At 10:15 a.m., called on Asakai 【朝海浩一郎] of Japan. He remarked that a change of China’s representative in the U.N. might give the U.S.S.R. a chance to challenge the credentials. I explained the situation in Security Council where such a challenge might develop.
At 11:30, called on Thor Thors of Iceland. He is credited also to Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Canada.
At 3:30, called on Visutr Arthayukti【1】 of Thailand. We chatted about the situation in Laos. He and his government are skeptical about the neutralization of Laos, for fear that it might pave the way for communist take-over.
At 4:30, with Hilda 【沈恩欽], called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hummel【恆慕義].【2】 They were in Shansi as missionaries for 10 years, living in Fenyang 【汾陽], amidst monuments of antiquity.
Between these calls, dropped in the chancery and phoned Wei.
The Soviets were defeated in their attempt to debate Congo in S.C.
【注】
【1】Visutr Arthayukti，1959-1963年為泰國駐美大使。
參考：1947/6/15注；“List of Persons,” FRUS, 1961-1963, vol. 23, Southeast Asia, accessed Dec. 1, 2022, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v23/persons。
【2】Arthur W. Hummel恆慕義（1884-1975），1909-1914年先後取得美國芝加哥大學學士、碩士與神學士學位，1931年取得荷蘭萊頓大學博士學位。
1912-1914年任教於日本，1915-1927年由公理會派到中國，先後任教於山西汾州（今汾陽）與北平。
1928年美國國會圖書館中國文獻部（後改名東方部）成立，擔任主任至1954年退休。
1954-1963年在華盛頓美國大學擔任講師。
參考：Edwin G. Beal and Janet F. Beal, “Arthur W. Hummel (1884–1975),” Journal of Asian Studies vol. 35, no. 2 (Feb. 1976), pp. 265-273; Who Was Who in America with World Notables vol. 6, 1974-1976, p. 204。