Source: Tom 18
of the Korean People's Democratic Republic, Comrade Kim Il Sung

October 20, 1951

Pyongyang

I ask you, Comrade Chairman, to accept on behalf of the Government of the Soviet Union and on my own behalf our gratitude 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 courageous Korean people success in their heroic struggle for the freedom and independence of their homeland.

J. Stalin

Pravda. October 20, 1951.