Friday, 4 May
At twelve in the morning, Minister Duan Guanhai fetched me and Kitty. We went to the George V Hotel in Paris, where Dr. Li Shufan is staying, to have lunch. Duan Guanhai said that he received a letter from Zhang Qun, of which the latter paid quite great attention to the matter of Weng Wenhao. According to Xie Baoqiao, Weng Wenhao has reached Shanghai. But since he has reached Shanghai the CCP has not manipulated his return for propaganda purposes. Xie is afraid that the CCP may not treat him particularly well. He is not sure in the future if Weng Wenghao would be in danger. Both Duan, and I, felt it was a pity for him.
After lunch I went shopping with Kitty. At 7.00 we went to the Pearl River restaurant as guests of Deng Bingkun. Deng Bingkun said that with regard to the matter of Miss Yang and her husband, a certain Mr. Zhu of Shanglong Restaurant, both parties had their own personal reasons. As such, outsiders would not understand.
General MacArthur reported in the joint meeting of the Diplomatic and Military Committees of the Senate. He advocated that if necessary the United States should fight against the CCP on its own, and stated the reasons why the Soviet Union would not join: 1) It had been very difficult for the Siberian Railway to maintain normal military transportation. 2) The CCP has an insufficient navy and air force. 3) Though the Soviet side could invade Japan, its strength of navy and air force is not enough to occupy the country. 4) The Soviet navy is far inferior than the American navy. 5) There has been a difficulty of supply for the various necessities the Soviet air force needs, such as petroleum and so on. Considering from its current capabilities, the Soviet Union had no intention to invade. 6) Though the Soviet Union had German submarines, their drivers were all Russian. It seems they were used for self-defense.
He also said that if the Soviet Union decided not to interfere, it would also not interfere with the progress of the Korean War. If it decided to interfere it would do so sooner or later.