Had a long talk with Cheng Tao-ju 【鄭道儒], in fact, our first long talk. He suggested that Harry Price 【畢範理] be made a member of our staff. After some discussion, we decided to make him Honorary Deputy Director. He wished to change the man in charge of general affairs, in view of rumors of squeeze. I agreed. In regard to Kweichow, he thought “experimental” or “model” should not be used; he agreed to the appointment of 張以藩 as field director. I explained once more why CNRRA 【行政院善後救濟總署] could not hand over supplies to provincial and municipal governments, although their personnel must be used. He seemed to acquiesce. He was strongly against publicity in China, because, he said, people were at bottom indifferent, and if more said, more might be used as material for attack against CNRRA. If publicity were desired, he added, I should use foreign press: the Chinese would gladly copy news from New York and London. On this point, I do not agree with him. H. C. Zen 【任鴻雋] came to inquire about job for his brother-in-law. Soviet Army is within 3 miles of the heart of Berlin. Allies captured Bologna.
Whole day thinking of Sze Pao 【蔣居仁].