Marshal Stalin of the Soviet Union, Your Excellency: I respectfully congratulate your esteemed country on its 119th National Day. For 19 years, the Soviet Union has consistently sympathized with the cause of China's national independence and the liberation of its people. The Chinese people, beginning with Mr. Sun Yat-sen, have also consistently sympathized with the Soviet Union's contributions to human peace and progress. May this friendship be forever consolidated. Mao Zedong, Zhu De