Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 2

6S9.90D/4–2151: Telegram

The Ambassador in Pakistan (Warren) to the Secretary of State

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Karachi, April 21, 1951—2 p. m.

988. For McGhee. Re Embs 960, Apr 14.¹ PriMin in conversation this p. m. hoped his reply ref Deptel 661, Apr 18 wld be considered as an acceptance of the US Nov 6 démarche and regretted its unfavorable reception. After lengthy discussion based largely on his recollection of conversation with McGhee and an exposition of the points in Deptel under ref, the PriMin authorized me to say his govt accepts para 3 (b) of Dept’s proposal, i.e. Pak accepts unconditionally first three points of US approach of Nov 6 and reaffirms its attitude on point four of the Nov 6 approach as expressed in its memo of Apr 14.

Shld the Dept still consider this reaffirmation a counterproposal he nevertheless wld be pleased to have the Dept submit it to the Afghans and wld welcome the Dept’s indication of their reaction to it.

Warren

1. Not printed, but see the editorial note, p. 1959.