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Three sampans moored in a shallow creek, location unknown.

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

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

A traditional Chinese sampan powered by two oars.

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

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."

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.

Animated scene with a row of one storey buildings on the right of the photograph and two yurts on the right.

Fourth in a series of diaries from Gareth Vaughan Jones's 'Round the World Tour' starting on 11 January 1935 in the United States of America. See also Round the World Tour diary volume 1 (37), volume 2 (B3/16), volume 3 (38) and volumes 5-11 (B2).

Third in a series of diaries from Gareth Vaughan Jones's 'Round the World Tour' starting on 17 December 1934 in Hollywood. See also Round the World Tour diary volume 2 (B3/16), volume 3 (38), volume 4 (40) and volumes 5-11 (B2).