Office of the Historian

690D.91/10–1051: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Pakistan 1

confidential
Washington, October 10, 1951.

384. View inability both govts agree all points Nov 6 approach, wld appear this suggestion no longer basis improving relations two govts. You shld inform GOP therefore US Govt considers Nov 6 approach at an end. You shld also express sincere hopes US Govt both govts may pursue further bilateral negots (such as Shah talks) leading to a better understanding between them, and that both govts will be able take bilaterally effective measures lessen existing tensions. Cable GOP reactions soonest.2

Acheson
  1. Repeated for information to Kabul as telegram 135, to London as 1939, and to New Delhi as 795.↩
  2. In telegram 396 from Karachi, October 12, not printed, Ambassador Warren informed the Department that he had delivered the message contained in telegram 384 to Karachi, October 10. The Prime Minister stated that Abdul Majid, the former Afghan Minister of National Economy, was arriving in Karachi from Kabul within the next few days and would stop over for a 2-day visit. Arrangements had already been made for him to resume his conversations with Colonel Shah during his stay. (690D.91/10–1251)↩