Telegram on the 38th Anniversary
(November 6, 1955)
To Comrade K. E. Voroshilov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
To Comrade N. A. Bulganin, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
To Comrade V. M. Molotov, First Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics:
On the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution, on behalf of the Chinese people and the Chinese government, we extend our warmest congratulations to you and, through you, to the great Soviet people and the Soviet government.
The Chinese people are overjoyed to congratulate the fraternal Soviet people on their brilliant achievements over the past year in the noble cause of building communism. These achievements have further strengthened the camp of peace, democracy, and socialism, inspiring the peoples of all people’s democratic countries in their struggle for socialist construction, as well as all peoples of the world in their fight for peace and progress.
The great Soviet Union is a staunch bastion of world peace. Over the past year, the Soviet government has made a series of major efforts to ease international tensions and promote international cooperation, yielding remarkable results. Recently, the Soviet government’s propositions and suggestions concerning European security and the German question, disarmament, and the development of contacts between East and West are entirely in line with the common interests of all peoples. The Chinese government and the Chinese people fully support these endeavors of the Soviet government.
The fraternal friendship and firm unity between the peoples of China and the Soviet Union are playing an increasingly significant role in promoting the common prosperity of both countries and safeguarding peace in the Far East and throughout the world. The comprehensive economic and cultural cooperation between China and the Soviet Union, together with the Soviet Union’s substantial assistance to China, are of paramount importance to our country’s socialist construction. May the unbreakable great friendship between the peoples of China and the Soviet Union continue to grow and consolidate!
Long live our great ally—the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics!
Mao Zedong, President of the People’s Republic of China
Liu Shaoqi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Beijing, November 6, 1955

Comments and Revisions on the Editorial Draft of “People’s Daily”
“Unify Understanding, Make Comprehensive Plans, and Earnestly Carry Out the Work of Transforming Capitalist Industry and Commerce”
(November 14 and 17, 1955)