(November 6, 1954)

Comrade Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;

Comrade Malenkov, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;

Comrade Molotov, First Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:

On the occasion of the thirty-seventh anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, on behalf of the Chinese people and the Government of the People’s Republic of China, we hereby extend our heartfelt and warm congratulations to you and, through you, to the great Soviet people and the Soviet Government.

Over the past thirty-seven years, the brilliant achievements attained by the great Soviet people in the cause of building a communist society have played an immeasurable role in advancing human progress and safeguarding world peace. Progressive mankind throughout the world has been greatly encouraged by the historic victories won by the Soviet people and regards the great Soviet Union as a beacon guiding the path forward.

In recent years, the forces for the defense of peace throughout the world, led by the Soviet Union, have grown stronger and more developed. The number of those who advocate peaceful coexistence is steadily increasing. The war conspiracies aimed at reviving German and Japanese militarism have continuously met with firm opposition from the German people, the Japanese people, and the peoples of all countries. A widespread struggle is under way against the establishment of aggressive military blocs, for the prohibition of atomic weapons, hydrogen bombs, and other weapons of mass destruction, and for general disarmament. All of this leads us to believe that as long as the peoples of all nations take up the cause of maintaining peace and persevere in it to the end, world peace can be preserved and consolidated.

The great alliance between China and the Soviet Union is playing an increasingly significant and tremendous role in promoting the common prosperity of the two countries and in safeguarding peace in the Far East and throughout the world. The recent talks between the Soviet government delegation headed by Comrade Khrushchev and the Chinese government mark a new development in the great friendship between the two peoples and once again demonstrate the unanimous aspirations and common interests of the eight hundred million people of China and the Soviet Union. This friendship will accelerate the socialist construction of the Chinese people and further strengthen peace in the Far East and the entire world.

Long live the great Union of Soviet Socialist Republics!

Long live the eternal, unbreakable friendship between China and the Soviet Union!

Mao Zedong, President of the People’s Republic of China

Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Beijing, November 6, 1954

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Khrushchev,
who at that time served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.