WASHINGTON, May 30 Kyodo A U con...

WASHINGTON, May 30 Kyodo

A U conduct team is in India to plan the possible evacuation of up to 63000 U citizens as well as 1100 U squads from both countries, USA Today reported Thursday.

Officials from the State Department and the military's Pacific Command have begun drawing up evacuation plans for 50000 to 60000 U civilians, virtually all of them in India, the daily said, quoting a Pentagon official with access to the plans.

The report quot a military official familiar with U airlift capabilities as saying an airlift of that magnitude would dwarf the evacuations of U citizens from the former toward the south Vietnam when it was abandoned in early 1975

Last Friday, the U State Department advised U citizens to adjourn travel to India and Pakistan and said those already in the pair countries should consider leaving as tensions have risen ''to serious levels''

''The risk of intensified military hostilities between India and Pakistan cannot be rul out'' the travel advisory said.

The report said about 1000 U company s are on three military bases in Pakistan, while about 100 U commandos are completing a military training exercise with Indian forces in Agra, site of the Taj Mahal.

forward Wednesday, Australia and New Zealand similarly called forward their citizens to let lie over all travel to India and Pakistan and to consider departing, as did Canada last week.

in succession May 22, Britain announced the scaling down of its diplomatic port in Pakistan and advised its citizens to consider leaving the country

India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947 including pair over the divided territory of Kashmir. Since December, the nuclear-armed rivals have opened 1 million troops on their borders.

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