It is a pretty awful picture when a university publishes a report on Pakistan from a statistical review made by a scholar in Ethiopia and rejects eye-witness reports from both Americans and Pakistanis. At the scientists meeting I was bawled out by some VIPs for keeping quiet, and the upshot is that all the materials which were rejected by Scalapino & Co. Glock of the Research Survey Center of the University of California. And while I am generally rejected by the press, the world affairs groups, etc, the top historians have a totally different view, and in this is the hope of the country and maybe of the world. When people wish to write history these will be of value. In my case I have already made provisions for my diaries and manuscripts. The end of the year showed definitely that if one has ideals-whatever that means, and has knowledge sooner or later these ideals and this knowledge will become accepted. Extension is making it impossible to take classes as such a time that by readjustments, both evenings and days will be free. I have been busy seven days and nights, whether believed or not but the new semester at Cal. At the moment I have both Bank of American and Diners Club credit cards and told people I was a Chinese that is, I paid all my bills before the end of the year, so we have a clear conscience, etc.ĭaggie told me you were in New York.
I was able to see her for an hour last night, mostly devoted to her painting, on agreement that other matters world be taken up, say at a dinner together.
A nice Christmas greeting was received from Daggie and you jointly.