When Dr. Soong received the letter, he was busy preparing for an overseas tour. He had no time to read it carefully, and passed it to one of his subordinates, Chu Tsung-ke, director of the department of internal affairs.
那時宋局長正準備遠行，臨行前公務極繁忙，無暇細看，便將此信交給國內處處長朱宗軻處理。