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PRC message to UN following its restoration

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PRC message to UN following its restoration (1971)
Government of the People’s Republic of China

The following is the text of the telegram sent by Mr Chi Peng-fei, the acting Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, to the Secretary General of the United Nations following the restoration of the People's Republc of China to the United Nations. The message was written in English (Source: The Times, 30 October 1971).

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I have received your telegram of 26 October informing me that at its 26th session the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted on the 25th of October the resolution restoring to the People's Republic of China all its rights in the United Nations and expelling forthwith the representatives of Chiang Kai-shek from the place which they unlawfully occupy at the United Naitions and in all the organizations related to it. I have also noted that you have notified all the bodies and related agencies of thc UN of this resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly and believe that the above-menentioned resolution will be speedily implemented in its entirety.

I now inform you that the Government of the People’s Republic of China will send a delegation in the near future to attend the 26th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The name list of the delegation will be sent to you later.

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