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SUBJECT : CHOU EN-LAI LETTER TO PRESIDENT YAHYA

REF          :   ISLAMABAD 3311

 

 1. There follows full text Chou En-Lai letter to president Yahya as carried by APP

               April 12:

 

Begin text: I have read your Excellency's letter and Ambassador Chang Tung's report on your Excellency's conversation with him. I am grateful to your Excellency for your trust in Chinese government. China and Pakistan are friendly neighbours. Chinese government and people are following with close concern development of present situation in Pakistan. Your Excellency and leaders of various quarters in Pakistan have done lot of useful work to uphold unification of Pakistan and to prevent it from moving towards split. We believe that through wise consultations and efforts of your Excellency and leaders of various quarters in Pakistan, situation in Pakistan will certainly be restored to normal. In our opinion, unification of Pakistan and unity of people of East and West Pakistan are basic guarantees for Pakistan to attain prosperity and strength. Here, it is most important to differentiate broad masses of the people from handful of persons who want to sabotage unification of Pakistan. As genuine friend of Pakistan, we would like to present these views for your Excellency's reference. At same time, we have noted that of late Indian government has been carrying out gross interference in internal affairs of Pakistan by exploiting internal problems of your country. And Soviet Union and United States are doing the same one after other. Chinese press is carrying reports to expose such unreasonable interference and has published your Excellency's letter of reply to Podgorny. Chinese government holds that what is happening in Pakistan at present is purely internal affair of Pakistan, which can only be settled by Pakistan people themselves and which brooks no foreign interference whatsoever. Your Excellency may rest assured that should Indian expansionists dare to launch aggression against Pakistan, Chinese government and people, will, as always, firmly support Pakistan government and people in their just struggle to safeguard state sovereignty and national independence. End text.

 

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