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Eisenhower: “I send you this personal message because I want you to know about my decision to extend military aid to Pakistan before…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 1954
I send you this personal message because I want you to know about my decision to extend military aid to Pakistan before it is public knowledge and also because I want you to know directly from me that this step does not in any way affect the friendship we feel for India.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Letter to Prime Minister Nehru of India Concerning U.S. Military Aid to Pakistan.

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