LETTER TO HONORABLE JOHN FOSTER DULLES FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002600100035-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2002
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: October 25, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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.ngIAL AND P: 2SONAL
American %,bassYp
Karachi, Pakistan,
Septenber 20, 1956
')ear Secretary Dulles:
,'ver.since General Iskander Mirza became Governor General
of Pakistan in the fall of 1955, I have received hints from
Pakistani sources and direct suggestions from Americans on my
staff that eonsiderinc General Mir*a's stout adherence to a
pro-free world and pro-U.S. foreign policy, he should be
invited on an official visit to the United GGtates. (General
',irza is the stoutest supporter of the United States inhigh
office in Pakistan today and I am positive that no hints have
been inspired by him. Last night, I learned .from reliable
sources that Prime Minister thrawardy would have refused to
let his nevj Foreign Minister, Firoz Than Noon, go to the
"Users Conf orence" in London if =irza hadn't insisted by
'phone to the Prime Minister in Est Pakistan that the
Prime Minister had agreed there would be no thane in foreicn
policy.
Up to this time I have refused to even raise the question
and have pointed out (a) that he should not be invited as
rSvernor General with Pakistan about to become a Republic
and a President elected, and (b) that Ghulam Moh&ined, as
Governor General, had visited the United States in 1952, and
the Prime Minister had visited the Stat: in 1954, so the time
was'not yet ripe to invite General Mirza.
/Now
The Honorable
The Secretary of State,
(Department of State,
'Washington, I.C.
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Now, however, I believe the time is ripe and if the
invitation is not extended, the interests of the United States
will suffer. The reasons for inviting: him now are as fol.lars:
(i) He became the first President of Pakistan .in larch -1956.
(2) The Shah of Iran and the President of Turkey have
both been invited to the United States in the recent past but
no top Pakistani has been invited since Pakistan joined SEATO
or the Baghdad Pact,
(3) The neutralist President Soekarno of Indonesia has
visited the United States and it is widely nublicized that
President Eisenhower's invitation t* neutralist Nehru is open
and the visit may occur after the' lenber elections. If
Nehru is invited to come to the United States, and even more
so if he cones, and the President of Pakistan is not invited,
the resulting detrimental effect on Pakistan public opinion
as well as officials is orystal clear. Furthermore, if the
invitation to visit the United States is extended to President
'irza in suc'-i a way that he or the Pakistan public draws the
conclusion that the invitation is an arterthought and a sop
to offset the invitation to Nehru, the resulting effect on
Pakistani o'ficials and pub's is opinion will be very damaging,
even if the visit should occur. Consequently, I consider it
of great importance that the invitation should be extended to
Nirza prior to any visit by Nehru and, if possible, prior to
any further widespread r,ublicity about the invitation tioing
to "r. Nehru.
(4). ?":in.ally, because of : personal relationship with
my eon-in--law, Humayun Mirza, the President's son, I know that
Humayun does not expect to return to Pakistan until he has
finished the two yoar course at Harvard Business School.
:3ecause his decision to go to Harvard Business School was a
hard one for both him and his father, his part inn, request to
his father was that his father visit him while he was in the
States. I am positive there was no political feeling in this,
but only personal feeling. The Pi4mident replied that he would
like to do no very much and would somehow manage to do it, but
it was difficult for him as the head of a State to travel to
other countries. This is all that }#umayun has ever mentioned
to me and it was said at the airport when I was saying goodbye .
to him. The President has never in any way touched upon the
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=abject of a visit to the States. directly or iWireetlyr in
conversations with me. Tumayun, however, has an aunt in Ianada,
the wife of the Pakistan Hdih Cann ,ssioner to Canada, and I
feel certain that if the President does ' not come to the
United states he will arrange to Ira to Canada instead to see
his son. Therefore, I think it behoaves_ the United States
to be in time with its invit i.on rather than too late. At
least. an ayprn.^ch should be made to him soon even though the
tin suggested be put off as far as next spring.
I trust the suggestion contained heroin will receive
earnest, prompt and sympathetic consideration.
zespectfully- yours,
Horace A. Hildreth
HAHildreth/iil/lf .
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