President C. K. Yen received John Pope, board director of the American Life Insurance Co. and Mrs. Pope at the Presidential Office, March 4. Mr. Pope is one of President Jimmy Carter's old friends and member of the Georgia State Committee of Industry and Commerce. After a three-day visit, Mr. Pope expressed his view that the high spirit of the struggle for freedom by the free Chinese in Taiwan can be an example for other countries.
During his visit to the Republic of China, Lt. Gen. G. L. Vijeon, commander-in-chief of the South African Army, stopped at the Military Academy at Fenshan, March 2. He received a warm welcome from the cadets and officers of the Academy. Gen. Vijeon praised the modernization of teaching facilities and high morale of the cadets and said he regarded the Academy as one of the best military training institutes in the world.
Premier Chiang Ching-kuo led his cabinet members in attending the first meeting of the 59th session of the Legislative Yuan February 25. He made an administrative report and responded to questions of the legislators, Premier Chiang called on the people of the nation to unite and concentrate their efforts in concerted actions to accomplish the sacred mission of Communist elimination and mainland recovery.
Education Minister Y. S. Tsiang presented a Culture Medal to the famous violinist and composer Sitson Ma for his contributions to musical education and outstanding performances in the Republic of China. Minister Tsiang praised Prof. Ma as a courageous freedom seeker and said his musical compositions can be regarded as the prelude to victory and mainland recovery.
A Sino-Saudi Arabian agricultural cooperation agreement was signed at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taipei, February 26 by Yun-suan Sun, minister of economic affairs of the Republic of China and Dr. Abdul Rahaman Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, minister of agriculture and water of Saudi Arabia. Under this agreement, the Republic of China will send a farm demonstration team to Saudi Arabia for improving agricultural techniques, supplying farm machinery and training farmers.