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CYPHER/CAT A AND BY BAG

IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

TELEGRAM NUMBER 661

TO RAWALPINDI

11 NOVEMBER 1969

(MCC 13/307/2)

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CONFIDENTIAL

NEUTRAL

ADDRESSED TO RAWALPINDI TELEGRAM NUMBER 661 OF 11 NOVEMBER

REPEATED FOR INFORMATION TO NEW DELHI.

COTTON TEXTILES.

INDIANS ARE PRESSING FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT OUR COTTON TEXTILE

TARIFF DECISION AND SANDERS AND CAREY ARE OFFERING TO VISIT NEW

DELMI FOR TALKS EARLY IN WEEK COMMENCING 1 DECEMBER. WE DO NOT OURSELVES WANT ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH PAKISTANIS AT THIS STAGE, BUT RECOGNISE THAT PAKISTANIS MIGHT FEEL IRKED IF LEFT OUT.

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WE SUGGEST THEREFORE THAT AS SOON AS WE HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE INDIANS AGREE TO THE VISIT YOU INFORM PAKISTAN AUTHORITIES THAT AT INDIAN REQUEST SANDERS AND CAREY WILL BE VISITING NEW DELHI EARLY IN FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER AND THAT IF PAKISTANIS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEN, THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO VISIT PAKISTAN FOR ONE DAY ON THEIR WAY BACK IN LATTER PART OF FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER PROBABLY THURSDAY. За FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE PAKISTANIS TO ASK FOR TALKS AT THIS STAGE.

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PLEASE TELEGRAPH ANY COMMENTS.

STEWART

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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51

13 NOV 1969

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