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Political INDrA
A. A New Government aDd Its Probleas 1. On 13 March 1967, a new 19-member Cabinet headed by Mrs. Indira Gandhi was installed! in New Delhi by Dr. Radhakrialman, the President otib41a.. Mr. MorarJi
Desai, who, until the unanimous election o~ Mrs. Gandhi as leader o~ the Congress
.Parlia.aentary Party1 vas also a contender tor the Premiership, was appointed Deputy Prille Minister and Minister ot Finance. Other impOrtant members ot the Cabinet are
Mr. Y. B. Chavan, Minister o~ Home Atf'airs, Mr. M. c. Chagla, Minister ot External Attairs, Mr. Aaoka Mehta, Minister ot Planning, Petroleum and Chemicals and Social
Wel~are, Mr. Jae;Jivan Ram, Minister ot Food, Sardar Swaran Singh, Minister ot De~ence, and Mr. DiDesh Singh, Minister o~ Co.merce, who, until his elew.tion to the Cabinet rank, was Minister o~ State in the External Af'f'airs Ministry and a close adviser ot Mrs. Gandhi.
2. The new Cabinet took oUice as a result ot the ~ourth general election held throughout India in which 250 million persons were entitled to vote. As a result ot the elections, the Congress Party, which bad ruled India ~or the last twenty years, tound intselt with a reduced maJority ot only 46 in the central Parliament and lost seven o~ its 16 States to non-Congress govermaents. Howe"ter, despite its aetllacks, the CoDgress Party was still the onl.y national party w1 th a ~ollowing all owr the country. The min opposition parties are eitlEr purely regional, like the Dravida Mwmetra Kazhagam (DMK) which has ~orlled a gowrnaent 1n Madras, or ha"te gained strength ollly in part of the countr,y like the Jan Sangh {People's .Party) 1n Northern India.
The success o~ the COIIIIIIUnists was prillarily in Kerala and also in West Bengal. Another opposition party, with success to its credit,. is the Swatantra Party which has toraed a coalition government in Orissa, an eastern state. 3. As a result of non-Congress •Jorities in se"'eral states, the new central governaent would fbd its relationship with the state governments a matter of iaediate concern Uld one which would tax tremendously the energies of the Prille Minister and her Deputy. The DMK Go"ternaent in Madraw, the Cc.mnmist coa.lition go"f8rDDIlent in Kerala under Mr. Naaboodr1pa.d1 the Svatantra Government of Orissa, and the non-CoDgress West Bengal Gowrmaent, under the pretext ot greater freedom to sol"te probleas of their respective states, might tend to weaken the authority of the centre. The nev govern ment's action in advising the President to t.pose his rule in RaJasthan, where no government could be formed, has -- been eriticized sewrely in many provinces as undue and hasty interference by the centre. - 2-
4. Besides the delicate relationship of the centre with the state go..ernaents,
the new gowrn~~ent would be faced with the continuing problema of :t'ood shortage 1 speci:t'ically in the scarcity areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradeah, rising prices of essential goods and the situation created in eastern India by the rebellious elements in the Nag& and the Mizo hills. The current estimate of India's need of food f'rc. abroad was 12 million tons. As a result of an action by ita Congress, the United States would prortde 6.6 million provided it was "appropriately matched by other countries'•. B. Erterul Relational~ 5. Soon at'ter the :t'oru.tion of the new Cabinet, the Prille Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, stated that her Govemaen-es foreign policy would continue to be one of non aligJDRent and peacef'Ul co-existence. India would also continue to give its f'Ull support to the United Nations in ita efforts to raise the ataJadard of living in developing countries, and to end colonialism and racial discrilliBation in all its fOl'IIB. 6. India's relations with the United States, the Sortet Union, the United
KiDgdOil1 and France are normal and correct. The United States 1 which had stopped all aid, military' and econ0111.c 1 at the tille of the !ado-Pakistan contlict in September 1965, has since resu.ed econc.ic aid and also ..ergency aid of food gratae. It has, . however, not reauaed military aid to either of the two countriel. The Soviet Union baa continued its economic aid and baa also g1 ven military supplies to India.
Soviet economic aid is mainlY to the public sector of Indian econ~ and the SoYiet Union baa often expressed ita apprehensions that India, under pressure tr011 the United States, might tend to give up itl socialist policies. Britain, France, the Federal Republic of Ge:naarJY, and other Western European countries h&ve also, throush a consortiua, Joined in aiding India econcaically. Without for.ally recosnizing the Ger-.n Dellocratic Republic, India has, however, developed close cultural and trade relations with that country. 1. India's relations with the United Arab Republic and Yugoslavia, the other leading expoaen:ta of the policy of non-alignment, continue to be the closest. After Mrs. Gandhi' a vieit last year to both of those countries, the heads of gowl'BIIenta of India, the UAR, and Yugoslavia met in Delhi in October 1966. They not only rea:t':t'il"'led
!/ For India' a poeition on nuclear issue•, 1ee Note on Pakistan. - 3- the policy of non-al.igDilent but also deprecated the pressures that some of the major powers exert through grant of economic aid. They also decided that ministers of the three countries -.et at an early date to examine possibilities of cooperation between their gowr11111e11ts in the technical, c0111111ercial and industrial fields. One such meeting has already taken place. 8. India's relations with most of the countries in South and Southeast Aaia have improved recently. Unlike his predecessor, the new Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr. IUdley
Sena~, has given :f'ul.l support to India in ita border dispute with China. Relations with Indonesia, which had reached a very ~ow mark in 1964-65, have illproved considerably with the new regille there. With Burma, India signed a border agreeaent on 10 March 1967, and with A:t'gbaniatan and Nepal relations were further strengthened by the visits of the heads of gover!lllent of the two countries. It is v1th Pakistan and the People' a Republic of China that relations continue to be under a stress. Relations with Pakistan 9. Hopes of an improveaent of relations between India and Pakistan, that were aroused by the aigniag of the Tashkent Declaration, did not materialize when the first con:t'erence at ministerial level took place in February 1966. The declaration was, however, a great success in creating an ataoaphere for the withdrawal of troops to the positions held by the two countries before the confiict which broke out 1n 1965. Efforts to hold a second meeting of the ministers of the two countries have proved unauccesa1'ul. India, which has declared repeatedly its intention to implement 1'u1ly the Tashkent Declaration and to normalize its relations with Pakistan, again stated recently in the words of ita Foreign Minister that it was prepared to discuss "without precondition any subJect at &117 le"fel1 and at any time". Although prospects of a settlement are remote, it is not unlikely that bilateral talks llight be reslllled, particularly on tbe question of resumption of air services between the two countries. The shooting down 1B February 1967 of a Pakistani civilian plane b,y the Indian Air Force was, however, a setback.
10. In Kashmir itself1 although the Congress Party candidates got the majority of seats, some of them being elected unopposed, the success of acme independents who in tact belonged to the Kashmir Plebiscite Front might give some strength to the demand for the release of Sheikh Abdullah and his participation in the Kashmir political life, a demand which is also shared by some in India, notably by Mr. Jai Prakash Narayan, a former cl ose associate of Mr. Nehru. - 4-
Relations vith j;b! PRC 11. India's border dispute with the People's Republic of China, culminating in an armed clash in 1962, has now reached a stalemate to which no breakthrough seems possible at present. The proposals submitted by the Colombo Powers (Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Ghana, Indonesia and the UAR) to consolidate the cease-fire and open theW&¥ for direct Degotiations are in abeyance tor all practical purposes. On 15 March 1967, the Foreign Minister of India stated: "We are prepared to respond to any gesture that might be made by that country (the PRC). But,
Judging trom present indications 1 China continues to maintain its same bellicose and threatening posture ••• We have no ideological quarrel with China ••• All that we are concerned vith is India' s integrity and the fact that China is illegally occup,ying a large portion ot oUr territory." In the series ot notes that have been exchanged between India and the People's Republic ot China, allegations have been made by both sides ot intrusions and inter ferences in each other's territory. Indian Proposals on Viet-Bam 12. The war in Viet-Bam has been a matter ot deep concern to India. As member and chairman ot the International Control Commission, it has been long associated with developments there. last year, Just before her visits to Moscow and Washington, Mrs. Gandhi had subaitted a number ot proposals in which she bad recoaaended the • iluaediate convening ot the Genew. Conference by its two co-chairmen; an immediate end to the bombing ot North Viet-Nam, followed by the cessation ot hostilities; sate guarding ot the standstill arrangements by the International Control Camaission; w1 thdrawal ot all foreign torcea trOll Viet-Nam; and lastly a guarantee by the Genew. Conference o-r the independence and integrity o-r a neutral Viet-Nam and also ot the neighbouring states of Iaos and Cambodia. 13. In October 1966 the Prime Minister of India together with the Presidents ot the UAR and Yugoslavia again appealed tor an immediate end of the bombing of North Viet-Nam, tor t'ull illplementation ot the Genew. Agreements ot 1954, and for participation in the negotiations of the National Liberation Front of South Viet-Nam. - 5-
AREA: The area of the Indian Union is 1,262,275 sq. miles.
POPULATION: Its population according to the 1961 census was 439,072,582.
Estblate of present population is !500,0001 000. CONSTITUTI OR: The present constitution was passed by the Constituent Asseably on 26 No'fember 1949 and came into force on 26 January 1950 when India became a Republic w1 thin the Collllllonwealth. India is a Union of States and ccaprises 16 states and 9 union territories. Each state is administered by a Governor
appointed by the President for a term ot 5 years 1 while each union terri tort is administered by the President through an adminiltrator appointed by hill.
THE GOVERNMERT: President of the Republic: Dr. SanapaUi Radhakrishnan (elected 13 Mfq 1962 - a new election tor Presidency would take place in ~ this year). Vice President: Dr. Zakir Husain. The Cabinet Prille Minister: Mrs. Indira Gandhi Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister: Mr. MorarJi Desai Ha.e Attairs: Mr. Yashwantrao B. Chavan External Af'f'airs : Mr. Mohalaed Ali Currill Chagla De:f'ence: Sardar Swaran Si.Dgh Food and Agriculture: Mr. JagJivan Ram Planning, Petroleum and Chemicals, Social Welfare: Mr. Asoka Mehta Minister w1 thout Portfolio: Mr. Satya Narayan Sinha
Industrial Dewl.o~nt: Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
C~rce: Mr. Dinesh Singh Railways: Mr. c. M. Poonacha Education: Dr. ~iguna Sen .. - 6- ' Law: Mr. P. GonDda Menon Tourism and Civil Aviation: Dr. Karan Singh 'l'ranaport and Shipping: Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao Int'oration and Broadcasting: Mr. K. Shah Labour and Rehabilitation: Mr. Jaisukhl.al Bathi Parliallentary Aftairs and COIIIIIUilicationa: Dr. Rail Subagh Singh Steel, Mines and Metals: Mr. M. Chenna Reddy UNITED NATIONS • NATIONS UNIES
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Economic . '
IBDIA
Genel'Sl
IDdta•s grout of natianal inc f or the past several years has
been disappointing, ven thoush she baa 1ll8d ubatantial progress i n
chaDg.lng an asential.ly dormant ecOD.QIItY into a · graw1ng one during a
decade and a half of plalmed ec ncalc development. The real nati
income Of Ind , after the 4 per cent decl ine in 1965/66, is expected.
to shoW' ·only era.te rate of growth, 1. about 2 per cent, in 1966/67.
IDtlation caused by the foocJ shortage and he :vy govermaent S'peJU!i Dg
bas bee furthel." impediment t o prccluction and tl'Bde. Savings and
inves.tmeut have grown more alowl7 than had been hoped tor, partly due
to the ~ ot potential sa~ fGr defense purposes.
To • sisntficant degree, the s~uggish growth bas been due to a
decl1De in t rate of gr ot agricultural productiaa; agr1caltural
pl'Odttet1 has been hampered b7 a severe drought aD4 v14esp . 4 crop
fatlu.re 1D 1965/66 8Dd 1n 1966/ 67. A -orientattoa 011 agricultural
pol.icies and pr~s d at increasing prod~cti &D1 productivit:r
is now tmder • All impr nt tn agriculture is illdiapensable to
st 0111!1 - halt
ot Ind.ta' a :t1c:JD8l in~ orlgl.nate• in the a.srtcultura.l. ·sector.
In4uatl"1al production baa gr01111 at an ccele ted rate tn the past
India's !'be la« declining prices f!lr c odities such as tea. As a consequence imports . ot neces ary raw :tertals re rec!u d, with adverse ttecta on indastrtal producttCJD. Th deftlua:tion. C?!frupee~· 1n June 1966 from ~. 76 to the dollar to 7. 5 . s u nd · o t1 te ap . . m nt --0 - 2 - a p1ng lib raJ.icatic:m ot re tr1ct101l 8 to do t _...... Program re paid for in ru.n....,.. 1sht c t a a1zeabl outtl diti ' tsn excban nta conti ae. s~ 80 milli Of prlnc1 million of in at p&1Sble in t 1966/67 f1aca1 J ib ut 20 r cent ot est ted year. P.rob 1D r atic t supply. Ollly 73 milll t · 1D 1965/66 as • atoeka D't taaa re quickly !Bted &Del 1D 1966 t 9 t United states. ~ uct1oti of t ... cmly ,.; 1ana d to t -popul.ati , qui - 2 Uion t 1a v1ll rte tb1 or tam.. '1!11 • .,...... 6.6 milllon t:ms of 1012- 1 arts Q.U..j~ but t IIBl.nU r1t1 -' - than lOO m1111 n tons ~ grain 1a n d c1 1f utrit!on 1a to be avoi cl ; frcm tb1 1s about l2 million th &U\'IUY ct C1 both dan at1c protlucticm imports. IncH.a h ~e a cultu!""'...l o- ductio and pro4uct1vtty. In 1966, the ~,.""'~nt inc d ita invest nt in agriculture by 4o r cent e e ndttures baa to be scaled down by 10 per cent. '!'he prosrammes baaed an 1mpr ea agricultural technologyinvo1v1 provi.aion or and ather physical inputs. In addition, prices paid o the produc r .being mi eel a an incenti'N to incre c! oll'ttQt, &nd agricultural ··. ·. dit facilities being exp&Dde4. The goal is to chi aelf- t1c1 ncy in food by 1972 • .India CCiltrol t t 1 iD eel to bri.Dg th m of uaJ. gravth d tr &811t 1 1 of 2.5 r cent to 1.5 per cent by 1975. _,..,..,.. ta cente c! aroun t mtra-uterine coDt:racepti cJ nee, but includ ot r m ea of birth control as well. ... . - 4 - . Foreign l.oalls 8nc1 srants ba• ..-e been extremely important in financing economic d vel nt ed in ·covering India• s payment deticit . '!'he Aid India Club, the cansortiam of .c runt ries d internati~ agencie~h~t agreed to stat India &1\irlng its s cond plan balance of payments c11tf1eult1es, d ci the bulk of the foreign ezehe.Dg8 reqld.remeut f or tb tbir4 plan (1961/ 62-1.965/66). Aid to Ind uapeiU1ed tellporarily during the Int1o-Pak1stan ccittlic • Im1ng t he fis 1966/67 non- pro3 ct a14 ot $900 million bera of the Ind1 conaortium, givi!lg support to the aurea tor the import controls ancl other policy ~s inti&tecl b:y the Gcrlernment ot I!!d1 1n 1.966. cODSicleration b;y the CODSort1um coUDtries ot India• a f ourth t as well u i ta :request for the rephaeing of its c1abt rrlcing ere expectea t o be 4e public hortly. The largest aid provider outside the consortium is t he Savi t UDion. Republic of Oel'IDIIDY, y Awttr1 ' lgium, canada, Pance,LitaJ.:s, J, pall, Netherl.am!a, U'Dit 4 n~ and United sta~••~ and IBRD/IDA. Ita 1963 19Q 1965 1cea {:DNV1oaa :rear • 100l Orftlu Jl& OIBl '(lrOdu.~ ••••••••• 106 lOT 96 102 Agrie turaJ. pl'Oductian:=l !'etta],._•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 106 lD3 91 98 Jlllr eapt~ • • • •• • ••• • • ••••• • • • • • 103 101 89 96 OottoD ••••••••••••••••••••••• lQ6 ~ 93 ll2 Jute ••••••••••••••••••••••••• m en ~ ~ B:l. I l'Cil&ll• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • u6 106 ?8 100 t •••••••••••••• .•••••••• 90 91 125 87 Iaa~ procJuctlon•••••••••••• 109 lOT 106 103 Coii•m•r ce 111c1ez ••••••••••••• 103 u~ 109 lll 116 lOT 96 95 IDpart Yalaa c.1.t ••••••• 105 u6 lOl ~ Jl.1.u of tracte and cbanpa 1a liqu141t7. ( llillloaa of cJall.anl ~ of t~cJe!l ••••••••••••• -81J6 -1,127 -1,216 -1,128 OMmae• 1D reMna!/ ..... 95 -1.09 101 8 Bet cbaqes 1D otbezo 'b&l&Dce at ,.,..at ita.. ...••.•.....•.•• ~1 1,018 1,,17 l,]J6 lbport tmit 'Y&l.ue of ~ or COIIIIIOCI1':t tea . Ind1eea ( Dl'WJ"t'loua JH1' • 100} 2lla.r: »· ...... 104 95 ll2 108 ~- ...... 102 100 99 tJT BoaZ'ce: UD:lte4 Raticm8, !!cmtblz :Ballet1D of 8tat:l8tiCIIJ I'ate:r- laDal tar;r l'UncJ, 1Jiteloat1oaal J'lmDo1al stat1.t:l. ; ~ fozo loJ;DDt, Be Ollie Data Book: :aear But IIDil • 239 (Washington, D. C. ) . (Foot- notes em toll mring page) (:root-n 1 to table Ind ) !I Estimated or dan a mouth a w P!acal yeara ar tated. sJ B1llt o:t crop ated 1n year ahovn. !I rts f .o.b. itua 1mport c.l .:r. !I d, ccmvertibl.IJ t 1gn change and Hr'f'8 ~1t1cm in lllteraat1cmal Mone'taz7 ~~ UNITED NATIONS ~ NATIONS UNIES ~ INDIA Map UNITED NATIONS .. NATIONS UNIES ~ INDIA Statistical Data 0 , u c (C .. .... u L v 0 ! ...... ~~ UNITED NATIONS ~ NATIONS UNIES ~ INDIA UNDP U.N. Technical Assistance c:: 2s • I NDIA UIDP Activities United Nations Developnent Programme activities in I NDIA India, because of its size and population, has been the colliltry receiving the most amount of assistance from the UNDP. Up to the end of 1966, technical assistance to the value of $29 1 700,000 has been made available to Inida. A programme of assistance amounting to $5,000,000 has been approved for the years 1967 and 1968. In the Special Fund sector too, India has the largest number of projects approved by the UNDP, for any one country. 41 projects costing $129,100,000 have been approveU; the UNDP will contribute $39~800 1 000 while the Government of India.will contribute $39,300,000. The fields of assistance are many and varied, such as engineering colleges and research institutes, vocational and other training institutes, development of fisheries and natural resources, etc. In the field of petroleum exploration and development alone three projects, with total '· UNDP contributions of about $3,000,000 have been approved. While assistance provided by the Ui'IDP might be snall in amount when compared with the total of foreign assistance being p':ovided !9r ..i.:... India, it is generally accepted that assistance being provided by the UNDP would have wide and early impact on economic development in the country. Although India continues to reoeive the largest amount of assistance from the UNDP, India j_ s not only the largest contributor among the developing countries but also contributes more than many developed countries. From 1950 to 1966, India had contributed $14,700,000 to the Special Fund component and $9,200,000 t o the Technical Assistance component of the Programme. 174 Indians serve as experts in other countries in UNDP supported activities. Five · Indians are members of the UNDP Headquarters staff (Mr. A. Vaidyanat han, Executive Deputy Director, Burbau of A~~ni 3 trative Management and Budget, Mr. K.P. Dalal, Chief, Europe and Middle East ection, Mr. M. Mohan, Project Ufficer, }~. K.G. Singh and Mr . P. Raman, Report Officer~~ 109 experts from other countries serve in India. Over 1,600 Indians have been trained in other cuuntries on fellowships awarded by UNUP, while over 1200 feilCYifS from other countries have been trained in In:lia. The complexity of problems that face India has naturalJ..y led to a large munber of requests for assistance from the UNOr especially for Special Funi projects. Owing to t he limited funds at the disposal of the UNDR and the need to maintain a fair geographical distribution of proj.ects, the Administrator of the UNDP has on several occasions sent Sir Robert Jackson, as his Special Consulta.:1t, to di~cuss with the Government of India and the Re sident Representative the priority needs of the Government with a view to providing assistance in those fields t hat will yield early results and l>Iill have an impact on the econ~~ of the country. Irrlia is a member of the Governing Council of the UNDP. Tentative Special Fund Progr~1me for June 1967 The Administrator proposes to recoliUilend to the June Session of the Governing Council (after consulting the IACB at its April meeting) the following four projects in the Special Fund sector. 1. Advanced Vocational Training I nstitute, Calcutta to train highly skilled (master) craftsmen for industry. 2. Farm am Com:nuni ty Grain t o rage Program.;ne to develop and demonstrate improved methods of grain storage and to train national personnel in this field. 3. N~tional Apprenticeship Scheme, to train advisers, trali1ing officers and instructors r equired for t he e.xpa.nsj_on of India's apprenticeship scheme. 4. Tool Room. Centre, Hydrabad. to train personnel and t o gi ve advice to the tools and dies iniustry. These are the first, third, fourth and fifth in U1e order of priority a ssigned by the Government among nine requests that are under eval uation. The four projects recommerrled, would. involve Governing Council earmarkings of nearly $5,0001 000 which llould e slightly more than lv% ~ of the total earmarkings on the June 1967 Prograitme. Several other r e ests are Wlder evaluation with a view to considering them for inclusion in the January 1968 Programme . The Office of the Resident Representative of the UNDP in New Delhi is one of the most senior field ~ offices of the UNDP. Mr. John i-1:cDiarmid was formerly Senior Director in the Joint TAB/Special Furrl Administration. The names of t he internationally recruited personnel at the Office of the Resident epresentative and their nationalities are gi ven below. Mr . John HcDia.rmid. Resident Representative (U • s. A. Mr. Nessim Shallon Deputy Res. Representative u. s. A. ¥..r. Y. Y. Kim Asst. Res. Representative Korea Mr. L. Silbrnik Asst. Res. Representative Czechoslavakia Mr. L. Cappelletti Asst. Res. Representative Italy Mr . J.P. Bradford vJorld Focd Program u. s. A,. Project Officer Ur. T. Page World Food Program United Kingdom Asst. Project Officer UNITED NATIONS • NATIONS UNIES ~ NEW YORK CA.LE ADCA~aa a UNATIQNB NEWYCRK • ADAE.alr: TELEGAA~HIQUE lltE,.-&RRNCt: Office of Special Fund Operations United Nations 23 March 1967 Notes for the Secretary-General India UNDP (Special Fund) projects for which UN is the Executing Agency Institute for Petroleum Exploration Research and Traini Dehra Dun IND-22 and Excellent progress has been made in establishing this Institute under the leadership of an eminent USSR petroleum geologist, Prof. N.A. Eremenko, as Project Manager, with a team of 15 other experts and associate experts (all USSR except one from Czechoslovakia)q Some 100 Indian technical staff are headed by the Indian Director Dr. L. Mathur. The Institute forms parts of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (Chairman Mr. L.J. Johnson), trains the Commission's staff, and carries out a field and laboratory research programme closely geared to the Commissiods oil and gas exploration activitieso The project commenced in November 1962 and Will be completed in December 1968. Mineral Development in Madras State (IND-64) This three year project involves a mineral survey in Madras State, to be carried out in close collaboration with the Geology Section of the State Department of Industries, Labour and Co-operation. Known mineral deposits (iron-ore, bauxite, lead-zinc-copper, phosphate, vermi culite) will be investigated to determine their economic possibilities; exploration for new deposits will also be undertaken in promising areas. The project should commence in mid-1967. Cavitation Research Centre, Poona (IND-15) Through this project the Government's Central Water and Power Research Station, Poona, will be provided with a multi-test water tunnel for cavitation research on various types of hydraulic equipment. The test tunnel is under manufacture in Franceo Cavitation tests performed with such a tunnel will make possible substantial savings for the UNITED NATIONS \~{~\ NATIONS UNIES ~ India Cont'd. Government of India in the costs of the design and construction of equipment for hydraulic projects. The tests will also show .ways by which to minimize failures and damage to hydraulic equipment caused by cavitation and vibration. The test tunnel should be installed and ready for acceptance tests early in 1968. Survey of Potential Hydropower sites (IND-20) Current power development programmes in India call for the instal lation of 3.5 million kilowatts of additional hydropower capacity during the period of the Third Five Year Plan, from 1961 to 1966, and 6 million kilowatts during the period of the Fourth Plan. The Government's survey of potential hydropower sites, through investigations of some 62 possible sites in 13 states, assists in identifying the power development projects to be undertaken to meet these targets., UNDP has provided two advisers in addition to some $2,200,000 of equipment to the survey, which commenced in 1963 and is scheduled to last five years. The role of the United Nations as Executing Agency was limited to the first three years of the survey. Groundwater Surveys in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (IND-49) This project, of four years duration, was declared operational on 12 January 1967, and has two main purposes: to investigate and evaluate the groundwater potentialities for irrigated agriculture, domestic and livestock water supply, and for industrial uses in Western Rajasthan and in Western Uttar Pradesh (Roorkee-Dehra Dun pilot area); and to make appraisals of the technical and economic feasibility of groundwater development, with a view to the establishment of optimum plans for development of groundwater resources in these regions. Field operations have not yet started • . " UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES India - Cont'd. /3. Groundwater Investigations in Madras State (IND-58) The purpose of the project is to investigate and evaluate the groundwater resources, and to appraise the technical and economic feasibility of groundwater development in four regions in Madras State, namely: Madras City and its environs, Palar River Basin, Neiveli Area and Cauvery Delta. The counterpart personnel will also be trained in the course of the project implementation. This project of three and one-half years duration, became operational on 17 March 1966. The project is particularly significant since development of groundwater sources is now essential to supplement surface water supplies for the City of Madras and the rapidly growing metropolitan area. By 1969, the anticipated completion date of the project, sufficient basic data on groundwater availability will have been assessed and controlling measuring points established to enable Madras State to carry forward a sound water management programme for these area regions. Assistance to the Surve Mapping and Training The purpose of the project is to assist the Government in the establishment and initial operation of a pilot Production and Training Centre within the organization and framework of the Survey of India for execution of Pre-Investment Surveying, Mapping and Training. The project will provide for an increased output of maps and surveys which are needed by the many development projects being planned and implemented in the resources sector. The pilot Production and Training Centre will be located in Hyderabad where training equipment (theodolites, levels, etc.) is already assembled for use in field training of counterpart staff which is due to commence in the near future .• .. 24 March 1967 TECHMIC4L A§SISTANCE TO INDIA In the initial -rears o! India1 s Fourth Five-Year Plan, the UNDP (TA) progr~ o! technical assistance to India !or the 1967-68 bienniwn amounts to almost $812,000, about 82% ot which in the fields or (i) industrial developmant and (ii) natural resources development (approximately 37% and 45% respectively). That amount covers the cost of expert missions and fellowships in the following fields, totalling 394 and 180 ma.Ja.-months respectively tor the biennium. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY Assistance in this field is characterized by the comparatively high specialization o! most of the experts requested, such as the following posts continuing !rom 1965-66: machine tool manufacture, tool designing, steel foundry, electrical measurement instruments, tool room. A new field for assistance has been opened b,y the request for two chemical engineers specializing in organic pigments and dyes and in polymers, respectively, to assist in the development or the tanning industr.y. Of a more general scope is the Industry Investment Survey mission (partJ.¥ continuing from the previous bienniWI), consisting or experts who, with one co-ordinator, carry out market and technical investigations or mineral-based and forest-based industry projects in the States ot MadQya Pradesh and Mysore; fields which have been, or are being, covered, include: steel pipe operation, steel fabricating plant, aluminum industry, ferro-alloy technology, and the technologies of pig iron, fibre board, and pulp and paper. This is an integrated project which is likely • -2- to have a significant impact on the Government's plans for future development. NATURiL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Al1D PCWER The size o£ this project has substantially increased from 1965-66, including the continuation ot experts missions started during previous I years in the following fields: oil field exploration; design of high earth and rockfill dams; investigation and treatment of earth dam foundations; hydrogeology. New posts are under recruitment !or an expert to assess the reserves o£ oil and natural gas and an expert in underground metal mining. In addition, a team o! tour coal mining engineers, with various specializations, are requested to assist in the development of deep coal mines in the Jharia coalfield area in the State ot Bihar. TRADE PROMOTION AND MARimTING This project represents an important new development in that the Government is requesting a comparatively extensive assistance designed to help it in defining a trade policy. Four experts are under recruitment in the fields o£ price and costing policy, development of case studies on foreign trade, trade and distribution research, and overseas selling. The assignments will be carried out with UNCTAD' s substantive support. STATISTICS An expert is currently advising on magnetic core memory devices tor electronic computers and on the development &nQ fabrication of such devices. -3- HOU:SIOO I PHYSICAL PLANNING AND BUilDING A specialist in c~, bricks and tiles is advising and assisting the State of Gujarat and local producers in improving the working methods of traditional brick producers and in various technical and economic problema related to the production of bricks and roofing and floor tiles. In 1966 an expert assisted in the preparation of the master plan for the new capital of the State. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT An expert is completing the first part of his assignment to advise on the drawing up of a long-term social research programme in the context of Indian planning and development and to prepare research projects for implementation on a shorter-term basis. POPULATION The 1967 Regular Programme of technical assistance contains two expert posts tor India of six months each, in the fields of family' planning and demography" respectively (total value $22,000), which are scheduled to be implemented in July' 1967. FELL The present UNDP (TA) progr81DB18 includes 19 fellowship posts established in Categor.y I in the following fields: industrial development (6), natural resources (4), transport and coliiDWlications (3), trade promotion (4), ana public administration - United lations programndng techniques (2). Eighteen more are inclUded in Categor.y II ami it ~ be expected that, as in previo11s years, additional requests will be received in the course of the biennium; their implementation is uncertain as it will be subject to the availability of savings in the programme. UNITED NATIONS 8) NATIONS UNIES ~ INDIA UNDP Resident Representative and UNIC Director i~ Hl;il 0• UNITED NATIONS ~lk ~ NATIONS UNIES ~ iff •~ Nl!.W DELHI UNDP Resident Representative: Mr. John McDiarmid Nationality: United States ••••• (Curriculum vitae attached.) UNIC Director: Mr. Rudolf' Stajduhar Nationality: Yugoslavia ••••• {Biographical note attached.) Mr. Stajdubar's Inf'ormation Assistants are Mr. P. Acharya and Mr. B. Bhaumik. ·= ··· NJ.J.!E: ~ATlONALITY: USA ·; .. ! MqD!AillU0 1 ~ohn - •. ~ . . Ha:,rr;Leq DATE0 OF BIRrH: A~gus~ ~9U; f!AR;[T~·~ STi.TUS: ~ ' • i ·. •• • : • ~ I • 0 UIDUhGFS: English ' ~ :' . . - . fr~n~h · ~UCJ.TION; Texas Christian Univers~ty AB in Government 1931 ' ,. : .. . · .. ··.. ·. ,: . : . · ~; ·.· ·: .: . ~ : ~ . : ~ ~ Q9verllll\~r :1.9~~ UNIVERSITY ()F QHICt~crO ~~ PhD in Political Scienc~ and Public-Administration ~93~ ,' ... . . '. ' : :. : <.: . '., WERIENCE Instruo~o~ in Governme~t at Texas Christian " .. .. t]nive~drYr rt, Worth, Texas .. . ·v 1935 ~esee.roh Assistant w,ith the National Reso~qes Board in Washington D.c,, making a field s~~dy ·. of ~enness~e Valley :~utho:rity as ~ : ~egionai a~e~9Y ·' · • · 1935-36 Concurrent with above 1 ~ Research Assistr.nt ~ Public Administration at the University of Chicago 1 Chicago 1 Illinois · · · · .. , ' 193&-3S Instructor in Politics, Princeton University, Pri~ceton, New Jersey 1938-42 Assistant Professor of Public Administration, the University of Southern California, · · Los Angeles 1 California · · · .. . ' 1942-45 Civil Service Commission, 't-Tashington D.C • successively as Recruitment Officer, Social Sciences, Civil Service Representative in Charge ot ~~Agencies, and Assistant Chief, Exar.Jning and··.· Personnel Utilization Division · 1943-4? Chief, Division of Government Agencie~ 1 Bureau ,, ~f Man~wer Utilization, Vlar Manpower Commission 194~46 J~ssociate Professor of Political Science, · Northweste~ . University, Evanston, Illinois . "; ~ · . . :- . •: . . 1 Pnited Nations: · · · . : . .. ~946-::.59 Office of Personnel Deputy Director of Personnel 1954-57 /~.~ting J?ire~tor of Personnel 195~~59 1959-64 Senior Director, United N~tions Technical ·:· kssistanoe Board .: 1964- Present Resident Repres~ntative/UHIP /India. March 1967 UN IT E D .~AT I 0 N S Preaa Services Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR usE OF INFORMATION. ·MEDIA •• : NOT AN OFFic'IAL .IUooORD) •Press Reiease ORG/662/Rev.l 1 A~t 1966 R~F S~~.TOU!i.P-.'11 APPOINTED DIRECT~ OF !NFOf.MA.J!ION SERVICE IN NEW .:!JJU,RI (This rele&se is being issued simultaneously in New York, Belgrade and New Del.lli. ) The Secr.eta.ry-General, U The.nt, has appointed Rudolf Stajd\Ahar as Director of the United Nations Information Service in New Delhi to succeed Leonard Berry who will be retiring from the Secretariat next month. Mr. Stajduhar, who is a national of Yugoslavia, was born in Zagreb in 1920. In 1947 he graduated in economics from the Faculty of Economics ot the University of Zagreb, and for the past 2l. years he has served w1 th Tanjug-Yugoslav News Agency as a reporter1 editor and bureau chief, bo·t.h in Yugoslavia and abroad. From 195:2 to 196o he was Editor in Chief of Tanjug. The next five years he held the post of Chief of the United Nations Bureau of Tanjug in New York. In 1965 he was President of the United Nations Correspondents• Association. Mr6 Stajduha: was decorated by the President of Yugoslavia in 1955 and in 1965 for his contributions to Yugoslav journalism. Mr. StaJcuba.r is co-author of the book, Tito in Asia and Africa, and writer of the script for the movie "The Road of Peace". From 1950 to 1960 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the Yugoslav Journalists' Association, and is one of the founders of the Yugoslav Press Institute. In 1959 he served as Chairman of the Council of the Yugoslav publishing house, "Presservice". (more) -2- Press Release OPIJ/662/Rev .1 1 August 1966 He represented Tanjug at the conference of the Heads of the European Neva Agencies, held in Brussels in 1952 1 and at the conference of the Heads of News Agencies of Socialist Countries in Peking in 1956. Mr. Stajduhar represented the Association of Yugoslav Journalists at the conference of the Representatives of Journalists from Balkan Countries organized in Ankara. 1951~. Mr. Stajduhar will arrive in JITew Delhi on 3 August. * *** * Note: A photograph of Mr. Stajduhar is available at the Photo Distribution Unit, Room 989. N~~pJr~-~~- director is .. .. senior KGB man . New York. Oct 4.-Tho United NatioM bas proposed exteodina for two years the appointment of a department director reported 'by T.e New York Times to boa vete rall officer of SoYiet intelligeoce. A United Nations spokesman atd today the official, Mr Vladi· mit P. Pavlichenko, a Soviet national hired in 1966, .is serving under a cootract which expires next Saturday. He is directoc of exter· nal r lions in the United Nations oflioe of pubHc information. The United Nelions slaff peraon· nel has been asked to extend his contr-act for ttwo years, tho spOkes man added. The New York Times, in a survey of Soviet espionage published yestercle.y, reported !hat American security experts regarded Mr Pavlichenko as "a veteran K.G.B. odlficer.-Reuter. ieooalvini"i:heir- assistants ex· pire on March 31. Russia bas every ri'ht to a fair share of top. positions, but there i1 concern whether Ruuian members of the secre tariat regard themselves as international civil servants rather than representatives of . their own government. Often tliey are appoipted temvorarlly from their own fore1gn service. and are there fore unlikely to do anything to offend the Kremlin. Instant visas The Soviet mission to the United Nations can issue visas to any United Nations employee going to Russia on ofliflicial busi ness wi'l'llin 30 minutes. The United Nations is pro posing to extend for two ears the DDoba r Pav aenu, re 1W tbe.New York Times as a veteran ltGB offtcer. His contract as dlre4tor of external relations ·the Offtce of Public lnforma- n on S relay. Mr C V Narasimhan UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES With the Compliments of the United Nations Information Centre George Ivan Smith TEL : 01-629-3816 14-15 STRATFORD PLACE LONDON WIN 9AF 3 Ea&t 64th Street, New York, N. Y. 10021 • Teleplto11e: TRafal1ar 9-7800 ~ No. 225/71 August 31, 1971 U.N. MISSION TO PAKISTAN Miss Alice Thorner, in a letter published in the New York Times on August 28, under the caption "U.N. Mission to Pakistan", observes~ ''In plain English, then, the main job for which the United Nations group is being sent to East Bengal is not to succour the victimized Bengalis but rather to bolster up the shaky regime of the West Pakistani generals." She adds~ " •••••• If it proves able to accomplish anything at all, the U.N. mission may strengthen temporarily the logistical position of the Pakistan Army. In this case, the chances for restoring peace in East Bengal would be set· back. No genuine relief and rehabilitation measures can be undertaken until the West Pakistan Army withdraws from East Bengal." Following is the full text of the letterg "Thirty-eight members of a United Nations team, according to Secretary-General Thant, will be on the spot in East Pakistan by the end of August to administer humanitarian aid. This might sound like good news to Americans who have sympathized with the Bengalis since March 25, when the Pakistan Army began machine-gunning civilians, destroying homes and food stocks, burning villages, and driving more than seven millions of men, women and children into exile. "To get a clearer idea of the relief activities which the United Nations proposes to carry out in East Bengal, it is worth rereading The Times dispatch from Washington on August 1 under the byline of Benjamin Welles. "Qualified informants" explained to Mr. Welles that the "U.:'J. force" would concern itself primarily with "helping the Pakistani authorities" to ward off famine and disease, and to rehouse the millions who have become homeless. Rather than operating in its own name, the U.N. will provide technical assistance and "help restore confidence in the East Pakistani administration." "The "new force," an official told Mr. Welles, is expected to "help Pakistan restore communications and remobilize the province's private fleet of 40,000 river boats and 10,000 trucks." It is precisely in cutting transport lines that the Bengali guerrillas have begun to score notable successes. 2 "Striking from sanctuaries across the Indian border. from tiny "liberated" enclaves, from jungle fastnesses of the delta where the army has not been able to flush them out, Bengali sabotage squads have disrupted rail traffic, blown up road bridges, sunk river boats, blocked off channels, destroyed boat-repair yards. Transport is the very life-blood of the army's occupation of East Bengal. If the Bangia Desh Mukti Bahini (Bengal Liberation Army) can deny the West Pakistanis their lines of communication, they can eventual! y drive them out. ·..; "In plain English, then, the main job for which the United Nations group is being se0t to East Bengal is not to succour the victimized Bengalis but rathe:r to bolster up the shaky regime of the West Pakistani generals. The Pakistan Army has fai~ed to bring the Bengalis to heel. The generals thought their military operation would take three days. That was more than four months ago. A strong injection of i ~ ternational aid represents perhaps the last chance for prolonging the grip of the ruling junt? on East Bengal. If it proves able to accomplish anything at all, the U.N. mis~ion ; wy strengthen temporarily the logistical position of the Pakistan Army. In this case, the ch _ 1ces for restoring peace in East Bengal would be set back. No genuine relief and rehabilitation measures can be undertaken until the West Pakistan Army withdraws from East Bengal." UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of ?ublic Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFOill·L'\TION ::,4.EDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Note No. 3685 1 Septer.tber 1971 NOTE TO CORRESPOND~ Following is a United Nations spokesman's comment on "India News" No. 225/71 of 31 August: "The Secretary-General was shocked at this attack by a Permanent Mission to the United Nations on the United Nations relief effort in East Pakistan by the republication of a letter from a private person to The New York Times, which in its turn is based on a news story containing many inaccuracies and mistakes. The purposes of the United Nations relief effort in East Pakistan, which is a purely humanitarian undertaking, have been made clear by the Secretary-General in a series of press releases, and it is not necessary to repeat them. In brief, the objective of the United Nations mission to East Pakistan is to attempt, before it is too late, to forestall a situation in which a very large number of human beings may perish from famine and other causes associated with the dislocation of their country. The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to express his appreciation to the Governments, inter national agencies and voluntary agencies who are responding to his appeal for contributions to the humanitarian relief effort for the people of East Pakistan." * *** * 1 71 z U Ti ILT T D T T Cl CU L Tl Y LlC T YO ' T IA l.E T 1 T L Tl D I I T R L P TO • I p I CID l GLA DE H A T , TO ST, s T~ t A A T UL ,. A A I u T T I co IDE D 4: I T AL F AXI T • UT T c l • UT 1- OLE 0 A L E • £ D OC : - - - --~~-~c..------.....- ______...... _,...... _,... ______~ ...... - ...... - ...... --..-..-.....-:---- - ..... --.... -- ...... T T I UL TI F TKO R l T E L rE L X. £R L TT A LY T I E AL, F' VI OF LL D. E T u AT U = : LL E D I ALL Cl CU T C IT 'l ? T CL I I TS ALCUTT CO A UKTl I I: 7: UOTE T y v E I T 1 T - - c L I L 0 su ERIL' 1 A c T X T A D IT I = p : T T T F s UO T AV I 1 VI c UTTA F I C I LE ISH ATT Tl F ..- - r • u. E T T E ' I p r y 0 LL- PIOI - E ! 0 !L IT RY U PO • A YA+ __ ...... , ..... ~..,_. ______. ___ ..,..,_ ...... _._.,...... __ ...,._.,...... ,._...... ____ ._...... _.... ___ _ Saturday, Septemtier 4, D7l /. ______~sian N e ws India rejects U Tbant's express o of s ock 'VNITED NATIONS, Septem ber 2-lndian Ambassador Samar Sea todtry rejected an expression of ''shock" by Secretary-General U TJnmt yesterday about the contents of an Indian Mission Press release. U Thant's statement-his first from a Miss Alice Thorner, published public reproach to either side in the in th · New York Times. India-Pakistan situ2tion- aid he was It claimed: "Th . main job ~ r "shocked at this attack by a perrp.a which tht: UN group is being nent mission to the U i on the UN sent to East Ben al is not to succour relief effort in East Pakistan". the vi timized Bengalis but The Press release of which U rather to bolster up the shaky Thant complained set out a letter regime of the West Pakistani generals.'' After a short meeting with the Secretary-General today, Ambas ador Sen tfJi d correspondents : ''I told him :Bhutto condemns I could not under tand either his concern or his shock." ehange of governor Refugee flow in E Pakistan . Mr Sen said what happened over relief operations in East Pakistan was KARACHI, September 2- Leading of great concern to India because it West Pa letan politician Zulfikar Ali would obviously affect the flow of Bhutto today condemned the appoint refugees into India. mtrrt of a civilian governor for " Since these felief plans were Eaat Pakistan as a "half · measure" , worked out without adequate public and called for immediate parliamen discussion we consider it absolutely tary rule. essential that various points of Bhutto was com view should be aired, and this menting at a Preas we try to do through our conference on Pre Press releases," the Ambassador said, sident Agha Mo adding that he had said this hammad Yahya to the S cretary-General. Khan's Wednes Mr Sen emphasized that the fact day action ih re that the Indian Mission put out a placing General Press release quoting other sources Tikka Khan as did not necess rily mean that his Governor and Government shared the point of view ftutto Provincial Martial expressed. Law Administrator ''In this particular case we cer ift East Pakistan. Dr Abdul Motaleb tainly did not share the point of view Malik took over as Governor and put forward, but there is no reason Lieutenant-General Amir Abdullah why we should not circulate various ~han , Niazi as Deputy Martial Law views-indeed we should be wrong Administrator. if we did not," he declared. Bhutto, leader of the Pakistan The Ambassador said India was People's Party, ~the dominant force most anxious that relief in East in West Pakistan politics, said Ma Pakistan should be swift, genuine lik's appointment would further com and not mixed up with politics. plicate the nation's "total crisis" and would provoke more bloodshed U Thant's protest in B~. e cidted to ~ "civil- ianization" · of the administration, In his protest yesterday, U with all powers erred to the Tbmt ICCU1ed l1tdia of attacking people a elected ~tativeso This the ~ U ulief eftort "by the 11 ubli inC1udf fhe Natioft Ataem- cation of a letter from a private bty ~ eleeted last December pertOn to the NlfJJ York Tiwus, in Ptkistm, plus the 88 of the wliieh, in its tum, is baaed on a x67 ~ rs of the Awami League news story containing many inaccu elected in East Pakistan who have racies and mistakes". been cleared by the Y ahya Khan The Secretary-General continued: Administration of complicity in the "The object of the UN mission March civil war. The other 79 to East Pakistan is to attempt before Awami Leaguers, including Party it is too late to forestall a situation leader Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, are in which a very large number of facing charges including . rebelli~n, human beings may perish from incitement and murder. farnine and other causes associ Bhutto, who said "I will not ated with the dislocation of their accept anyfgimmick" such as Malik's country." appointment as Governor, added A UN spokesman said today that some of Yahya Khan's advisers all members of a 38-man UN mis seemed to be determined to stop a sion to East Pakistan to administer retutn to parliamentary rule. humanitarian aid had now arrived human emgs may p facing charges incJuding rebelli~n, famine and other causes associ incitement and murder. ated with the dislocation of their JJhutto, who said "I will not country." accept anyfgimmick" such as Malik's A UN spokesman said today that appointment as Governor, added all members of a 38-man UN mis some of Yahya Khan's advisers sion to East Pakistan to administer seemed to be determined to stop a humanitarian aid had now arrived return to parliamentary rule. NABJUPI in Dacca.-NAB/Reuter IN TOUCH WITH ULSTER MOVES . By Our United Natlon1 Correspondent U Thant. the United Nations Secretary-General, bas kept in touch with both the British and Eire Governments on the situa: tion in Northern Ireland and the· possibility of . usin, United Nations "machinery' there, a apokesman said yesterday. For the last two years the Eire Government bad been briefing him regarding the situation and the possibility of using the United Nations to help bring about " a just and peaceful soJu. tion to the problem." e q touch with UK ' r on Ireland p UNITED NATIONS, Tuesday. -secretary-General U Thant disclosed today that he had been in touch with the British Government about invoking UN machinery to help to solve the Northern Ireland problem. He did not elaborate and a UN spokesman who read the Secretary· General's three- sen tence statement said he was not authorised to go beyond 'it. The statement said th e Republic of Ireland had for the p-ast two years been briefing U Thant about Northern Ireland all(( that " in the course of these discussions, the possibility of uslng UN machinet'Y in help ing to bring about a just and peaceful so.lution to the problem was also mentioned." The UN leader had also from time to time been in touch with the British Government.-Reuter. .. 9/9/1971 tA'\ UNITED NATIONS WI NATIONS UNIES ~ Irish Times Editorial based on SG "Atoms for Peace" message. With the Compliments of the United Nations Information Centre TEL : 01-629-3816 14-IS STRATFORD PLACE LONDON WIN 9AF . ~~4'[a~- The benefits of modern science have been cSsil:l! It is necessary only to think of advances in the medical and agri cultural production .fields. But the bewildering speed of its move ment can also be rather frightening - and not all discoveries originally hailed as beneficial have so proved, even in the short term. This cautious attitude has ju t been exemplified ~ U Thapt. in his messaJe to the lgCernational..A.toms for Pea~ Conference now m sess1on in Geneva. The U.N. Secretary-General made the point that " optimism about what science can do for man has been somewhat tempered because its benefits have opened new vistas, but have also brought some unforeseen and un pleasant side-effects." He described this concept as " the ambi valence of science," involving, for example, techniques which can be used for peace or war. _ The release of the power of the atom is, perhaps, the most notable case in point. This tremendous energy was originally used in war : Hiroshima is the first memorial to it. But the dele .gates at Geneva are concerned with its peaceful . employments, whereby it can serve rather than savaae the cause of humanity. At the same time, U Thant's contemplative warning was in order; for good purposes can be so easily transformed into bad ones. Radiation, for eltample, can kill as well as cure, * * * The New York Times commented the other day that the atmosphere of reservations about the scientific revolution was thickeil'ing in, of all countries, the United States. It cited tho meekness with which the Atomic Energy Commission-hitherto renowned for its pugnacious reaction to any criticism of its activities-reacted to a judgment given against it in what 'is known as the Calvert C1iffs Plant Case. The Commission decided not to appeal against the finding tbat it had made a "mockery" of .the National Environmental Policy Act in this case. The siting of nuclear power plants is going to be scrutinised more closely than heretofore in the U.S., it would seem; and this could result in a deceleration of the programme for meeting the rapidly-increasing electricity requirements of the world's richest and most heavily industrialised nation in the years imme diately ahead, * * * Man's scientific ability has always run ahead of his moral sense. But no age has needed more than this one the alliance of caution and experimentation. There is still so much that is not ~nderstood a-bout the long-term effects of discoveries (and, indeed. inventions) already accepted. It is not a question of any of them being bad in themselves: what is important is the right !Way to use them, and patience in understanding them full~&nd keepinz them out of the hands of CXP.loiters, mili• tary ldventuren and avaricious GoverDmeots. Col ·Thaung Kyi leading delegation to UN·GA II -'l-1l RANGOON September tO-Minister for Agriculture and Forests Col Thaung Kyi will .lead the Burmtse Dele· gation to the 26th General Assembly of the U oited Nation• ia New York. The :z.6th Regular Session of the UNGA is scheduled to open at New WHQ Re.gional York on September :zx, 1971. The members of the Delegation C'tee meeting are U Lwin,Permanent Representative of Burma to the United Nations in Rangoon and Alternate Leader of the Delegation; U San Maung, Burmese The twenty fourth session of the Ambassador to the United States; WHO's Regional Committee will be U Win, Counsellor, Embassy of held at Inya Lake Hotel, Rangoon the Union of Burma, Washington; from September 28 to October 5, Lt-Col Kyaw Zaw, SeCretary . (~), 1971. . . Party Secretariat, Burma Soctalist In addition to the Regtonal Programme Party; Major Htwe Director's annual report and Han . Secretary, Science and discussions on the proposed Technology Affairs Committee, regional programme and ~udget BSPP· Lt-Col Pyi Soe, Director, ~timates for 1973, there wtll be Ministry of Foreign Affairs; ~t technical discussions on Health Cmdr Tin Tun (BN), Deputy C~tef Statistics requirements for National of Division, Ministry of Foretgn Health Planning, Occupational Affairs· and U Thauog Lwin, Deputy Health Programmes, long-term Perma~ent Representative of Burma planning, the improvemen~ of.the to the UN. evaluation process and discUSSlons The Delegation will also on the resolutions of regional interest include Captain Hla Pe, Per adopted by the Twenty Fourth sonal-Staff-Officer to the Minister Assembly held in World Health for Agriculture and Forests a~d Geneva during May this year. Advisers Second Secretary U Ba Ym, Attending the session will be repre Second Secretary U Tun Naing and sentatives from the WHO South East Third Secretary U Khin Tun of the Asia R~ional countries Ceylon,India, Permanent Mission of Burma to the lndonesta, Mongolia, Nepal, Thai-. United Nation. land and host country Burma, plus Delegation members Lt-Col Kya'!. delegates from non-governmental Zaw, Major Htwe Han, Lt-Col Pyt organizations.-UNIC Soe and Lt-Cmdr Tin Tun (BN) will be leaving Rangoon by air for New York on September 14 as Col Maung. Lwin advance p~y of the Burmese Dele receives ROK· gation.-NAB U Thant says space e fort gives 'correct vision' of w I 11-Cl-<)1 UNITED NATIONS, September 9-Tbe Apollo-15 utrailatlta who got the best look man has yet had or ttie moon also got the best look man can have of the earth, according to U:N Secretary-General U Thant-a view of it 'as an indivisible entity, without b()undaries and without frontiers." T hat is what U Thant termed the U Thant said that, too, was symbolic, "symbolic importance" of the moon "of the identity of interests, -of pur· mission when the three Am rican pose and of ideas" that have led men voyagen;-Davld Scott, James lrwin to explore the universe. and AlfredWorden-visited UN Head ApollO-IS Commander Scott, who quartet's on August 24- to report on presented the replica, said the purpose their trip. of the memorial was "to recognize "You saw our planet earth as an those who went before us and who indivisible entity," the Secretary contributed so much" in the conquest General said, "without boundaries, of space. "Many, many persons in this without frontiers, without any indica world have Contributed to the efforts tion whatsoever which part is rich, of the space programme," he noted. which part i poor, . which part is " Some men have contributed more black, which white, which yellow. than others, some have contributed "This is the correct vision of this their lives." small planet. .. you have got the correct During their brief visit, the astro· perspective of th1s little globe. You nauts received the fi'rst UN Peace have led the way.'' Medals, new medals designed to He told the three US explorers that honour those who have made out'stand their presence at the United Nations ing contributions to the world com· was especially ~portant to all who munity. In awarding them, Secretary are striving to achieve the goals of the General U Thant said the whole UnitedNations-"to achieve harmony, achievement of Apollo-IS could be to achieve synthesi • and the realiza summed up in one word, " peace." tion that this little planet is indivisible US Representative George Bush, 1 on the basis of color and creed!' who accompanied the astronauts, said · Accepting a replica of the plaque their presence at the United NatiOns the Apollo-15 astronauts placed on was further indic~tion of the interna the moon in honour of all the US tional nature of space exploration; and a~trona.uts and Soviet cosmonauts who the international approach the United have died in the quest of space States takes in it.-USIS Page 1--Newark, N.J. THE STAR-LEDGER, Wednesday, September 15, 1971 \fo.t "' Thant sees split nations ' • Thant sees rl)" 1 \ ' .' • '_I 1n UN ... after he s gone split nations il,; By TED 1\1011 L•:LLO vocal he has ever made 0n in a field of otherwise me " ' Star-Ledger UN Bureau the subject. It seemed to dis diocre hopefuls. joining UN UNITED NATIONS - Sec pell all reasonable doubt that The secretary g e n e r a l ,, retarv General U Thant yes Tlwnt would not bow out when spoke at what he said would 11 his current five-year term ex probably be his last pr~~s (Continued from Page One) terdn:v predicted that both •' halves of divided Germany, pires at midnight on Dec . 31. conference "In my present representative to the Paris. Vietnam and Korea would be He said he was confident capacity" unless he decides peace talks, provides "per admitted to the United Na his successor would be that one is required after the haps the hest opportunity so tions membership next year selected later this month General Assembly ends in far for breaking the dead but added that he won't be when the foreign ministers mid-December. lock" over a settlement in· in office to sec it happen. of many UN member states Th~111t made these other Southeast Asia. poin Is, most of them varia "I 11 ill nol go beyond my will gather here for the 26th tions of past statements: • Soviet Jews who want present term 1as secretary General Assembly session, which opens Sept. 21. But to emigrate from the Soviet. general) even lor a limited • The p r o s p e c t s are Union "should be permitted, period under any cir asked who his successor "Much brighter" that Pc to leave" but equally, Pale!1~ . cumstances." Thant said in might be, Thant replied : ing will be seated in the UN tinian refugees who want tQ slamming the door on specu· " Your guess is as good this year. return to their homes in wha't I:.~tiun that he could be in as mine." • The seven - point Viet is now Israel should be a l ~ · duced to accept a compro Actually, the current favor lowed to do so. '' mise partial term. nam peJce proposal by i\1 rs. ite is Finnish Ambassador Nguyen Thi Binh, Vietcong His press conference state !\lax Jakobson, considered to • A primary requirement ment was the most unequi- be the only quality candidate (!'lease turn to Page 27~ for reactivating the morl~ bund Mideast peace mission of UN conciliator Gunnar Jar~ ring is "a more favorabl~ · response" by Israel to Jar ~ ring's request for a troop withdrawal commitment. · I • Because of mounting. Indo-Pakistani tensions, the East Pakistan civil war cone· tinues to be a threat to • world peace. Thant based his predication about the divided countries on the expected seating of mainland China this year. He pointed out that he has long advocated "Universality" of membership. Once China is seated, he suggested, the next agenda item would be mem~ ' bership for East and West· Germany, North and South , Vietnam and North and South Korea. "I think all will be admit~ • ted to the United Nations r .'. .. the end of 1972," he pre dicted. "The trend is .. urt;. · mistakable." · · .·' ~ .... p I lTPIIOilTI UIIATIO. NEVI • UIC: f Alii CO COPr YAUIHAN I ETARY TAl POliTI N ILY TIIIPOIAIY TIO N .., YIIYA Ill OlD CED PT PJ • I . IT I IAL , r •uiLDI. . ------~--.;;....,._~- YP I , NY 3 T I 10 2 0 Qla Z J:TATP I ITE U DEVPIO IDJ:NTIAL lifCI !AIM I FIOM NAIA IMIAN Y U I HAVE PIE'A A T F REPLY l OM SE ~N TO OV-...~• • WHICK I V ULD IE WI TH AU T ECU:TA T AND IXS SI CU:TA IY • y v Ali ... P2/52/JO • --- ~ -- ,..SPE IALIZU A M I BY UNlTI OMI A y T A p I 0 IT IS IIGIETTED THAT J: l NO ,, . VMATI Ml II UNIP T lEAl • UCTI C MM PI I , A PIO ,, . 50 PDCJ:NT OJ CO T OJ TIUCTI C 0 I , AS PI-"'--- PARA ECCEN A D UN P A INI TIAT C ULD OJ - COU SI PUI UE liTH C:I P VDNI COUNCIL PIOPOS'AL TO MMON ,,PI EM. IS THAT • IU K .PlOP AL Y NOT E IECEIVIJl J'AVOUIAILY. PAIA UNATION CAN OJ'F D A LOAN OJ' '0 CIHt OJ CO T 1 BUILDI J' OM IT IS IISTOOD HOVEVI ACC TA ILI T ;OVII ,, . T • PTA u:. 'POA I CIICUMITA CE E E LI S THAT IT BETT T I NT 1M IOLUTION roa tHE 1 - TI NT UNDP N OTHEl TO • Pl/20 • AC:iiE U 0 MUTUA LLY ACCI.PT LE ADA EM 0 I TI or C PID11111 I JUI Dl CU IONS liTH no:: CiOVDNM _ OF ... INDIA . UN C ~ C1l C2 22 7 ' 0 0 + ,Jl CO IDE %Y l'-\ I P NIVD,ELHI I ' V I tl 11• LJ'J' -4 - c:z OIK• ''' c N IIUIA . THA y UR· I I IIAT I TrUL DiS I ILl THI D PAIA I APH or PI REPLY IT CONTAl • IT CO UlJ) V IIIULT I AMI " T P AlLY JIUI AC C 0 ATIONI JlO I ID AJ.IO JLBT liVED flaM JAI.PAL PY YOUI WLID • • "NI N1YO FDIUdY F I LY tJ OF TV TYTI I C 1 1 . . . IIIAJ'T A 1'Y 0 J' I UAIY or UPI.Y PEJIIRIP l A TE J 'IVENTY TWO D DtJD I 1 V IC Dl T I IIPI.AT T J FD P U MA1TD WITH 1M LY A I I I ' Y U '13 IE MODUIID AS J LLOVS AAA DELETE TH I I Tl UDI • Pl/41 • I ETVEIII 10 AP114 1 OOYE I ...-....-S AIY CO ULTATI • • I I + rjcc 1967 IA 0 s:m:~ m~ o OF MA m Cm:'tiCS'l'MICl , OIV cc: - - 9 1117 1 ar • • ••••• cc: Permanent N[ ssion of Ca ada to the United Nations The Secretary-Generalv' Plasa Mr. Narasimhan Mr. Rolz-Bennett 17 Miss Henderson Mr. Frisen ~.r. Menon f.f..r. Mathsson Mr. Symonds u t 1. In J'aa11&!7 1968, d11rin« a ndt to rlera, tiM Illdlan Ml.niater ot Health aDd Faail7 Planning, Mr. s. C aH , augeat.ecl tba.t a 1JJd. ted Xations Teaa be aen.t to IDdia to eftl te the current t 17 pl.amdq JrO aDd to uke rec~atl.ona as appropriate. lA a letter t 8 h 1968 add.rea te the office of the Resident BepreMnt.atift ot the Ulli.ted tiona Dewlo t Progr i:a lew Dlllht.. , tile t ot Illdla 'ftbm.tted a t oNal re at tor a ·manon toðer lid. th auageatecl teru ot rete ee. Arter c.tlacuaaion at Unit.ecl lations a.ad ten, it vaa 812&&88'ted that t.M text of theM teras of reference be alichtl7 re'ri. a eel in order to enave coatiaui t7 lid. th the rk ot a prniou United latioDa f81d.l7 plarud.q ld.aaioa to India (1965), aDd to ennre ooulateao7 w1. th the t1}Mla of requir...-ata fer teehDiaal ad"fiM on national fa.ll7 planniDg progr •• wbie h c be rendared within the Ullitecl l at:l.ona BJ'Bt.e.. 2. P!irpo : 1M 'l'ea' • principal task will be to ll&ke an nal. t.i or the I an t l7 pl8111l1Dg prop- e ld.t.hln the context of the Fourth Fi-n-Year Plaa &Dd nbeequent PlaJU, vitb. a 'dew to ullin& rec~datiena, aa de.-4 appropriate, for tt. iapNnaent ot the t 17 pl. II& prop-.-. lfl)re tloall7, tba Teaa aholll.d: (a) e aa nal tl.on, in rtiation to eatablia natiODal obj atina, or the oraBDizatio:a or tbe fai17 pl. D& progr._a being iapl ted at tbe CeD.tre, State ud local l.eftla b7 publie and "tOl t&r7 iea, &Dei or tba reao aea aftilable for tbe PN ; (b) nl.uate the progress ude to rcla aohie'rlng t progr.-, ginng due attention to t he etteoti •• or the ftl"!oua components or t• naticmal faail7 plaruzlng proar , 8lld regional ditterenDea ia pert oe and t r eauea; theae rect differences should also be ed w1. th respect to c:ti.tferenoea in other denlopaaatal tields; (c) ixamne social and a io-pa hologio factors in relation to tbeir iaplicat.iona for tt. fail7 plamdq prop-a-.e, i.Dcl aotintiona 8.lld. e~m1 cat.io reprding the deair bilit7 bill t7 ot the -u-t l 7 nora; (d) Iaent1.f7 special probl s being en tAred 1 illpl. tt t progre 1 , such as probl•• related to adld.lliatratiOD, etatn.nc, tra:iniq, tilt.&l'loe•, eq1d.~eat aDd nppli a, :aot.i tl , tecbrd.c eo-oper tien 1d. th international and )B'i .ate agenGiee, etc. ; (e) St tlw t7JMI• of reMareh, intoraation and data n and aan Deeeaaa17 re datioaa tor iapro ta in t ae areas in general and, in particular, tor a conti m 1 e t.ion. ot the taail7 plamiDC procr at n.riou lewle. -2- .3. Tiaiy aDd. clurat.toa: The work ot the Te• shoald bepn in October 1968 (or, alternat1ft17, JU11Al7 1969) ud haft a durat.i ot 12 we ; t.bi.a incl ea brletl 7 tM ted atiODe, and the Go JWMDt ot I a, tiel T.l.m ta aad t preparat.1011. ot the Teaa'• report. The tentatiw tiM eo 111• itinera!'7 are aa toll : (a) rietinc: let wet : 'f!oaft.l and 2 briefing •• iona, u.ited atione, llew York •d Wll>, en 2nd wet: l-da7 b:riet1ng aeamene, en t R reaea t1 w, lew Dtitrl. ad regi ottt.oe, Deltrl.; .3-da7 briefing '117 Gow:raaent ot I lldia. (b) Field !1111 te: .3rd week: lev Dalld. , 'rlm te to Cctr ob" tien ot t 17 pl•nni 4t wet: h1l tea dill ta to Sta • ot Pullj 8lld haraahtra. Stll wek: Fall te• Yi ld. t to State of re; .3 dqa tor teaa c ultati • 6th WMk: n rat allb-teaa 'rial t.e to State• of bral.a Orian; aecoad aub-te.. 'rlaita to ta IS ot aa aad Bihar. 1th weJu Full \eaa dlli t te State ot at Jenpl; Yiait to ettiee of C , k , tor diacuaaiou. 8th week: FiDal eaoallltaUone; final 'Wiaita in New Dal.ld.; tra~. (c) Jleptrt p!'!J?!.ration: 9th throqll lab. .• Ra])porteur and tea r8 ( excl. OeMYa to prepare dratt report; iD lOth aild 12th Jte ot 111. th c_...._ ..... __..... d.ratt tor aubm.alli to Go t ot Iad.ia. JH/PSM/aj ••••• cc r The Secretaey-General Mr. Narasimhan r. Rolz-Bennet.t Mise Her¥1erson · r. FrisCn r. Menon r. Mathaaon r . Symooos • ••••• cc ~ The Secretary-General • N raaimhan r. Rolz-Bennett Mills Hender.on • Friam Mr. Symonda • thaaon • Menon -2- 1. 2. (a ) 1.. , (b (c ) ( ) (e) ). I (a ) f l •t • I u ..... J ( ) I 3 I 4 J I 6\ • J lhiJ ( ) r u) December 11, 1969 Excellency: The Permanent Representatives of India and the United States present th~fr compliments to the Secretary General and have the honor to state that on 18 September 1,99_9~ .-the Depa.rtment_.of- ~tG>mic Energy of tfie ~GOverrunent of India and the Nationar~e~onauti~s and Space Adminis ·tration or- tfie Uhited -states jo:lntly signed -a Memorandum ~~~derstand1ng f9~ _an _Ind1a-United States experimental .satellite proJect, whicH iS attached as an annex to this 1etter. Under this·project, I~dia anq the Unit~d St~tes, will cooperate in using an advanced experimental geo statloriary satellite to bring instructional te!e"vlsion ~rams -~s-oD1e fi:ve--·thousand -rnaian villages·. · 'lhe general objectives of the experiment will be to: - Gain experience in the development, testing and management of a satellite-based instructional television system particularly in rural areas and to deter.mine optimal system parameters. - Demonstrate the potential value of satellite technology in the rapid development of effective mass communications in developing countries. - Demonstrate the potential value qf satellite broadcast TV in the practical instruction o£ village inhabitants. - Stimulate national development in India, with important managerial, economic, technological and social Lmplications •. The experiment will be the first to provide direct broadcasting of television programs from a satellite into village receivers without the need for relay s~tions oo ·. the ground. t • - 2 - Increased on-board power in the satellite and the innovation of a deployable satellite antenna with high pointing accuracy make it possible to reduce costs at the receiver end and thus to deploy at a reasonable cost a wide net work or TV receivers for dissemination or information about improvement or agricultural practices, population control and for· education of isolated communities. . The projected experiment has been widely discussed in international forums including the United Nations and is regarded as an importantI ·, , j pilotJ test of procedures and pro- grams which could vastly accelerate the advent of nation wide communication ,systems in the developing world. It is an ·important expression or United States policy to make the benefits of its space technology directly available to other peoples. It would be India's endeavour to conduct this EXperiment so that it would have special rel~vance to developing nations which have still not acquired an extensive infra-structure of telecommunications with convention technologies. The success of the Experiment, it is believed, would promote the development ot a national communications system. The satellite to be used for the joint experiment will be the Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-F}, the sixth in NASA 1 s applications technology series. It is currently scheduled for launch about the middle of 1972. It will be positioned in synchronous orbit over the Equator and will be available to India, for a period ot approximately one year while additional experiments are conducted by the United States and other experimenters. India will utilize the existing experimental ground station at Ahmedabad in the State of Gujarat, as well as others at different locations, to transmit TV programs to the satellite which will then relay them directly to village receivers, as well as larger distribution stations. India will provide and maintain the village receivers. India will be solely responsible for the television programming, which will be primarily directed to contribute to family planning, improve agricultural practices and contribute to national integration • . - 3 ~ The new agreement rollows several years of careful preparation, including an experiment conducted by India in the vicinity or New Delhi, India, in conventional broadcasting to village receivers of television programs on agricultural techniques. Experience in the villages receiving the TV programs was compared with experience in vil~ages not· receiving these programs. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of television instruction of a concrete character and encouraged India to proceed further with this space project. \ ', i. ' Permanent' Representative of India of the CS/WG vbich the aonr. 0 29 cttorta i thia rea:.\\ u t cc. Mlr. Narasimhan Jllar-•ntaq.,...m;a lmited ' Kut 6lt. y. ' B. Y. l.OC2l PERSONAL- PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF INOlA TO THE UNITEO NATIONS 3 EAST 64TH STREET NEW YORK, N.Y. 10021 July 18, 197 0 I meant to tell you earlier that Dr Telo de Mascarenhas, a Goa freedom fighter, was eventually released from the Portuguese prison on the 29th of May. He is now staying with a relation in Lisbon and is reported to be in fair health. I thought you would like to have this information, considering the help which you gave us for Mascarenhas's release. I should like to thank you once again for your efforts. (S. Sen) U Thant, Secretary- General, United Nations, NEW YORK. To: Mr. L.P. Genrlron Director '6 mtcl Mr. A.A. '14aid .Meietu.1 Seer tar,'-Gtnaeral Offi ce o: Publ c lnfo~ti Mr. I t T. :Kittani Deputy to the Aeaietant See 1:s.i7 ra.1 Offict for Inter-Agency Affair • ~- . Ziehl ;.7 Controller • DB Vaughan u rietant Sec ta.ey e Of.ic of General Services • o 01 r l'>irector iun:ial t an4 A strat v Poliq Dirieion tc:d ticma I' ' \ etr:f of Bxtemal Affair , • c. c. 2tae creta:q-o nerill / • Paul G. Hot • Henry B. boui GOI agreeable to construc t a to hOU8e e UN office in lfe Delhi and abar a MD. of • 10.25 la per for i t iDat d of Be. 1.5 a o~ pro~ • 2. · GOI is vi]Hng to Vai the crounct -·-. ~ted t • • 75 ...... to.~Uf iD CODid.deration of fact riii& a'berO t Ri. 4 .~.e.lA:'"' ,_ lit 1 t a iD Delhi em sarur Pat.l 4 . GO V111 pair of 6. of r t ...... s .c...-. !he propoaal ot tbe QovenuD~~nt of ID41a Oil tbe INbJect ot Vaited Bations COJriDIOil I'Nmleu in Bev Delhi vu d18CNI&ed at a meetlag 011 Vei!Dt aday .3 Jlebruar;y 1971 at 11.30 em 1D the 8ecretar,y-General• s Coatereace Room. !l'he tollov1as attended: Mr. L. P. CleDI!ron Mr •. I. 11ttaDl ... Geotfrfty Jlollet Mr·• .Johll Olftl" Mr. V. Pavl1CUDko Mr. David Yaupan Mr. w. Ziehl WhS.le tbere lo"'U COMider&ble 1Dtereat ill the Qovwmaent ot IDdta•• ~al, tile repreeeDtat1ft ot UU:Cir, Mr. CJe!Miroo, JIBA one main obJeetionJ uacler this proposal, tile Clc:mmlmellt Gf IDd1a voula Dot appareatly make u,y coatr11Nt1oa tovard• a4m1D1strat1ve costa aa tbe)r are !MkSng a.cnr. le tbousht tbat tbe &pDc1ea wbtcb had agroeemeta with IDdta 1a l'8p1'd to tbe provision ot reDt-fne accOIDIIIOdatioD should ave the opportuDS.t;y to punue tide quatlOD f'\u:tber on an 1Di11'ri.dual basts vttb tlut ~pecttve departments ot tiMt Go"V8l"DDIIeDt ot IDdta. llr. Vaustum 81111 Mr. Ziehl alao t.Zaousbt that tbe poas1b111 ty ot a leaae purcbaae agreement v1 til tile CloverDmao.t ot Ia\la aculd also be pU"Sued. Mr. Baraatdaall agreed to put forward tbae vteva to tbe Bepreaentative of tile QoV81'DJIIellt ot I'Ddta, Mr. 1lareudra Siagb. r:ft.. c. V. Baruimban /21} Cb.ef ae Cab1Det cc - all cOilCeraecl 1 R0UTING SLIP ~- FICHE DE TRANSMISSION TO a • ~ e Secretary- ~ General As FOR ACTION llt.POUR SUITE A DONNER FOR APPROVAL 1 POUR APPROBATION FOR SIGNATURE I POUR SIGNATURE PREP ARE DRAFT PROJET A REDIGER FOR COMMENTS I POUR OBSERVATIONS I MAY WE CONFER? I POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER? YOUR ATTENTION VOTRE ATTENTION - AS DISCUSSED COMME CONVENU AS REQUEST ED I SUITE A VOTRE D EMANDE NOTE AND FILE I NOTER ET CLASSER NOTE AND RETURN NOTER ET RETOURNER FOR INFORMATION POUR INFORMATION Attached is an amended Minute of our last meeting on this subject. ' ~\.0\. Date: 17 Feb FROM: C.V.Narasimhan IDE: CR.l3 (lL-64) - t •. 17 l'ebruaey 1971 JUBC88 !IWI'ED .. ,._ !be proposal of the Goftl"Dmftt. at Iadta oa tlut .ula.1eft at Uld.ta'J ..tlaaa Cc.mao PredMa lll Rev Delb1 waa 41iae•MC1 at a -u.lll: oa Vell~JMC!ay 3 ~ l'liU7 1971 at u."' aa ta tbe Secretoq-Ciaera1'• Coafer8DM Room. the follovt81 at~ 1 Mre L. P. Geadl"OD ltr. I. Uttui lfr·. Cleoftre7 lloUet llr• Joba Olvw Jlr·. Y. PavUcheako Mr. Band 'faupu Mr. v. Z181 WJd.le tbere waa coutdenble tateNet. la * lo••ra 11'& ot lalla '• pl'Op08a1, t.be 1"'8P1'"MMtat1ve of •1CIP, Jilt. ca.adn. bad caa Mia. ob.jectloa: UDder tlda propoaal., t1aa ~t of llldla VOU:W aot apparatly mau 8IQ' coavtbutloa tovaraa rental coata as t!le;y" 81"8 ak1Jt8 aov. Be tbou&bt tllat tile apDC1M vbicb bad acx....ata Vitb Iadla la. resut to-- pl'OVie10A ot NGt- aoc011111104at1on aboul4 baft tbe opportua.lty to punue tbla qllltatlon turt11er on &D :I.Ddiv14ual baala· vStla tbl reapectlve c1~te ot tbe loverDIIIellt al lallla. llr. 'fauatau aDd llr. ztelll alao tboulbt tbat tile poaa1b1Uty ot a *-· puralaaM aaree.nt. v1tb t1ae ~at ot ID11ta lllaoul4 a1ao be ~. Mr. Barulmban ape~Cl to put torval'4 tlae8e vs... to tile Bepreaeatatlft ot the ~t at 111111a, llr. 8analft ...... cc - "- Secnrtary-CieDeral Mr. JlottD&a. llr. Iebouiaae llr. llaad.d ~~r. a ttaai Mr. Yaugb&D Mr. Geadroo ... Mollet Jb:t. lluller Jlr·. Olver llr. PavU.cbeDko Mr. Va1c178Datban Mr. Ziehl (g~ l'f71 INDIAN CABINET v Old portfolios J, ~'4. 1. Smti Indira Gandhi Prime Minister, Atomic Energy Prime Minister, Atomic Energ: Home Affairs, Planning and Home Affairs & Planning. Minister of Inf. & Broadcasting 2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Food & Agriculture Food & Agriculture 3. Y. B. Chavan Finance Finance 4. Jagjivan Ram Defence Defence 5. Sardar Swaran Singh External Affairs External Affairs 6. K. Hanumanthaiya Railways Law & Social Welfare 7. Karan Singh Tourism & Civil Aviation Tourism & Civil Aviation 8. Raj Bahadur Parly. Affairs, Shipping & Transport (K. Raghuramaiah - not in present Cabinet~ ~ J• 9. Moinul Huq Choudhury Industrial Development (Dinesh Singh- now dropped) 10. Siddartha Shankar Ray Education & Social Welfare (V. K. R. V. Rao -Edn & Youth (Also temporarily in charge Services - now dropped) of Ministry of Culture) 11. H. R. Gokhale Law & Justice 12. s. Mohan Kumaramangalam Steel & Heavy Engineering (B. R. Bhagat- now dropped) 13. K. K. Shah Health & Family Planning Health & Family Planning, Works, Housing & Urban Dev. G. L. Nanda - Railways D. Sanjivaya - Labour & Rehab. Triguna Sen - Petroleum, Chern. lSatya Narayan Sinha - lnf & B/C MINISTERS OF STATE 1. K. L. Rao Irrigation & Power Irrigation & Power 2. L. N. Mishra Foreign Trade Foreign Trade 3. R. K. Khadilkar Labour, Employment & Rehab. Ministry of Supply 4. I. K. Gujral Works, Housing & Urban Development Inf & Broadcasting & Communi cations. 5. Sher Singh Communications Inf & B/C and Communications 6. K. V. Raghunatha Reddy Company Affairs Company Affairs (~J 7. D. R. Chavan Petroleum, Chemicals & Non Petroleum, Chemicals, Mines Ferrous Metals. and Metal£¥ - 2 - 8. ;Niti Raj Singh Chowdhary Chemicals & Non-Ferrous Metals Petroleum, Chemicals, Mines and Metals. 9. Om Mehta Parliamentary Mfairs ~arliamentary Mfairs 10. Ram Niwas Mirdha Home & Dept of Personnel Parliamentary Affairs 11. K. C. Pant Home Mfairs, Atomic Energy, Home Affairs Electronics, Science & Technology. 12. Smti Nandini Satpathy Information & Broadcasting Minister of state 13. P.C. Sethi Defence Production Defence Production 14. Anna Saheb P. Shinde Food & Agriculture Food, Agriculture, Community Development & Cooperation 15. V. C. Shukla Finance Finance 16. Dept of Supply (temporarily in charge of Moinul Huq Choudhury) (!}Dro,P..Ped:- Bhagwat Jha Azad - Labour & Employ mel Bhkt Darshan -Edn & YouthSer Parimal Ghosh-Health & FP J agannathRao - Law & Social B.S. Murthy- Health & F. P. N. s. Mahida-Defence DEPUTY MINISTERS 1. K. R. Ganesh Finance Finance 2. A. K. Kishu Health & Family Planning Edn & Youth Services 3. Sarojini Mahishi Tourism & Civil Aviation Tourism & Civil Aviation 4. Jagannath Pahadia Dept of Supply Food, Agriculture, Community Development & Cooperation 5. Mohammed Shafi Quereshi Steel & Heavy Engineering steel & Heavy Engineering 6. K. S. G. Ramaswamy Home Home Mfairs 7. Siddheshwar Prasad Irrigation & Power Irrigation & Power 8. Surendra Pal Singh External Affairs External Mfairs Dropped: (!} Rohanlal Chaturvedi, -Railways S.c. Jamir - Food, Agr Community Dev & Coop. M. R. Krishna - Industrial Dev & Internal Trade Chowdhary Ram Sewak, Foreign Trade Mond Yunus Salee m - Railways Bhanu Prakash Singh - Pet & Chemicals, Mines & Met , - 3 (~Dropped (Continued) Iqbal Singh -- Shig;iing & Transport Bishwanath Roy - Labour Employment '& Rehabilit. P. Parthasarathy - , Parliamentary Affairs Panjhazari- Parliamentary Affairs. CVN/je cc : Mr. C. Timbrell Mr o Lemieux v- Registry 1n dit!' ot CO\U1triH f t. • " I haft nf•r~~ :thl• YiU 17 :t u. c re ., c.v. CM:t Near Tulsiwadi GRAMS: "SCULPTURE'' Office Phone: 37 8 March I97:t. The Secretary General, United Nations, Mev York. (U.S.A.) sub:-Request for the construction of artistic aemortals expressing the objectives of United Nations. Beautification by way of statues in gardena, Duildinga and offices in differant countttes of U.N. Respected Sir, Under your able guidance the United Nations ie - sponsoring various cultural programmes and other activities in m&Jy countries of the world. It may be possible to depict the ideals and objectives of the U.N. through sculptures and auitable paintings. It may be therefore necessary to creat new art atatues and creative paintings to propogate the ideals of United Natione. As a creative sculptor having worked for 40 ;years in our country and abroad the undersigned look forward for the guidance and help from you. Tour able efforts for developing the effective methods of putting new creative ideas have enabled the common man to know the U.N. The creative abllity of the sculptor is more effective and it will ably express through sculptures and paintings the ideals of the United Nations. I therefore bring to ·· your kind notice that in search' of art and new creations I have developed a cultural centre in the beautiful location surrounded at suvasra in M.P. and there I have created statues 40ft. in hei~ I therefore request you to depute any one of your officers to - visit my art centre at suvasra. I am leaving India to participate in the Trade - Exhibitions wherein I am exhibiting my creative statues and there - fore I will be staying in Budapest, Gothenburg, Vancouver and - Toronto. I will be in Canada in June and August '7I and therefore I appeal to you* and request you to kindly do me the favour of a personal interview in New York on any suitable date during tha\ - per•od. I am enclosing my papers for your perusal. I look forward to meeting you personally when·I shaD be able to show you my photographs and sketches of my creationa. · I shall be greatly obliged to you if you do ae the favour of a - . personal interview in New York. I hope that my long seryicea to ar.1 will.creat new designs of sculptural statues and symbols in all t~.~ buildings of the United Nations all over tbe world. Awaiting the favour of your replJ. Thanking you. Yours Faithfully, Enol. For Yavalkar Ar\ Studio, , rochure & Literature, ./'1 ~ "'""'- '/f-~... .:U;t.( ~~ . Photoarapha. (Mage~ Yavalkar) Soulpjor A Proprietor Y awalkar Art Studio SCULPTURE & PAINTING Near Tulsiwadi Post Office, Tardeo, Bombay-34 \VB. 0 ffi c e P h o n e : 3 7 8 3 s 1 • R e s ide n c e P h on e : - ~ 9 S ~ 7 ~ 5th March I97I. Mr. C~Y. Jaraaiahan, CHEl De Cabinet, United Jationa, Jew York. (u.s.A.) Sub:-Request for construction of artistic memorial• expreasing the objectives of United lations. Beautification by vay of atatues in gardens, buildio -jSa offices in differant countriea of United lationa Respected Sir, Under your able guidance the United lations is sponsoring various cultural prograamea and other activities in many countries of the world. It may be possible to depict the ideals and objectives of the U.N. through sculptures and suitable paintings. It may be therefore necessary to creat nev art atatuea and creative paintings to propogate the ideals Gf U.l. , . Aa a creative sculptor having worked for 40 yeara in our countr7 and abroad the undersigned look forward for the . guidance and help from you. Your able efforts for deTeloping the effective methods of putting nev 'creative ideas have. enabled the couon 11an to know the U.!l. The creative ability of the aculptor is more effective and it will ably express through aoulpturee and paintings the ideals of the U.N. I therefore bring to your kind notice that in search of art and new creations I have developed a cultural centre in the beautiful location surrounded at suvasra ' in M.P. and there I have created statues 40ft. in height. I there- , •fore request you to depute ~Y one of your officers to visit ay art centre at suvaara. I a11 leaving India to participate in the Trade 1 Exhibitions wherein I aa exhibiting my creative statues and there- 1 -fore I will be staying in Budapest, Gothenbur~, Vancouver and Toronto. I will be in Canada in June and August and therefore I appeal to you and request you to kindly do ae the favour of a personal interview in,New York on any suitable date to yo¥ durinc that period • . I look forward to meeting you personally when I - .. shall be able to show you my photographs and sketches of •1 ore~ -tiona and I shall be greatly obliged to you if you do 11e the favour of a personal interview in New York. I hope that ay loag •ervicea to art will creat new designs of sculptural statues and aysbola in all the buildings of U.N. all over the ~orld. Awaitin~ the favour of yoar reply. Thanking you. Yours faithfully, . lor favalkar Art Stuclio, . N ~ \.~ ' CVN/Je cc: Mr. Lemieux / 1 April 1971 CODftdential Dear ' The Secretary-General hu a en your letter of 16 March nt1 ~ on the recent electioca in IDdia. Both he I han taken note ot ita contenta. Wi ttl kiDde at reprda, Your• lincerely, C. V. arui.lllb&n Chef Cabinet Mr . R. Sta.1duh&r ~tor UD1 ted tiODa I ntorma.Uon Centre ., lh1 IDdia I..' • -;: -- UNITED NATIONS .1 INFORMATION CENTRE BARAKHAMBA ROAD, NEW DELHI TELEPHONE : 40 679 CAB~E ADDRESS : OMNIPRESS 43732 44863 16 •hrcl! 1971 The e l ectio ns f or Indian l'urli · r,1ent has shown tilctt l:.hc Indi an electorate is poliLica.lly mature and capabl-= of taking decisions a ffecting t he destiny of a great nation. Intiian people huve chose n t he path of radical social and e conomi c change a n o_ hdVC e ntr usted i'u·s . Gandhi and t he Co np.ress Par ty with the respor1sibili ty of leadership i n this g r eat adventure of progr ess. 1 he election resul ts are a personal triumph for Frime Hini ste r Gandhi and may also mark t he beginning o f the revitali zation of the Congress 1--'a rty . Prime itinist er Gapdh i has retrieved for the Congress the position it enjoy ed when Jawa harl al Ne hru led the Party t o smashing victor i es i n e arl i er electioEs . For i nstar,ce, i n 1962 the Congress had won 361 seats . The position of Parties for Lok Sabha on lo !"larch is as fo llows : Total seats 5l t5 itesults declar ed 515 Co ngr ess (i-l) 350 Ch'l 2) !JI'ff( 23 Cl) I 23 Jan ~i an r, h 22 Confress (0) 16 Te lenga r~ a Pra.ja Sarnit.i 10 5watantra 8 Hu s l i rn Leae:ue ~ :.JbP 3 H.SP 3 P~3 P :.? Uther part ies J.nrl inde pendents 26 H . E. U Thant Secretary-General Un ite d .Nations .... I . New York UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR INDIA 2 (The three cons tituencies in 'Uharashtr a , Himachal Prades h and Kashmir will go t o the polls lat t-~ r ) . i1 t wo- thi rds majorit y i s not an a ccid e ntal landsli de victor y in favour of 1 1lr~> . Gandl:1i or he r ]'arty or a nmaway victory prod uced hy unexpect ed cir cumstar;ces . i·1rs . Gandhi and her ne'rr Government vri ll be no more dependent on other par t.-L cs and therefore slv-; wi ll noL be exposed to t he presfm r e eit he r with :in or outside of her· arty. 'i'her e rore she can be modera t e i.n promises a nd uemonstraLe her commitment to genuine radicalism b~r effective i mplerm~ ntat i .o n . ivrr·s . Gandhi has obt.a ine d two-thirds rnaJ o rit;.r which i s needed for making any constit ul~ i o n al changes. In he r election campaicn she said that s ome; provisions oi' the Consti tut ion could be changed i.i' it woul u be in the i nterests ol' t he people a nd uuilding up of socialism in U w country. The new l1ldnd ~1.L e given to Hrs . Gandhi means carr y i ng of t he social proces s to the elimax of socia l r evol ut ion with " i gour a nd with speed . It is a mandat e L'or enforcing the peopl e 1 s will J'or democr a t ic, social, legL>lative and legal processes. hrs . Candlti 1 c> success i s a victory ·for w:nt sh~ rn:_; s tood , f or Lhe revolutionary processes to vJh i ch s h e has t.;iven e l oquent arLicul0.tion . lt is a str ong wind o f chanf;e il1a t h .:L ~o sw_1 t l. nd i a . ·:·!i<· p~ople arc a live t o the i s~; u e s , t he process o f polit i cal pol:1.riz at j on wll i ch "'-'l.'.l. S taking place after f~8llcu 1 s death and particular l y aft ~ r · t he ~;p l:i . L. _i_n the Congress Party i n l ';lt,') h,1s lr ~ d to a broader com:r:i trnent t o social Lra nsformalion . As one corrune nt.CJ.tor l1:::1.s sai d , t h "'' meani.nv v f t. h'~ r:1a s ~-:: i ve vote '-"lhich the Co ng r e :i:·, haf; securHd i O> t hal.. lr ~<~~'l ' s f'uLur u i:·; :- 1'.'P. , UaL national unity, nation:1J. int~·rrity and national sncurj_t..·.- hava b ee saved . This was 'tJ"ha l:. tLc; sL.i. LLr.: go vernmr~ n t wh i ch lnciir:t C:a nd hj v.:a. t •.: d at Lh e Centre . A s table anc) stron;: go vernrn · ~n t at the Cc:;1tre as::; ur ;~ :; national securi ty . A staule aJl<..i stronr, rove rnrn•m t will .-].] :>o wi n Uw r cs t-~ect o C the world, as it a lready hCJ. :; , a nd will }v : ln r <~ latinn s ~\!J' ticul .: t rly with China and 1-a ki.s tn.n . S:,:J 1lUit;.r Ect the Cr.~ n trrc :r1 e.:m ~: ih tt .tnrii a v1jll be in ~ t po s ition to rlay pvr,r; lJif('.;:· rol ~;; i n :.i..nt 2rtation:tl a[fairs and Covernm<:mt will be particular ly more fre0 i n dealing w:i.. Lh Pakist o..n ar•d China. . .. I . • .. UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR INDIA J ln her election campaign nrs . Canclhi str c:J~>ec.i th8 foundations of.' indian secul arism, ci~~;nocr<:tcy ami ;ueialisrn and non- aligned f oreign policy as laid down by (;pposiLj_on parties, parti.cularJ.y the G: rund alliance (Co;Jg r ess (0) , Jan ~;antt,h , :..iw:...tantra and ::.; ;P) were badly routed. The Grand a lliance H.:J.0 r u:.iuc c C. to a t o1,al str•; n.' Lh of lC per cent if all par t:Le s •t~ould come LogeLhcr in the new FCJ.rl i. amc nt . ,-~ mo ng t J,e lo<>er ~> a1·e : :~ . K . J>_,_tj_l , .\.~d,o k 1-ichta, 1\tulya Ghosh, ILL j ;J. L!.ni:;app::t and hinoo Hasani. lt i s .int ,~rc ~' Li ng Lo no1."J: U · at almo:Jt all busi nessmen including 1'.~·. i;aval TaLa and ;rr· . h: . K • ..i i rl:t, who were n m r. ing against l1,rs . Gandhi ' s carH.iiciJ.t• ~ ~; were defeate d . • To unc.len;tand the r e~;ent mo od , it vw uld bt:. useful t o q uote :oo me thirw from Prime l'.inistec Car.c h i ' '' j'irst spe8ches and stateme nts . i\ L her fi:cst press conference a fter t h e: election;; , l1·lr s . (;a._r c hi. 1 1 stressed that the country [> verdict vras fo r U l ·~ ConF,ress h1rty s socio economi c prograrmnc, wh icll could be speeded up by the involv8mPnt of tlw peopl e . It wacs also a verdict against tactics in wh i ch sortY~ o ' Uw opposition p.:1rties had indulged. :.Jhc hoped th,it thP (? l ectoral verrl ict viOuld lead to clea ner polit i c s . The Party 1-S rr i odl j_,; s ha d br~~n 1-!fl lllnC a ted in th (~ manifest o . :.:;t epti h ave to be-: Lak0n to 1() :;:-;eninf: · dj_::;p:.kriti (·s . 'fl1 e problem of unemployrrter'L had to bc-' ::.;olved ; so o.l~;o Llnt of' t ht· ri.sitl!! prices . :..-;peilking to Co:wress WOl'ke.r s o :J :·)uncla:t, llj t!tnrrh , ·lr· ... . C·tnr:hi stress ed that cornba tin ' unernploymt·rtL rn-otlc11 .in tl1<' countcy woqlc hr-· her governwc nt' s most vital conc•.; rn . ';'h··· r: v c· r tl fi! 'll t wLl l s l..r.ivc t. ,) j_ncrease d venues o.f peon c.ct.i.or', l>o Lh .in tiH:· I' if: J.o :j o f aDr i·2ult ill' heferr int; to the (l(~opl e who ra :~ ied behiud U~t : (on,; ··(:';:.J l';1rL.v in such mass i ve numbers, irrc:;r ~ 1ct:i . vf: oi' ca ~; i.c , crc,~d a nd oLli :r· lnrri ("·:;, j,l.r s . Gandhi s aid Lh~t the " p c .:,f-l l.C lktVC jvined h:-l!llJ'i i....J u r·inl a bOiiL (,f ]f'"; gre:1test.. revolut ion in the laq:::c<;t. dcrrncr:.. cy in Ut8 worl d in a non-v·\,-., l cn L . .... I . UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION •SERVICE FOR INDIA 4 ::>he said the vol-e in favour of the Coneress was a vote against communalists, secessionists, extremists and the forces of status guo. The new Govern:nent will be formed in another few days . It is pointed out in political circles that the elections have f r eed Jvirs. Gandhi from many a constraint in the choice of her colleagues and she could make better use of this .freedom. Therefore there i s a hope that new faces will also appear in her team which could be of such composition that would help her impl ernent the ne~oJ mandate. It i s interestine to kno w that 1-tr'. C. 3ubramaniam, an influential member or' U-,e Conr;r e ss High CoT!ll!laru sa:i d thaL achieVf!mc:nt of the obj~cti ves set out i n tli' -~ r::o rr • r e~;~; e l ection nHr,ifc:.;to vrould necessitate r cvi:;ion of Flan rrioritieC>. he ree L> Lhe i' :Tst prj_ority would h;we to lJe [Si ven to gearing up of the administrnti ,_. J machinery for implementing the progranme . The Congrcf>::> Uorking Co mmittee, a.t its mr;eting on l ) ·larch, pledp0d itself to e;ive a ''ne\'i deal to the people" and to \.vork .Cor 11 a better future for the youth . 11 i\ resolution adopted nt the meeting ~;nid that "nation has unmistu.kably voted for -a new era of stability and pror re sC> , endorsing leadership of Hrs . Gandhi . .L L ~;-Jas now for tile Party to deli.ver the goods." In parti cular, the lr·!orkin[ Committee , in a resolution r ea.ff'irmed the party ' s commitment to tackle Lhe prohlems of pove rty , unem lo:vment and g l aring disparities and promised that the Go vernment ,,rill r e narr: detailed plans of act ion and carey out various le: isL.~.L · vc 1 will co nclude with Ute Utou,cl t vlhich, l f eel, is i n :1 broader sense connected with Lhe l atc::;t deve lopme-n t " i. n i.n dia. .i n Llii"' connr:ct.ion I would r ecall your sm~ech a t 'Lme A:..;irt ' /\ sc>crab ly h '!}d i n ~-br1 i l ;t on ll J"nrch l 970 : " i-.:>:i.a Lts olf mu ~ ;L take carr> to t:n ::;t 'r? thaL, in pur s uit of rapid TT!'l~. c:r· ia l pro{~r e ~ ; r; , it doe•; r1o t l .sc unne ccs::.~ aril~' tho::.;e traditional ::;p j r itua1 V.:tl ue :-; vrh ich do not stand in ·.lrv \J8j' of' prcr: r·ess ••••• A·;i ·.,Jill perhaps [.)rove thn.t p;·o/ZI'G 3 !3 car, be married ,_,Ji th traditions and tllc future HiLL t iw r iu:;t a nd crcn.t c the mod<;l or a LlEJ. l <..tnccrl :;oci ety, a l· le to sai.:i ~;f y boLh t l c Ini.tterial and :; piritu: ~ J needs vl' .itc lltE:mbcrs . 11 .... I . • • UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR INDIA I c:1n strc ~;s that i··rirnc: l'Linister l r ~~:ica :; .. irtdhi. L> in agreement 1 with you and bel ieves that ln<..i ia :; ans'.'rer \·Jill b e: in thrtt sense • .l do lJclieve so . ,,l.r.tost 5 yc:J rs of ;ry stay Jt,~ re h;u; dc:cpened rny Litinkini: that in Lhc long run .LrH.i"i.d. >-J ill fulfil its historic chance a ,; foreseen oy yot.< . ]~vents like this c l nct ion rwd the implementn.tion v/lich vJi l foll.ovJ vlill prove that s uch cxv~c t a t:Lons i n tho lonr run a l 'C vJ e ll J.'o und <. d • . 1.i. Lh .~.i i l Y.oill·s sincerely, ~ f? s~ ;-'--~ ,:/t_- ec: Mr. Lemieuz 5 A 1911 011 behalf ot t 1al let tlatecl 18 IIIL:I•h rwi....:IU.Ill& lD u4 llrit. '• potl1t 10D toll,vw~UAA r l&D4a11 rte rry. itb !D&t•t rw11.na.1 -- •1 c.v. Jl&ra• a. C.btnet UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE BARAKHAMBA ROAD, NEW DELHI TaLai'HONa : '0679 CARLa ADOIIESS 1 OMNIPRESS U732 J~' , ..53 18 fvlarch 1971 Confidential ~ Dear Hr. Secretary-General, The triumphant victory of Mrs. Indira Gandhi and the Conr! ress Party i s of world-wide and historical importance because it is clear beyond doubt that an overwhelming mandate f or Hrs. Gandhi is a matt er of significance not only for the India.n people b 1.4t also for the peoples of So uth-Zast Asia, the Asian continent and indeed to the international coffilt.unity as a w;hole . It strengthens the stability of the world ''·s largest d emocracy and will enabl e the Indian people, under the wise, dynamic and energetic leadership of J.1r s. Gandhi, to re-dedicRte themselves in the task of partie ipatinr, in one of the greatest r e volutions of this century. It will be a peaceful revolution in India for the transformation of the I ndian society based on the teachings of Gandhiji, the principles laid down by Jawaharlal Nehru and adapted to the present circumstances and conditions in India by its l eader hrs . Gandhi. The political unity of this country under l"'..rs . Gandhi and one dominant party -- the Congress party -- is the basis f or the politica l stability, e conomic growth and social transformation of India. The stability. and strength of lr.Jb . and her economic growth is one of the main factors for peace, .cooperation ar1d understanding not only in Asia but in the international community a::; a wlto le. India's contribution and role in securing international peaca and cooperation are of vital importance . Therefore, peace-loving )JCOple , progressive forces and all reasonable and balanced statesmen and politicians e venrvJher e \voulci welcome the outcome of Indian e l e ctions, the victory o t' !'kn . l'2.ndhi and her party. The wind of change in India i~; a -refreshing developrnelit i n the otherwise g loomy inte rnational s i tuatiott.and its present-day trend. H.E. U Thant Secretary-General United Nations .... I. New York ' . UNITED • NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR INDIA 2 one India may soon becomeL of the greatest "development battle-fronts" known in modern history where a w1ique struggle for economic development and progress will be undertaken. There is evidence that ~~s. Gandhi's government will be moving towards t ne:: attitudes and actions that development calls for even if there is a tight rope to rapid progress. The international community must have continuing interest, understanding and sympathy for the tremendous efforts of the Indian people whose problems not only concern them bnt mankind as a whole. It is well knovm that India 's population represents 16 per cent o f the total world population and 20.5 per cent of the present population of UN membership. Under the leadership of Hrs. Go.ndhi, Ind ians ,,;ill now try to fully mobilize all available r esources for the economic growth but international assistance and participation will be necessary .a nd welcomed. The international community and t h e United J\lations have t heir responsibility as envisaged in t he Second Development Decade. I believe that the stability in political life and economy ~v Hl nov1 stimulate inflovr of foreign capital, particula.rly f rom t he u.:3.A., u.K., viest Germany, Japan and some other developed countries. On the political horizon it i s a fact that the U. S . and the ~Joviet Union have understood a nd accepted India as it is, realizing U1at lvirs. Gandhi is the undisputed leader who can successfully lead this nation in building up of a society and follow an independent non-aligned policy. The Thir d 'V~for ld ·and non-a ligned countries have r;pecial rr)asons to welcome urs . Gandhi ' s victory as the f oundati on-stone of non-alitnmcnt was laid by I ncia ur,der the leadership or' Jav-raharlal Nehru. Th<=se countries are justified in t heir expectations that I ndia wi1l play .J.r: even bigger role in international affairs influencing and s ha pi np; t he trend of non-alignm<:int a mJ tr ~nd in the int ernational co rnrnur.~. iL~,r. They should be a ware t h at Nr- s. Gandhi will a h :ays er.pha:s ize Lb at internCJ.l political stability and economic growth are the only basis Tor an independent foreign policy particu larly "of d~velopin g countries . India's experience in buildinr.; up I ndian type of socialism may be o r_' larger interest to developinr; countries. Political stability in India mean~~ that the Gov err:mcnt wi.ll be in a different pos ition, in a better position, t o deal with intema.t ional problems. Let me say a few words from this point of vif.~11r on Uw relations of the two neie;hbouring countries which affect major f or ei~n .... I. UNITED • NATIONS INFOR.l\IATION SERVICE FOR INDIA J and national issues of India. These are relations i It should be mentioned that relations with no other countries were specifically mentioned in the manifesto. Let me first quote from the election runnifesto: "It will be our constant endeavour to normalize relations with Pakist an as we believe that our two peoples, \-rho have so much in common, desire to live as peaceful friendly neir.;hbours. "It shall also be our endeavour to normalize relations with China on the basis of mut12l respect for sovereienty, terrjtorial integrity and non-interference in each other's 11 internal affairs • On China. first of all, I Ud.nk the Chinese should know that in future they will be dealing with a politically, e conomically and militarily stronger lndia which will also have a better international prestige. The present assessment by the Chinese leadership of i11rs. Gandhi 1 s government that it is a feuda l and bourgeoisie government would lead them nowhere. But if they will re-examine their views and undertake a fresh realistic analysis, i f they stopped thinkine; that China' s 1nod el of transformation of society is also a f ormula f or I ndia, t hen t here is a chance for rapprochement. I t vrou.ld then be poss ible to f ind out solutions for open problems between the two co-nntries. On Pakistan. V·ih en the sit uation will .be sta 'uil.ized a nd F'akist an will have a stable regime and government, the n a d:i.alot-;ue may be opened at some stage. The crisis in la st l)akis t a n has shown ho\'' clPep problems exist in the co un_try. It i :.> a s t range coi ncid ence tha t we are witnessing at the same timcl two diffe rcmt phenomena : on t h( ~ one side Indian people through plebis citary e l e cti ons h a ve a l so plodc cd for unity and integ rity of their count r y ; while on t he other hand , Pa ki::>LIH is almost getting disint eg ratt~ d . ' · Perhaps the outcome of the deep cr lsl s in Pakistan rna y a l ::;o provloe some clue for r ealism. Pakis t an's l e aders will also have t o know they will be facing a stronger I ndia. Naturally, b ig. r esponsibilitie s lie on the side of t he Indian Government which wit h a new mandate should show vis-a-vis Pakistan a sense of wisdom and r ealism. ...... I~ -- UNITED • NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR INDIA 4 If it would be possible to achieve accommodation and peace in this part of' the world then a new cha pter will be open in which India, Pakistan and China would be in a po sition to transfer large parts of their national resources spent today for defence to the economic development and social transformation of their countries. It would enable these countries in accelerating battles for achieving better life for their peoples w.hich consist of half of' the present mankind. The se ar e some of my thoughts which represent a continuation of those mentioned in my last letter of' 16 March"' There are so many aspects of the Indian elections and the triumphant victory of Jvlr s. Gandhi which could and should be analyzed . They lead to the conclusion how elections in India represer'lt a historical turning point in this country. vhth best personal regards, Yours sincerely, r . "' YAt68 NEWYORK 61 4 0005Z : LTJ' OfiiN'IPRESS N DELHI (INDIA> : 66 CONFt D TlAL NO DISTRIBUTION STAJDUKAR FROM NA ASIM HA • YOUR 159 AND 161. SEC Ell WANTED TO OFFER LU CHIO N TO EXTERNAL AFF AIRS MINtSTER OR WEDNESD AY 16 JUN£. ~ERMA NEIT RIPRE ! NTATIVE WAS INYOR"ED. NOW UNDERSTAND MINISTER WILL BE HERE ON 15 J U E VHEN ECG EN HAS PRIOR COM"ITMEN T YOR : P2 /ll : LUNCHEON. ------INI STER AT 12 NOON THAT DAY : COL 66 159 161 16 15 12 + AY•1 4 l 11 I 3 03 05 OZ : ____ ....,. ___ ...,. ______.... ----~ ...... -----...... - ...... ------ y : l I C TI L 0 I TRI TI • F T JD R. URT R Y 15 YO RO t Y I I 0 U IC TI EXTER N l A IR S T R I IL I E K 14 J AY: co l 1 1.4 + x- ..... I RI T I 0 =- IC l C FI TI l 1 t 1 T 10 • R IR INI ST R R N I J 17. H CG N ILL TI FO D IL I • KKK INO · CO I ITH l I T R + L l 17 + UNITED NATIONS Press Section . Of'Z!ce o.-:: Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE ~ INFO:ill-1ATION MEDIA - nor AN OFFICIAL ~ORD) Press Rel.ec.se ICJ/':SO rr September 1971 ![OnLD .. f .QT.§T '(Q CONSJ DER NF.!of__QAS§ EHOUGH'l' BY IND~ AJ.P :CNST ~AKISTA-.~ (The following ~as received from the International Ccurt of Justice, The Hague.) The following press commu.."lique was issued on 1 September by the Registry of the :.n·ternat1c'llal Cour::: of Justice: On 30 August, tr.e Government of India. filed in the Registry of the Court an Application instituting proceedir.gs against Pakistan • . The case has its origin in India 1 s decision in February 1971 no longer to penni·~ the overflying of its territory by Pakistan aircraft. The case concerns the question of whether the C-:>uncil of the International Civil Aviation Organization (IGAO) - a specialized agency of the United Nations - has jurisdiction to deal with a complaint by Pakistan aga.!.nst that decision. The Application states that Ind.ia and Pakistan are parties to two instruments concluded at Chicago in 1944: the Convention on International Civil Aviation an.d the International Air Services Transit Agreement. Under these two instruments, aircraft of each of ~~e two countries had the right to overfly the territory of the other • ·According to the Application, this regime was suspended during a. period of hostilities be~«een the ~~o States in August-september 1965 ~~d was never revived. In February 1966, the two Governments concluded a special agreement under which a neir concession to overfly each other's territory was granted, but on a provisional basis, on the basis of reciprocity, and subject to the permissi.on of the Govenliilent concerned. After the diversion of an Indian aircraft to Pakistan and its destruction at Lahore airport {:30 January - 2 February 1971), the Government cf India suspended overflights of its own aircraft over Pakistan territory and withdrew permission for Pakistan aircraft to overfly the territory of India. (more) - 2· - Press Release ICJ/'i$0 7 Se:;>tember 1971 On 'March 1971, Pakistan submitted the matter to the ICAO Cotmcil, which is eJt~POWered to deal W1ih dispute~ concerning the inteD,tel!,tion or application o~ the 1944 Convention and Agreement. Indio. argued that tr.e Council had no Jurisdiction in the present dispute, which related on the contrary to the te:nnina.t:ton or sti§l?ensign o~ these two instru1nents 1n so ~ar as they concem overf'li&!:lts between twO States. On 29 July 1971, the ICAO Council decided that it bad jurisdiction. In its present Application, India, on the basis o-r Article 84 o-r the Convention and Article II of the Agreement, appeals trom that decision to the Court. The Application cla1rus that: .C a) the ICAO Council has no jurisdiction to handle the matters presented by Pakistan, a.s the 1944 Convention and Agreement have been terminated or suspended as between the tvo States: {b) the ICAO Council has no jurisdiction to consider Fakistan1 s complaint, ' since no action has been taken by India under the Agreement; in "ract no action could possibly be taken by India under the Agreem.E>.nt since that Agreement has been terminated or suspended as between the two States; (c) the question of Indian aircraft overflying Pakistan and Pakistan airera:rt overflying Ind_ia is governed by the special regime o"r 1966 and not by the Convention or the Agreement o~ 1944. Any dispute between the two States can arise only under the special regime, and the ICAO Council has no Jurisdiction to handle any such dispute. * *** *