Telegram to the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
(September 1, 1955) '

Source: RMRB (Sept. 2, 1955), 1. Other Chinese Text: XHYB, 10 (
1955), 92. Available English Translation: NCNA, Daily Bulletin rf
1955), 7.

Comrade Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Vi
Comrade Ton Duc Thang, Acting President of the Standing Committee of th
National Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Viet | um,

Comrade Pham Van Dong, Vice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs «
the Democratic People's Republic of Viet Nam:

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Demoerat
Republic of Viet Nam, on behalf of the government and people
People’s Republic of China, we extend to you and, through you, to th fg
emment and people of the Democratic Republic of Viet Num our Wart
heartfelt congratulations.

In the last ten years, the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Vit
Nam Workers’ Party and President Ho Chi Minh, have carried out # het '
and arduous struggle in opposing colonial aggression and in striving f
peace, unification, independence, and democracy, and have achieved gre
victories, These victories not only have inspired all peoples strugg!
national independence and freedom but have also contributed greatly
cause of defending peace in Asia and throughout the world. The Chine
ple are overjoyed and filled with admiration for this. al

In 1954 at the Geneva Conference an agreement was reached on reste
peace to Indochina and actualizing Viet Nam's unification through natio
elections:’ however, at present the enemies of peace are still schemif
undermine the implementation of the Geneva Agreement. This is ta
impermissible by all those who uphold justice. The Chinese people give 8
their symipathy and support to the Vietnamese people in their continual’
efforts in struggling to actualize the Geneva Agreement thoroughly 4
convene a consultative conference between the north and the south in prepae

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yon for free elections throughout the country.
May the Vietnamese people achieve even greater victories in the struggle for
e. independence, unification, and democracy!

May you achieve further successes in the tasks of consolidating the democratic political power, healing war wounds, and restoring and developing your
nutional economy!

(Co-signed as Chairman of PRC with Liu Shaogi as Chairman of Standing
Committee of NPC and Zhou Enlai as Premier of State Council and Foreign
Minister, dated in Beijing)

Note

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|. See text July 23, 1954, note |