chair.] And as you know, we have invited Prime Minister Bhutto to Washington, and after that, there will be some concrete progress.
Vice Premier Teng: I think you said it would be possible for you to sell weapons to Pakistan. But will Pakistan be able to pay?
Secretary Kissinger: Yes.
Vice Premier Teng: That would be good.
As for India, you mentioned earlier that India was hegemonistic.
Secretary Kissinger: It is my assessment. One of my colleagues said he was not only in favor of giving arms to Pakistan, but arms and nuclear weapons to Pakistan and Bangladesh. [Ambassador Huang laughingly leans across the table and wags his pencil at Mr. Lord.] Mr. Lord [Laughter], head of our Policy Planning Staff.
Vice Premier Teng: There is something very peculiar about Indian policy. For example, that little kinddom of Sikkim. They had pretty good control of Sikkim. Why did they have to annex it?
Secretary Kissinger: It is a good thing India is pacifist. I hate to think [of what they would do] if they weren't. [Laughter]
Vice Premier Teng: Sikkim was entirely under the military control of India.
Secretary Kissinger: I haven't understood Sikkim. It is incomprehensible.
Vice Premier Teng: After the military annexation, their military position was in no way strengthened.
Secretary Kissinger: They had troops there already.
Vice Premier Teng: And they haven't increased their troops there. We published a statement about it. We just spoke up for the sake of justice.
Secretary Kissinger: Is it true that you have set up loudspeakers to broadcast to the Indian troops on the border? It makes them very tense. [Laughter]
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