Make Defence Framework Agreement with US public

ress Release



CPI(M) General Secretary, Sitaram Yechury has addressed a letter to Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar requesting that the contents of the Defence
Framework Agreement with the United States be made public. The text of the
letter sent on July 3, 2015 is being released herewith for publication.







(Hari Singh Kang)

For Central Committee Office



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Text of the Letter



Dear Shri Manohar Parrikar ji,



As the Defence Minister, you had signed the ten-year Defence Framework
Agreement with the United States government on June 3, 2015.  The reports
about this agreement have also appeared in the media.  However, the text of
the agreement has so far not been made public.



Last time, such a Defence Framework Agreement was signed in June 2005.  At
that time, the text of the agreement was available in the public domain
within a few days.



Since this is an important agreement concerning defence and security ties, I
request you to release the text of the agreement for public information.





(Sitaram Yechury)

General Secretary, CPI(M)