US had multiple conversations with Indians over WikiLeaks

Washington, Nov 30 (PTI) The US had multiple
conversations with Indian officials on the release of secret
documents pertaining to India by the whistle-blower website
WikiLeaks, according to the State Department.
"We have had multiple conversations with officials in
India. And like India and other countries, we'll continue
those conversations in the coming days," State Department
spokesman P J Crowley said at his daily news conference.
Ahead of WikiLeaks' release of a quarter million
classified US documents, the State Department had reached out
to India warning it about the impending leak.
"We have reached out to India to warn them about a
possible release of documents," Crowley had said. "We do not
know precisely what WikiLeaks has or what it plans to do.
We have made our position clear. These documents should not be
released," he had said.
Of the more than 250,000 cables, it is estimated that
over 3,000 are from the US embassy in New Delhi, but none of
them have been released by the whistle-blower website so far.
"The embassy cables will be released in stages over the
next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such
importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do
otherwise would not do this material justice," said the
WikiLeaks.
"The cables, which date from 1966 up until the end of
February this year, contain confidential communications
between 274 embassies in countries throughout the world and
the State Department in Washington DC. 15,652 of the cables
are classified 'Secret'," it said.
Till late last night, WikiLeaks had posted less than 300
cables on its website.