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During the wock thor2 have been two diametrically oposod statements on this % question. Spoaking aftor his roturn from India and Pakistan in tio House of Commons, Duncan Sandys saids
"As I understand it, tho Russian Government have informed ths Indians that in viow of the situation thoy did not fecl in prosent circumstances to bo able to delivor theso aircraft."
Next day, 4th Decombor, Nohru denicd Sandy's assorticn and saids
"Thero has boon no quostion at any time «f Soviot ltussia backing out of its committmonts. It will fully implomont its contractual cbligations." He wont on to say that the main thing was tho setting up of tho factory for the mamifacturo of MiGs. This, tio Russians have repeatodly assurcd, would bo startod as scheduled. Thore was some delay in their dolivory duo to tho wrld situations. such as Cuba. India was now assur:d that a fow li{iGs would be delivered by the end of Decomber or a little later,a fow more during 1963 and the rest in 1964.
Up to the time of writing there has been no commont from the Russians. How can there bo any justification whatscovor for one workors state supplyin. arms to a capitalist state ongaged in hostilitios with anothor workors state? It is to be hoped that the Khrushchovitos will roverse this dis:strous policy which flows dircetly from their so-called poaceful co-cxistonee thoorics.