Thursday, 6 March

Rain

At half past ten we had breakfast tea at a coffee shop near the hotel. Then I went with Kitty to visit the Guimet Museum (6 Place d’Iéna), but it was closed and would be open again tomorrow. Instead we visited the Grand Palais. We saw an exhibition of artistic domestic products, and we bought several small souvenirs. We did not return to the hotel for a rest until half past three in the afternoon.  At half past six we had supper at the Shanglong restaurant, and we were back to hotel by nine.

The Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, George W. Perkins made a statement to the press, saying the conditions of the various states in Eastern Europe were not much different to a year ago; only that i) the various vassal states had increased ammunitions, ii) therefore their living standards had deteriorated.

Assistant Secretary of State, John Allison, declared that even though the negotiation for the armistice of Korean War had broken down, the United States would not attack Mainland China. The American military authority deeply believed that the troops of the Allied Army in Korea currently would be enough to retard the attack of the enemy. He also said that if they enlarged the scale of the Korean War, defense power in Europe would be diminished. From these points we can see the attitude of the American Government.