Saturday, 27 February

Because Secretary Shi, and Attaché Zhao returned to China, I wrote to Presidents Sun,Yu,Kung, Liu Jisheng, Ma Chaojun, Chan Chak, Shangying, Baoqiao, Zhouxian, Wang Chonghui, Qingyun, Zhu Jiahua, Xia Jinlin (夏晉麟)[1], Yang Gongda, Lou Tongsun, Zhang Fengjiu, Tianjuan, Fanny, Kitty, Zhongxiong (Fu Zhongxiong 傅仲熊)[2], Minqin, Bingkun, Qiongfang, Jinpei, Situ Chao (司徒朝)[3], Yu Hongjun, Huimei and others.

In the evening, the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited us to watch films. I met Admiral William Standley. He said he would go to Moscow and meet me there for a long talk. He also said that he had been to China. He held a good impression of China and hoped he could help us in the future. I also saw Madjid Ahy (Iranian Ambassador),Sultan Ahmed Khan (Afghanistan Ambassador), Professor Rolf Andvord (Norwegian Ambassador), Stanoje Sv.Simic (Yugoslavian Ambassador), Zdenek Fierlinger (Czech Ambassador), Vilhelm Assason (Swedish Minister), Athanase G. Politis (Greek Minister), Robert van de Kerchove d’Hallebast (Belgian Minister); Keith Officer (Counsellor, Australia); H.L. Baggalay (Cousellor, Britain); Sigismund Zawadowski (Counsellor, Poland), Fatin Ruski Zorlu (Counsellor ,Turkey), Vice Commissar S.A. Lozovsky, & with A.P. Pavlov, Director of the Law Department, F.F. Molochkov, Director of Protocol Dept. & N.M. Lifanov, Director of the Far Eastern Department.

[1] A Chinese diplomat who received his education at Edinburgh University.

[2] Fu Bingchang’s son.

[3] A Cantonese doctor.