Telegram of Congratulations on Maurer’s Election as Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of the Romanian People’s Republic (January 12, 1958)  Comrade Ion G. Maurer, Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of the Romanian People’s Republic:  It is with great pleasure that I learn of your glorious election to the high office of Chairman of the Presidium of the Great National Assembly of the Romanian People’s Republic, an office in which you have been entrusted with the profound confidence of the Romanian people.
On behalf of the Chinese people and in my own name, I extend to you our most heartfelt congratulations.
The peoples of China and Romania have already forged a close and unbreakable friendship on the common socialist path.
This friendship has made, and will continue to make, a significant contribution to strengthening the solidarity of the socialist countries under the leadership of the Soviet Union and to safeguarding world peace.
May you achieve outstanding successes in the cause of the happiness of the Romanian people and in the building of socialism.
Mao Zedong  President of the People’s Republic of China  Date: Year Month Day  Printed according to the edition published in the People’s Daily on January 13, 1958.