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395 Flight to Karachi Wednesday, March 23 Awake at 5.30 AM - to make the airport at 7 o'clock. Derkjan Dyk surprised me by waiting in the lounge & coming with me to the airport. The Indian officials were all gentle & kindly in manner. Beautiful people, physically. The [[strikethrough]] Sic [[/strikethrough]] Sikh soldiers, powerful & picturesque & so small with their headress. One must admire them. Leaving the airport, the last sight in Delhi was Dyks smiling, tall figure waving to me. I hope he will get in touch with Louis in Rangoon & perhaps get some commissions for public building there, as well. I advised him to make the trip & to meet with U Kyin & U Win about it. Although I had not met Nehru, I had a wonderful three days and a wonderfully rich experience of the Indian people, rich & poor. What a will to live - making children, & most of them living in such squalor & dirt - Bare feet in dirt, 396 Flight to Karachi Wednesday, March 23. Cook's Travel Agency Mr. G. J. Winner Delhi - Cooks'. with the rings & silver anklets, the bracelets, the diamonds in the nostrils, all- men, women, children with Kohl darkened eyes, even the beggars. And all, with that great human dignity. Stopped off on way to Karachi at Jaipur & Jodhpur. Met a couple of New Yorkers on their way to Tel Aviv, named Mr. Mrs. Wolff. Forgot to mention that I arranged with R. N. Bali - one of desk mgrs. at Hotel Ambassador - to send information about beaded bags for import Cook's. Arrived at airport, Karachi, 1 o'clock & proceeded to S.A.S. office about checking on next day's flight to Necocia via Cairo. "Madame," I was told, a terrible mistake has been made. Firstly, we have no record of a confirmation of your flight to Cairo; secondly, we have no right of any to take you because of traffic regulations. I told them (Mr. Hossi Patel) the mgr. of trade & sales, that my flight had been confirmed in Rangoon. It was on the record, & mentioned that it was
