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106 but the only item that I did not deal with was these mercy petitions. Q. Deliberately? A. Yes. I myself suggested to the Prime Minister before he went abroad that it would be best if I did not deal with these petitions. Q. Who determines the foreign policy of Pakistan? A. The Central Cabinet. To Mr. Yaqub Ali Khan counsel for Mr. Daultana:- Q. The ex-Chief Minister of the Punjab states that during your visit to Lahore in the first week of October 1952 he asked you to use your good offices with the then Prime Minister to formulate his policy with regard to the three demands and the agitation and that the Chief Minister also said that the coming session of All Pakistan Muslim League at Dacca would be utilized for mobilising public opinion. Is it correct? A. He might have said so, but I would not be prepared to say that he did not say so nor that he did say so. R. O. & A. C. PRESIDENT. 16th January 1954. Sd/- M. R. Kayani. MEMBER. ORDER. Adjourned till Monday, the 18th January 1954. PRESIDENT. 16th January 1954. Sd/ M. R. Kayani. MEMBER.