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Letter from Chongryon
Pyongyang, April 15 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Friday received a letter from the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung.

The President was the savior and benevolent father of the Koreans in Japan as he brought them the joy of being members of the liberated nation, the dignity and honor of being legitimate citizens of Juche Korea and provided them with the pride of being vanguard in the overseas compatriots' movement and a worthy life by founding Chongryon, the letter said, and continued:

It is thanks to you that the homeland is bringing about a decisive turn in building a thriving socialist nation, looking down at the world after emerging a single-mindedly united politico-ideological power, a military power possessed of tremendous war deterrence and a scientific and technological power breaking through latest science and technology.

The hearts of the Koreans in Japan are filled with the unshakable faith that a shining victory is in store for Chongryon's patriotic cause only when they carry forward generation after generation the revolutionary cause of Juche started in Mt. Paektu under your leadership, eternally holding the President in high esteem for all ages as the sun of the nation as befitting his descendants.

The compatriots in Japan will make tangible contributions to the improvement of the standard of the people's living, agricultural production and scientific and technological development in the homeland and join in the nation-wide struggle to bring about a turning phase of national reunification under the banner of "By our nation itself". We will also conduct positive external activities to contribute to improving the DPRK-Japan relations and promoting the friendship between the two peoples.

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