Morning, office. Received a wire from the Ministry about P. C. Kuo 【郭斌佳], strongly criticizing Trygve Lie. Dictated an informal letter to George Yeh 【葉公超] on the case, hoping to redress the balance.
Lunch with P. C. Kuo. Chatted pleasantly with him and his wife.
At 2:45, S.C. on Indonesia. Stated that S.C. had the right to expect: (1) that the Dutch should persist in seeking a peaceful solution and not resort to “police action” again; (2) that economic blockade be lifted as soon as possible; (3) that the Federation should not be framed to be anti-republic, and (4) the union should be one of equal partners.
Sze Pao 【蔣居仁] wants to go to Paris with me, but the cost is high; the round trip would amount to $700.00.