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 is placed below. 2.         After I had finished my discussions with Mr. Fukada about the visit of the Netaji Commission, Mr. Fukada said that he would like to take this opportunity of my visit for an informal discussion about the recent hijacking of the Indian plane to Pakistan. Mr. Fukada said that he was new to his post and hence he would like to know how the situation in the sub -continent was as a rosult of the hijacking incident. I explained to Mr. Fukada our views on the subject. Mr. Asemura, Deputy Head of the Soutn West ksia Division, who was present during the talks asked me whether the forthcominq elections in India could have anything to do with the strong action taken by India banning the over -flight of PP and Pakistani military aircraft over Indian territory. I told him that the Government of India and the people of India had felt very strongly about the hijacking incident and particularly over Pakistan's attitude in allowing the destruction of the aircraft by the hijackers in the full view of Pakistani army and police personnel land the Government of India's action in banning overflights across Indian territory was as a result of this strong feeling and that it had nothing to do whatsoever with the forthcoming elections In India. were to be no elections in India the

government's attitude would have been exactly the same as India qmoW41 Ademocracy the government had to act in consonance with

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the true feelings of the people an the issue. . . 3. After hearing my views, Mr. Fukada said that

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the ',:lovernment of Pakistan had approached the Japanese Government 1 and told them that following the hijacking incident there was much troop movement on the Indian side of the border and India was concentrating her armed forces near the Indo-Pak border. Pakistan was feeling very concerned about this and had aoproached the Japanese Government to use their good offices with the Indian Government to prevail upon the latter not to pursue such "adventurous move".

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to me informally and added that the Japanese Government policy in the matter of Indo-Pak disputes was one of strict impartiality 1

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