Autograph request
Postcard sent by Bray to Yosuka Matsuoka on 25th February 1933 asking for his autograph.
Yōsuke Matsuoka (松岡 洋右 Matsuoka Yōsuke, March 3, 1880 - June 26, 1946) was a Japanese diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan during the early stages of World War II. He is best known for his defiant speech at the League of Nations in 1933, ending Japan's participation in the organization. He was also one of the architects of the Tripartite Pact and the JapaneseSoviet Non-aggression Pact in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of war.