Sunday, 27 August

Fine

Today the weather was very good, and I took a nap this afternoon under the apple tree in the garden. I dreamt my ninth younger brother was young and did not listen to mother’s exhortations. As a result I had to try to discipline him and I cried and could not speak. Attaché Hu was next to me, saw me in such a mood and thought I must be unwell, and she woke me up. I miss my mother so much after she passed away. This type of sadness is very difficult to explain to other people.

The British broadcast said that Bulgaria has already announced its decision to separate from Germany and has formally requested Britain and the United States to suggest the conditions of surrender. At the same time Bulgaria has military strife with the German army. In this way the Balkan problem could be resolved very quickly.