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Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed
Pyongyang, May 24 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Saturday carries an article on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the publication of leader Kim Jong Il's work "On Developing the Movement of Koreans in Japan on a New Higher Stage".

The work is the letter sent by him to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and the Koreans in Japan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of its formation.

The work deals with the undying feats performed by President Kim Il Sung in the history of the movement of the Koreans in Japan and indicates a basic orientation of the work of Chongryon.

The article says:

The letter is the most scientific and just action programme and a mighty ideological and theoretical weapon for the patriotic cause of Chongryon as it opened a turning phase in the above-said movement and provided a sure guarantee for its rosy future.

Chongryon has developed into a militant body steadfast in ideology and strong in the sense of unity in the course of the struggle for thoroughly implementing the lines and policies set fort in the letter and the national rights of the compatriots have grown stronger since then.

Chongryon has firmly defended itself despite the vicious anti-DPRK and anti-Chongryon moves of the enemies in Japan and abroad and strenuously conducted the patriotic movement for the homeland and nation. This was possible because the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan have worked hard with indomitable spirit and patriotic desire in hearty response to the historic letter.

The historic letter is shedding its rays as an eternal patriotic banner in the on-going sacred struggle for ushering in a new heyday in the above-said movement.

Unshakable is the faith of the officials of Chongryon and Koreans in Japan advancing towards the final victory, taking the historic letter as an undying banner for the patriotic cause.

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