Office of the Historian

661.91/7–1850: Telegram

The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

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New Delhi, July 18, 1950—1 p. m.
[Received July 18—8:31 a. m.]

132. Bajpai SYG MEA called me noon today to say Soviet Government Moscow had published texts of recent exchange of notes with GOI without securing consent of latter. Bajpai added that he hoped that US government would not release either message until after agreement between the two governments for simultaneously release in Washington and Delhi. He referred to press report to effect US planned release messages at time delivery and said he thought this report must be inaccurate.

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