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Describes his experiences in USSR - his travels, the people whom he meets and their comments and observations, economic problems and the chronic unemployment and the onset of famine. This is diary 2 of 3 detailing the famine in Ukraine. See also B1/15 and B1/13.

Contains rough notes, 1932-1933, by Gareth Jones on foreign affairs, foreign trade, and conditions in the USSR. He describes in some detail living conditions in the suburbs of Moscow and the people whom he meets there and converses with. He also records conversations with fellow travellers on various train journeys. This diary 3 of 3 detailing the famine in Ukraine. See also B1/15 and B1/16.

Notes, addresses and interviews related to the Soviet Union, mostly in French. At the start of the notebook there are notes including a reference and instructions to go to Kharkoff from Samuel N. Harper, a Russia expert who had returned from USSR in late October 1932 and who met Sir Bernard Pares and Jones at an RIIA meeting on December 14, 1932. It is believed that the notes were immediately after this meeting. The remainder of the notebook dates from July 1933 and was written in Paris. According to Ray Gamache this diary notebook is actually a very important one in that it establishes with documentation who persuaded Jones to undertake his 1933 trips to Germany and the Soviet Union for his newspaper series, "A Welshman Looks at Europe."

A religious festival in progress, with one man prostrating himself in front of a cairn of stones whilst others look on.

A traditional Chinese sampan powered by two oars.

A sampan photographed from the stern, sailing under a large square sail. Location unknown.

A sampan sailing in site of land with a large square sail seen in profile.

Three sampans moored in a shallow creek, location unknown.

A group of approximately twenty pupils seemingly seated at tables outside a brick built building with two female teachers in attendance. Children are approximately ten years old.

Over-exposed photo of a body of water, land visible in the middle distance. Location unknown.

A seascape with a lighthouse and a chinese junk visible. Image over exposed.

A shrine seemingly guarded by small statues of elephants, Wat Phra Kaew.