Thursday, 14 December

Fine, cold

From 11.00 to 1.30 I studied Russian.

This morning the British broadcast commented on the Chinese current situation. It spoke positively about China’s contributions in the past, saying that if China did not fight hard in the War of Resistance, the war in the world would be completely different. To say about the current situation, if China unfortunately collapses, as the Chairman said last week, it will take another five to ten years to defeat Japan. Therefore, as the broadcast commented, it is necessary to maintain the Chongqing Government and help China as soon as possible. Its tone was completely different from before. It was probably because Ambassador Kerr has returned to China and he has relayed my words to Churchill and Eden.