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April 20, 1960

Record of the Talks between PM [Jawaharlal Nehru] and Premier Chou [Zhou Enlai] held on 20th April, 1960, from 5 p.m. 7 p.m. at the Prime Minister's Residence

Record of conversation between Indian PM Nehru and Chinese Premier Zhou explaining their own nation's rights over the contested border area. They disagree with each other on the basic facts.

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Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, P.N. Haksar Papers (I-II Installment), Subject File #24, 17-26.

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2017-11-30

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