Saturday, 11 March

Today the Yugoslavian Ambassador Stanoje Sv. Simic published an open letter in the Soviet newspapers, saying the Yugoslavian Government policy in Cairo was anti-reactionary, and the army of Draža Mihailović not only did not resist the German army, but also fought against General Tito’s Liberation Army. He exhorted them many times but to no avail and so he had no choice but to declare he would separate from the said government. He has also cabled Marshal Tito to illustrate his willingness to work for him. The Yugoslavian Military Attaché B. Djordjevic published an almost identical letter at the same time. Simic has put the Diplomatic Corps here in a difficult situation, because from today onwards we cannot recognise him as one of the members of the Diplomatic Corps. Originally, I wanted to invite them to dinner next week, but I cannot do so now. According to our country’s ethics, his move seems inappropriate because an Ambassador is the representative of the head of the country. If he thinks that the government’s policy is not right, he should resign and return to his country. He would then be free to criticise the government’s policy. (But I personally thought that it was not good and I would absolutely not do it.) But he did not do that and openly opposed those who trusted him and dispatched him as their representative. I felt this was too much.

In the afternoon, I went to the American Embassy to watch the movie “Old Maid”. In the evening, Counsellor Liu invited me to watch an American colour film, “The Thief of Baghdad” in the First Cinema. It was enjoyable.

In the evening, I dreamt of beloved [name unclear]. We have got on so well for a long time.