693.93B/9–1550: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in India
396. Totib. Reurtel 525 Sept 1.1 Tibetans have already been informed our willingness assist procurement and financing milit matériel. Dept still considers steps indicated Deptel 104 July 22 constitute best approach and emphasizes desirability Indians supply Tibetan needs in so far as possible. GOI agreement facilitate delivery in any case absolutely essential to provision matériel by US. Dept assumes first activities Tibetan Del to Delhi will be along these lines.
If GOI unable or unwilling meet Tibetan requirements but willing permit transit matériel from abroad detailed realistic list Tibetan requirements taking into account facilities for transport Tibet wld be needed. Dept assumes this list might be prepared by you in consultation with Tibetan Del with assistance milit attaché.
Dept has already indicated willingness supply radio transmitter under conditions set forth Deptel 48 Jul 112 and awaits Tibetan action this offer. Dept considers direct exchange coded communications between Lhasa Washington by radio impractical and believes you shld point out to Tibetans this contrary general internatl practice, emphasizing desirability Tibetans continue use Emb Delhi or ConGen Calcutta as communications channel.
Dept presumes little danger Indians will suspect us of ulterior motives re Tibet but assumes you ready allay any fears that might arise that score. Our desire remains to have India assume and keep primary responsibility for assisting Tibet.
Special internal unnumbered indicator Totib shld be used as first word of text of all tels above subj to or from Dept.