HENRY A. KISSINGER HAS ASSURED INDIAN LEADERS THAT THE UNITED STATES IS NOT PLANNING TO RESUME SHIPMENT OF LETHAL WEAPONS TO PAKISTAN.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-261-7-20-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2009
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: October 29, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/23: LOC-HAK-261-7-20-2
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NEW DELHI INDIA (AP) HENRY A. KISS'IHt ER HAS ASSURED INDIAN
LEADERS .THAT THE UNITED STATES IS NOT PLANNING TO RESV !E SHIPMENT
OF LETHAL -VEAPO,,NS To PAKISTAN. IT WAS. LEARNED TONIGHT.
"WE FEEL QUITE B;EASSURED BY VAT THE SECRETARY OF, STATE SAS TOLD
US REGARDING ARMS," A?SENIOR INDIAN F'OREI$.INISTRY OFFICIAL SAID.
:THE MiD-i950, WHEN THE EISENHOW :R ADMINISTRATION .BEGAN PUMPING IN
MILITARY. HARDWARE TO BUILD. UP A COUNTERWE:X --HTTO~INDIA AND CHINA.r
VTSI-T:'T}AT. ,"THE UNITED STATES ACCEPTS' NON4LIGN ; N1,_? A NUL1U1 Ur
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TNDIANN 'SOURCES SAID THE SECRETARY OF STATE,H 9D INFORMED THE
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WASHINGTON NO LONGER VIEWS PAKISTAN; AS A -COUNTERWIEGHT T IDIA IN
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ABOUT KIiS"INGER"'S GOOD-WILL MISSION HER'E, "THERE IS NOTHING BUT
COMPLETE UNDEPSTANIDING"" BETWEEN THE .,TWO GOVERNMENTS,, SAID THE
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No Objection To Declassification 2009/09/23: LOC-HAK-261-7-20-2