At about that time there were notices in the papers asking for people with some background in the Far East to assist in finishing off the war against Japan. So I applied for a number of jobs. One was with the Office of War Information, and another was with the Office of Strategic Services. I also applied for work with 2 or 3 American companies who were planning or had had affiliations in the Far East. And then I got an appointment with the United States Department of Commerce as an economic analyst in the China Section of the Far Eastern Division. Mr. TAVENNER. Is that the first position you held under the United States Government? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes, sir. Mr. TAVENNER. And when did you enter the employ of the United States Government? Mr. STENHOUSE. I think it was June 1945. Mr. TAVENNER. Did your duties require you to go to Washington? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes, sir. Mr. TAVENNER. How long did you remain in Washington? Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, I remained with the Government until November 1947, and---- Mr. TAVENNER. Is that with the Commerce Department until 1947? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes. Mr. VELDE. Were you an economic analyst in the Far Eastern Division during your entire employment by the Government? Mr. STENHOUSE. No. About a year after I was there I was promoted to Chief of the China Section and, some time in there, as Acting Assistant Chief of the Division. And a little later, just before I left the Department, I was temporary Acting Chief of the Division while the Division Chief was away. In 1947, November 1947, my employment there terminated, and again I was looking for a suitable occupation. And I applied many, many places. I applied with many American firms who were in business in the Far East or had business connections in the Far East. And I also applied for an appointment that I heard about with the United Nations. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you receive the appointment with the United Nations? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes. Mr. TAVENNER. When? Mr. STENHOUSE. I think it was about June of 1948. There was a period when I was living in Washington that I was not employed. Mr. TAVENNER. What was the nature of your employment by the United Nations? Mr. STENHOUSE. I had a 3-month special appointment to go out to Shanghai to work on the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East, which was a separate section of the United Nations. And the work was related to the rehabilitation of trade, with special reference to the development of interregional trade in the light of the changed situation after the war. I wrote a report which was included in a document published by the United Nations.