WASHINGTON, April. 12—United States officials took the view today that Premier Chou's message of support for Pakistan was primarily political and did not presage any direct Peking involvement.

Officials here said that the consensus in the Administration was that, barring unforeseen developments, the danger, of a major Indian‐Pakistani confrontation was limited.

American officials tended to doubt that India would take advantage of the East Pakistani fighting to become directly engaged in hostilities with Pakistan. For this reason, they said, Premier Chou's statement of support for Pakistan appeared to be “academic.”

Nevertheless, the White House press secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler, said that, “We are following the situation very closely.”

Other officials said that, unlike China and the Soviet Union, the United States was “not taking sides.” The judgment here is that China regards Pakistan as her ally while the Soviet Union favors India.

However, a State Department spokesman, Charles W. Bray 3d, said that the Nixon Administration had not interrupted the program of sales, to Pakistan, mostly for cash, of so-called “nonlethal military equipment” such as spare parts, transport planes and medical supplies. Charges have been made that Pakistan was using United States arms to suppress the East Pakistani movement.

Mr. Bray said this “modest” program was now “under review.” Mr. Bray was unable to say whether equipment sold to Pakistan before the eruption of the fighting was being delivered at this time.