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October 17, 1982

US EMBASSY PAKISTAN CABLE 15696 TO STATE DEPARTMENT, 'PAKISTAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: MEETING WITH GENERAL ZIA'

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    The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan reports to the State Department on a meeting between Ambassador General Vernon Walters and President Zia. Walters returned to Islamabad to warn Pakistani officials that U.S. aid was in “grave jeopardy” after a link between the Pakistani program and Chinese technology was discovered. A U.S. military aid package, which included F-16 fighter-bombers, was also discussed.
    "US Embassy Pakistan Cable 15696 to State Department, 'Pakistan Nuclear Issue: Meeting with General Zia'," October 17, 1982, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, State Department Mandatory Declassification Review release. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #6. https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/114254

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The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan reports to the State Department on a meeting between Ambassador General Vernon Walters and President Zia. Walters returned to Islamabad to warn Pakistani officials that U.S. aid was in “grave jeopardy” after a link between the Pakistani program and Chinese technology was discovered. A U.S. military aid package, which included F-16 fighter-bombers, was also discussed.

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  • State Department Mandatory Declassification Review release. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #6.

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  • 114254

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  • Leon Levy Foundation
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY)