Reply to Minister of the Republic of Finland
(December 2, 1953)

Source: RMRB (Dec. 3, 1953), 1. Available English Tra
Daily News Release (Dec. 3, 1953), 11-12; FBIS, Dally Report
1953), AAAS.

Mr. Minister:

Tam very happy to receive the letter of credence from the Pre
Republic of Finland presented by Your Excellency and am grit
congratulations to the government and people of the People’s. Rey
China and myself expressed by the President of the Republic of |
through Your Excellency.

In the last three years or so, the relations of friendship and coo ‘gar
between China and Finland in terms of economy and culture have artaines
remarkable development. I believe that from now on, with Your Excelien®
efforts, the friendly relations between our two countries will, on bad”,
foundation, grow closer with cach passing day. The enhancement ¢
friendly relations will not only further consolidate the friendship betw
peoples of our two countries, but will contribute to world peace whict all
ple in the world are striving to attain, ;..

I warmly welcome Your Excellency as the Minister Extraordinaty
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the People's Republic of 0
In your work of strengthening the friendship and cooperation betweet
and Finland, you will have my assistance and that of the government 0 :
People’s Republic of China.

| wish Your Excellency success in your work,

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Letter to Dai Yuben :
(December 9, 1953) 1

according ro the source, Dai was a native of Hunan who studied at the Self-Teaching
University founded by Mao, anil who, at the time of this letter, was working at the
Workers Hospital of Tangshan,

‘Comrade Yuben:

I have received your letter of September. | apologize for being so tardy in
responding. It is very good that you are working at the Workers’ Hospital, and
I hope that you can persevere in your work there. When you go lo a new
place, it is very likely that you will encounter some difficulties [at first); what

you should do is persevere and thereby gradually overcome the difficulties
there, and after a while, things could become smoother. In this way, both
yourself and the country will benefit,

In reply and with my best wishes for your continued efforts.

Mao Zedong
December 9, 1953
--- Notes

Carljohan Sundstrom replaced Von Knorring as minister of the Republic a Fin
the PRC at this nme, He was installed as ambassador on January 28, 1955


source: Shuxin, p. 472.