Friday, 3 February

Twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, Yiwei year

The weather today was still cold, but in the afternoon, it improved and is slightly better than yesterday.

Zhongxiong and the others returned to Paris in the evening.

The leaders of Britain and the United States have held talks for three days. They issued a declaration.  With regard to the Far Eastern problems, the opinions of the cabinets are different. “After frank discussion, some differences remain in our judgments as to the most effective means to achieve these purposes (to deter and prevent aggressive expansion by force or subversion).” Probably they refer to Jinmen and Matsu Islands. Among the public opinion of the United States, someone also had criticism towards Eden for abandoning the said two islands.