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    "ocrText": "THE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nFebruary 16 1951\nMy dear Mr. Prime Minister:\nI read with much interest your letter of the fourteenth\nin regard to Admiral Nimitz and the Kashmir dispute.\nI told your Foreign Minister the difficulty with which\nI\nam faced and that I had arranged for Admiral Nimitz to\nperform a very necessary service for me here at home\nduring the next few months but that we would suggest\ncertain names to act in Admiral Nimitz stead in Kashmir\nfor the preliminary program, which is necessary to be\ncarried out there under the United Nations, and that when\nthe final plebiscite was to be held Admiral Nimitz would\nbe made available for service as Administrator of that\nprogram. This difficulty has been prolonged to such an\nextent that I found it necessary to use the services of\nAdmiral Nimitz in another capacity for the time being,\nbut I am sure we can suggest tampau the name of a man\nwho can carry out the preliminary program in a satis-\nfactory manner.\nSincerely yours,\nHis Excellency\nLiaquat Ali Khan\nPrime Minister of Pakistan\nKarachi, Pakistan"
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