see? Our only idea is these books are published for missionary activities. So exactly we are not business part. So I will request your chairman that even sometimes you find something discrepancies, you don't mind it, because we are not strictly businessmen. Yes. But we, we are very sincere. We shall reciprocate very sincerely. But sometimes we are not strictly like businessmen.
Dai Nippon Rep: (Japanese discussion) What Mr. Tajima would like to tell you, that he is also businessman. So our talking is getting to become businesslike. So please allow him. But if we send one liaison officer in Los Angeles, we need some expenditure over there. You see? So we, Mr. Tajima(?) expects you to increase the publishing of your books more and more.
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes. Oh, yes. That we shall do, certainly. That is certain. We are very much enthusiastic to see more publication, more publication. We take this publication work as big drum. You know we play drum? So this is big drum. Just like when we play drum, it is resounded within some quarters. But this drum is going from country to country. So it is bigger drum.
Dai Nippon Rep: (Japanese discussion)
Karandhara: Printing of the books is our most . . . one of our most important activities. And if you will study our . . . the Society, ISKCON Society, you will see that it is growing very fast, more and more growing now all over the world. The publishing of our books is growing also. Just like last year we had so many jobs, this year so many jobs. Next year at least twice as many jobs again. Your work will continue to increase more and more.