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Department of State TELEGRAM
R040835Z SEP 69
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9926
INFO DIA
KABUL 4515
SUBJ: CONTE AMENDMENT
REF: STATE 146191
1. IN CALL ON FARHADI, DIRECTOR GENERAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN FON OFF, AUG 30 I TOLD HIM I WAS UNDER INSTRUCTIONS RAISE PURCHASE SU-7S IN LIGHT CONTE AMENDMENT. I REVIEWED LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND GAVE HIM COPY OF RELEVANT PROTIONS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT. I PARTICULARLY DREW HIS ATTENTION TO LANGUAGE THAT "THE PRESIDENT IS DIRECTED..." AND EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF USG HAD NO RPT NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY PURCHASE OF SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT BY COUNTRY TO WHICH US EXTENDING AID.
2. I THEN EXPLAINED THAT TO DETERMINE APPLICABILITY OF CONTE AMENDMENT WE NEEDED INFORMATION ON DATE OF FIRM ARRAGENEMENTS FOR SU-7S AND FINANCIAL DETAILS (PARA 5 REFTEL).
3. FARHADI SAID HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH US SOON ON MY APPROACH.
GP-3.
NEUMANN
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