February 27, 1950
Up at 5:30 and to airport with Adm. Giles Stedman. Got off at 7 a.m. by Philippine Air Lines Skymaster (DC-4). Up east coast of… Read More »February 27, 1950
Diary of Lester Knox Little
February 26, 1950
Lunch at the Staplers lovely house in Rizal (next door to the Huie home). He is Capt. Jack Stapler’s brother, and in Marsman & Co.… Read More »February 26, 1950
February 25, 1950
Yesterday and today I wrote 12 letters, — to US, England, Australia, Spain, Portugal, India, Hongkong, Taiwan, Burma and Shanghai. Had first swim in the… Read More »February 25, 1950
February 24, 1950
Had all three meals in the hotel for about the first time. The food here get very monotonous. Wrote several letters.
February 23, 1950
The Cecchi’s had E.C.A. staff for cocktails. After dinner, Foster Knight showed us his colored photographs of Korea and Hongkong. Conference with some of the… Read More »February 23, 1950
February 22, 1950
Holiday for E.C.A. but I worked, finishing odds and ends and getting my report polished up. With Foster Knight lunched at Capt. Rayon’s [Razon] house,… Read More »February 22, 1950
February 21, 1950
Mr. P.V. Gonzale (Nate’s local agent) took me to the government-owned cotton mill, where the Manager showed us over the place. (I took Nathan, E.C.A.… Read More »February 21, 1950
February 20, 1950
In office here all day. To dinner at Delgado’s (Delgado’s Bros. Arrastre Contractors). Mrs. Delgado very pretty, mother of 4. I held the 9 month… Read More »February 20, 1950
February 19, 1950
My nose to the grindstone all day, drafting my report — or starting it. Foster Knight had Mr. David Gunnell to lunch here. He is… Read More »February 19, 1950