RAWALPINDI: President Nixon’s Assistant for National Security Affairs, Dr Henry Kissinger, had brought a message from the US President for the President, Gen A.M. Yahya Khan. The contents of the message were not disclosed but a Foreign Office spokesman this evening told newsmen that it contained “no suggestions”.

Dr Kissinger left here this evening — 24 hours behind schedule — for Teheran en route to Paris — leaving a trail of mystery behind. Before leav­ing he had a luncheon meeting with the President.

According to the Foreign Office spokesman, the talks that Dr Kissinger had here with President Yahya Khan and officials covered a wide range of subjects, including India-Pakistan relations. During the talks he was apprised of India’s hostile activities against this country and told of Pakistan’s views regarding the consortium’s Paris meeting. — Staff correspondent

ML merger ‘desirable’

[Agencies in Lahore report,] Mr Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Convention), made an impassioned app­eal here this evening [July 11] to all political par­ties and their leaders to join hands and put their heads together in a bid to meet the Indian threat and save the country. … He said he would like to hold negotiations with leaders of all such parties during his present visit to the West Wing when­ever he could get an opportunity for such meetings.

Peking’s entry in UN

[Agencies at the UN report,] The pro-Peking group in the United Nations began to entrench last week for what diplomats here believe will be the showdown debate on the China issue in the General Assembly.

Indications were that the group, acting earlier than in previous years, would place the China representation question on the Assembly’s provisional agenda some time during the next 10 days, probably this week.

The Assembly was scheduled to convene on Sept 21, later than ever before in UN history. With a 60-day deadline for entering issues in the provisional agenda Peking’s supporters had little time left to put the China question on the original list which appears to be their intention.

Morocco coup

[Agencies add from Rabat,] All the ring leaders of yesterday’s [July 10] abortive military coup against King Hassan … about 10 in number — are under arrest, radio Morocco announced…. After a calm night during which the Monarch assured the nation in a Radio broadcast that all was under control, machinegun fire broke out at 10:00 GMT today [July 11] in the district of Rabat, one of the strongholds of the insurgents during the fighting, and the Central Post Office.

Morocco’s international airport at Casablanca was functioning normally….

The files for July 1946 and the first 10 days of August 1946 are missing from our archives. The ‘Seventy-five years ago’ section will resume from Aug 11.

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2021