Martin Wong 【王蓬] submitted figures showing status of economic aid this year as compared with last year. So far, not too bad. This year’s figures are down, but that is because last year’s figures included a commitment of $40,000,000 for Tachia electrification scheme, to be spent in three years.
Hsueh Yu-chi 【薛毓麒], at my request, came to spend the evening with me. Told me 【him] about my conversation with Harlan Cleveland. He does not know why the Ministry stopped making any change in the representation in the U.N.
We talked about the counter-offensive. I suggested two basic facts: (1) to get the U.S.A. to consider the economic crisis of importance and re-think its policies, (2) to stress always that the conflict was one between the Chinese people and communism, not between the KMT and the Reds.
He told 【me] that Crowe, back from London, said that the U.K. thought the troop movements in Fukien were mainly transfers of those in Fukien to the north, and of northern units to Fukian.