To His Holiness,
Most Holy Alexy,
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Your Holiness,

I am pleased to report to you, Your Holiness, that, after the closure of the Russian Spiritual Mission in China and the transfer of all the mission's property to the Embassy, the Chinese Government converted for us, the Chinese Orthodox Church, a residential house into a church that is located at the address № 1, Zhengwumiao, 4^th Eastern District of Beijing (北京市东四区真武庙1号). We intend to move to that new Dormition church to serve after the feast day of St Innocent the wonder-worker of Irkutsk.

Wishing you health and happiness.
Asking for your prayers for us sinners.
With love in Christ,
Your spiritual son
Archimandrite Vasily

November 30, 1956
Beijing, PRC