221. Telegram 18845 From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Acting Secretary Sisco met with Indian Ambassador Kaul on January 23 to deny categorically any CIA activities in India and Bangladesh and request specific proof of the allegations. Sisco stated that recent Indian official statements had diminished U.S. confidence in India.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P840096–1658. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. It was drafted by Brown; cleared by NEA and P; and approved by Sisco.

222. Telegram 1767 From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Ambassador Saxbe reported that he had protested the fact that Prime Minister Gandhi and other high Indian officials continued to criticize publicly the U.S. Saxbe agreed that the “hard line” was justified, but urged that U.S. arms sales to India’s neighbors would deepen Indian suspicions and adversely affect Indian domestic and South Asian regional stability.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 12, India, State Telegrams to Secretary of State NODIS (3). Secret; Nodis.

223. Telegram 28315 From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Secretary of State Kissinger assured Ambassador Saxbe of his “full support” in expressing U.S. displeasure with recent official criticisms of the United States from the Indian Government. He also gave notice of recent decisions to withdraw the U.S. offer for developmental assistance for fiscal year 1976, to delay negotiations for PL—480 food assistance, and to deny an extension for satellite instructional television programming for India.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 12, India, State Telegrams from the Secretary of State NODIS (3). Confidential; Nodis. It was drafted by Dubs; cleared by E and NEA; and approved by Kissinger. Kissinger’s cable is a direct response to Saxbe’s request for reassurance of the Department’s endorsement of his aggressive course of action. (Telegram 1510 from New Delhi, January 31; National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files)

224. Telegram 40475 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan

In a conversation with Ambassador Yaqub Khan, Under Secretary Sisco urged the reconsideration of the Pakistan Government’s attempts to purchase nuclear processing facilities from France and West Germany.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser Files, NSC Staff Files for Middle East and South Asian Affairs: Convenience Files, Box 20, Pakistan (1). Secret; Immediate; Exdis. It was drafted by Nosenzo (PM/NPO); cleared by NEA/PAB; and approved by P. It was repeated immediate to Paris, Bonn, Ottawa, and IAEA Vienna.

225. Letter From President Ford to Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto

President Ford wrote to Prime Minister Bhutto with a warning of “considerable apprehension” in the United States over the worldwide spread of nuclear technology and urged him to not pursue its acquisition at this time.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser Files, NSC Staff Files for Middle East and South Asian Affairs: Convenience Files, Box 20, Pakistan (2). No classification marking.

226. Telegram 3497 From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Ambassador Byroade expressed doubts about any hard line approach to persuade Prime Minister Bhutto to abandon his plans to develop nuclear technology in Pakistan.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser Files, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 27, Pakistan, State Department Telegrams, to Secretary of State, Nodis (3). Secret; Nodis; Cherokee. In telegram 9747 from Paris, the Embassy reported that the Government of France had refused the U.S. request to bar sales of reprocessing materials to Pakistan (Ford Library, National Security Adviser Files, NSC Staff Files for Middle East and South Asian Affairs: Convenience Files, Box 20, Pakistan (3). In Telegram 116392 to Tehran, May 12, Kissinger noted Bhutto’s refusal to reconsider the project in a letter to Ford, March 30, and instructed the Ambassador to Iran to encourage the Shah to exert influence on Bhutto. (Ibid., Box 21, Pak-Nuclear (1).

227. Memorandum of Conversation

Ambassador Yaqub Khan delivered a letter from Prime Minister Bhutto to Secretary of State Kissinger suggesting establishing a multilateral nuclear processing facility with Iran as a compromise to Pakistan buying a nuclear reprocessing plant. Kissinger and YAQUB also discussed other issues.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Nodis. It was drafted by Peck. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office.

228. Memorandum From the Associate Deputy Director of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (Blee) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry Files, Job 79–M00467A, Box 13, India. Secret; Sensitive. 4 pages not declassified.

229. Interagency Intelligence Memorandum 76–021

The memorandum, “India: Present Scene, Future Prospects,” assessed Indian domestic and foreign affairs and their projected course for the near future.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry File, Job 79–M00467A, India. Secret; Noforn. The Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, and the Department of the Treasury jointly prepared the report. Under covering memorandum, not published, the Acting National Intelligence Officer for South and Southeast Asia and Africa, B.E. Layton, transmitted the report to Scrowcroft on May 24.

230. Telegram 7459 From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

The Embassy offered a partially positive assessment of the Indian state of emergency on its first anniversary.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, NSC Staff for Middle East and South Asian Affairs: Convenience Files, Box 4, India (3). Secret; Immediate. It was repeated to Colombo, Dhaka, Islamabad, Kabul, Katmandu, London, Moscow, Tehran, Bombay, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Madras, and CINCPAC Honolulu.

231. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary of State Kissinger conducted a high-level departmental meeting to discuss the sale of nuclear processing technology and arms to Pakistan.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Nodis. It was drafted on July 12 by Peck and approved on October 12 by S. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office.

232. Memorandum From the David Elliott and Robert Oakley of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)

Elliott and Oakley informed President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Scowcroft of Secretary of State Kissinger’s decisions regarding U.S. policy regarding the sale of nuclear materials to Pakistan. Kissinger instructed that the issue of U.S. military sales to Pakistan be kept separate, with one exception, from the reprocessing issue.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser Files, Presidential Country Files for Middle East and South Asia, Box 27, Pakistan (6). Confidential; Sent for information. In telegram 9079 from Islamabad, August 30, Byroade urged Kissinger to “de-link” the nuclear processing issue from the A–7 fighter/attack aircraft sale, which he claimed was causing Bhutto to take a more rigid stance in favor of nuclear reprocessing, in light of public pressures on his government not to be perceived to bow to U.S. demands. (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 203, Geopolitical File, Pakistan, Chronological Files, 5 August–18 December 1976)

233. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary of State Kissinger met with Indian Ambassador Kaul. They discussed Kissinger’s recent visit to South Asia. Kaul also expressed concern about U.S. arms sales in the region and alleged that India is made a “scapegoat” for various foreign policy issues in the United States.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Nodis. It was drafted by Ober and approved on October 12 in S. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office.

234. Telegram 13056 From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

Ambassador Saxbe reported that, based on recent conversations with Indian officials, that India was reacting with restraint to renewed U.S. arms sales to Pakistan, but that sales could potentially have a negative impact on Indian-U.S. relations.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, NSC Staff for Middle East and South Asian Affairs: Convenience Files, Box 4, India (4). Secret. It was repeated to Dakka, Islamabad, Moscow, and Tehran.

235. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary Kissinger met with Ambassador Yaqub Khan to discuss the resolution of the nuclear processing issue and arms supply.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, Entry 5403, Box 18, Nodis Memoranda of Conversations, September 1976. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s office.

236. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary of State Kissinger met with Pakistan Foreign and Defense Minister Ahmed to discuss the issues of arms supply, nuclear reprocessing, and other issues.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Nodis. It was drafted by Rodman. The meeting took place is the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf Towers while Kissinger was attending the UN General Assembly.

237. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary of State Kissinger met with Indian Foreign Minister Chavan and Ambassador-designate Kewal Singh. They discussed various issues related to bilateral relations, including the activities of the U.S.-Indian Joint Commission, the repurchase of spent Indian nuclear fuel, and U.S. arms sales to Pakistan.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Nodis. It was drafted by Kux and approved on November 11 in S. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s suite at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Kissinger was in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

238. Memorandum of Conversation

Account of Ambassador Saxbe’s farewell call on Prime Minister Gandhi.

Source: National Archives, RG 84, New Delhi Embassy Files: Lot 79 F 111, 1976 Decentralized Subject Files, POL Indo-US 1976. Confidential. It was drafted by Schneider. The meeting took place in the Office of the Prime Minister. Saxbe summarized this conversation in Telegram 16722 from New Delhi, November 17. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files)

239. Memorandum of Conversation

Secretary of State Kissinger met with Ambassador Byroade and Assistant Secretary Atherton just before their meeting with Ambassador Yaqub Khan concerning the Pakistani nuclear reprocessing issue.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 348, Memoranda of Conversations, Internal, December 1976. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Secretary’s office. Kissinger’s meeting with Yaqub followed immediately afterward.

240. Interagency Intelligence Memorandum 76–047

The memorandum assessed arms shipments to India and Pakistan during the second half of 1976. It reported that the U.S.S.R. remained India’s largest military supplier, while China was Pakistan’s major source of weapons.

Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–131, NSDM 273–290. Top Secret; Noforn; Nocontract; Orcon. Ten pages of detail and tables are not printed. The report was one produced semiannually in response to NSDM 289 and incorporates intelligence from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State.

241. Telegram 313924 From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

President-elect Jimmy Carter acknowledged the greetings of Prime Minister Gandhi and expressed his hopes for the improvement of Indian-U.S. relations.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Unclassified; Priority.