Zhou Enlai's request to Stalin to supply more anti-epidemiological aid to China.
March 7, 1952
Cable, Zhou Enlai to Filippov [Stalin]
7 марта 1952 г.
Товарищ Филиппов!
Вцелях ведения эффективной борьбы с насекомыми-бациллоносителями, сброшенными противником на корейском фронте и территории Маньчжурии, а также с различными эпидемическими болезнями, которые могут возникнуть в этой связи, нам срочно нужно усилить противоэпидемическиесилы.
Мы просим советское правительство в возможно ближайшее время направить в Китай следующих девять специалистов по борьбе против эпидемии: начальник противоэпидемической группы - 1 человек, квалифицированный врач-лаборант по санитарной и бактериологической микробиологии - 1 человек, энтомолог-паразитолог - 1 человек, бактериологов - специалистов по производству вакцин и сыровоток, знающихизготовление вирусных вакцин - 2 человека, лаборантов - стандартизаторов
вакцин и сывороток - 2 человека, специалист по дезинфекции и дератизации - 1 человек, эпидемиолог - 1 человек.
Кроме того, необходимо, чтобы вышеуказанные специалисты, особенно бактериологи, прибыли с необходимым оснащением и бакпрепаратами для производства микробиологических, бактериологических и других исследований.
Прошу сообщить Ваше решение по этому вопросу.
Сприветом
Чжоу Эньлай
7 March 1952
Comrade Filippov [Stalin]!
With the aim of conducting an effective struggle against the insect bacilli-carriers dropped by the enemy on the front and on the territory of Manchuria, and also against different epidemiological diseases that might arise in this connection, we urgently need to increase our anti-epidemiological forces.
We request the Soviet Government to send, at the soonest possible time, the following nine specialists on the struggle against epidemics: the head of the anti-epidemiological group – 1 person; a qualified physician and laboratory researcher on medical and bacteriological microbiology – 1 person; an entomologist and parasitologist – 1 person; bacteriologists specializing in the production of vaccines and serums who know how to make virus vaccines – 2 people; laboratory researchers and standardizers of vaccines and serums – 2 people; a specialist on disinfection and eradication – 1 person; and an epidemiologist – 1 person.
In addition, it is necessary that the above-mentioned specialists, especially the bacteriologists, should arrive with the requisite equipment and bacteriological medications to undertake microbiological, bacteriological, and other forms of research.
I request that you let us know your decision about this matter.
With greetings,
ZHOU ENLAI
Zhou Enlai's request to Stalin to increase its assistance by dispatching anti-epidemiological specialists.
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RGASPI, F. 558, Op. 11, D. 342, Ll. 97-98. Contributed and translated by Mark Kramer.
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