MIDDLE EAST REACTIONS TO TURKISH-PAKISTANI DEFENSE PLANS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 1998
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• Publication Date: March 3, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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MIDDLE EAST REACTIONS TO TURKISH-PAKISTANI
DEFENSE PLANS
BACKGROUND
1. Nehru to Ambassador Allen, 24
February: "I have never at any moment.. .had
any thought whatsoever that US government, and
least of all President Eisenhower, wished to
do any damage to India.,,
2. Nehru to parliament, 1 March: "What
is more important (than differences between US
and Indian policies towards Communist China) is
that a responsible official of the US
government (Assistant Secretary of State
Robertson) should say it is their policy that
the US must dominate Asia for an indefinite
period. Whatever the objective may be, the
countries of Asia, and certainly India, do not
accept this policy and do not propose to be
dominated by any country for whatever purpose."
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3. Nehru on US observers in Kashmir:
"The military aid being given by the United
States to Pakistan is a form of intervention
in these problems (Kashmir), which is likely
to have more far-reaching results than previous
types of intervention.:"
"At he present moment there is a
considerable number of American observers
attached to the UN team on either side of the
'cease fire' line in Jammu and Kashmir state.
These American observers can no longer be
treated by us as neutrals in this dispute
and hence their presence appears to us to be
improper."
4. Egyptian press, 22 February: Turkish
Pakistani agreement is a "new imperialist
attempt to drag Middle East countries into a
war in which they have no interest."
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6.. Moscow radio, 23 February:
"Preparations for the conclusion of a Turkish-
Pakistani pact are in progress at the order of
US aggressive ciriles and with their effective
support. US aggressive circles have cast
their greedy eyes on the strategic raw
materials, military bases, and human cannon
fodder in this region."
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