Friday, 1 December

Seventeenth day of the tenth lunar month, Jiashen year

Snow, cold

Today the American Government announced that they estimated the Japanese army now has 4 million people, half of them fighting in China. If necessary, Japan could enlist 2 million more. This is the first time American side has recognised that the Japanese have used so many troops in China.

From 11.00 until 1.30 I studied Russian.