Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Eugene Black, and Elbert Mathews

807r Miss 706 69 March 2, 1950 1820 Louns to India and Paldatad International Bant the Decretary Mas Mathowa 3 EAD for CIA a/p and Aperiosa Babessy, Hew Delhs Amorican Earacht then Mr. Unthews arrived, I indicated that Black hai expreased concora with respect to current Indo-Pakistan relations and their effect on the crodit standing of these tso countries with the x said that Bleck had come to us for a political aggiraisal at the situstion. Mor. Mathews eteted that our most recent on the criticel aresa of bengal and vore encouraging. The disterbances in Sast and dest Dengel snomed to have been trought under control. Thora was no reason to expect renesed althoagh tha possibility of tronable in Bengal would astet for a long tine to contre An regarda a resolation calling upon India and to conilitarise that disputed atate bad boon pas before the Securite Couceil Toat and theme was a thet voald accept recolution. Ount current matimate 1a that uny betagen India and Faldaten te possible bant not likly. lir. Methoss consented that the INK alght not be fased with Fakisten res quests for in the nast futuro ao our latest information from Earachi ma that the Paldetan sight hove slowly toward accepting in the DM. The Pakietanis to be foarful that the of their exchange rate to the might regalt in a call upon thea to devaixe. Nr. renarked that this woa unfortunate as 11 pointed to a continuation of the econonde dirfi- culties the two countries. I sgreed. lbr. Black stere DEPT. LTR. 3-2-13 DECLASSIFIED SERVIGE" BDVE E Authority By He NLT Date 5-12-13