Telegram to Hungary and more

Telegram to Hungary and more

Telegram to the Minister President of the Hungarian People's Republic Istvan Dobi

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the signing of the Soviet-Hungarian Treaty of Friendship and Support

February, 1951

Please accept, Mr. Minister President, my greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the third anniversary of the signing of the Soviet-Hungarian Treaty of Friendship and Support.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," No. 44, 21 February, 1951)

Greetings Telegram to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Wylko Tshervenkov

March, 1951

Please accept my good wishes on the occasion of the third anniversary of the signing of the Friendship and Support Treaty between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 67, 20 March, 1951)

Greetings and Good Wishes Telegram to the Kirov-Works Collective

On the occasion of the 150th Jubilee of the Kirov-Works and on its award of the Order of Lenin

"Pravda," April, 3, 1951

To the Director of the Works, Comrade Smirnov,

To the Chief Engineer of the Works, Comrade Sacharyin,

To the Party Organizer of the C.C., C.P.-S.U.(B.), Comrade Smirnov,

To the Chairman of the Management Committee, Comrade Bogdanov,

To the Comsomol Organizer of the C.C. of the Comsomol, Comrade Korssakov.

I congratulate and greet the Collective of men and women workers, engineers, technicians and employees on the 150th Jubilee of the Kirov-Works, formerly the Putilov-Works, and on its award of the Order of Lenin.

As one of the oldest factories in the country, the Kirov-Works has played an historic role in the revolutionary struggle of the Russian working class to build Soviet power and in the strengthening of the economy and the defence of our Motherland.

After the Great Patriotic War, the Collective has achieved great successes in the reconstruction of the Works and the resumption of production for the economy.

I wish you, Comrades Kirov-workers, further success in your work and in the fulfilment of the task entrusted to you by the Party and the government.

J. Stalin

("Pravda," 3 April, 1951)

Greetings Telegram to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic Istvan Dobi

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the liberation of Hungary by the Soviet army

April, 1951

On the occasion of the national day of celebration of the Hungarian People's Republic, please accept my greetings and best wishes for the further success of the Hungarian people.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," No. 80, 7 April, 1951)

Greetings to the Minister President of the People's Republic of Poland, Josef Cyrankiewicz

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Soviet-Polish Treaty of friendship and Support

April, 1951

Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes on the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Support between the Soviet Union and the Republic of Poland.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 95, 24 April, 1951)

Greetings Telegram to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Czechoslovakian Republic Antonin Zapotocky

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the fascist occupation

May, 1951

Please accept my congratulations to the Czechoslovakian government and to you personally on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the fascist occupation, and also my wishes for the further success in the political, economic and cultural building of the Czechoslovakian Republic.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 105, 10 May, 1951)

Telegram to the Representative of the Minister President of the German Democratc Republic Walter Ulbricht

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the liberation of Germany from the fascist yoke

May 17, 1951

To the Representative of the Minister President of the German Democratic Republic, Comrade Walter Ulbricht.

1 sincerely thank the government of the German Democratic Republic, and you personally, for the friendly letter on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the liberation of Germany from the fascist yoke. I wish the German people and the government of the German Democratic Republic further success in uniting the democratic forces of Germany and in the securing of peace.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 111, 18 May, 1951)

Telegram to the State President of the People's Republic of Poland Boleslaw Bierut

On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the liberation of Poland

July, 1951

Please accept, Comrade President, the sincere greetings and best wishes of the Praesid-ium of the U.S.S.R., and myself, on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the liberation of Poland.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 169, 24 July, 1951)

Telegram to the Minister President of the People's Republic of Poland Josef Cyrankiewicz

On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the liberation of Poland

July, 1951

Please accept, Comrade Minister President, on the occasion of the national day of celebration of the Polish Republic, my friendly greetings to the Polish people, to the government of the Republic of Poland and to you personally, and also my wishes for new success in the further development of the democratic people's Poland.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 169, 24 July, 1951)

Telegram to the Minister President of the Rumanian People's Republic Petru Groza

On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the liberation of Rumania

August, 1951

On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the liberation of Rumania, the government of the U.S.S.R. and I myself, congratulate the government of the Rumanian People's Republic and wish further success to the Rumanian people.

J. Stalin

("New-Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 195, 24 August, 1951)

Answering Telegram to the Chairman of the Central People's Government of the Chinese People's Republic Mao Tse Tung

On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of victory oven. the Japanese imperialists

September 2, 1951

To the Chairman of the Central People's Government of the Chinese People's Republic, Comrade Mao Tse Tung.

I thank you, Comrade Chairman, for the high estimation of the role which the Soviet Union and its fighting power played in the smashing of Japanese aggression.

The Chinese people, and their liberation army have played a great role, despite the machinations of the Kuomintang, in the liquidation of Japanese imperialism. The struggle of the Chinese people and their liberation army has helped the smashing of the Japanese aggression profoundly.

It cannot be doubted that the unbreakable friendship of the Soviet Union and the Chinese People's Republic serves and will serve to guarantee peace in the far East against all and every aggressor and arsonist of war.

Please accept, Comrade Chairman, the good wishes of the Soviet Union and its fighting forces on the sixth anniversary of the liberation of East Asia from the yoke of Japanese imperialism.

Long live the great friendship of the Chinese People's Republic and the Soviet Union!

Long live the Chinese People's Liberation Army!

J. Stalin
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R,

("New Times," No. 36, 5 September, 1951, p. 1)

Peace in the Far East *

October 1, 1951

[Greetings to Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Central People’s Government, on the anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, October 1, 1951]

I am sending to the great Chinese people, to the Government of the People’s Republic of China and to you personally hearty wishes for further successes in the building up of People’s Democratic China.

May the great friendship of the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, a friendship which is the firm guarantee of peace and security in the Far East, continue to become stronger!

(For Peaceful Coexistence: Post War Interviews, International Publishers, New York, 1951)

Prohibition of Atomic Weapons *

October 6, 1951

[Interview with correspondent of Pravda, October 6, 1951]

Question: What is your opinion of the hubbub raised recently in the foreign press in connection with the test of an atom bomb in the Soviet Union?

Answer: Indeed, one of the types of atom bombs was recently tested in our country. Tests of atom bombs of different calibers will be conducted in the future as well, in accordance with the plan for the defense of our country from attack by the Anglo-American aggressive bloc.

Question: In connection with the test of the atom bomb, various personages in the United States are raising alarm and shouting about the threat to the security of the United States. Are there any grounds for such alarm?

Answer: There are no grounds whatever for such alarm. Personages in the United States cannot but know that the Soviet Union is not only opposed to the employment of the atomic weapon, but that it also stands for its prohibition and for the termination of its production. It is known that the Soviet Union has several times demanded the prohibition of the atomic weapon, but each time this has been refused by the Atlantic bloc powers. This means that, in the event of an attack by the United States on our country, the ruling circles of the United States will use the atom bomb. It is this circumstance that has compelled the Soviet Union to have the atomic weapon in order to meet the aggressors fully prepared. Of course the aggressors want the Soviet Union to be unarmed in the event of their attack upon it. The Soviet Union, however, does not agree to this, and it thinks that it should be fully prepared to meet the aggressor. Consequently, if the United States has no intention of attacking the Soviet Union, the alarm of the personages in the United States should be considered as pointless and false, because the Soviet Union does not contemplate ever attacking the United States or any other country.

Personages in the United States are vexed because the secret of the atom bomb is possessed not only by the United States but also by other countries, the Soviet Union primarily. They would like the United States to be the monopolist of the production of the atom bomb. They would like the United States to have unlimited power to intimidate and blackmail other countries. But on what grounds do they think so? By what right do the interests of preserving peace require such monopoly? Would it not be more correct to say that matters are directly the opposite, that it is the interests of preserving peace that require first of all the liquidation of such a monopoly and then the unconditional prohibition of the atomic weapon too? I think that the proponents of the atom bomb may agree to the prohibition of the atomic weapon only if they see that they are no longer monopolists.

Question: What is your opinion regarding international control of the atomic weapon?

Answer: The Soviet Union stands for prohibiting the atomic weapon and terminating the production of the atomic weapon. The Soviet Union stands for the establishment of international control over the fully exact and conscientious implementation of the decision to prohibit the atomic weapon, to terminate the production of the atomic weapon and utilize the already produced atom bombs solely for civilian purposes. The Soviet Union stands for precisely this kind of international control. American personages also speak of control, but their control presupposes not the termination of the production of the atomic weapon, but the continuation of such production in quantities conforming to the amounts of raw material at the disposal of different countries. Consequently, the American control presupposes not prohibiting the atomic weapon, but making it legal and lawful. Thereby the right of the warmongers to annihilate tens and hundreds of thousands of peaceful inhabitants with the help of the atomic weapon is made lawful. It is not difficult to understand that this is not control but a mockery of control and a deception of the peaceful aspirations of the peoples. It is clear that such control cannot satisfy the peace-loving peoples who demand the prohibition of the atomic weapon and the termination of its production.

(For Peaceful Coexistence: Post War Interviews, International Publishers, New York, 1951)

Telegram to the Minister President of the German Democratc Republic Otto Grotewohl

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic

October 7, 1951

To the Minister President of the German Democratic Republic, Comrade Otto Grotewohl.

On the national day of celebration - the second anniversary of the foundation of the German Democratic Republic - please accept, Comrade Minister President, my congratulations. 1 wish the German people, the government and you personally, further success in the building of an united, independent, democratic, peace-loving German state.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 234, 7 October, 1951)

Answering Telegram to the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Korean Democratc Republic Kim Ir Sen

On the occasion of the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic and economic relations between the U..S.S.R. and the Korean People’s Democratic Republic

October 20, 1951

Comrade Chairman, in the name of the government of the Soviet Union and myself, please accept our thanks for your greetings and good wishes on the occasion of the third anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries.

I wish the brave Korean people success in their heroic struggle for the freedom and independence of their homeland.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," Vol. 2, No. 246, 21 October, 1951)

Telegram to the Minister President of the German Democratc Republic Otto Grotewohl

On the occasion of the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution

November, 1951

To the Minister President of the German Democratic Republic, Comrade Otto Grotewohl.

Please accept, Comrade Minister President, the thanks of the Soviet government and myself for your congratulations and good wishes on the thirtyrfourth anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 270, 20 November, 1951)

Greetings Telegram to the President of the Czechoslovakian Republic Klement Gottwald

On the occasion of his 55th Birthday

November 23, 1951

Dear Comrade Gottwald,

I send you sincere congratulations on your birthday and wish you success in your work for the well-being of the fraternal Czechoslovakian people.

J. Stalin

("Daily Review," vol. 2, No. 275, 25 November, 1951)

New Year Message to the Japanese People

December 31, 1951

To the Chief Editor of the Kyodo Agency, Mr. Kiishi Iwamoto

Dear Mr. Iwamoto! I have received your request to send the Japanese people a message for New Year.

It is not a tradition of Soviet statesmen to send greetings to the people of another state. But the great sympathy that the people of the Soviet Union have for the Japanese people, who have suffered misery through foreign occupation, leads me to make an exception to the rule and to accede to your request.

I ask you to convey to the Japanese people my wishes for their freedom and happiness, as well as success in their courageous struggle for the independence of their homeland.

The people of the Soviet Union have in the past, learnt to know themselves, the terror of foreign occupation, in which the Japanese imperialists took part. Therefore, they fully understand the sorrow of the Japanese people, have great sympathy for them and believe that the rebirth and independence of their homeland will be achieved, even as it was by the people of the Soviet Union.

I wish the Japanese workers liberation from unemployment, from poor wages, the abolition of high prices for consumer goods and success in the struggle for keeping peace.

I wish the Japanese peasants liberation from landlessness and poverty, the abolition of high taxes and success in the struggle for keeping peace.

I wish the entire Japanese people and their intelligentsia, complete victory of the democratic forces of Japan, the revival and prosperity of the economic life of the country, a blossoming of national culture, knowledge and art as well as success in the struggle for keeping peace.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 2, 3 January, 1952)

Telegram of Thanks to the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany

January 3, 1952

To the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Wilhelm Pieck, Otto Grotewohl, Walter Ulbricht.

I thank you and, through you, the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, for your congratulations and good wishes.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 2, 3 January, 1952)

Telegram of Thanks to the Representative of the Minister President of the German Democratic Republic Walter Ulbricht

January 3, 1952

To the Representative of the Minister President of the German Democratic Republic, Comrade Walter Ulbricht.

I thank you, Comrade Deputy of the Minister President, for your congratulations on my birthday.

J. Stalin

("New Germany," Berlin Ed., No. 2, 3 January, 1952)

Telegram of Thanks to the Party Director of the Communist Party of Germany

January, 1952

To the Party Director of the Communist Party of Germany, Max Reimann.

I sincerely thank you and, through you, the Party Directorate of the Communist Party of Germany, for your congratulations and good wishes.

J. Stalin

("Socialist People's Newspaper," 7 January, 1952)

Telegram to the Workers of the Magnitogorsk Steel Works Combine

On the occcasion of the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Combine

January 31, 1952

To the Magnitogorsk Steelworks Combine. To the Director of the Combine, Comrade Borissov.

To the Chief Engineer of the Combine, Comrade Voronov.

To the Party Organizer of the C.C., C.P.S.U.(B.), Comrade Svetiov.

To the Chairman of the Trade Union, Comrade Pliskanos.

To the Comsomol Organizer of the C.C. of the Comsomol, Comrade Pankov.

I greet and congratulate the men and women workers, engineers, technicians and employees of the Magnitogorsk Steelworks Combine and the "Magnitostroj" Trust on the twentieth anniversary of the opening of the Combine, the mighty metallurgic basis of the country.

The steel workers of Magnitogorsk have, as upright sons and daughters of our Motherland, throughout the years, honestly and devotedly worked for the development of the production capacity of the Combine, successfully applied the new technology, continued the unbroken production of metal and honourably fulfilled the task set by the Party and the government to supply our country with metal.

I wholeheartedly wish you, Comrades, new success in your work.

J. Stalin

("Pravda," 31 January, 1952)