Snow, to the surprise of all. Morning, in the office. Wrote a cable to the Ministry about Palestine, reassuring it I was keeping quiet. Wrote a letter to George Yeh 【葉公超], about personnel problems in the Delegation. Went to Lake Success at 12:45, N. S. 【鄭寶南] and Roland 【林咸讓] along. We had lunch together in the Hidden House. One of the waiters showed me particular attention because he saw my picture in a newsreel about Security Council acting on Palestine. Afternoon, Palestine. Syria began the debate, denying all the claims of the Jews, whom he characterized as thieves. Austin followed with a dry and closely knit explanation about paragraph one of his resolution, contesting the basis of the Belgian amendment. Creech Jones followed with a denunciation of the Jewish Agency and its political section. Finally, Gromyko made a statement, giving thorny support to the U.S. resolution. Thus ended my first meeting as President of the Council.