Par^y am! Statue Leaders arid Representatives O f Peking People Pay Last Respects

W O f Comrade Chou En-lai

A S the people, of a l l nat ional i t ies t h r o u g h o u t China are i n deep gr ie f over the death of Comrade Chou En- l a i ,

great p ro l e ta r i an r e vo lu t i ona ry of the Chinese, people and outs tand ing .communist f i gh te r , P a r t y and state leaders, w i t h love, respect and" ex t reme gr ie f , cal led at the Pek ing Hosp i t a l ' on January-10 and 11 to pay t h e i r last respects t o the remains o f Comrade Chou E n - l a i together w i t h l ead ing members of var ious departments of the Par ty , Government and a rmy , representatives of pa t r i o t i c democratic personages and over 10,000, repre ­sentatives, o f the . people i n the Chinese capi ta l .

Draped w i t h the f l ag of the Commun is t P a r t y of China,, t h e body, of Comrade Chou En - l a i l ay i n state a m i d f lowers , sur rounded by evergreen.

r , The P a r t y and state leaders w h o w e n t to pay theu? last respects .were C h u Teh, W a n g Hung -wen , Y e h Chien-> y i n g , Teng Hs iao-p ing , Chang Ghun-chiao,- Soong Ch ing L i n g , Ch iang Ching , Yao Wen-yuan,- L i Hsien-nien, Chen Hs i - l i en , " Ch i . ' Teng-kueL H u a Kuo-feng,- W a n g Tung-: hs ing , W u T e h f . Chen Yung-kuei , - W u Kue i -hs ien , Su Chen-hua, N i Ch ih- fu , ; K u o Mo-jo, ; H s u Hsiang-chien, 1

Ni'eh Jung-chen, Chen Yun^ T a n Chen- l in j L i Ch ing- j chuan, Chang Ting-cheng,- Tsai Chang,- U l a n f u , Ngapo' Ngawang-J igme, C h o u . Chien-jen,- H s u Teh-heng, H u Chueh-wen, L i Su-wenj Yao L i en -we i , W a n g Chen, Y u C h i u - l i , K u M u a n d Sun Ch i en ; V i ce -Cha i rmen of t h e N a t i o n a l Commit tee of t h e Chinese People's Po l i t i c a l Consul tat ive Conference Snen Yen -p ing and Pebala' Ge l i eh-Namje ; and President of t h e Supreme People's]

Representatives of the people i n Peking pay their last respects to the remains of Comrade Chou En-lai.

January 18, 1976. . ,

'Court Chiang Hua . They stood i n s i lent t r i b u t e i n f r o n t of the remains of Comrade Chou En - l a i and extended sincere s ympa thy t o Comrade Teng Ying-chao, M e m b e r of t h e Cent ra l Commit tee of t h e Commun is t P a r t y of Ch ina a n d o ld comrade- in-arms and w i d o w of Comrade Chou En- l a i .

F r o m m o r n i n g t i l l n i g h t on January 10 and 11, groups af ter groups of g r i e f - s t r i cken people called at t h e hosp i t a l to pay the i r last respects to the remains of the i r respect­ed and beloved Premier . The comrades expressed the i r f i r m de te rmina t i on to' t u r n g r i e f i n t o s t rength , l e a rn f r o m Comrade Chou En-Iai ? s p ro l e ta r i an r e vo lu t i ona r y sp i r i t and nob l e r e v o lu t i ona r y qual i t ies and, unde r th e l eadersh ip-o f t h e P a r t y Cent ra l Commi t t ee headed b y C h a i r m a n Mao, un i t e as one, t a k e class struggle as t h e •key l i n k , adhere to t h e Pa r t y ' s basic l ine , persevere i n con t inu ing the r e v o lu t i on under the d ic tatorship of t h e pro le tar ia t , upho ld p ro l e ta r i an in t e rna t i ona l i sm, grasp revo lu t i on , p romote p r o d u c t i o n and o t h e r ' w o r k and p r e ­paredness against war , f u l f i l t h e Par ty ' s tasks s t i l l b e t ­ter , w i n s t i l l greater v ictor ies i n socialist r e v o lu t i on and construct ion and s t r i ve f o r the t r i u m p h of the cause of communism. • • -•

A t 4:45' on the a f ternoon o f ' J a n u a r y 11 , t h e remains of" Comrade • Chou "En- la i w e r e escorted b y Comrades

W a n g H u n g - w e n , W a n g Tung -hs ing and Teng Ying-chao, staf f members of t h e f une ra l commit tee and f r iends of t h e la te P remier to the Papaoshan crematory .

A m o n g those who also w e n t t o the Pek ing Hosp i ta l to pay t h e i r last respects to the remains of Comrade Chou En - l a i we re Members of the C.P.C. Centra l Com­mi t tee , A l t e r n a t e Members of the C.P.C. Centra l Com­mit tee , Members of the N.P.C. S tand ing Committee, Members of the S tand ing Commit t ee of the C.P.P.C.C. Na t i ona l Commit t ee i n Peking, and lead ing members of departments under the C.P.C. Centra l Commit tee and government departments, t h e general departments, arms and services of the People's L i b e ra t i on A r m y , the Science and Technology Commiss ion f o r Na t i ona l Defence, m i l i ­t a r y academies, the Pek ing Un i t s and the Pek ing Gar ­r i son of the P.L.A., the C.P.C. Pek ing M u n i c i p a l Com­mi t t e e and the Pek ing Mun ic ipa l - Revo lut ionary Com­mit tee .

Pay ing last respects to the remains of Comrade Chou E n - l a i were also T a n Ch i - lung , Peng Chung and other representatives o f the C.P.C. Chek iang P rov inc i a l C o m ­mi t t e e and the Chek iang P rov inc ia l Revo lut ionary Com­mi t tee and the C.P.C. K i a n g s u P rov inc i a l Commit tee and the K i angsu P rov inc i a l Revo lu t i onary Committee , w h o had made a special t r i p to Pek ing .

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Message o f Condolence From Comrades

^ Enver Hoxha, Haxh i Lleshi and

v Mehmefr Shehu

Comrade Mao Tsetung,

C h a i r m a n of t h e Cen t ra l Commi t t e e of t h e Commurds t P a r t y of Ch ina ,

P ek ing

W e are gr ieved to l e a rn the passing away o f C o m ­rade Chou En- l a i , V i c e -Cha i rman of t h e Cen t ra l Com­mi t t e e of t h e Chinese Commun i s t Par ty , P remie r of t h e State Counc i l o f t h e People's Republ ic of Ch ina , one o f t h e most ou ts tand ing leaders of t h e P a r t y and state o f Ch ina and a closest, mos t be loved and venerated •friend of t h e A l b a n i a n people.,

T h e death, o f Comrade C h o u E n - l a i means f o r t h e Chinese Commun i s t Pa r t y , t h e People's Republ ic of Ch ina and t h e en t i r e Chinese people, t h e loss o f a great revo lut ionary , a long-tested leader o f t h e P a r t y a n d state o f China and one o f t h e closest comrades- in-arms of C h a i r m a n Mao. Tsetung. Comrade Chou En - l a i ded i ­cated his who l e l i fe , a l l h is energies, w i s d o m and s t reng th to the great cause of t h e Chinese r e vo lu t i on ,

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of b u i l d i n g social ism i n Ch ina and of a l l - r ound progress and prosper i t y of the People's Republ ic of China.

Comrade Chou En - l a i had w o r k e d f a i t l r f t i l l y to i m ­p lement C h a i r m a n Mao Tsetung's r e vo lu t i onary l i ne and to b u i l d and s t rengthen the Communis t P a r t y and the socialist state of China. He had made va luable and inde l ib l e cont r ibut ions to th e t r i u m p h of t h e Great P ro l e ta r ian C u l t u r a l Revo lu t i on and the movement to cr i t ic i ze L i n Piao a n d Confucius and to th e strugg le against impe r i a l i sm , soc ia l - imper ia l i sm a n d m o d e m rev is ion ism.

The passing away of Comrade Chou En- l a i deeply grieves the A l b a n i a n people, as i t deprives t h e m of one of the i r dearest and most d is t inguished f r iends. Com­rade Chou E n - l a i h a d w o r k e d who lehear ted ly and t i re lessly to s t rengthen the great f r a t e r n i t y between our t w o Part ies, t w o peoples a n d t w o countr ies a n d develop the i r close a n d a l l - r o u n d re lat ions and co-operat ion.

O u r people, m e n and women , y o u n g and o ld, w i l l a lways cher ish the m e m o r y of h is v is i ts to A lban ia , h is cord ia l meetings and conversations w i t h our w o r k i n g people and his sincere respect and w a r m f r i endsh ip and love f o r the A l b a n i a n people. Comrade Chou E n - l a i was a s taunch suppor ter o f our people i n the i r common

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struggle against imper i a l i sm, r ev i s i on ism and other reactionaries. '

The people of our count ry - w i l l never forget his great interest i n a t t en t i on to and special concern f o r the steady development of A lbania 's socialist construct ion and i ts a l l - r ound progress.

W h i l e expressing condolences on the death of Com­rade Chou E n - l a i , t h e A l b a n i a n people, the A l b a n i a n Pa r t y o f .Labour, the P r es id ium of the People's Assembly and the Government of t h e People's Republ ic of A l b a n i a extend the sincerest s ympa thy w i t h the Communis t Pa r t y of China, the S tand ing Commit tee of t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress and the State Counc i l o f t h e Peo­ple's Republ ic of Ch ina a n d the f a m i l y of Comrade Chou En- la i . • - • - • • .

~ E t e rna l g l o ry to Comrade Chou En - l a i . ; .

Enve r H o x h a T

F i r s t Secretary of the Cen t ra l Commi t t e e of t h e A l b a n i a n > '

P a r t y of Labour \

- H a x h i -Lleshi President ' o f t h e P r e s i d ium o f t h e People's Assembly of t h e People's

Republ ic o f A l b a n i a

M e h m e t Shehu

Cha i rman of t h e Counc i l o f Min is te rs of the People's Republ ic of A l b a n i a

Til-ana, Janua ry 9, 1976

Message o f Condolence From Comrade IGm SS Sung

Comrade Mao Tsetung,

C h a i r m a n of t h e Cen t ra l Commit t ee of the Com­m u n i s t P a r t y of China ;

,«9r / Pek ing ;

-.. . 'Upon hear ing , the sad n e w s - t h a t .Comrade Chou -EnJa i , V i ce -Cha i rman of. the Central .Committee.-of .-the

Communis t Pa r t y of China, P remier of t h e State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China, C h a i r m a n of the N a ­t i o n a l Commit tee , of .the, Chinese People's Po l i t i ca l Con­su l ta t i ve Conference, and a f a i t h f u l comrade- in-arms of -Comrade Mao Tsetung, passed away t o o u r sor row af ter a l ong i l lness, I, i n the name of t h e Cent ra l Commit t ee of the Workers ' P a r t y o f Ko rea , the Gove rnment of t h e Democrat ic People's Republ ic of Ko rea and the ent i re Ko rean people and i n m y o w n name, express deep con­dolences to y o u and, t h r o u g h you , to t h e Cent ra l Com­mi t t e e o f the C.P.C., the Gove rnment of the P.R.C., t h e f r a t e r n a l Chinese people and the bereaved f am i l y .

Comrade Chou En- la i , a tested and outs tand ing leader, of t h e P a r t y a n d state of China, a d ist inguished pro l e ta r i an r evo lu t i onary , a p r om inen t f i gu re of the i n ­t e rna t i ona l communis t movemen t and working-c lass movement a n d a close comrade- in-arms of t h e Ko rean people, a f te r embark ing on the road of r e vo lu t i on at h is y o u n g age, made a great c on t r i bu t i on to th e over­t h r o w of imper ia l i sm, f euda l i sm and bureaucra t cap i ta l ­i s m and to th e great v i c t o r y of t h e people's r e vo lu t i on i n Ch ina under th e wise leadership of Comrade Mao Tsetung, the great leader of t h e Chinese people.

Ho ld ing , t h e i m p o r t a n t posts of V i ce -Cha i rman of t h e Cent ra l Commit tee of t h e C.P.C, Premier of the State Counc i l and Cha i rman of t h e Na t i ona l Commit tee of t h e Chinese People's Po l i t i c a l Consul tat ive Con­ference f o r a l ong per i od a f ter t h e f o u n d i n g of the Peo­ple's Republ ic of China, Comrade Chou En - l a i devoted a l l h is w i s d o m a n d energies to conver t ing once- back­w a r d China i n t o a m o d e r n social ist power , v igorous ly w a g i n g t h e Great P ro l e ta r i an C u l t u r a l Revo lu t i on and 'the movemen t 'to cr i t ic ize L i n Piao and Confucius, f r u s t r a t i n g the scheme of the rev is ionists to restore capi­ta l i sm, s t reng then ing the p ro l e ta r i an d ic tatorship i n Ch ina and p r o m o t i n g the cause of t h e i n t e rna t i ona l communis t movement .

The who l e l i f e of Comrade Chou En - l a i and the who l e course of h is s trugg le const i tute an example o f boundless l o ya l t y to his leader, P a r t y ' a n d the cause of p ro l e ta r ian , r e vo lu t i on . . . .

U p h o l d i n g t h e teachings of Comrade Mao Tsetung, Comrade, Chou . E n - l a i act ive ly suppor ted and e n ­couraged us. a l l t h e t ime , p a r t i c u l a r l y '.at h a r d t imes, r ega rd ing t h e r e v o lu t i ona r y strugg le of our people as t h a t of the Chinese people themselves, and . made a d is t inguished c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e . s t reng then ing of t h e great m i l i t a n t f r i endsh ip and so l idar i t y between the Ko r ean and Chinese peoples.

The i m m o r t a l services rendered to Korea-Ch ina f r i endsh ip b y Comrade Chou En - l a i as a close comrade-in -a rms of the Ko r ean people w i l l l i v e for ever i n the hearts of the Ko rean people.

-.- .The death of Comrade Chou En - l a i is a.great loss no t o n l y - t o th e Chinese people but. also to the Ko r ean people and th e . r e v o lu t i ona r y people, i n the w o r l d .

• W e are convinced t h a t t h e f r a t e r n a l Chinese people w i l l t u r n th is great loss in to f resh s t reng th and steadi ly push ahead the cause f o r w h i c h Comrade Chou E n - l a i had f ough t and w o r k e d t i re lessly t i l l h is last b r ea th . The r e vo lu t i ona ry explo i ts of Comrade Chou E n - l a i w i l l a lways ' insp i re t h e great Chinese people, unde r t h e wise leadership o f ' t h e glor ious Chinese Commun i s t P a r t y h e a d e d ' b y the great Ma rx i s t - L en in i s t Cha i rman Mao Tsetung, to achieve one b r i l l i a n t and tremendous v i c t o r y af ter another i n socialist r e v o l u t i o n a n d construct ion, i n smashing the I m p e r i a l i s t and rev is ion is t -war l ike m a c h i ­nat ions, and i n t h e s t rugg le f o r t h e v i c t o r y of -Marx i sm-L e n i n i s m and c ommun i sm t h r o u g h o u t the w o r l d

: The image of Comrade Chou En - l a i as an i n d o m i ­tab le r e vo lu t i onary and ' a s taunch-Marx i s t -Len in i s t w i l l

V a lways be-a supreme 'm'ode l f o r a l l the - revo lu t ionar i es and progressive and f reedom- lov ing people a l l over the w o r l d .

•January. ,16?, 19,76.

Though Comrade Chou--En-lai passed&away? the l o f t y teats pe r f o rmed by h i m w i l l shine f o r ever.

Earn H Sung : " ! ~ ;

General Secretary of th,e Cent ra l Com­mi t t ee o f the Worke r s ' P a r t y of Ko rea

and Pres ident of t h e State of t h e Democrat ic People's

Republ ic of Ko rea

Pyongyang, January 9-, 1976

T r u o n g C h i n t i

Cha i rman of t h e S tand ing Commit tee of t h e Na t i ona l Assembly of the

Democrat ic Republ ic of -( V i e t N a m

P h a m V a n Dong

Premier of t h e Government of the Democrat ic Republ ic of V i e t N a m

Hano i , January 9, 1976

Message o f Condolence From Comrades

Ton Due Thang , Le Duan, T ruong

\h and Pham Van Dong :?

Comrade Mao Tsetung, . _." I " 1

l C h a i r m a n of the Cen t ra l Commit t ee of ._• . .; •" the Communis t P a r t y of China,- ; • r -. i.^j

Comrade Chu T e h ; :•'' : Tf C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Commi t t ee . - ; of the N a t i o n a l People's Congress of the • \ People's Republ ic of China,-

Comrade Teng Hsiao-ping, :

' V ice-Premier of the State Counc i l o f the People's Re-; pub l i c of China, -

.Peking !

\ We are deeply gr ieved on l ea rn ing t h a t Comrade ..Chou.En-lai, V i ce -Cha i rman of t h e Cen t ra l Commit tee of the Communis t P a r t y of Ch ina and Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China, has passed

[away.

Comrade Chou En - l a i was an outs tand ing communis t if ighter, an eminent son of the Chinese people, one of the most outs tand ing leaders of the Chinese P a r t y and tetate, and a great and close f r i end of t h e Vietnamese people. W i t h t h e deepest sense of loss, on behal f of the (Vietnamese people, t h e Cent ra l Commit tee of the V i e t N a m Workers • Par ty , the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l Assembly and the Gove rnment of the Democrat ic Republ ic of V i e t Nam, and i n our o w n name; w e w i s h to convey to you , and t h r o u g h you , to the Cent ra l Commit tee of the. Commun is t P a r t y of China,- the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress and the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China, t h e Chinese people, and the bereaved f am i l y , our deepest condolences.

T o n Due T h a n g

President of the Democrat ic Republ ic ~~ of V i e t N a m

Le D u a n

F i r s t Secretary of the Cent ra l Com-mi t t e e of the V i e t N a m

.Workers ' Party;

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Message of Condolence From Comrades

Nico lae Ceausescu and

fc Manea Manesci i

The Cent ra l Commi t t ee of t h e Communis t Pa r t y of China,

The S tand ing Commit tee , of the Na t i ona l People's • Congress of t h e People's Republ ic of China,

The State Counc i l of t h e People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

O n behal f of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Romanian Commun is t Par ty , t h e State C o u n c i l and the Counc i l of Min is ters of the Socialist Republ ic of Roman ia a n d . t h e Romanian people, and i n our own name, w e convey to y o u and to th e ent i re Chinese people our p r o f o u n d condolence on the heavy loss suf-fered i n the death of Comrade Chou En- la i , V ice-Cha i rman of t h e Cent ra l Commit t ee of the Chinese Communis t Par ty , Premier of t h e State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina and Cha i rman of the Na ­t i o n a l Commit tee of the Chinese People's Po l i t i ca l Con­sul ta t i ve Conference and a l oya l son of the Chinese people.

A n outs tand ing Pa r t y and state leader, a close comrade- in-arms -of Cha i rman Mao Tsetung and a re ­nowned f i gh te r of the i n t e rna t i ona l communis t move­ment , Comrade Chou E n - l a i devoted his who l e l i f e and energy to the struggle f o r t h e social and na t i ona l l i be ra ­t i o n and the progress and happiness of the Chinese peo­ple, f o r the s t rengthen ing of the Chinese Communis t Pa r t y and f o r the v i c t o r y of the r e vo lu t i on and b u i l d i n g of social ism i n China.

T h r o u g h o u t his l i f e , Comrade Chou En- l a i h a d been a l o f t y example of selfless devot ion and staunch struggle against exp lo i ta t i on and oppression, against i m p e r i a l ­ism, co lonia l ism and heo-colonial ism and f o r the p ro ­m o t i o n of re lat ions of equa l i ty and m u t u a l respect among peoples and f o r t h e t r i u m p h of the ideas of social ism and peace th r oughou t the w o r l d .

I n the offices of h i g h respons ib i l i ty he he ld f o r a l ong t i m e i n i h e Pa r t y and the state, Comrade Chou E n - ' l a i made contr ibut ions of the greatest signif icance to S ^ ' the development of the b r o t h e r l y re lat ions of f r i endsh ip . and co-operation between the Chinese Communis t Pa r t y

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and the Romanian Communis t Par ty , between the Peo­ple's Republ ic of Ch ina and the Social ist Republ ic of Romania. Comrade Chou E n - l a i was a great f r i e n d of the Romanian people w o r k i n g i n a l l circumstances fo r stronger and more p r o f o u n d ties of f r i endsh ip and co­operat ion between the Chinese people and the Romanian people.

I n these d i f f i cu l t moments , we are w i t h the Chinese people and express our conv ic t ion t h a t the f r i endsh ip and so l idar i t y between our Parties and countries, f o r w h i c h Comrade Chou En - l a i campaigned w i t h such ardour , w i l l be strengthened ever more to the benef i t of our peoples and of the cause of peace and social ism.

The b r i l l i a n t image of Comrade Chou En - l a i as a r evo lu t i onary and a s t rong personal i ty w i l l a lways r e ­m a i n fresh i n the m e m o r y of the Roman ian Communis ts and the ent i re Roman ian people.

Nicolae Ceausescu Genera l Secretary of t h e Roman ian

Communis t P a r t y and Pres ident of t h e Social ist Republ ic of

Romania

Manea Manescu P r i m e M i n i s t e r of t h e Socialist Republ ic

of Roman ia .

Bucharest, January 9, 1978

Message of Condolence From Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ,

Shahanshah of Iran

His Excel lency M r . Mao Tsetung, C h a i r m a n of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t P a r t y o f China,

Pek ing

I have l ea rn t w i t h deep regret the sad news of the passing of H is Exce l lency M r . Chou En- l a i , the dist inguished Premier of the State Counc i l of the Peo­ple's Republ ic of Ch ina .

The la te Premier w i l l l ong be remembered f o r t h e p rom inen t and dedicated ro le he p layed under Y o u r E x ­cellency's eminent leadership i n the service of y ou r great country . H is outs tand ing qual i t ies of statesmanship and pa t r i o t i sm have shone b r i l l i a n t l y t h r o u g h the h i s to ry of contemporary China.

I n w i s h i n g Y o u r Excel lency hea l th and. l ong l i f e , I seize th is oppo r tun i t y t o convey t o y o u and the Chinese people as w e l l as t o the f a m i l y of t h e late Premier m y sincere sympathy and condolences f o r the great loss y o u have sustained.

M o h a m m a d Reza Pah lav i

Teheran, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From Brigadier^

M u r t a l a Ramat Muhammed , Head o f

The Federal M i l i t a r y Government i Of N i g e r i a

Respected Cha i rman Mag Tsetung, Great leader of the Chinese people,-

His Excel lency M r . C h u Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

Y o u r Excel lencies:

I t is w i t h the deepest regret and hear t f e l t sor row t h a t I have l ea rn t about the death of Premier Chou E n - l a i of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China-, whose services t o h u m a n i t y and to the cause of h u m a n d i gn i t y are un ive rsa l l y acknowledged.

P remier Chou En-la i 's l i f e and example of dedica­t i o n t o the u n i t y , progress and, indeed, to the u p l i f t m e n t of h is coun t ry and people have been a source of i nsp i r a ­t i o n to a l l of us and w i l l never fade. He made m a n y f r i ends f o r his coun t ry w h i c h he loved dearly. The Chinese people and the w o r l d have suf fered a great loss i n the death of P remier Chou En - l a i .

On behal f o f the Federa l M i l i t a r y Government and the ent i re people of N iger ia , I convey our hear t f e l t s y m ­pathies and condolences to Y o u r Excellencies, the Ch i ­nese people and to the ent i re f a m i l y of the h i gh l y respected deceased Premier .

Br igad ie r M u r t a l a Ramat M u h a m m e d

Head of t h e Federa l M i l i t a r y Government of N ige r ia and Commander- in-Chie f of the

N i ge r i an A r m e d Forces

Message of Condolence From Salem

Robaya A l i , Cha i rman of the

Presidential Counci l of the People's

Democrat ic Republic of Yemen

Comrade Mao Tsetung, Cha i rman of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t P a r t y of Ch ina

Deep ly gr ieved to l e a rn of the passing away of Comrade Chou En- l a i , P remier of the State Counc i l o f the People's Republ ic of China.

I n m y own name and on behal f of the Na t i ona l F r on t , the Government and the people of the People's Demo-

January 26, 2976 9

decode Republic., of .Y^enien, <!• ex tend .to y o n my«.profound *ecnidolenees on- this: 'great m is f o r tune .

Sa lem 'Robaya A l i

\Ghairman of the 'Pres ident ia l Counc i l 1 of the 'Pcople 's Democrat ic Republ ic of

Yemen .-anal 'Deputy Secretary-General of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the U n i t e d Po l i t i ca l . O r g a n i z a t i o n — N a t i o n a l ? F r o n t

. -Aden, January :9, s!976

Message o f Conddlerrce *From Burmese Pres ident ;Ne Win

His Excel lency Mao Tsetung, Cha i rman of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t Pa r t y of China,

..His Exce l l ency »Ghu Teh, ' Cha i rman .of .the i-Standing •'Committee <.6f the .Nat iona l People's Congress

jNew.s:thatfPremieitChoud5n^^ me and our '.people* w i t h -grief can'dcacdeep;sense of i i r r e -parable. loss. Premier Chou E n - l a i was .a statesman of t o w e r i n g s tature w h o m .the w o r l d ' l e a r n t , to respect. IEO

'•oxir people, and to me specially,';he w a s m o r e , for.he«was a personal f r i end , who, remained.constant, and t r u e amidst •the w inds of .change. We share . the; g r i e f w h i c h Y o u r 'Excellencies and the ' leaders of .China who:had..marched w i t l r h i m over' long. and'histor ic i years, . .and the;peQp!e of Ch ina to whose cause : he 'devoted " l i is ent i re l i f e , m u s t

tfeer'at 'thisrsadrhour..

*Ne "Win

iPres ident of : the SocialistjRepubliQ.ofithe U n i o n of B u r m a -.and ..Chairman <of'<the

B u r m a Socialist P rog ramme P a r t y

•Message mi Condo lence From Burmese 'Prime ."Minister Seirs W i n

His Excel lency - C h u : T eh , Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic o f China,

H i s 'Excellency 'Teng 'Hsiao-ping, V ice-Premier > of .the State Counc i l

JI a m deeply saddened .to l e a rn of the . passing away of ^Premier Chou En- l a i . : He was no t on ly "a "man of goodw i lhbut , alsora statesman .w i th : great v i s ion-who has. served ' the cause of peace and in t e rna t i ona l unders tand­ing . On th is sad occasion of the loss of an o l d , f r i end o f B u r m a , the Government and the .people of the .Socialist Republ ic o f " the "Un ion of B u r m a j o i n me ",in expressing our deepest condolences'to ' the Government and ' the peo-

fpletof :the ̂ People- s.iRepublicrof..Ghinaimrd:to ! therhereaved j f em i l y . • ' '

' S e i n W i n ' ' • j & i m e ^Minister ~of-the.Socialist^Republic

...of the Union . ,o f ;Bu rma

^M^ssqge •o¥Cona\£lenee From Sbmtrf i

President Mohamed Siad iBarre H i s 'Excel lency '.Comrade Mao -Tsetung,

C h a i r m a n ..of the ^Centra l -Commit tee of the Commun is t P a r t y of Ch ina

'We have . l e a rn t w i t h t great - a n d : pro found, shock the sad newsi.of the ; passing-away' of .GomradeiChou E n - l a i S (

-Member ;of i the .Central 'Committee«of ^the • Communis t •Party tof-.China, (Member-o f -the Po l i t i ca l s Bureau of ' the Central ' - Commit tee • 6z the •Communist P a r t y o f : China, ;Member •61 t h e - S t a n d i n g •• Commit tee of ' the 'Political •Bureau of t h e ' Cent ra l Commit tee .of ' the (Communist .Par ty of* China, Viee^Ghairmamof i the Centra l 'Commit tee .of .the':G.ommunistiParty<df - rGhina, ̂ Premier> of the State-Counci l of the People's:Republic-of f Ch ina and J Cha i rman of the Na t i ona l Commit tee of.the. Chinese People's P o l i t i ­cal Consultat ive Conference. On.behal f of the Supreme •Revolut ionary ' Counci l , "Government and people of t h e 'Somal i 'Democrat i c 'Republ i c and .on m y o w n behalf, I w i s h to ex tend to Your : Exce l l ency and, t h r o u g h you , to the people of China our deep condolences and hear t fe l t sor row o n t h i s g r e a t ' l o s s . Please convey our deep con­

dolences a lso: to^the: iami ly : : andrre lat i^ the late Com­rade : Chou En- l a i .

Ma jo r -Genera l Mohamed Siad. Ba r r e

President of the Supreme Revo lut ionary Counc i l o f . t h e Somal i Democrat ic

Republ ic

J a n u a r y ; 9, 51976

Message of Condolence cPram •President

Ibrah im Nash- -of •the -Republic

O f Maldives

H i s Excel lency ^Chairman Mao Tse tung ,

T h e People 's 'Republ ic o f -Ch ina

I t was w i t h a deep sense of shock tha t I heard of the sudden death • of -Premier Chou ! En- l a i . -The un t ime l y death o f ' t h i s ' g r ea t statesman and remarkab le l eader .of the 'People 's 'Republ ic of Ch ina i s an i r reparable loss to the. people o f 4he People 's 'Republic o f 'Ch ina . On-behali; of the Government and people of the-Republ ic o f . M a l ­dives and on m y o w n behalf, ' I extend deepest con­dolences "to 'Your 'Excellency, ' the -Government and people "of ' t h e ''People's 'Republ ic of 'Ch ina . 'Wou ld .you please ex tend our sympathies to vthe bereaved f am i l y members of "P remie r 'Chou En- l a i .

I b r a h i m Nas ir

•President - of - the Republ ic of Mald ives

40 Peking <Revleto, 'No. :3

Message.-<&Gtfntatan<BAt Emm• Panamanian Head o f Government

Torr i jbs

His Excel lency Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ i c , of China, ' ;

P e k i n g

" W i t h the, sentiments., of, the ; iPanamanian peop le and the Revolut ionary. Government.under.^my/leadership,' and;-i n , t h e .'name, o f Comrade • President Engineer Demetr io : 13. Eakas; I .w i sh to.convey to the people and:G.overnment< of the f r a t e rna l People's. Republ ic of Ch ina our deep gr ie f on the death of: Chou En- la i , a great leader. H i s e x t r ao rd ina ry r e v o lu t i ona r y ' l i f e i n the service of peace and the development of. China and the w o r l d w i l l f o r ever be a sincere mot i ve to l e a rn f r o m and to remember .

W i t h h i g h consideration,

General Omar Torr i j os Her r e ra Head] o f Government o f > t h e Republ ic

of Panama

. . . . . » Panama, January 8, 1976

' Messoge. of. Condolence From Cha i rman of the Executive Commit tee

©f'the-'Palestine L iberat ion-Organizat ion . '.Yasser A r a f a t

Comrade. Mao. Tsetungj . Cha i rman. : of• 'the Centra l Commit tee of the Com­mun i s t Pa r t y of China.

A l l ' Comrade. Members o f - t h e P o l i t i c a l ' B u r e a u , of the Cent ra l Committee- of the Communis t P a r t y of Ch ina :

On behal f of the Palest in ian people, brothers i n the Execut ive Commit tee of Palestine L ibe ra t i on Organiza­t i on , the ; Pa l es t in ian . r evo lu t i onary f ighters, and i n m y o w n name,;.I ex tend to y o u the deepest condolences, on the death o f Comrade Chou E h - l a i ; a h i g h l y m i l i t a n t leader o f yours and. a-sincere f r i end , of the :Pa les t in ian people.

Comrade Chou En - l a i is an outs tand ing :k:iidor. He; wffl-igo.->down-;iretbte^ and the. h i s to ry , o f ; world---struggle- for ; the. contr ibut ions , he had made to his na t i on and country and to the ;s t rugg le fo r f reedom . i n the who le w o r l d .

W i t h . e x t r e m e . g r i e f J. ' .extend.to .you-once,-again.my deep:, condolences,--,

{Signed?)-Your-brother Yasser A r a f a t Cha i rman of the Execut ive Commit tee o f ' the . Palestine L i be ra t i on Organizat ion

a n d Commande iv in-Chie f of the .Palestine Revo lu t i on Forces

.-j ,, January 9, 1976

January. ,16; 1976-

- Message,, ©f..;€oml-o'{eiiee->- Fr^m-Phi l ippine Pres ident -Marcos"

H i s Excel lency C h u Teh--. C h a i r m a n o f the Standing, Commit tee o f the Na t i on ­a l People's. Congress. o f t h e - People's Republ ic . of'. China,-.

P ek ing

I t was w i t h the most p r o f ound reg re t ; tha t the F ihV p ino people l ea rn t of the passing of Premier Chou En - l a i .

L h ' a d the..privi lege of m e e t i n g . h i m dur ing ,my . v i s i t ; t o . Ch ina l a s t . J t i h e . w h e n he and I s i gaed ' the -h i s to r i c , document .establishing,, d ip l omat i c re lat ions between t h e . Ph i l i pp ines .and . the:-People 's .Republ ic .o f China. I t i s , there fore w i t h a. deep, sense of personal gr ie f tha t I . l e a rn t , o f _h i s passing. . .,

He t o t a l l y c ommi t t ed h is considerable skil ls, and, energy i n the service of .the Chinese people. A s an As ian people, we i n the Phi l ipp ines va lued his u n r e l e n t i n g , ef forts on beha l f ' o f the i n t e r e s t - ' o f the deve l op ing ' n a t i o n s . . . ,

The i n t e r n a t i o n a l ; c o m m u n i t y , w i l l m o u r n h i m as an except ional h u m a n being whose qual i t ies w e sha l l a l l sure ly miss. For i t can t r u l y be said t h a t Ch ina and the w o r l d w i l l never be. the same, again a f ter h is passing away. - •••'•:

M a y I convey to Y o u r Excel lency and, t h r o u g h you,-t o the Chinese people a n d . i n pa r t i cu la r t o Madame Teng Ying-chao the hear t f e l t condolences of the F i l i p i no people. . u

. . . . . . Fe rd inand E., Marcos:- 1 !'

• • President of the : Ph i l ipp ines

Man i l a , January 9, 1976

Message; of. Condolence From Canadian Governor-Gener al 1

Jules Leger

His -Exce l l ency 'Chu Teh,-G h a i r m a n .of. '.the. S t and ing Commi t t e e o f i the .Nat ion- -a l - People's-Congress - of t h e People's •- Republ ic 'of? C h i n a .

Y o u r Exce l l ency : r

We.were deeply saddened to l e a r n o f . t h e death, o f . Premier of the State Counc i l Chou. En - l a i . On th i s sor­r o w f u l ' occasion, I hope t o express: to y ou . and to the.-Chinese Gove rnmen t , and people . the most sincere s ym­p a t h y on beha l f o f the ent i re Canadian .people.. Please-: convey m y condolences t o . Madame. Teng. Ying-chao,'. respected w i f e of the late Premier .

Please accept,1 Excel lency, the assurances of m y highest considerat ion.

Jules. Tieger

Governor -Genera l of Canada

Message of Condolence From

Canadian Prime Min i s t e r

Trudeau

His Excel lency Teng Hsiao-ping, V ice-Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China

LYour Excel lency:

W i t h deep feelings of sadness I l ea rn t of the de­cease of the Premier of the State Counci l , M r . Chou En- la i . The Government of Canada shares m y sor row. O n behal f of the Canadian Government and i n m y o w n name, I express sincere condolences to y o u and t o the Chinese Government and people. Please convey t o the respected Madame Teng Ying-chao, w i f e of the la te Premier , the condolences of the Canadian Government and of m y w i f e and mysel f .

Please accept, Excel lency, the assurances of m y highest consideration.

P ierre E l l i o t t T rudeau

P r i m e M in i s t e r of Canada

Message of Condolence From

Brit ish Prime Min i s t e r

Wi l son

His Excel lency M r . C h u Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee o f - the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China

Y o u r Excel lency:

' I have l ea rn t w i t h deep regret of the death of Premier Chou En- la i . I send the sincere condolences of the B r i t i s h Government and should be g ra te fu l i f y o u w o u l d convey t h e m to a l l t h e members of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China.

I P remier Chou En - l a i was w i d e l y respected as one of the p r in c i pa l architects of mode rn China and as a dist inguished i n t e rna t i ona l statesman. I got to k n o w h i m personal ly at the Geneva conference i n 1953 and we m e t again d u r i n g m y v i s i t t o Pek ing i n 1958. He w i l l be p a r t i c u l a r l y remembered by the B r i t i s h people fo r h i s c on t r i bu t i on to the development of re lat ions between the Un i t ed K i n g d o m and the People's Republ ic of Ch ina . H i s loss w i l l be keen ly f e l t t h r oughou t the in t e rna t i ona l communi t y . Please convey the deep sympathy bo th of m y w i f e and myse l f and o f m y colleagues i n the B r i t i s h Government to Madame Teng Ying-chao.

H a r o l d Wi l son : ' ;

Pr ime M in i s t e r of the U n i t e d K i n g d o m of Great B r i t a i n and N o r t h e r n I r e l and

January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Japanese Prime Min i s t e r

Takeo M i k i W '

His Excel lency Teng Hsiao-p ing, V ice-Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina

Deep ly gr ieved t o l e a rn of the death of His E x ­cellency Premier Chou E n - l a i . ' O n behal f of the Japanese Government and people, I express m y condolences and sincerely w i s h Premier Chou t o rest i n e terna l peace.

Takeo M i k i

P r i m e M in i s t e r o f Japan

January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Speaker of House of Representatives

Of Japan Shigesaburo Maeo

His Excel lency C h u Teh, C h a i r m a n of t h e S tand ing Commit tee o f the Na t i on ­a l People's Congress o f the . People's Republ ic of Ch ina

I a m ex t r eme l y gr ieved and saddened on hear ing the ob i tua ry notice on the death of H i s Excel lency Pre ­mier Chou En- l a i o f the State Counci l . O n th is occasion, I w i s h to express m y p ro f ound condolences and t h r o u g h you convey m y m o u r n i n g to the bereaved f am i l y .

Shigesaburo Maeo ! ' !

Speaker of the House of Representatives o f Japan

. January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

President of House of Counci l lors

Of Japan Kenzo Kono

His Excel lency C h u Teh, Cha i rman o f the. S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i on -

i a l People's Congress of t h e People's Republ ic of • Ch ina

I a m ex t reme ly distressed o n hea r ing the ob i tua ry notice on the death o f H i s Excel lency Chou En- l a i , P remier of the State Counc i l o f the People's Republ ic of China. O n th is occasion I w i s h to express m y con­dolences.

Kenzo K o n o ^

• President of House of Counci l lors \+J) o f Japan

January 9, 1976

Peking Review, No. 3

Message of Condolence From

Nepcsfese Prime Min i s t e r

G i r i

His Excel lency Teng Hsiao-p ing, '"

V ice-Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

Oh behal f o f the Government and ' people o f Nepal and on m y own, I express m y deepest s ympa thy and con­dolences t o the Government a n d people of China o n the sad demise o f H i s Excel lency M r . Chou En- l a i , Premier o f the State Counc i l o f the People's Republ ic of China, I n the death o f P remier Chou E n - l a i the w o r l d has lost a statesman of eminent stature.

H e was a great p a t r i o t w h o devoted a l l h i s l i f e t o the service of his c oun t r y w i t h b r i l l i a n t successes. He made va luable c o n t r i b u t i o n t o . achieve i n t e rna t i ona l peace and unders tand ing . We i n Nepa l reca l l w i t h great appreciat ion h is w a r m a n d f r i end l i es t feel ings f o r th i s country and his ro l e i n s t rengthen ing the bonds of cor­d i a l re lat ions between the t w o countries. I n his death Nepal has lost a great f r i e n d and we l l -w isher . Please convey m y hear t f e l t s ympa thy to Madame Chou En- l a i .

D r . T u l s i . G i r i

P r ime M in i s t e r of Nepa l

K a t h m a n d u , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

T h a i Prime Min i s t e r

Kulcrit Pramoj

His Excel lency Teng Hsiao-p ing,

V ice-Premier of the People's Republ ic of China ,

Pek ing

I was deeply distressed to l e a rn of the demise of H is Excel lency Chou E n - l a i whose dedicat ion to the w o r k for w o r l d peace is un i v e r sa l l y acknowledged. We i n Tha i l and are g rea t l y impressed b y h is i l l us t r i ous and p ruden t statesmanship. O n behal f of His Majesty 's Government , t h e T h a i people as w e l l as t h a t of m y own, I have the honour t o express t o Y o u r Excel lency and, t h r o u g h Y o u r Excel lency, t o t h e Government , t o the people of the People's Republ ic of China and to the bereaved f ami l y , ou r sincere condolences and deep s y m ­pa thy on the gr ievous loss sustained by them.

K u k r i t P ramo j

P r i m e M in i s t e r o f Tha i l and

Bangkok , January 9, 1976

Statements by Japanese Party-

Leaders and Prominent Figures

Leaders of the Japanese po l i t i ca l part ies and p r o m ­inent f igures of var ious circles expressed deep con­dolences on the death of Premier Chou En- la i i n state-, ments on January 9.

Yasuhi ro Nakasone, Secretary-General of the L ibera l -Democrat i c Par ty , issued a statement of his Pa r t y on the m o r n i n g of January 9 expressing deep con­dolences on the death of Premier Chou. The statement sa id : "Despi te P remier Chou's death Japan remains determined to cont inue to develop f r i e n d l y re lat ions w i t h China. I t w i l l w o r k w i t h more posi t ive enthusiasm to conclude the Japan-China peace and f r i endsh ip t r ea ty at the quickest possible speed.";

Recal l ing the scene i n 1972 w h e n he signed together w i t h Premier Chou the Japan-China j o i n t statement on res tor ing d ip lomat ic re lat ions between the t w o countries, f o rme r P r i m e M in i s t e r K a k u e i Tanaka sa id : " I t h i n k tha t the norma l i za t i on of d ip lomat ic re lat ions between Japan and China is t h e greatest happy event f o r the peoples of Japan a n d Ch ina . " "P remie r Chou , " he added, "was wel l -versed i n Japan t h r o u g h the prewar , w a r t i m e and postwar eras, and understood her. The loss of such a great f r i e n d is a great loss to Japan and her people."

Finance Min i s t e r Masayoshi Ohi ra , w h o was a t t end­i n g the I n t e r i m Commit tee of the I n t e rna t i ona l Mone ta ry F u n d i n Jamaica, issued a statement say ing t h a t he was deeply gr ieved over the dea th .o f Premier Chou En - l a i because t h i s great Chinese leader had a deep under ­s tanding of Japan. Pie was convinced tha t t h e f r i end l y re lat ions between Japan a n d China j o i n t l y and f i r m l y , b u i l t b y C h a i r m a n Mao Tse tung and Premier Chou E n - l a i w o u l d be f u r t h e r consolidated, he stressed.

T o m o m i Na r i t a , C h a i r m a n o f the Japan Socialist Par ty , sa id : " P r emie r Chou is a great leader of the socialist r e vo lu t i on of Ch ina . " "He is an outs tand ing r e vo lu t i ona ry po l i t i c i an i n the h i s t o r y of w o r l d peace and social progress. H i s heroic deeds of h is tor ic s i gn i f i ­cance w i l l f o r ever be remembered no t on ly b y the Chinese people b u t also b y the peace-loving r e vo lu t i on ­ary people t h r oughou t the w o r l d . "

Yosh ika tsu Take i r i , C h a i r m a n of the K o m e i P a r t y said: We are deeply gr ieved a t the death of Premier Chou w h o had per fo rmed heroic deeds at home and abroad. He was an ou ts tand ing po l i t i c i an of th i s century .

B o t h T o m o m i N a r i t a and Yosh ikatsu Take i r i i n ­dicated t h a t i n m o u r n i n g the death of Premier Chou, the Socialist P a r t y and the K o m e i P a r t y are determined t o w o r k for the conclusion o f the Japan-China peace and f r i endship t r ea t y at an ear ly date.

A i i ch i r o Fu j i yama, C h a i r m a n of t h e Dietmen's League f o r Japan^China Fr iendsh ip , said tha t Premier

January 16, 1976 131

Chou was-one of "the ; f ^ - o u t s t a i i d ^ i n the w o r l d . "His death is a loss b o t h t o Ch ina and Japan :

Kenzo Naka j ima , D i rec tor -Genera l of the Japan-China C u l t u r a l Exchange Association, expressed deep 'ebnddlences on t h e death : o f ' P r em i e r -Ch o u E n 4 a i .

Message of Condolence From South V-ie.fertamese Leaders

""Nguyen "Wuu 'Tho. -end '"Huyrah T e n .;;Phat

His Excel lency H a o Tsetung , C h a i r m a n of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t P a r t y of China,

His Excel lency Chu Teh, Cha i rman of t h e S tand ing Commit tee of the

i Na t i ona l People's-Congress of the , /PfiopMs 'Republic of -China,

H i s 'Exce l l ency ' Teng "Hsiao-ping, "Vice-Premier -of ' the 'State 'Counc i l of t h e "People's Repub l i c "of -'China,

Pek ing f .

; *We -are•.deeply ;.griev.ed ito /leani of Ihe>death-o f ;His Excel lency Chou -'En-lai, -Viee-Chairman of yfche .Geixfcral Commit tee ,o f -the Communis t Pa r t y of Ch ina and -Pre­mie r of the State Counc i l of t h e People's Republ ic of China.

'The death of "His 'Exce l lency C h o u E n - l a i is a g rea t , loss to the Chinese-people. "The P a r t y a n d state p£ China los t -an -outstanding.leader a n d a , g r ea t f ighter, , and t h e south V ie tnamese -people lost an i n t ima t e , comrade-in-arms.

On "behalf of t h e south Vietnamese people, ;the South V i e t N a m Na t i ona l "F ron t fo r L i b e r a t i o n and- the Prov is ional Revo lu t i onary "Government of t h e Republ ic of Sou th V i e t .Nam'and . in ; our: o w n name, w e convey our sincere and deep condolences .to y o u and, t h r o u g h .you, to the 'C.P.C. - Cen t r a l ' Commi t t e e , t h e S tand ing Com­mi t tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress and the State Counci l of . thePiPuC, the -Chinese people.and the f a m i l y of H i s -Excellency Chou En- la i .

l a w y e r ' 'Nguyen H u u Tho President o f the P r es id ium of the Cen-, " t r a l -Commit t s e . of t h e South V i e t

N a m Na t i ona l .Front fo r L i b e r a t i on and 'President -of t h e A dv i s o r y Counc i l of the Prov is iona l Rev ­o lu t i onary Government of the

Republ ic of South V i e t N a m

H u y n h T a n Phat

President :of the Prov is iona l Revo lu t i onary Government of the

Republ ic of South V i e t N a m

South V i e t Warn, .January-9, 1 9 1 6 .

^Message tff ^Gondolemee rProm

Tttn-ztfrHtt-n ^Presittetrt 'Wyerere-

Cha i rman Mao Tse tung :

I t was w i t h a fee l ing of great nat ional* and -personal loss tha t the people, the Par ty , and the Gove rnment of the Un i t ed 'Repub l i c o f Tanzania heard of t h e death of the great Chinese leader Premier Chou 'En- la i . "We send our v e r y sincere condolences to y o u personal ly, t o the Chinese people and Communis t Par ty .

T h r o u g h o u t his l i f e ' C h o u E n - l a i served the people of his coun t ry with 'se l f less dedicat ion, i .putting his great abi l i t ies at the i r disposal ' for use i n whatever way they 'deemed appropr iate . H is c on t r i bu t i on to -the l i be ra t i on and to the progress of the Chinese People's Repub l i c , w o u l d be d i f f i cu l t t o over-estimate. . A n d i his memor ia l lies i n th e achievements of his colleagues and himsel f .

- B u t P r em i e r -Chou En- la i ' was one 'of the great men of Ch ina w h o belonged to the who le w o r l d because of the p a r t they have p layed i n ' t h e advancement o f ' h u m a n d i gn i t y /and • r e vo lu t i onary - internat iona l so l idar i ty . H i s v i s i t ".to Tanzania -is '-remembered - w i t h -affection and grat i tudeiby;onrvpeople . They recognized h i n r a s a great h u m a n 'be ing, a -great f r i e n d -of h u m a n i t y , 'and an insp i r ing- l eader . Those of -us w h o 'have met 'Premier Chou ..-again ' on »other occasions -were -also "consistently impressed by. his b read th and depth of unders tand ing and his c ommi tmen t to the cause of h u m a n freedom, just ice, and ' - in te rna t i ona l peace.

Thfi jpeqple, the Pa r t y , , and the Government of T a n ­zania express the i r so l idar i t y w i t h the i r brothers and sisters i n Ch ina as the Chinese na t i on marks the passing of a great servant, colleague, a n d leader. A t the same -time w e „send our .very sincere wishes fo r >a l o n g and s t i l l act ive l i f e to you , C h a i r m a n , Mao. Y o u have lost an o ld comrade-in-^-anns and you r most l o y a l supporter i n the strugg le to Xiphoid and extend the pr inciples of the Chinese people's r evo lu t i on . O u r f r a t e rna l sympathy is also extended to the w i f e and f a m i l y of Premier Chou En- la i , as w e l l as to a l l those other people who l i k e myse l f m o u r n a M e n d as w e l l as a :comrade.

Ju l ius K. Nyerere President of the U n i t e d Republ ic

of Tanzania

Dar-es-Salaam, J a n u a r y 9, 1976

Message -of Condolence -'From Zetmbian 'President Kaunda

His Excel lency C h a i r m a n Mao" -Tsetung:

1 hav e . l e a rn t -w i th - a . deep sense of .shock and .g r i e f of the passing away of Comrade Chou En- la i . We i n Z a m ­b ia have f o l l owed "Wi th great a d m i r a t i o n the immense w o r k w h i c h t h e l a t e - C h o u E n - l a i d i d no t on ly f o r China b u t f o r oppressed m a n k i n d the w o r l d over. Thus as .you mourn ' - that great hero and f reedom f i ghter , I w a n t y o u

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.to k n o w that the- Parts'. Gove rnment a n d the en t i r e peo­ple o f Zambia are w i t h y o u i n th is moment of -grief. M a y I therefore; on beha l f of t h e Par ty , Gove rnmen t ' and the people of Zambia and indeed on m y o w n behal f , send y o u our hear t f e l t condolences and sympathies. M a y his soul rest i n peace.

Dr . K .D . K a u n d a

President of the Republ ic of Zambia

January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Ugandan President Arnin

His Excel lency Cha i rman Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ ic of Ch ina ,

P e k ing

Your. Exce l lency:

I have l ea rn t w i t h pro found, shook a n d deep sor row of. the- u n t i m e l y death of the late. -Chou En- l a i , P r i m e M i n i s t e r o f t h e People's Republ ic of China.

O n behalf 1 of the Government , t h a t of t h e ent i r e peo­ple of Uganda-, and on m y o w n behal f , 1 send to y o u per­sonal ly and t h r o u g h y o u to the Gove rnment a n d the peo­ple of t h e People's Republ ic of China, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e Isereaved1 f am i l y , o u t sincere condolences^ a n d s ympa thy a t th is t i m e of great s o r r o w a n d loss,

'The great eontribu't i ons w h i c h the deceased has made towards the b u i l d i n g and -development of "China i n par ­t i cu la r and towards the advancement o f m a n k i n d t r u l y , speak for. themselves-. The People's Republ ic o f Ch ina has'lost a great and dedicated son and the- 'wor ld has been depr ived o f a statesman and a peace-maker.

M a y his soul rest i n peace.

F i e ld Marsha l I d i A m i n

President o f the Republ ic of Uganda and cur rent Cha i rman of the Organiza­

t i o n of A f r i c a n U n i t y

Message of Condolence From

Senegalese President Senghor

His Excel lency M r . Cha i rman Mao Tsetung,

The People's.. Republ ic of China, :

Pek ing

We l ea rn t of the death of Chinese Premier Chou En- la i . M r . Chou En - l a i had f ought together w i t h y o u f o r 28- years, f o r the- t r i u m p h of jus t i ce and f reedom. He was .considered b y the; t h i r d wor ld , i n genera l a n d Senegal i n pa r t i cu la r as a n e x a m p l e of courage a n d l o y a l t y t o the- ideals of na t i ona l independence and peace. O n the. occasion o f his. death,, t h e Senegalese pso-pfe*. t h e .govern-.

merit-and-., myse l f extend ' .to you our so r row fu l -eon^ dolences. . . .

H ighes t •consideration,

s L eopo ld Sedar Senghor •'•-1

President of t h e Republ ic of Senegal-

. Dakar , Janua ry 9, 1976

Message o f Condolence From Senegalese Premier Diouf

His Excel lency Teng Hsiao-p ing, V ice-Premier o f the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

I have l earnt w i t h deep gr ie f the death of M r . Chou En- l a i , P remier of the People's Republ ic of China. I n the name of the Gove rnment and people of Senegal and i n m y o w n name, I address to y o u our hear t f e l t con­dolences and assure y o u tha t we share the distress -af f l ict ing t h e great and f r i e n d l y Chinese people and t h a t w e cherish respect fu l l y t h e m e m o r y of t h e i l l u s t r i -ious deceased. I n th is momen t of a f f l i c t i on , please con­vey to th e f a m i l y of the deceased our hear t f e l t sympathy . Premier Chou En- la i , whose l ong t enure o f of f ice as l read of government p r o v ed the Chinese peo­ple's confidence i n h i m , devoted t i l l h is last b rea th a l l h is phys ica l and in te l l ec tua l capacity to China's cause and, unde r the- leadersh ip of t h e Chinese Commun i s t , Par ty , successfully b r o u g h t the count ry i n t o the ranks of great powers, thus c o n t r i b u t i n g to the change of the w o r l d pa t t e rn . We cherish his m e m o r y because he was more t h a n a pa t r i o t , because he was a f a i t h f u l f r i end of the t h i r d w o r l d peoples i n t h a t he had a l l a long sup­po r t ed th e i r struggles f o r f reedom and just ice , had a l l a long p rov ided t h e m w i t h effective assistance and had expressed -to t h e m the act ive so l i da r i t y of the Peo­ple's Republ ic of China.

H i g h considerat ion,

A b d o u D i o u f

P r i m e M in i s t e r of the Republ ic -of Senegal

Dakar , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From . Tunis ian President Bourguiba

B i s Excel lency M r . Mao Tsetung, C h a i r m a n o f the Cent ra l Commit t ee of t h e Communis t Pa r t y of China ,

Pek ing

I hav e l e a rn t w i t h deep gr ie f of the passing away of P r emie r Chou E n - l a i f o r w h o m w e have cherished f r i e n d l y sent iments and have had h i g h esteem ever since he v is i t ed Tun i s i a i n 1963. W i t h his death China has lost one of her most devoted sons, and y o u have lost a comrade- in-arms w i t h h i gh , prestige. The who l e w o r l d

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-wi l l cher i sh . the m e m o r y of th is great statesman w h o h a d done m u c h for the happiness of the Chinese people, f o r t h e rapprochement between the peoples and for w o r l d peace. I n th is h o u r of gr ie f , i n m y o w n name and on behal f of the Tun i s i an Government and people, I extend to y o u our, deepest, condolences.

Hab ib Bourgu iba

President of the Republ ic of Tunis ia

Tunis , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Tunis ian Prime M in i s t e r

Nou i ra

His Excel lency M r . Teng Hsiao-ping, V ice-Premier of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

I have l ea rn t of the passing away of Premier Chou En - l a i w i t h p r o f ou n d emot ion. W i t h his death, China has lost a great na t i ona l f i gure and statesman. I have the honour of k n o w i n g Premier Chou En- la i . I have appreciated his noble qual i t ies and except ional devot ion to the service of t h e Chinese people and w o r l d peace. I express to y o u m y sincerest condolences and p ro f ound sympathy .

H e d i N o u i r a

P r ime M in i s t e r of t h e Republ ic of Tun i s i a

Tunis , J anua ry 9, 1976

Message, of Condolence From

Guinean President Toure

His Excel lency Mao Tsetung, Cha i rman of the Centra l Commit tee of the Communis t Pa r t y of China,

Pek ing

I l e a rn t w i t h deep gr ie f of the death of y ou r com­rade- in-arms His Excel lency Chou En- l a i . A t this so r row­f u l moment , I , on behal f of the Guinean people, Par ty and state, and i n m y o w n name, extend m y sincerest and deepest condolences to you , to the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t Pa r t y of China, the Chinese Government and the ent ire Chinese people. The death of H is Exce l ­lency Chou En - l a i is a great loss not only t o the f r i end l y Chinese people b u t also to the progressive people of the who le w o r l d . Chou En- l a i dedicated his who le l i f e to the t o t a l l i b e ra t i on of the Chinese people, the i r social p rog ­ress and economic development. The w o r k he had ac­complished w i l l go d o w n i n the annals of the Chinese Communis t Pa r t y fo r ever. A t th is sad moment , please convey our p ro f ound condolences and sympathy to the deeply g r i ev ing bereaved f a m i l y of the i l lus t r i ous deceased.

Please accept, Excel lency, the assurances of 'our highest considerat ion. "

A h m e d Sekou T o u r e

• Genera l Secretary of the Guinea Democrat ic Pa r t y a n d President of

the Republ ic of Guinea

Conakry , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From Pakistan President Fazal Elahi Chaudhry

His Excel lency M r . Chu Teh,

C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress,

Pek ing

I t is w i t h the deepest sense of sor row tha t we have l earnt about the passing away of H is Excel lency M r . Chou E n - l a i . '

P remier Chou En- l a i , under the leadership of Cha i r ­m a n Mao Tsetung, made a great c o n t r i b u t i o n to the C h i ­nese revo lut ion ' w h i c h t r ans f o rmed the l ives of a quar ter of m a n k i n d . He was an outs tand ing leader who ded­icated h imse l f to the p r o m o t i o n of peaceful coexistence and sovereign equa l i ty amongst nat ions. His passing away is a great loss not on l y to the people of China b u t also to the peoples of the w o r l d .

Premier Chou E n - l a i w i l l a lways be remembered b y the people of Pak is tan as a t rus t ed and sincere f r i end w h o consistently sided w i t h t h e m i n the i r j u s t causes. They share the gr ie f of the Chinese people at the loss of a great and i l lus t r i ous son of China.

I w o u l d be g ra te fu l i f Y o u r Excel lency w o u l d k i n d l y convey our sincere condolences t o the bereaved f ami l y .

Please accept, Excel lency, the assurances of m y highest considerat ion.

Faza l E l a h i Chaudhry

President of t h e Is lamic Republ ic of Pak i s tan

Rawa lp ind i , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From Pakistan Prime Min is ter

Bhutto

His Excel lency M r . Teng Hsiao-p ing ,

V ice-Premier of t h e State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China ,

Pek ing

Y o u r Exce l lency:

O n behal f of the people and the Government of Pa­k i s t an and on m y o w n behal f I ex tend to Y o u r Excel lency our deepest s ympa thy a n d p r o f o u n d condolences on the passing away of H is Excel lency Chou En- l a i , Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China.

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His Excel lency Chou E n - l a i w i l l a lways be r e m em ­bered for his outs tanding cont r ibut ion- to - the g lor ious t r i u m p h of China's r e vo lu t i onary struggle and for the unsurpassed s k i l l and devot ion w i t h w h i c h he assisted Cha i rman Mao Tsetung i n gu id ing the dest iny of the C h i ­nese na t i on for almost h a l f a century. Premier Chou En - l a i was endowed w i t h a f o rm idab l e in t e l l e c tua l power w h i c h he devoted to the service of his great coun­t r y . Undoubted l y th is courageous leader w i l l occupy an exalted place among the great m e n of China.

The Premier 's name Would be honoured i n the an ­nals of h is tory fo r his persistent ef forts to promote i n t e r ­na t i ona l peace. His u n r e m i t t i n g ef forts f o r the so l idar i t y of the peoples of the t h i r d w o r l d w i l l cont inue to insp i re t h e m i n t n e i r great h is to r i ca l task o f p r omo t i ng a more Just i n t e rna t i ona l po l i t i ca l and economic order.

The people of Pak is tan w i l l cher ish the m e m o r y of Chou E n - l a i as a t rue and sincere f r i end . H is unswerv ­i n g a t tachment t o pr inc ip les , h is clear c ommi tmen t t o Pak is tan i n i ts hours of t r i a l and t r i b u l a t i o n , cannot be fo rgo t ten b y our people. W i t h the passing away of th i s t o w e r i n g leader, the people of Pak is tan feel t h a t a beacon of As ia has been ext inguished. We j o i n w i t h the people of China i n m o u r n i n g the loss of th is t r u l y great man .

I w o u l d be g ra te fu l i f Y o u r Excel lency w o u l d k i n d l y extend our hear t f e l t sympathies to Cha i rman M a o Tsetung, Madame Teng Y ing-chao and colleagues of t h e departed Premier .

Please accept, Excel lency, the assurances of m y highest consideration.

Z u l f i k a r A H B h u t t o

P r ime M in i s t e r of the Is lamic Republ ic

of Pak i s tan

Rawa lp ind i , January 9, 1976 .

Message of Condolence From

Sri Lanka President W i l l i a m

Gopal lawa

His Excel lency C h u Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China

I t is w i t h p r o f ound sorrow tha t I l ea rn t of t h e death of H is Excel lency P r ime M in i s t e r Chou En- la i . I had the pr i v i l ege of k n o w i n g h i m personal ly and I recal l t h e great regard and f r i endship he had for S r i Lanka and i ts people and the m a n y courtesies he ex­tended to m y w i f e and mysel f . H i s demise is a great loss to y o u r country and the w o r l d .

Please accept our sincere condolence i n y o u r country 's i r r eparab le loss. I sha l l be g ra te fu l i f y o u

,,. W i l l convey t o th e f a m i l y of t h e la te P r i m e M in i s t e r our deepest sympathy .

W i l l i a m Gopal lawa

President of S r i L a n k a

January 10, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Sri Lanka Prime M in i s t e r

Mrs . Bandaranaike

His Excel lency C h u Teh, C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Commit tee of t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress o f the People's Republ ic of Ch ina

I t is w i t h the deepest so r row t h a t t h e Govern­m e n t and the people of S r i L an k a and I myse l f received the news of the death of H i s Excel lency Premier Chou En- la i . M a y I convey to y o u and t h r o u g h y o u to th e Government and people of Ch ina ou r hear t f e l t condol­ences. Please also convey to the f a m i l y of the la te P r i m e M i n i s t e r ou r sincerest condolences on t h e i r gr ievous loss. " f.

H i s Excel lency Premier Chou En - l a i was no t on ly a beloved leader of t h e Chinese people b u t also a great i n t e r n a t i o n a l statesman h e l d i n th e highest esteem t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d . He was a dedicated suppor ter of the hopes and aspirations of the develop­i n g w o r l d and h i s place i n h i s to ry as a resolute f i gh te r f o r f r eedom an d . independence i s assured. H i s E x ­cellency P r emie r Chou E n - l a i occupies a special pos i ­t i o n i n th e hearts of the people of S r i L an k a because o f his pa t en t l y sincere a n d va luab le con t r ibu t i on to t h e deve lopment of f r i endsh ip between our t w o peo­ples. S r i L a n k a mourns the loss of a dear f r i end .

S i r imavo R.D. Bandarana ike

P r i m e M in i s t e r of S r i L a n k a t

Message of Condolence From

Egyptian President Sadat

His Excel lency M r . C h u Teh, C h a i r m a n of t h e S tand ing Commit tee of t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China ,

Pek ing

I have been a f f l i c ted to hear the sad news of the passing away of t h e late P r i m e Min i s t e r , M r . Chou En- l a i , whose death is a great loss i n the w o r l d of. pol i t ics. W i t h his loss, China has lost a ve ry b r i l l i a n t , competent and d i l i g en t leader who occupied an eminent place among the contemporary ones. H i s to ry w i l l record h i s w o r k s as a p r o m i n e n t leader and .as"

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'a, statesman o f - t h e f i r s t r a t e . We, together w i t h 'the people t h r o u g h o u t th e w o r l d w h i c h aspire -to f reedom, w i l l never , forget his stands i n support of t h e causes

sof peace and..order, as .we l l as-his ceaseless e f for ts , f o r peaceful ' coexistence. I a m conf ident t h a t t h e iies^.of f r i endship and co-operation .established by the l a t e leader between our t w o countries w i l l g r o w f r o m s t reng th to s t rength to the benef i t and f o r the m u t u a l in te res t , o f . our.,, two . f r i end ly , peoples, as. w e l l as f o r m a i n t a i n i n g j u s t peace. Please accept, i n m y o w n name and: o n ; b e h a l f of the . people, of the . A r a b Ee-pub l i c of Egypt,..-our hear t f e l t condolences and deep sympathies to y o u ; a n d ; t h e - f a m i l y of the bereaved as w e l l as to the f r i e n d l y people o f China.

Mbhamed A n w a r el-Sadat

Cairo, January 9, 1978

Messages;of- Condolences; Brom- • French- President: Vaieryy Giscard-. - '

... d'Estaing* .

'His Excel lency M r : Mao Tsetung, Cha i rman of the Cent ra l Commit tee of the Communis t• P a r t y of ' Ch ina , " " ' ''"

Peking!

Mrs. Cha i rman : ,. .

I ' have l e a m t : w i t h deep gr ie f o f the dea th- .o f M r : Chou E n - l a i : Passing 1 t o g e t h e r " w i t h h i m - w a s one who, for- over; h a l f ' a : century ; . w a s - y o u r faithful--: com­p a n i o n - i n ; combat*' and-- who : had been; by : your- ' side, an a r t i san- fu l l : ; o f ' i n g e n u i t y and knowledge f o r build-* i n g . a-new-'China. ' '

I bow before his m e m o r y and-share your sorrow. France- joins:, a ' great ' fr iendly-- country i n m o u r n i n g .

V a i e r y - Giscard d 'Esta ing

Paris, J anua ry 9, 1976

His Excellency. M r . C h u Teh," Chairman." of'] the '• S tand ing\; -of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the. People's Republ ic of China,:..

P ek ing

Shocked to l ea rn of the death.' of' the- - Premier of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina . The outstandings role; p layed b y M r . Chou En- l a i i n the advent and progress of I N e w Chinaj-. u n d e r l i n e d ; b y the • extreme br i l l i ance a n d - dist inct ion ' -. o f his- ihtel l igencej ' w i l l ! r ema in i n - the-m e m o r y o f a l l . France, which retains t h e m e m o r y of; the stay of the.-great deceased,' w i l l not forget the e s ­sent ia l r o l e he h a d p layed i n the deve lopment of Franco-Chinese relations:- Please --convey - m y deep -sympathy t o Mir. Ch'ott-;. Eh.-lai's' relatives.- -At • th i s - sad; moment, . all-'

the . F r ench ; people, j o i n ' t h e Chinese , people ; i n m o u r n ­i n g .

V a l e r y Giscard d 'Esta ing .

Paris, January 9, 1978

Message, o f Condolence. From".French1- •

Prime 1 M in i s t e r j'ttCques^'Chircie'

M r i . Teng.. Hs iao-p ing , . V ice -Premier -o f : the. State. Council;-of " the . People's R e p u b l i c . o f ' C h i n a

Shocked b y - t h e news of t h e death of the Premier , I beg y o u to accept m y deep condolences fo r the great sorrow t h a t a f f l ic ts t h e Chinese: people.-

M k - Chou En- la i - belongs hereafter to - h is tory , f i r s t o f a l l ' t o - t h a t of China-. because- o f ' t h e ' immense ro le he p layed : j n - i ts r enovat ion , but- also - to 1 - t h a t of t h e w o r l d :

His. d e a t h - i s p a r t i c u l a r l y f e l t by the French of w h o m he was.a. f r i end . . .. ;.

I sha l l be g ra t e fu l to y o u f o r k i n d l y conveying m y deep- sympathy , t o , t h e f ami l y , of . Mr.- Chou En- l a i .

Jacques Chirac

F rench P r ime .Minister"

Message, -of ..Condolence; Emm-

French* Na t i ona l Assembly President-,

Edgqr Faure

M r . Teng Hsiao-ping^. V ice-Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing .- ,. • .

I n the name of the F rench Na t i ona l Assembly, I express t o : . y o u : m y most ' ; .profound,condolences on the death of the eminent, statesman who , as Head of Gov­e rnment of t h e People's • Republ ic o f China, had ex­ercised a benef ic ia l act fo r y ou r country: a n d - i n i n t e r ­na t i ona l l i f e and w h o was attached to the f r i endsh ip between our peoples. I n m y o w n name, .IT express-the g r i e f t h a t ' I s u f f e r ' i n remembrance of m y meetings w i t h Premier Chou En- la i , no tab l y w h e n I " h a d ' t h e occasion: of w o r k i n g out w i t h M m i n the. name of Genera l ; de Gaul le the pro toco l of the rees tab l i sh- -ment o f d iplomatic , relations.-. My . w i f e , a n d ; f ex tend ' to his f a m i l y and - h i s - near re lat ions our deep; g r i el­a n d om^. p a r t a k i n g , of ;.their. s o r r a ^ -

Edgar-' Fdur'e

President" o f t h e F rench Na t i ona l ' A s s e m b l y .

Paris,' January -9,- 1376"

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• '• Message of "-Condolence 'From. ••

Tu rk i sh 'President

Fqhri K o r u t u r k

c His Excellency * C h u . Teh , Cha i rman of the-.Standing Commit tee of

' t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress of t h e " People's Republ ic of China ,

P ek ing

I have . learnt w i th - g r ea t - . g r i e f :the .passing away of the d ist inguished s o n of y ou r count ry H i s Excel lency Chou En- la i , Premier of t h e State ..Council. o.i:. the Peo­ple's Republ ic ...of .China.

H e W i l l be remembered: i n ;h i s t o r y as a great states­m a n w h o rendered va luable -.services : t o ; h i s c oun t r y d u r i n g his l ong career and made -signif icant c o n t r i b u ­t ions to w o r l d peace.

: I w o u l d . l i k e .to .express sor row on beha l f i o f - t h e " T u r k i s h * people«and con. m y .own-behalf , . a n d t h a t . w e , a l l .'the T u r k i s h people -share t h e sense .of . the Peo­p l e ' s 'Repub l i c of Ch ina at the dea th . of t h e i r .great statesman.

F a h r i K o r u t u r k '•president o f ' t h e Republ ic of T u r k e y

Messages of Condolences From

Turk i sh Prime Min is te r "Derriirel

His Excel lency Mr'. Mao Tsetung, C h a i r m a n of the Cen t ra l . G/omnnttee-of ' the Communis t P a r t y of China ,

Pek ing

I t i s w i t h great so r row . tha t . 1 . have l ea rn t t h e passing, away of ' .His" 'Excellency ..Chou E n T l a i , P remier of t h e ' State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina .

' I a m ,s.ure-.that\this f:greatimanrwho;.serve.d' h isccoun-t r y f o r l ong years w i t h e x t r ao rd ina r y courage and d e t e r m i n a t i o n - w i l l ; b e - r e v e r e d ' b y a l l and his most d is­t ingu ished services'•w'i l l ibe ihis endur ing memor i a l .

On 1 th i s v e r y sad- occasional w i s h to express to Y o u r Excel lency m y sincere condolences -and m y p r o f ound sympathy .

• sSuleyman D e m i r e l

iPxlme.. M in i s t e r ; o f ^Turkey

His Excel lency Mr . " Teng Hsiao-p ing , V ice-Premier of the; State Couac iko f the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing - •. . . . . . .

} I . a m ; m o s t : "dis-tressed - t o hear .-Of * the • .passing away of the great statesman of your country , -H is Exce l l ency

M r . Chou-En- l a i , ̂ Premier, of the State- 'Counci l of the People's i-Republic-of. Ch ina .

On behal f of t h e T u r k i s h Government and on m y o w n behalf , I w o u l d l i k e to express to Y o u r Excel lency a n d t h e . Government .o f - the 1 People's 'Republ ic, of.•• China our condolences and deepest sympathy .

Su leyman Demi r e l -

P r ime 'Mmis te r . o f Tu rkey

Message of ^Condolence From

Chadian Head of State M a l l o u m

-His E x c e l l e n c y ' M r . Mao Tse tung , C h a i r m a n Of the " C o m m u n i s t ' P a r t y o f 'Ch ina ,

Pek ing

I was .shocked to. l e a r n o f the passing away of M r . P r emie r C h o u ' E n - l a i a f te r a l ong il lness. The great Chinese people-have i l o s t i i n h i m y o u r dearest comrade-in -a rms i n th e r e v o l u t i o n a r y strugg le and a great cre­a to r of t h e cause of na t i ona l u n i t y to Which he 'devoted

-jail rhis r l i f e . i.Oa. Ibeha l f ;o f t h e ;Chad ian -people, the Supreme M i l i t a r y Counc i l a n d the ' P r o v i s i ona l Govern­m e n t a n d i n m y . o w n name, I convey to y o u a n d the f a m i l y of the deceased our saddest condolences.

General F e l i x M a l l o u m

A: .^President of -,the Supreme ..Military ; «• C o u n c i l andi-Head. of rState o f Chad ;

i -N 'D jamena , ' January 9, 11976

-Message of Condolence From

Upper l Ybfta 'President Lamizana

His Excel lency. C h a i r m a n Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ ic of- China; '

P ek ing

Shocked to l e a rn of the death of Premier Chou E n -l a i , y ou r v a l i an t comrade- in-arms. As an eminent statesman, - Chou .En- l a i devo ted ,Ms - who le . ' l i f e . to the greatness of .China a n d the cause of umve r sa l peace. The. en t i r e , w o r l d shares, the-sorrow; of the "Chinese peo­ple. . A t th is sad moment , I ex tend to you , the Govern ­men t of the . People's Republ ic of Ch ina and the f a m i l y of the i l lus t r i ous - deceased • m y deepest condolences and sincere sympathy . The :example of courage-and selfless­ness of Premier Chou "En-lai w i l l ; l i v e i n ou r . m e m o r y for generations to come.

Highest considerat ion,

L i eutenant -Genera l E lhad j . , Aboubakar . .Sangoule .Lamizana

••.President • o f ; the .-Republic ox Upper V o l t a .

' .Ouagadougou, January 9, 1976 —

''January d~6,M9%6.-

Messages of Condolences From

F.R.G. Chancel lor Schmidt

M r . Mao Tsetung, Cha i rman of the Cent ra l Cdiii'mM;t'ee of the Communis t Pa r t y of China,

Pek ing

The news of the death of 5'our f r i end , Premier Chou En- la i , f i l l s me w i t h deep sorrow.

His great mer i ts had, d u r i n g his l i f e t ime , pu t h i m i n an eminent place i n the h i s to ry of the People's .Re­pub l i c of China.

A l l o w me to express m y sincere sympathy to s 7ou, M r . Cha i rman , and the Chinese people.

H e l m u t Schmid t

Chancel lor of the Federal Republ ic of Germany

January 9, 1976

M i \g Hsiao-ping, Vice-Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Re­publ i c of Ch ina ;

Pek ing

I extend to you , M r . Vice-Premier , to the State Counc i l and the Chinese people, deep condolences on the huge loss suf fered by y o u r country i n the death of Premier Chou En- l a i . I beg y o u to convey m y sincere sympathy to Teng Ying-chao, w i f e of the deceased.

The great m e r i t of the deceased and his connection w i t h the German cu l ture w i l l be remembered f o r ever. He w i l l a lways be remembered i n the fos ter ing of f r i endship between the German and Chinese peoples.

H e l m u t Schmidt

Chancel lor of the Federal Republ ic of Germany

January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Aust r ian President Kirchschlaeger

His Excel lency M r . C h u Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

On the occasion of the death of Chou En- l a i , Pre­m ie r of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China, please accept the sincere sympathies of the Aus ­t r i a n people and of myse l f w i t h the People's Republ ic of Ch ina and the Chinese people fo r the pa r t i cu l a r l y heavy loss they have suf fered f r o m the death of th is

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great state leader. Wh i l e expressing the sympathies of the Republ ic of Aus t r i a , I also reca l l m y conversation w i t h Premier Chou En - l a i i n Pek ing i n 1974, w h i c h was most precious to me.

Rudo l f Kirchschlaeger President of the Republ ic of A u s t r i a

V ienna, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Hellenic President Tsatsos

His Excel lency C h u Teh, C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

On behal f of the He l len ic people and myse l f m a y I ask Y o u r Excel lency to accept the expression o f m y deepest s ympathy f o r t h e loss of the statesman and noble servant of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina Chou En- la i .

Constant ine Tsatsos

President of the Hel lenic Republ ic

Athens, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Hellenic Prime M in i s t e r Karamanl is

Cha i rman Mao Tsetung,

Peking,

China

V e r y m u c h ag i tated b y the death of P remier Chou En- la i . I beg y o u k i n d l y t o accept m y sincere con­dolences fo r the great sor row w h i c h has ju s t a f f l i c ted the people of the People's Republ ic of Ch ina .

Constant ine Ka raman l i s P r i m e M in i s t e r

Athens, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Jamaican Prime Min i s t e r Manley

His Excel lency C h a i r m a n Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ ic of China

M r . C h a i r m a n :

I t is w i t h the deepest regret t h a t I have l ea rn t of the passing of M r . Chou En- l a i , l a t e l y P r ime M in i s t e r i n your Government .

Peking Review, No, 3

The Government and people of Jamaica j o i n me i n expressing t h e i r condolence to you , t h e Gove rnment and people of China on th is sad occasion.

The f i d e l i t y of M r . Chou E n - l a i to y o u r cause and to the progress of Ch ina as w e l l as to the development of i n t e rna t i ona l re lat ions w i l l f o r m a l a n d m a r k i n h i s ­to ry . The w o r l d is poorer f o r his passing.

Please accept, M r . Cha i rman , the assurances of the highest considerat ion.

M ichae l Man l e y

P r i m e M in i s t e r of Jamaica

January 9, 1976

Messages of Condolences From

U.S. President Ford

His Excel lency Cha i rman Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

Dear M r . C h a i r m a n :

On befial f of the Government and people of the U n i t e d States, I w i s h to convey to you , and to the peo­ple of the People's Republ ic of China, m y personal con­dolences on the death of P remie r Chou En- l a i .

Premier Chou's deep unders tand ing of w o r l d af fa irs and his qual i t ies of statesmanship and fores ight made an i m p o r t a n t c on t r i bu t i on to the n e w re la t ionship w h i c h is g r o w i n g between our t w o countries on the pr inc ip les of the Shanghai communique .

D u r i n g our recent meet ing , I r ea f f i rmed m y deter­m i n a t i o n to complete the no rma l i z a t i on of re lat ions be­tween our t w o countries. Amer icans w i l l a lways r e ­member Premier Chou for his ma jo r ro le i n th is h is tor ic process.

Sincerely,

Gerald- R. F o r d

" January 9, 1976

His Excel lency C h u Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na ­t i ona l People's Congress,

The People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

Dear M r . C h a i r m a n :

I have jus t l earned of the passing away of Premier Chou En- la i . Let me express m y personal condolences, and those of our Government and the Amer i can people, t o y o u and to the Government and people of the Peo­ple's Republ ic of China.

. I h a d the pr iv i l ege of mee t ing w i t h the Premier w h e n I v is i ted Ch ina i n 1972. He l e f t a las t ing impres ­

sion on me for his r emarkab le grasp of w o r l d issues of concern to our t w o countries. Plis sound j u d g m e n t and unders tand ing of w o r l d af fa irs enabled h i m to make a ma jo r c on t r i bu t i on to the h i s to ry of his count ry . .

P remier Chou played a p r i m a r y ro le i n b u i l d i n g trie n e w re la t ionship between the People's Republ ic o f Ch ina a n d the U n i t e d States w h i c h is envisaged i n . the Shanghai communique . I a m conf ident t h a t our t w o countr ies w i l l cont inue to s t rengthen the ties of under ­s tand ing and co-operat ion w h i c h he d id so m u c h t o forge. Consol idat ion of a construct ive re lat ionship be­tween our two countr ies w o u l d be an endur ing t r i b u t e to the Premier 's ef forts, and of l as t ing benef i t to the people of China and the U n i t e d States.

Sincerely,

Gera ld R. F o r d

January 9, 1976

- Message of Condolence From

Liber ian President To lbe r t

His Excel lency C h a i r m a n Mao Tsetung,

The People's Republ ic of China,

' P ek ing

M r . Cha i rman, I have j u s t l ea rn t of the sad demise of Premier Chou En- l a i , one of the wor ld ' s ablest states­me n whose outs tand ing cont r ibut ions i n the search f o r w o r l d peace and i n t e r n a t i o n a l unders tand ing and co­operat ion i n mode rn h i s to ry w i l l doubtless r e m a i n a las t ing m o n u m e n t to un ive rsa l peace. On behal f of the Government and people of L ibe r i a and i n m y o w n name I ex tend to y o u and t h r o u g h y o u to the Par ty , Govern­m e n t and people of China as w e l l as to the bereaved f a m i l y our p r o f oun d condolences f o r th is i r r eparab le loss w h i c h the great Chinese n a t i on has sustained.

W i t h sent iments of highest considerat ion and esteem,

W. R. To lbe r t

January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

Yugoslav President T i t o

Cha i rman C h u Teh of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

On the death of the Premier of the State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of China Chou En- l a i , I ex ­t end on behal f of the peoples of the Socialist Federal Republ ic of Yugos lav ia and i n m y o w n name, the ex­pression of the deepest sympathies to the f r i e n d l y peo-

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pie si (China, the .Matronal People's Congress,- and -to :yoa persona l ly , rGhou En - l a i , -revolut ionary and.-emi-.nent s ta tesman, -dedicated :his who le -Me t o the .-strug­gle .of 'the -Chinese people f o r f reedom, independence,

^progress and .the creat ion of t h e present-day China . H is ••wofk represents a s ign i f i cant c on t r i bu t i on t o progress i n the w o r l d and the f r i endsh ip between peoples. - "The death of 'Premier ,Chou En- l a i is a great loss f o r t h e People's "Republic o f Ch ina and m a n k i n d .

.Josip Broz T i t o

'Belgrade, January 9, 1976

Message o f Condolence From

President Bijedic of

Yugoslav Eedeml Executive Counc i l

Vice-Premier Teng Hs iao-p ing of t h e State Counc i l of the People's Republ ic of .China,

Pek ing

U p o n the passing away of Chou "En-lai , P r emie r of . t h e State Counc i l o.f t h e .People's .Republic of China, - I , .on behal f of the Federa l Execut ive Counc i l of the So­cia l ist Federal Republ ic of Yugos lav ia and in . m y o w n name, w i s h to express to the State Counc i l o f the Peo­ple's Republ ic of Ch ina and to y o u m y most p r o f ound •'condolences.

''. The .memories o f -the successful v i s i t t o t h e Peo­ple 's .Republic ,of .China j jot l o n g ago a n d of .Premier tChou Bn-Iai 's ;p.ersonal c on t r i bu t i on to the p r o m o t i o n of t h e . a l l - r o u n d f r i e n d l y co-operat ion ..between,the;Pe.o-

sple :s j l e p u b i i c of Ch ina .and ..the .Socialist Federa l !Re-p u b l i c .of Yugos lav ia w i l l J ive i n our m inds . ;-It i s ,our .convict ion t h a t t h e f r i endsh ip .and .co-operation be­tween .the peoples of .our t w o .countries ssdll .also b e l u r -the r strengthened . in t h e i n t e r e s t o f w o r l d -peace -and progress.

Dzemal Bi jed ic

Message i©f Condolence From

Cameroonian President Ah id j o

Cha i rman C h u Teh of t h e S tand ing Commit tee of the Nat i ona l People's Congress of -the People's Republ ic of China

- , I a m shocked -to l e a r n about the death of M r . Chou •En-lai , 'Premier of the People's -Republic o f Ch ina . M r . Chou En- la i is a great statesman whose essential t r a i t is

1 an unshakable f a i t h i n the f u t u r e of the Chinese 'peo­ple . The l i f e of M r . Chou En - l a i is a .model of l oya l t y , courage _and clear-sightedness.

W i t h -regard to Cameroon, M r . .Chou En - l a i has jmade .active .contr ibutions to t h e (development -and-con­s o l i d a t i o n >.pf . fr iendly, a n d -eo-ropex-ative -relations -which

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•exist between .our t w o ..countries i n . , a . sp i r i t of m u t u a l confidence .and act ive so l idar i t y . , •

Under such s o r r o w f u l circumstances, I express -to -you M r . -Cha i rman, ..the-'Chinese .people a n d the (bereaved f a m i l y -my 'deepest .condolences.

Please accept t h e .assurances of .the 'highest con­s iderat ion.

A h i d j o Pres ident of Cameroon

Janua ry 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

M a u r i t i a n Governor-General Osman

His Excel lency the C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Com­mi t t ee of the N a t i o n a l People's -Congress of t h e People's Republ ic ,of .China,

P ek ing

I t is w i t h t h e greatest regre t - that -we have l ea rn t :of t h e death of that ' .wor ld- famous statesman y o u r .Pr ime M in i s t e r JMr. 'Chou *En-lai whose name vwi l l l ong .be :.re-

-memfaered as ?one .of the - chief architects of .modern China. (.On .-behalf o f ;the '.Government ..and people iof

. .Maurit ius .and ..on j n y .own behal f I send our deepest

. sympathy ,to y o u , the ' .Government and people of the peop le ' s . Republ i c <of ;China.

'•Raman "Osman

Governor-Genera l

Pxir t L ou i s , ..January 9, 1,976

Message of Condolence From

Malays ian .Prime M in i s t e r Razak

His Excel lency :Mr . C h u iTeh, C h a i r m a n of the S tand ing Commit tee of the Na ­t i o n a l People's Congress of -the People's Republ ic rpf Ch ina

I t is w i t h deep sor row t h a t 1 - learnt-of the demise of H i s Excel lency M r . Chou -En-lai. Premier-.of the State Counc i l of t h e People's Republ ic of China. I t was a pr i v i l ege to have m e t h i m i n Pek ing i n M a y .1974 to formal i ze the establ ishment of d ip lomat ic -relations tba-tween our t w o countries. H e h imse l f .had indicated to m e d u r i n g o u r ' f i r s t mee t ing his f a i l i n g hea l th a n d tha t 'he 'had ..delayed go ing i n t o the hosp i ta l u n t i l after j n y •visit to Ch ina . " I -was m u c h .impressed *by .'his desire of ' improvement of re lat ions between K h i n a and Malaysia. He as a v e r y d is t inguished founder of the People's'-'Re­p u b l i c o f -China, .a ;:grieat .architect ..of N e w 'Ch ina a n d a ..world statesman w i l l - b e lojqig'X.emembered.by.'all of-.us.

Peking, -iBewe-u?,. Mo. ,3

I n this momen t o f bereavement; I wish- to- express to Y o u r Excel lency m y deepest condolence and sympathies.

': T u n H a j i A b d u l Razak b i n Hussein

• " P r i m e M in i s t e r of Malays ia

: Kua l a . Lumpur ; - January 9, 1976

Message o f Condolence From-M a I erosion: A c t i n g Prime Min i s t e r 0 n n

His Excel lency M r . Teng Hsiao-p ing , Vices-Premier of the State Counci l o f t h e People's Repub l i c o f China,

Peking- .-. ••'

I t is w i t h deep sor row t h a t I ' l e a r n t o f the demise o f H is Excel lency Mr'. Chou En- la iy Premier, o f the State Counc i l of- the People's Republ ic o f China. H i s Exce l ­lency M r . Chou En-lai- was a distinguished* statesman w h o had con t r ibu ted m u c h to the deve lopment o f r e la ­t ions between the People's Republ ic o f Ch ina and M a ­laysia, and; the. people and; the- Government- of. Malays ia w i l l r emember the r o l e he: played-, as- a host to our

'Pr ime: Min is t e r , H i s Excellency: T u n A b d u l Razak b i n '•Btassem i n t h e m idd l e o f 1974;: H is ; demise - i s ' a great lbss.; tea a l l of us.- I n t h i s sad m o m e n t I w i s h to- convey •on behal f of the Government and people o f Ma lays ia o u r .condolence and deepest sympathies to Madame Teng Ying-chao, the Government ' and people o f the People's, Republ ic of Ch ina .

D a t u k Hussein, b in ' O m i

.. A c t i n g P r ime M in i s t e r o f Malays ia

. • K u a l a L u m p u r , January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence F rom Gambicm Act ing , President Comoro

His Excel lency Chu Teh,. Cha i rman o f the Standing, Commit t ee of t h e Na t i ona l People's Congress, :.

Pek ing

I have heard- w i t h profound- regret o f the- sad death" o f Premier C h o u En-lai-.. I - am great ly shocked a n d deeply- saddened', b y this- t rag i c loss-, and to; the absence- of. H i s Excel lency the President Sir: Dawda- Ka i r aba Jawara-and on his behal f as w e l l as on m y o w n behal f and t h a t off the Government and people o f the Gambia , I 7 hasten to- of fer hear t f e l t condolences to Y o u r Excel lency and the Gove rnment and people of the People's Repub l i c of China. Ch ina in- pa r t i cu l a r and' the ' w o r l d as : a whole-have lost a great and dynamic l eader ' and I w i s h to as­sure' Y o u r Excel lency t h a t the- Gamb ia deeply feels' this ' great loss.

Hassan. Muss- Camwa-.

Ac t ing 'P res ident

B a n j u l , J a n u a r y 9". 107*8"

January. 16, i97& "•' "•

"'•'' Message o f ''Condofenee Fmm

Danish Queen •Margre fhe '

His Excel lency M r . C h u Teh, >'>•• C h a i r m a n ®f t l i e S t and ing Commit tee of

the 4 t h Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing :

A t t h e sad demise of H i s Excel lency Pi-ime M in i s t e r Chou. En - l a i , I w i s h to express ' to y o u m y sincere s y m ­p a t h y on . th e gr ievous loss su f f e red b y the Peo­ple's Republ ic of China.

Marg r e the R.

••' Copenhagen, January 9, 1976

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Message o l Condolence' From

Danish Pr ime"Min i s t e r Joergensera His Excel lency M r . V ice-Premier Teng Hsiao-ping,-

Pek ing v

A t the sad message of the- death o f H i s Excel lency P r ime M in i s t e r Chou EnJai,.. !" ask you- on behal f of the Dan i sh Gove rnment to accept our sincere sympathies .on the great loss suf fered b y t h e People's Republic- o f China. Prime- M i n i s t e r Chou En-lai ?s- u n i q u e c o n t r i b u ­t i o n , to the h i s t o r y o f Ch ina w i l l always; b e remembered:

A n k e r Joergensen. . '

P r ime M in i s t e r of D e n m a r k

Copenhagen, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From

New Zea land Prime Min is te r Muidoo i i

Cha i rman Chu* T eh of the S tand ing 'Commi t t ee of the- N a t i o n a l People's Congress

I t is w i t h great regret t h a t I have l ea rn t of t h e death of- P remier ChoU. En - l a i . O n behalf, o f the Gov­ernment, and peop le , of N e w Zealand I should l i k e to express m y deep-sympathy t o - you and to: a l l the Chinese people.

The- death - o f Premier Chou E n - l a i removes a statesman of i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t a tu r e f r o m the w o r l d scene,, and marks the loss of one of China's most outstanding: leaders, New Zealanders here k n o w of Premier Chou as a m a n o f great d i g n i t y and v is ion. We have long: acknowledged h is expert ise i n mat ters of f o re ign po l i cy a n d his abil it ies' as an admin is t ra to r . His service to Ms count ry a n d people w i l l be l ong remembered!

Robert M u l d o o n

P r ime M i n i s t e r o f New Zea land

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'Message of Condolence From President Gnaegi of Swiss Confederat ion

Statement by Former U.S. President

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His Excel lency M r . Teng Hsiao-ping, Vice-Premier of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

I have l ea rn t w i t h deep gr ie f the death of M r . Chou En- la i , Premier of the People's Republ ic of China. I n the name of the Federal Counci l , I assure Y o u r Exce l ­lency of a l l the sympathy of the Swiss Government for the great loss suffered by the People's Republ ic of China and extend our sincere condolences.

Rudo l f Gnaegi "

President of the Swiss Confederat ion

Berne, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From Swedish Prime Min i s t e r Palme and

Foreign Min is te r Andersson

M r . Chu Teh, Cha i rman of the S tand ing Commit tee of the' Na t i ona l People's Congress of the People's Republ ic of China,

Pek ing

' P ro f ound ly moved by the news of the passing away of Premier Chou En- l a i , we w i s h to convey to you , to y ou r Government and to the people of Ch ina the s in ­cere condolences of the Swedish Government .

Chou En - l a i was a great statesman whose c o n t r i ­but ions to the b u i l d i n g of mode rn China const i tute a h is to r i ca l feat.

Olof Palme

P r ime Min i s t e r of Sweden

Sven Andersson

M in i s t e r of Fore ign A f f a i r s of Sweden

Stockho lm, January 9, 1976

Message of Condolence From Norwegian Prime Min i s t e r Braftef i

His Excel lency M r . Chu Teh, Cha i rman o f the S tand ing Commit tee of the

' Na t i ona l People's Congress,

Pek ing

On behal f of the Norweg ian people and Govern­ment , I extend sincerest condolences on the occasion of t h e passing away of y o u r great statesman Premier Chou En- la i .

T rygve B r a t t e l i

P r ime M in i s t e r of N o r w a y

Oslo, January 9, 1976 .

Fo rmer U.S. President N i x o n on the af ternoon of January 8 (Cal i forn ia t ime) issued the f o l l o w i n g state­ment on the death of Premier Chou E n - l a i :

I a m p r o f o u n d l y saddened b y the death of Premier Chou En- l a i . O n l y a h a n d f u l of m e n i n the 20th century w i l l ever m a t c h Premier Chou's impac t i n the h is tory of the w o r l d . Of the more t h a n h u n d r e d heads of gov­ernment t h a t I have had the pr iv i l ege to meet i n the past 25 years, there is none w h o surpassed h i m i n the keen inte l lect , ph i losophica l b r ead th a n d the exper i ­enced w i sdom w h i c h made h i m a great leader.

I t is l a rge ly because of Premier Chou and Cha i rman Mao's v i s ion and sense of h i s t o r y t ha t the People's Re­pub l i c o f Ch ina and the U n i t e d States of Amer i ca were able to come together i n the w i n t e r of 1972 to end a generat ion of con f ronta t i on and beg in a per iod of nego­t i a t i o n a n d reconc i l ia t ion between our two nations.

D u r i n g m y v i s i t to the People's Republ ic of China, P remier Chou said i n a toast, " T h e s t reng th of the people is p o w e r f u l and t h a t whatever the zigzags or reverses' there w i l l be i n the development of h i s to ry , the general t r e n d of the w o r l d is de f in i t e l y t o w a r d l i g h t and no t darkness."

Chou En- la i 's legacy w i l l be t h a t he helped end the darkness.

M r s . N i x o n jo ins me i n ex tend ing to Madame Chou En - l a i and the Chinese people our deepest respect and sympathy f o r the fa l l en leader w h o has passed f r o m them.

Statement by Former Aus t ra l i an Prime

M in i s t e r W h i t l a m

Former A u s t r a l i a n P r ime M in i s t e r and leader of the Labour P a r t y E.G. W h i t l a m issued a statement on J a n ­ua ry 9 on the death of Premier Chou En- la i .

The statement said t h a t the death o f Premier Chou En - l a i removed a g iant of mode rn w o r l d h is tory . " W i t h Mao Tsetung h imse l f he embodied and expressed the aspirations of the Chinese people fo r na t i ona l u n i t y and i n t e r n a t i o n a l d i g n i t y , " i t declared.

I t cont inued : " I n m y t w o v is i ts to his country , the second as P r ime Min i s t e r , d u r i n g w h i c h I spent 20 hours i n discussion w i t h h i m , I was p ro f ound l y impressed b y his charm, his h u m a n i t y , his v i gour and his v i s ion . I t was a v i s i on w h i c h encompassed the w o r l d , a w o r l d where China w o u l d ne i the r dominate n o r be domina t ­ed."

The statement po in ted ou t t h a t t h r o u g h Premier Chou " t h e w o r l d n o w bet ter understands China and the Chinese people.'j

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