1956年3月,我从印度奉调回国,任国防部外事处长。那时外事处属国防部办公厅管,但外事工作上一些重大事情彭总都亲自过问。周总理也交代过我:“你的任务就是给彭总在外事方面当参谋,凡事请示他。”庐山会议前夕,彭总率军事代表团访问苏联、东欧八国。这次访问,名义上是加强我们 In March 1956, I repatriated from India and served as Director of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of National Defense. At that time, the Foreign Affairs Office was under the control of the General Office of the Ministry of National Defense. However, some major issues concerning foreign affairs were personally addressed by Peng. Premier Zhou also confessed to me: “Your task is to give General Peng a staff counselor on foreign affairs and inviting him for everything.” On the eve of the Lushan Conference, Peng led a military delegation to visit the Soviet Union and the eight Eastern European countries. This visit nominally strengthens us