President Yen Chia-kan, in his National Day message, told his fellow countrymen: "Each of us must promote his spirit of service, perform his solemn duty, devote himself to modern construction, firm up his combat will and direct his every action to expediting the complete collapse of the Chinese Communists."
嚴總統特發表國慶文告，期勉全國軍民同胞，人人提高服務的精神，履行莊嚴的責任，以獻身於國家現代化的建設；人人堅定戰鬥的意志，發為實踐的決心，一切行動對準敵人，以加速中共的全面崩潰。