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To: peter michaelson who wrote (551)	5/13/1998 10:04:00 PM
From: Rational	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

WASHINGTON -- The following is the text of a letter sent Monday to President Clinton from Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Dear Mr. President, You would already be aware of the underground nuclear tests carried out in India. In this letter, I would like to explain the rationale for the tests. I have been deeply concerned at the deterioriating security environment, specially the nuclear environment, faced by India for some years past. We have an overt nuclear weapon state on our borders, a state which committed armed aggression against India in 1962. Although our relations with that country have improved in the last decade or so, an atmosphere of distrust persists mainly due to the unresolved border problem. To add to the distrust that country has materially helped another neighbour of ours to become a covert nuclear weapons state. At the hands of this bitter neighbor we have suffered three aggressions in the last 50 years. And for the last ten years we have been the victim of unremitting terrorism and militancy sponsored by it in several parts of our country, specially Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir. Fortunately, the faith of the people in our democratic system as also their patriotism has enabled India to counter the activities of the terrorists and militants aided and abetted from abroad. The series of tests are limited in number and pose no danger to any country which has no inimical intentions towards India. We value our friendship and cooperation with your country and you personally. We hope that you will show understanding of our concern for India's security. I assure you that India will continue to work with your country in a multilateral or bilateral framework to promote the cause of nuclear disarmament. Our commitment to participate in non-discriminatory and verifiable global disarmament measures is amply demonstrated by our adherence to the two conventions on Biological and Chemical Weapons. In particular we are ready to participate in the negotiations to be held in Geneva in the Conference on Disarmament for the conclusion of a fissile material cut-off treaty. I enclose for your information the text of the press statement issued after the nuclear tests were carried out today. I close with the expression of my highest consideration for your country and yourself. Yours sincerely, A.B. VAJPAYEE

To: peter michaelson who wrote (551)	5/13/1998 10:05:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

You like Sienfeld don't you?? A test a day keeps the inferiority complex away.<VBG> oh 'jeeesus' Peter may be India should test one a day so whomever is feeling inferior can feel good,eh??? So yours is bigger than mine,you happy now???<gg> Please don't impose any sanctions on me now,well it will be devastating,and besides I like Sienfeld.<gg>

To: peter michaelson who wrote (551)	5/14/1998 10:46:00 AM
From: Clayton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12475

Peter, Re:And here's one to upset you teeming masses. I pick up a tone of compensating for an inferiority complex in some of the posts written by some of the apparently Bharat born. Now don't point your measly thermonuclear at me - mine's bigger than yours. Get over it you guys. If the bully (America, UK) is winning your mind, then you are losing. You used to be a civilized poster on this thread. What happened? Your(most American's) so-called nice-ness is very shallow. The minute somebody angers you in the slightest, you true ugliness comes out. Be it racism, nationalism, blah blah blah. I was surprised to find even some one like Worswick on this thread is falling into this. Iam very tempted to shoot back at you. I have no inferiority complex. Iam married to an American and my social life is 100% with my white American friends and relatives. So don't pull that one on me, especially someone from that ethnic-cesspool New York city. Clayton