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U.S. withholds aid; policy based on dollar diplomacy
WASHINGTON </P>—The offi- known to be dissatisfied with In- ^ .
Iry I WASHINGTON (/P>—The offi-
lasi [ia!Nixon policy of neutrality in
1 jndia-Pakistan war is more
lie. ui more taking the shape of an
(sercise in dollar diplomacy aim-
jd at chastising the New Delhi
jovernment through withholding
Llfaid.
I ,, ffhile the White House and
[V State Department say they are
' S ” 5 0 t taking sides in the spread-
known to be dissatisfied with In
dia s position in recent months,
particularly its lack of response
to U.S. calls for moderation.
^ In less than a week the United
States has suspended economic
and military aid to India totalling
softe $100 million and has pub
licly described Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi’s government as
an aggressor.
This is in marked contract to
the role exercised by the United
States in the India-Pakistan con
flict in 1965 when Washington
did not take any action critical of
either side.
The aggressor label is sup
ported by U.S. officials who cite
what they term a pattern of In
dian acts ranging from rejection
of American proposals for a cease
fire and troop withdrawals to
acknowledged invasions of East
Pakistan.
On the other hand, the U.S.
attitude toward Pakistan has been
much softer, although administra
tion officials acknowledge Presi
dent Yahya Khan helped precipi
tate the crisis by his moves to
repress the East Pakistani inde
pendence movement.
However, the Americans say
Yahya has accepted publicly Nix
on’s call for an end to the fighting
and a troop pullback and they
minimize his earlier actions in
East Pakistan.
Last Friday the administration
stopped all military assistance to
India by cancelling some $14 mil
lion in arms sales licenses. And
Monday, the State Department
announced the suspension of $87.6
million in economic aid previously
committed.
While Pakistan previously lost
similar aid last month, that cut
off didn’t come until nearly all
such assistance had been complet
ed.
And while the whole matter of
aid to Pakistan and India is un
der administration review, U.S.
resources indicate India may lose
even more of the $160 million that
is still outstanding from previous
appropriations.
Another possibility would be
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an end to the heavy American
support of economic aid chan
neled to India by several inter
national agencies. This totals sev
eral hundreds of millions of dol
lars.
While chopping away at India’s
economic position the United
States is taking a stand in the
United Nations that angers the
New Delhi government, pushing
resolutions calling for a cease
fire and withdrawal of troops.
The Indians object this posi
tion equals them with the Paki
stanis, who they accuse of near
genocide in repressing the rebel
lion in the East.
The Nixon administration ack
nowledges only marginal influ
ence on the subcontinent and what
it hopes to accomplish by its re
cent actions is unclear. Publicly
officials say they are aimed at
keeping the United States from
becoming involved and are not
designed to punish anyone.
Privately, they doubt India will
turn direction because of Wash
ington’s pressure, but they say
President Nixon wants to make
clear his displeasure with the New
Delhi war policy.
The next step, according to
U.S. officials, is entirely up to
the United Nations.
Bioengineers
organize first
campus group
A&M faculty and students have
organized the nation’s first uni
versity chapter of the National
Association of Bioengineers.
Faculty advisor Dr. Art Sher
wood said the organization is for
bioengineers and people interested
in bioengineering problems.
Bioengineering is the applica
tion of engineering to living sys
tems, especially man. A new
undergraduate bioengineering de
gree program was approved by
the A&M System Board of Direc
tors last month.
Dr. Sherwood said the society
was founded as a professional and
student group. It will provide a
unified approach to bioengineer
ing through inclusion of indi
viduals from all related aspects
of bioengineering, including elec
tronics, mechanics, materials, en
vironmental factors and life-
health sciences.
Gordon McDaniel, graduate stu
dent in interdisciplinary engineer
ing, is A&M Chapter president.
Other officers are junior bio
medical engineering majors Bill
Weeks, vice president; Ruben
Trono, secretary, and Jim Clark,
treasurer.
The chapter plans technical
programs and field trips, includ
ing a recent trip to the Texas
Medical Center in Houston.
Dr. Sherwood emphasized the
National Association of Bioengi
neers is open to students and
staff. Interested individuals
should contact any of the officers,
Dr. Sherwood or the Bioengineer
ing Program Office in Teague
Building Room 226X.
Decoration,
floral show
this Monday
Ideas for Christmas flower ar
rangements and decorations will
be shown during an open house
Monday, Dec. 13, at the floricul
ture greenhouses.
The 3 to 7 p.m. Christmas Open
House will honor Prof. A. F. De-
Werth. His 26 years with the
university has been credited with
revolutionizing the floral indus
try in Texas.
Faculty and students of the
Floriculture Section of the Soil
and Crop Sciences Department
will participate in the program.
Many ideas on how to put a
happy face on your home this
Christmas will be shown. The
open house includes displays,
greenhouse tours, research pro
grams of public interest and re
freshments.
Pet Engineering
receives grant
A&M’s Petroleum Engineering
Department received a $3,000 un
restricted grant from the Gulf
Oil Foundation Nov. 17.
The check was presented to
Prof. Robert L. Whiting, depart
ment head, by F. L. Carpenter of
Houston, petroleum engineering
advisor for Gulf Oil.
Carpenter said the foundation’s
Departmental Assistance Grants
are aimed at providing for special
projects at selected universities.