EASTERN GERMAN REPUBLIC

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25935, 15 October 1949, Page 7

EASTERN GERMAN REPUBLIC

Ur Stalin Sends His Congratulations “TURNING POINT IN EUROPE” Rec. 11.33 p.m.) BERLIN. October 14. Mr Stalin, in a congratulatory mesage to the Communist leaders of the lew East German Republic, described fc creation as a turning point in the fctory C f Europe. In a letter released by the RussianKensed A.D.N. news agency, Mr plin f.airi that a peace-loving Gerjany Aould find great sympathy and mong all peoples, injuamg British, American, French. EC Russian. iHe said that if Russia and Germany jugnt for peace with the same vigour B tncy showed in war one could con“£U ne peace of Europe secured. /There is- no doubt that the exist- , c of a peace-loving, democratic •errr.ar- nr with the existence of _ Soviet will exclude the if new wars in Euspe. m ike an end to European bloodJ™- and make impossible the serviF® of European countries under »nd imperialism.” Mr Stalin said that Russia had sufmost in the war. Wilhelm Pieck, the Jesident. and Mr Otto Grotewohl. S - Minister of the Eastern * a --- Mr Stalin said: “Allow me to ®gratuliU' you. and in your persons an people, on the occasion I the es'ablishment of the German Eniocratic Republic and your elecIf you lay the foundation for a pinea. democratic, and peace-loving Sj l3o '’* the same time you will k for all Europe by r ace. I wish you sucF 5 on this new and glorious road, a iwif.pd. independent, demo-®-ic. and peaceful nation live and rosper.”