South Asia
91. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-1262. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Weil and Naas; cleared by Talbot, McGeorge Bundy, Assistant Legal Adviser for Near East and South Asian Affairs Warren E. Hewitt, and with AID; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran. An attached handwritten note from the Secretary’s Special Assist-ant Emory Swank to Rusk indicates that this telegram arose out of the previous evening’s meeting with President Kennedy.
92. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.9OD/1-1262. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Talbot and Weil; cleared by Hewitt, Gaud, and McGeorge Bundy; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran.
93. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-1562. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Talbot, cleared by Ball and McGeorge Bundy, and approved in S/S by Melvin L. Manfull. Repeated to Karachi.
94. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-1462. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Naas, Gatch, and Talbot; cleared by Hewitt, Gaud, Ball, and Bromley Smith; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Karachi.
95. Letter From President Kennedy to Prime Minister Nehru
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, Nehru Correspondence, 1/15/62-3/31/62. No classification marking.
96. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-1862. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran.
97. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-1862. Secret; Niact; Eyes Only; Limit Distribution. Repeated to New Delhi and USUN.
98. National Security Action Memorandum No. 125
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAM 125. No classification marking. Copies were sent to the Secretary of State, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and the President of the Export-Import Bank.
99. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-2662. Confidential. Drafted by Talbot, cleared by Kaysen, and approved by Talbot. Also sent to New Delhi.
100. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11-KE/1-2662. Secret; Niact; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Gatch; cleared by Hewitt, McGhee (in substance), and Bromley Smith; and approved by Talbot.
101. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-2762. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Gatch, cleared by Bromley Smith and with AID, and approved by Talbot.
102. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-2962. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.
103. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-3162. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Talbot and Horgan, cleared by Bromley Smith, and approved by Manfull (S/S). Also sent to Karachi and USUN.
104. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.00/2-2362. Confidential. Repeated to Karachi and USUN.
105. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 3/1/62-3/31/62. Secret. Drafted by Grant. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.)
106. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 789.5/3-362. Secret. Repeated to Karachi, Tehran, and Manila for Bowles.
107. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790.00/3-362. Secret. Repeated to New Delhi.
108. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/3-462. Secret. Repeated to New Delhi and USUN.
109. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79 R 01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files, Box 212. Secret. According to a note on the cover sheet: “The following organizations participated in the preparation of this estimate: The Central Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State, Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff.” All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in this estimate on March 7, except the Atomic Energy Commission representative and the Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.
110. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert W. Komer, 3/62. Secret.
111. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Cleveland) to Acting Secretary of State Ball
Source: Department of State, NEA/INC Files: Lot 66 D 415, Kashmir, January-April 1962 (Miscellaneous Papers). Secret. Drafted in NEA by Horgan, Grant, and James M. Ludlow, and in IO/UNPby Michael Newlin.
112. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert W. Komer, 3/62. Secret.
113. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 869.90D/3-2862. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Karachi, Tehran, and Jidda.
114. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/4-1262. Secret. Drafted by Gatch and approved in S on April 18.
115. Letter From President Ayub to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/4-3062. No classification marking. The salutation and closing of the letter are handwritten. The letter was forwarded to McGeorge Bundy on April 30 under cover of a memorandum from Lucius Battle stating that it was received from the Embassy of Pakistan.
116. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.90D/4-2762. Secret. Drafted by Naas on May 2.
117. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, 5/1/62-5/15/62. Secret.
118. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/5-862. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Canberra for the Secretary and to London. Relayed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Army, Navy, Air Force, and the CIA.
119. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert Komer, 5/62. Secret.
120. Memorandum of Discussion
Source: Department of State, NEA/SOA Files: Lot 64 D 571, United States, Jan.-July. Secret. Drafted by Naas on May 19.