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developed and refined by a Pole over the last 15 years.
The contributions of Americans on roconstruotion
have been helpful 80 long as they have been at the
Indian initiation. Similarly in training of adminis=
trators, they may want help and there may be a place for
outsidera to help==university projects were mentioned
scientific training and others.
Returning to my role as an American, it seems to
me that because of the present situation in a country
like Indie, we don't want an American policy which says
we must line up India on our side. As an American, I
would like to see diversity in the world and people
developing as Indians ane developing, in their own way.
l'e take the risk. It 18 a lesser risk than if we try
to people India to our pattern. Let them develop their
own way and is we get that diversity I think we may
some day profit from It: As Mr. Lattimore says, we
run the risk that Iádia will turn against us, but where
don't we zun the risk?
In considering the problem of India, we have to
think of Pakistan, which is over=shadoued by India.
It is smaller and it is divided, one might say hops=
lessly, geographically speaking, but confronted with
other countries of Asia, it is a large and important
country and I think in our fascination for a new role
of Indla, WE must be very careful in our treatment of
Pakiston.
The Indian Prime Minister is coming to this country
next week. It is very important andint the but
we can not forget that the Pakistan Prime Minister,
Liaquat Ali Khan, 5.S going to Moscow in the next few
weeks and there are suggestions that the Prime Ministeris
visit to Mosoow 13 a direot reaction of sensitiveness
and irritation at our having glamorized India and having
ignored to some extent the potentialities of Pakistan.
I think that there is a great deal we can do to
strengthen Indian society. I think we can help them
strengthen it. There is a good case for doing it. India
does represont potential stability and the more stable
it is, the more likely it is that it would be nearer to
us than the other side. We don't have to be suckers for
the ECAFE
CATIONAL
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RECORDS
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