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HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- : Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:32 PM Britain discussed dividing Afghanistan in the fifties: Records AFP London, January 2 Click here US UNDER SEIGE Photos, Graphics, Videos Post your messages Read other views US STRIKES BACK Select Date Tuesday Jan 1 Monday, Dec 31 Sunday, Dec 30 Saturday, Dec 29 Friday, Dec28 Thursday, Dec 27 Wednesday, Dec 26 Tuesday, Dec 25 Monday, Dec 24 Sunday, Dec 23 Saturday, Dec 22 Friday, Dec 21 Thursday, Dec 20 Wednesday, Dec 19 Tuesday, Dec 18 Monday, Dec 17 Sunday, Dec 16 Saturday, Dec 15 Friday, Dec 14 Thursday, Dec 13 Wednesday, Dec 12 Tuesday, Dec 11 Monday, Dec 10 Sunday, Dec 9 Saturday, Dec 8 Friday, Dec 7 Thursday, Dec 6 Wednesday, Dec 5 Tuesday, Dec 4 Monday, Dec 3 Sunday, Dec 2 Saturday, Dec 1 Friday, Nov 30 Thursday, Nov 29 Wednesday, Nov 28 Tuesday, Nov 27 Monday, Nov 26 Sunday, Nov 25 Saturday, Nov 24 Friday, Nov 23 Thursday, Nov 22 Wednesday, Nov 21 Tuesday, Nov 20 Monday, Nov 19 Sunday, Nov 18 Saturday, Nov 17 Friday, Nov 16 Thursday, Nov 15 Wednesday, Nov 14 Tuesday, Nov 13 Monday, Nov 12 Sunday, Nov 11 Saturday, Nov 10 Friday, Nov 9 Thursday, Nov 8 Wednesday, Nov 7 Tuesday, Nov 6 Monday, Nov 5 Sunday, Nov 4 Saturday, Nov 3 Friday, Nov 2 Thursday, Nov 1 Wednesday, Oct 31 Tuesday, Oct 30 Monday, Oct 29 Sunday, Oct 28 Saturday, Oct 27 Friday, Oct 26 Thursday, Oct 25 Wednesday, Oct 24 Tuesday, Oct 23 Monday, Oct 22 Sunday, Oct 21 Saturday, Oct 20 Friday, Oct 19 Thursday, Oct 18 Wednesday, Oct 17 Tuesday, Oct 16 Monday, Oct 15 Sunday, Oct 14 Saturday, Oct 13 Friday, Oct 12 Thursday, Oct 11 Wednesday, Oct 10 Tuesday, Oct 9 Monday, Oct 8 Sunday, Oct 7 AFTERMATH Select Date  Saturday, Oct 6  Friday, Oct 5 Thursday, Oct 4 Wednesday, Oct 3 Tuesday, Oct 2 Monday, Oct 1 Sunday, Sep 30  Saturday, Sep 29  Friday, Sep 28 Thursday, Sep 27 Wednesday, Sep 26 Tuesday, Sep 25 Monday, Sep 24 Sunday, Sep 23 Saturday, Sep 22 Friday, Sep 21 Thursday, Sep 20 Wednesday, Sep 19 Tuesday, Sep 18  Monday, Sep 17  Sunday, Sep 16 Saturday, Sep 15 Friday, Sep 14 Thursday, Sep 13 Wednesday, Sep 12 US ATTACKED Tuesday, Sep 11  British diplomats in the 1950s secretly discussed dividing up Afghanistan between the neighbouring powers of Russia and Pakistan, according to official files made public for the first time Wednesday. There were concerns then, which have a familiar ring given the events in 2001, that the country might have been about to slide into chaos and anarchy. In June 1951, a senior diplomat, RH Scott, wrote to the British ambassador in Kabul, John Gardener pointing out that the French were already suggesting that the "obvious solution" to the problems of the region was to "engineer" a partition. "If there is to be an upheaval sometime, as looks not unlikely, the ultimate disappearance of Afghanistan (as we now know it) might be no tragedy. In modern conditions Afghan viability may in the long run be doubtful," he wrote. However, the papers released to the Public Record Office show that Gardener cautioned against direct military intervention, warning that an invading army could be tied down for years fighting a guerrilla war. With Cold War tensions mounting, British diplomats in the early 1950s were becoming increasingly concerned that a weakened Afghanistan could no longer provide an effective "buffer" between an expansionist Soviet Union and the Indian sub-continent. Officials in the Foreign Office began floating the idea that the best solution to guarantee security in the region was to divide the country between Russia and Pakistan along the line of the Hindu Kush mountains. ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================

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