Delegation meeting. S. S. Liu 【劉師舜] reported on the success in getting elected to Information Committee and complained in sarcastic terms about Ministry’s injustices to him.
Discussed problems of the admission of new members.
Cabled home (1)
U.S.S.R. press statement, (2)
talk with Belaunde, and (3)
my analysis that the U.S.S.R. will use the admission to deal a blow to China’s representation, making it appear that change in China’s representation is an essential to the solution of the problem of admission. Saw Lodge in the afternoon. He shared my worries, and added that a struggle over representation would work havoc with politics and relations between the U.S.A. and the U.N.
Cocktail at Turkey’s party.
Dinner with Welly Liu 【劉馭萬], to drink snake gall wine.