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"THE ALL-CHINA FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS AND 11 OTHER NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ORGANISATIONS GIVE A GRAND RECEPTION ON APRIL 30TH IN CELEBRATION OF MAY 1ST - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY. CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY AND STATE LEADERS CHOU EN-LAI, CHU TEH AND TENG HSIAO-PING CELEBRATE THE FESTIVAL TOGETHER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CHINA'S MINORITY NATIONALITIES AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CHINESE POPULATION, MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FOREIGN FRIENDS ARE ALSO PRESENT ON THE OCCASION.

"LIU LING-YI, PRESIDENT OF THE ALL-CHINA FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS, ADDRESSES THE RECEPTION. HE PROPOSES A TOAST TO THE GREAT MAY DAY, TO THE GREAT UNITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. PREMIER CHOU EN-LAI EXTENDS A HEARTY WELCOME TO THE FRIENDS FROM FIVE CONTINENTS. HE THANKS THE PEOPLE OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT THEY HAVE GIVEN TO THE CHINESE PEOPLE. THE UNITED FRONT AGAINST US IMPERIALISM, THE CHINESE PREMIER DECLARES, IS STEADILY EXPANDING. WE MUST UNITE EVER MORE CLOSELY AND CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR THE VICTORY OF OUR COMMON CAUSE.

"TOASTS ARE REPEATEDLY PROPOSED TO THE GREAT FRIENDSHIP AND FIGHTING UNITY OF THE LABOURING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. CHAIRMAN LIU SHAO-CHI AND VICE-CHAIRMAN TUNG PI-WU JOIN THE CELEBRATION BEFORE THE RECEPTION COMES TO AN END. THEY EXTEND MAY DAY GREETINGS TO ALL THOSE PRESENT."