690D.91/8–1053: Telegram
The Ambassador in India (Allen) to the Department of State1
283. I am inclined to believe that Indian allegations of US interference in Kashmir have been based in part, and perhaps subconsciously, on Indian fears of Soviet and/or Chinese interference there. Indians are genuinely afraid of Russians and Chinese, but feel they can lambaste US with impunity and without fear of retaliation. By alleging US interference as basis for ousting Abdullah, GOI may have felt it was establishing plausible grounds for action and also indirectly warning other powers against interfering.
Unfortunate feature of this nefarious scheme is that not only Indian public at large but also practically every high Indian official and writer has become firmly convinced of story manufactured out of whole cloth.
- This telegram was repeated for information to London, Karachi, and Moscow.↩