AAS 70 [1978] - El Vaticano

E MALAESIA :
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The Raja Permaisuri Agoiig and I express our heartfelt condolence
at the untimely demise of His Holiness Pope John Paul I. Please
accept our deepest sympathies and condolences.
Yahya Petra Ibni Al Marhum
Sultan Ibbrahim Dymm SPB
Yang Di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
It was with profound shock and sorrow that I learnt of the sudden
demise of His Holiness Pope John Paul I. His demise coming soon
after his élévation to Papacy, has deprived the Catholic community of
an able and dedicated leader. In mourning His Holiness' demise, may
I express the deepest condolence and sympathies of the Government
and people of Malaysia.
E MALAVIO :
Datuk Hussein Onn
Prime Minister
Í have learnt with deep shock of the sudden death of His Holiness
Pope John Paul the First. His death occurring as it does so soon after
his élection to the papacy will shock not only the Catholic Church
but also the world as a whole. Düring the short period that he was
Head of the Catholic Church he pledged to serve the Church and the
world community with as much dévotion as his predecessors. He will
therefore be remembered for this ideal among other personal qualities.
Please convey my personal condolences as well as those of my Government
and people to the Holy See and to the bereaved family of the late Sove-
reign Pontiff.
E MALIA:
H. Kamuzu Banda
Life President of the Republic of Malawi
C'est avec consternation que le peuple du Mali, le comité militaire
de libération Nationale, le Gouvernement et moi-même avons appris la
brutale disparition de Sa Sainteté le Pape Jean Paul I trente-trois
jours seulement après son élection au trône vénéré de saint Pierre.
Je voudrais en cette triste circonstance vous assurer de notre doulou-