MFA TO SOVIETS -- LAY OFF THE POLITICIANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96R01136R001302480012-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 5, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

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MSGNO 11 (STXX) *08/05/86* *07:10:30.0.5*
ZCZC 12:09:20Z (ST)
EMI DTG : 86080506390948
STATE
25X1
86 1735204 SCR
TOR: 051038Z AUG 86
NC 1735204
ISLAMA 16750
RR RUEAIIB
ZNY CCCCC ZOC STATE ZZH
STU0086
RR RUEHC
DE RUEHIL #6750 2171024
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 051024Z AUG 86
FM AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5790
INFO RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 7483
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 3407
RUSBKB/AMEMBASSY KABUL 4130
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI 0687
RUEHLR/AMCONSUL LAHORE 7125
RUSBPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR 5122
BT
EZ1:
-77571-7-1-D-E-N-T-4-A-L-ISLAMABAD 16750
EZ2:
E.O. 12356: DECL ODAR
TAGS: PREL, PINS, PGOV, FK,,AF, UR
SUBJECT: (C) MFA TO SOVIETS -- LAY OFF THET
1. (U) THE-PAKISTAN-TIMES REPORTED AUGUST 4 THAT
iTHE-MFA-HAB-PUBLISHED A NCTICE TO DIPLOMATIC-MISSIONS1
;CAUTIONING AGAINST THE PARTICIPATION- OF DIPLOMATIC
'-OFFICIALS IN THE-ORGANIZATIONAL MtETINGS OF ANY ?7-
POLITICAL-FPARTY:
2 C Y- COMMENT : TH I S-NON=FR-A-M-NnI
pIRECTED-AT THE SOVIETS AND AFGHANS. ITHE-G0P-WAS------
PARTICULARLY-MIFFED-AT-THE-WIDELY-PUBLICIZED PRESENCE
OF THE KARACHI AFGHAN CONSUL GENERAL AT THE JULY 26
CUNt IDENTIAL
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MEETING THERE AT WHICH THE NEW AWAMI NATIONAL PARTY
WAS PROCLAIMED. HIS PRESENCE AND A LATER MEETING
BETWEEN THE SOVIET AMBASSADOR AND ANP PRESIDENT WALI
KHAN PROMPTED CONSIDERABLE PRESS SPECULATION THAT THE
SOVIETS AND AFGHANS WERE BEHIND THE FORMATION OF THE
ANP. THE GOP HAS LONG TRIED TO KEEP A REIN ON THE
SOVIETS, BUT ISLAMABAD'S LEVERAGE IS LIMITED GIVEN
ITS DESIRE NOT TO CHILL FURTHER ALREADY STRAINED
RELATIONS. END COMMENT.
3. KABUL MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
MCCARTHY
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