INDIA-NUCLEAR 2 LAST

Bringing to the notice of Clinton, the discussions he
had with the two South Asian leaders, Spector wrote: "Prime
Minister Rao stated that he would be very interested in
negotiations which would lead to the elimination of any
nuclear weapons on the subcontinent within 10 or 15 years,
including renouncing first use of such weapons."

Spector wrote: "His interest in such negotiations with
Pakistan would cover bilateral talks, a regional conference
which would include the United States, China, and Russia, in
addition to India and Pakistan."

Referring to his meeting with Bhutto, Spector wrote:
"When we asked Prime Minister Bhutto when she had last talked
to Prime Minister Rao, she said she had had no conversations
with him during her tenure as prime minister."

Spector said: "Prime Minister Bhutto did say that she
had initiated a contact through an intermediary but that was
terminated when a new controversy arose between Pakistan and
India." The Senator said he visited India and Pakistan in 1995
as the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. Senator Hank
Brown of Colorado accompanied him during the trip.

"When we were in India, we met with Prime Minister
Rao, who brought up the subject of a potential nuclear
confrontation between India and Pakistan and said he would
like to see the subcontinent nuclear free. He knew we were en
route to Pakistan to see Prime Minister Bhutto and he asked us
to take up the subject with her, which we did," Spector said.
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