DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISIQN^FJFAR ^ASTERN AFFAIRS
June  86,   1937
1957 JUN ? w  10 | 5
iecretary: /
With reference to the Japanese Ambassador's forthcoming call upon the Secretary at twelve o'clock, noon,
on June 26 for the purpose of introducing Mr. Sunia, the
brief ju
ounselor of the Japanese .embassy,   there  is giv<
■ef llr.  Sume.
el Dl;e-
1..T.  'Suma is regarded as a China expert, having served
principally in that country.  His last post was Nanking
where during the last three years he has taken an important
and sometimes the principal part in the negotiations which
the Japanese Embassy has carried on with the central
Chinese authorities.  Due to these circumstances, and to
Suma's extraordinary flair for publicity, he had e greater =
share of the limelight than most diplomats in subordinate  e
positions. J     <P
5uma is an unusual person unlike the conventional type
of Japanese diplomat.  He is talkative end outspoken and
seems equally at home speaking English, German or Chinese.
He has a robust physique, and is an enthusiastic fencer and
baseball player.  Ee is also fond of the stare, is something
of an amateur actor and has written plays,  he is also a
recognized connoisseur of Chinese art.
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