Gen. Shin Heung Sun, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of , leaves for after a four-day visit.
New Ambassador to Brazil -sung leaves to assume office.
The Very Rev. Joseph Cahill, president of , , arrives for a week's visit at the invitation of the and the .
Cahill said that had decided to confer an honorary doctor's degree of humane letters on President Chiang Kai-shek. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree from and addressed the .
18. Some 40 delegates of the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars from Guam, Korea, Japan and Okinawa arrive to attend the Fifth Pacific regional meeting.
Park Tong-Myo, president of the , arrives from for a nine-day visit. Park was accompanied by Professor Lee Myong-Ku, academic dean of the university. They visited Chinese universities and cultural establishments, called on Chinese government officials and toured scenic spots in central .
19. A three-member Khmer parliamentary mission headed by Phleak Pliouen arrives for a week's study visit. They met with local lawmakers and toured the nation's agricultural and economic development programs.
W. A. McKinnon, vice minister of industry and commerce of , arrives for a five-day visit. He met with Chinese officials to review Sino-Australian ties and discuss ways and means to strengthen trade.
20. Herbert Rainwater, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of America, arrives to attend the VFW regional meeting.
21. Thai Education Minister Sukich Nimanhaeminda arrives for a week's visit.
The 1971 Pacific regional meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars is opened in .
During the three-day meeting, more than 140 veterans from the Pacific area discussed way and means of defending U.S. security and world peace, rehabilitation of disabled U.S. veterans and the relief of needy veterans.
22. Dr. Daouda Badarou, foreign minister of the , arrives for an eight-day visit.
He met with ranking Chinese government officials to discuss world affairs and problems of mutual interest. He visited economic and military establishments and cultural and scenic spots.
The Asian Vegetable Research and is established in . Representatives of the seven participating nations - , , the , the , , and - signed the memorandum of understanding.
24. A five-member delegation from the House of Representatives of Thailand arrives from for a two-week visit to inspect the land reform program and rural reconstruction in .
25. Hoeun Lay Inn, chairman of the Sino-Khmer Cultural and Economic Association in Khmer and also a member of the Khmer Parliament, arrives for an eight-day visit. Armando Oscar Pacheco Roman, ambassadorial-rank adviser of the , arrives for a five-day Visit.
Senator Norber Houghardy and House Representative Roland Gillet of arrive for a nine-day visit.
26. Gen. John H. Michaelis, commander of United Nations Forces in the of , arrives from for a three-day visit. He called on ranking Chinese and American military leaders and toured scenic spots.
An 11-member trade mission of the New York Chinese Export and Import Association headed by Ben John Chen, vice chairman, arrives for a 10-day visit.
28. President Hammer De Roburt of , an island country in the South Pacific, arrives for a five-day unofficial visit.
De Roburt is the first elected president of his country and concurrently serves as minister of development. He visited the Taiwan Fertilizer Company, Central Trust of China and Vocational Advisory Committee for Retired Serviceman.
Dr. Maurice E. Votaw, professor emeritus of the of of the , arrives for a visit. The 71-year-old professor lived in for 27 years until 1949. He worked as adviser at the International Publicity Office in Chungking and .
Dr. Lin Yutang, novelist and essayist, returns from a four-month tour of .
29. Four West German Parliamentarians of the Christian Social Union headed by Dr. Richard Stuchlen leave after a nine-day visit. Dr. Stuchlen stressed Sino-German friendship despite the absence of diplomatic relations. "Diplomatic ties are not the prerequisite of friendship," he said.
A five-member Chinese delegation headed by Walter H. Fei, vice chairman of the Council for International Development and Cooperation, leaves for to attend a conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization June 1 to 8.
30. Dr. Chen Chi-lu, professor of archaeology and anthropology, leaves for to attend a meeting on the preservation of the Asian cultural heritage opening May 31. The six-day meeting was sponsored by the Cultural and of the Asian and Pacific Council. Experts from , , , , , , the , and participated.
Lebanese Parliamentarian Mounir Abou-Fadel arrives for a five-day visit.
31. ambassador at large, arrives with a party of 11 for a week's visit. He held talks with Chinese officials on textile trade between the two nations and urged the acceptance of quotas for non-cottons.
Douglas W. Brown, minister of agriculture, forestry and fishery of , arrives for a six-day visit. He came to confer with Chinese government officials on the agricultural technical cooperation between the two countries and to visit economic and agricultural establishments.
June 1. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, new Colombian ambassador to the Republic of China, arrives.
He is also concurrently 's ambassador to , succeeding Ambassador Eduardo Restrepo del Corral.
Frank J. Shakespeare Jr., director of the U.S. Information Agency, arrives on an inspection tour of the U.S. Information Service.
Wang Tih-wu, publisher of the United Daily News and Economic Daily News, chairman of the IPI's Chinese National Committee, and Ting Wei-tung, director of the English-language China News, leave for to attend the 20th IPI assembly opening June 7.
Necdet Erliyagil, director of the Turkish News Agency, arrives for an eight-day visit.
2. Kotaro Kokuba, chairman of the Naha Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Ryukyus, arrives for a four-day visit.
4. Agus Sudono, president of the Indonesian Federation of Labor, arrives to discuss labor problems with Chinese labor leaders.
5. The 17th Asian Film Festival is opened in . Ten nations participated: , , , , , , , and . The , Khmer and attended as observers.
L. K. Chen, president of the Taiwan Power Company, leaves for the to discuss with the World Bank an NT$8,000 million loan for power development.
Maj. Gen. DeWitt R. Searles, commander of the 327th Air Division in , leaves for to assume a new post.
6. Interior Minister Hsu Ching-chung leaves for to attend the 16th general assembly of the International Labor Organization.
After the meeting, Hsu visited friendly nations in to study labor administration, public housing, medical care and social welfare.
7. Brig. Gen. Donald H. Ross, new commander of the 327th Air Division and chief of the Air Force Section of the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group, arrives.
8. Garango Tiemoko Marc, 's minister of finance and trade, arrives for a six-day visit.
Gabonese Ambassador to China J. Ngoua leaves for for home consultations.
9. Finance Minister K. T. Li returns from an overseas Chinese traders' meeting in .
Mei Ko-wang, president of the , leaves for the to attend the 16th annual meeting of the U.S. National Police Officers Association.
10. Maj. Gen. Pham Van Phu, commander of the First Infantry Division of the South Vietnamese Army and commander of the Vietnamese forces in southern , arrives for a week's visit as head of a 25-member mission.
11. Economic Minister Y. S. Sun leaves for Europe to attend the Sino-Belgian Economic Cooperation Conference opening in June 14.
The four-day conference discussed cooperation between the two countries in trade, technology, industry and science. Sun spent 20 days promoting 's trade with European nations, especially the six members of the European Common Market.
14. V. Z. F. Kulanday, secretary-general of the Indian-Chinese Cultural and Economic Association, arrives for a nine-day visit.
A 23-member goodwill mission from , arrives for a six-day visit to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Taipei-Houston sister-city relationship.
15. The fourth annual meeting of the Special Forces Commanders in the Asian and Pacific Area is held in northern. .
Attending were 39 delegates and observers from the , , the , , , , and the Republic of China. The purpose of the meeting is to promote military cooperation and exchange of combat experience.