(September 7, 1954)
Comrade Georgi Damyanov, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria:

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Bulgaria’s liberation, I wish to extend, through you, my heartfelt and warmest congratulations to the Bulgarian people and their government.

Over the past decade, under the leadership of the Bulgarian Communist Party and guided by the teachings of Comrade Dimitrov, the Bulgarian people have consolidated the system of people’s democracy and achieved brilliant successes in the socialist construction of their country. This has not only inspired the Chinese people in their own socialist endeavors but has also strengthened the world forces of peace and democracy led by the Soviet Union.

I wish the Bulgarian people new and even greater victories in their struggle to build socialism and to safeguard world peace.

Mao Zedong
Beijing, September 7, 1954