Monday, 29 May

Fine, sun

In the afternoon, the Canadian Minister Wilgress visited me. We talked for a long time. He said that on the British and Soviet Agreement anniversary, the day before yesterday, Foreign Minister Molotov received him and the British ambassador. He said he hoped the European war would end this year. Molotov immediately answered that the European war must end this year, and he told Ambassador Kerr that after the end of the European war the Soviet Union will join the war to defeat Japan. Minister Wilgress also said that recently the British Government has been inclined to unite all democratic countries in western Europe to form a group so as to counter the Soviet Union, which he thinks is most unfortunate. If Britain does it, it is not only a misfortune for world peace, it is also harmful to Britain itself. The various unwarranted movements on the Soviet side are triggered by movements from Britain. I also said that for the sake of China, I was also very eager that Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union could reach an understanding, solving all the quarrels in the world by peaceful and just methods, and not returning back to power politics.