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American Arms Shipments To Pakistan
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington. D. C. July 21, 1971.
House of Representatives.
Washington. D. C.
Dear Mr. Harrington: The Secretary has asked me to reply to your letter of June 29 requesting a statement of our military supply policy toward Pakistan.
In view of the considerable public interest in this matter, and with the object of clarifying misunderstandings which have arisen, we have prepared the enclosed full statement of our, policy, including an explanation of the actions we have taken as a result of the outbreak of civil strife in East Pakistan. I wish to point out that our earlier statement on military supply policy referred to the suspension of deliveries by the Department of Defense after March 25, 1971, of military equipment from its stocks under the Foreign Military Sales program. While this covered many important supply items from a military point of view, including ammunition, it did not take account of FMS and commercially supplied items previously licensed and still in the pipeline. I wish to assure you, however, that there was no intention on the Department's part deliberately to conceal or mislead.
The enclosed statement provides a complete explanation of our position on this matter, I hope this information is helpful to you. Please continue to call on me whenever you believe we might be of assistance.
David M. Abshire.
Assistant Secretary for congressional Relations.
Enclosure: Statement on Military Supply Policy.
July 1, 1971-Statement on U. S. Military Supply Policy for Pakistan
In 1965 when hostilities broke out between India and Pakistan, the United States placed an embargo on the supply of all military equipment to both countries. All grant assistance was terminated and none has been resumed except for modest military training programs.
In 1966 the embargo was modified to permit the sale to both countries of nonlethal and-items such as communications, medical and transportation equipment.
