Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Hungary
(May 17, 1957)

Source: Kau & Leung, The Writings of Mao Zedong 1949-1976, Vol. II
Pages 555-556
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Reply to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Hungary
(May 17, 1957)

Source: RMRB (May 18, 1957), 1. Other Chinese Text: URI (1976), pp. 187-
188. Available English Translations: NCNA, Daily News Release (May 18, 1957),
5; FBIS, Daily Report (May 21, 1957), AAA 4-5; URI (1976), pp. 189-190.

I am very happy to accept the letter of credence from the Presidium of the
People’s Republic of Hungary appointing you as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China, and am sincerely grateful for
your greetings.
--- Notes

At this time Sandor Nogradi replaced Agostan Szkladan, whose position had been vacated
in late 1956, as ambassador of the People’s Republic of Hungary to the PRC. The RMRB
source does not carry a salutation for this speech.