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The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in India
13. Re urtel 3: If queried further re India’s election to SC suggest you merely state matter has been referred Dept. FYI only Dept is presently considering SC elections but has not finalized positions. In [Page 472] meantime believe we should give no encouragement India’s desire be elected this year. We appreciate arguments you advanced. However apart from our understanding based on conversations with New Zealand officials that New Zealand has support all Commonwealth countries except India and fact it has been our policy support Commonwealth choice for seat now held by Pakistan, India’s election to this or any other seat might jeopardize our voting margin in SC on Chinese representation issue. End FYI.
Inform Dept if you have any concrete evidence Commonwealth may try elect India to Latin American seat.