Telegram of Congratulations on the Anniversary of the Independence of the Sudan
(December 29, 1958)

Khartoum
His Excellency General Ibrahim Abboud,
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Sudan:

On the occasion of the National Independence Anniversary of the Republic of the Sudan, I extend, on behalf of the country and the entire Chinese people, and in my own name, warm congratulations to Your Excellency and the Sudanese people. I wish the Sudanese nation prosperity and its people happiness.

Mao Zedong
Chairman of the People’s Republic of China
December 29, 1958