Diary 1963 - Murshid Sam's Living Stream

Diaries 1963-3He outlined to me his proposed policies for the University (can furnish details) which hewishes to use:a. To modernize education in Pakistanb. To cement an American-Pakistani alliance to forestall communism, atheism and “otherevils.”c. To accept as many American institutions as possible which do not conflict with religion.In addition to that he detailed his whole plans for counter-espionage which were essentiallythe same as those offered in Egypt, about which some notes below.Unfortunately, not a single American university which has a non-American, non-Muslim professorof Islamics has accepted the reality of this. Universities headed by well-known non-Americanshave snubbed all efforts of communication.Sufis (Dervishes) in Intelligence Service. I was saved from the communists in India by aspiritual brother who was the Edgar Hoover of India. The Americans never took very seriously myreports that communists hide under religious or “spiritual cloaks.” I have four times been in theirnests, all unwittingly, and each time it was a presumable “religious” institution.In Pakistan some of my brothers who are in Secret Police gave me the whole plan the Russianshad (at the time) to stymie our Peace Corps. It was very simple. They sent out “Muslims” whoprayed with the people and generally spoke—not necessarily Urdu, but the lingo of the district (seebelow). They brought them greetings of “brotherhood” and told them about the wonderful life incommunist countries. At the moment I have one of the books printed about Uzbekistan which is ahodgepodge of utter sugared bunk, but it just might impress some people.I actually fell into one of these nests unwittingly—-history reported to the Consulate at Lahore.The Embassy at first refused to take it seriously. There were some complex involvements includingmy closest friend, one Major Sadiq, who may visit this country this year. The Dervishes who are inIntelligence, etc. actually serve two masters: Their government, and their God. And when it comesto being in alliance with Red China they feel just like Attia above. But again, we don’t recognize theexistence of the dervish orders, and so we abandon the field to enemies.Pushtu Academy is on the surface an institution for the study of the languages and culturesof Central Asia. Dr. Abdul Rahman, the principal, has been in this country and not only likes theUnited States, but is a firm believer in American ideals and a dread foe of communism.