The Archive · 1929

Institute of Pacific Relations

New Associate General Secretary Entertained De. Hawkling Yen, a well-known educator and diplomat, who recently was appointed to the post of asscciate general secretary of the Institute of Pacific Relations, was entertained on February 18 at a dinner at the Chinese Bankers' Club by members of the China Committee of the Institute here.

Dr. Yen, who was formerly pre: sident of Tsinghua College and for some time China's delegate to the League of Nations at Geneva, hax accepted his new post in the belief that an organization like the Institute of Pacific Relations has a real contribution to make to the Far East and to the world at large in bringing about a better under= standing and goodwill among the peoples and in kelping to solve some of the vital and complicated prolems that affect the countries bordering the Pacific basin,

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