53), 49. Available English Transtations: NCNA, Daily Bulletin, 699 (Jan.
5, 1952), 6; FBIS, Daily Report (Dec. 31, 1952), AAA3+4-

Chairman,
The Council of Ministers,
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Comrade Stalin;

In the period of joint Sino-Soviet administration of the Chinese Changchun
Railway, the Soviet side has made great contributions to the Chinese people's
undertaking in railway construction. The Chinese people will forever remember this fraternal, friendly assistance. On this occasion when the Soviet government, in accordance with the 1950 Agreement and the 1952 Communiqué,’ is transferring, gratis, to the government of the People’s Republic
of China all rights to the joint administration appertaining to the Chinese
Changchun Railway and all the property of the railway, I, on behalf of the
Chinese people and government, extend to the great Soviet people, the government of the Soviet Union, and to you our heartfelt gratitude, May the great
friendship between the Soviet Union and China grow and become more consolidated with each passing day,

Note

|, For an English text of the agreement on the jormt administration und future transfer of the

on Chunyehun Railway signed February 14, 1950, see NCNA. Daily Hulterin, 289 (Feb.

he O41. Por un English text of the September 15, 1952, joint communiqué on the transfer
Fwilroad, see PC, XIX.7 (1952), See dlao text Jan. 2, 1950, note |

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