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Article: U.S. citizens urged to leave posts in India; Risk of war with Pakistan seen.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 1, 2002
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Byline: Nicholas Kralev, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The State Department, citing the rising risk of war between India and Pakistan, yesterday urged 60,000 Americans in India to leave the country and authorized the departure of nonessential diplomatic staff and all dependents.
The U.S. move was followed by other Western nations, including Britain, Canada and Germany, which, like the United States, had already significantly reduced their embassy and consulate personnel in Pakistan because of militant attacks against Westerners.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, meanwhile, said there were indications that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was trying ...