Delhi reports accord
on diplomats' issue

Swiss agent to conduct
interview proceedings

NEW DELHI, July 9: India and Pakistan broke a three-month diplomatic deadlock on Friday, and agreed on a formula that was expected to pave the way for the early repatriation of Indian and Pakistani diplomats from their respective posts in Dacca and Calcutta, Foreign Ministry sources said.

The repatriation has been held up since April following India's refusal to allow the Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner to interview individually each of the 70 East Pakistanis who quit the Deputy High Commission in Calcutta.

An Indian Foreign Ministry official said the two countries had

now agreed to let a Swiss representative conduct the interview proceedings as soon as possible, hopefully within a week.—APA.

UPI adds: According to a Foreign Ministry official, Swiss Ambassador Fritz Real informed the Foreign Ministry today that agreement had been reached on a procedure for Pakistani representatives to interview the staff members.

A spokesman of the Pakistan High Commission here confirmed that an agreement on the modalities of the interviews has been reached.

URDU PRESS EDITORIALS

July 9, 1971

## ANGLO-PAK RELATIONS

Jang (Pindi pro govt), Tameer (Pindi Leftist) and Musawat (Lahore PPP) condemn British government for supporting India against Pakistan. Ask British leaders to reconsider their present policy towards the sub-continent otherwise Pakistan will be forced to leave the British Commonwealth.

Musawat further adds: " These days President Nixon's National Security Adviser Mr. Kissinger is in Pakistan. He has arrived from Bangkok thru India. His object is the same as that of India and Russia - to keep Bhutto out of power (in Pakistan). Russian adventures and Indian threats against Pakistan indicate that world powers have 'gheraoed' Pakistan like they did at the time of Tashkent Declaration. At that time Americans had instigated Russians and now Russia and Britain are putting pressure on Pakistan. But today's Pakistan is different from the Pakistan of that time and another Tashkent cannot deceive it for the second time, since the people of Pakistan are united and alert under the able dictut guidance of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto."

## INDO-PAK

Javidan (Pindi Centrist) urges Pakistan not to trust Indian leaders and remain united and prepared to meet any aggression from India.

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DCM 1
POL 5
ECON 1
USIS 1
DAO 1