U.S. POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY RELATIONS WITH INDIA; PRESIDENT EISENHOWER’S VISIT TO INDIA1
1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. VIII, pp. 275 ff. For documentation on the India-Pakistan dispute, see Documents 7 ff.
229. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.9197/5–1559. Confidential. Drafted by J. Robert Schaetzel of S/AE, cleared with the AEC, and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Donald D. Kennedy of NEA. Pouched to London and Ottawa. According to a note on the source text, this telegram was approved during a meeting in Kennedy’s office on May 13. A memorandum of the discussion at that meeting, drafted by William A. Chapin of S/AE, is ibid., 891.1901/5–459.
231. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.00/5–2859. Secret. Repeated to Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.
233. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 15, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.00/6–1559. Secret. Drafted by Anthony Cuomo of SOA on June 29.
234. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 17, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 89.1901/6–1759. Confidential. Drafted by Cuomo on June 29.
236. Letter From the President’s Special Assistant (Randall) to the Under Secretary of State (Dillon)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 891.331/7–159. Secret.
237. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, July 10, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 861.0091/7–1059. Confidential. Drafted by Spielman on July 31.
239. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, August 5, 1959
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5–MSP/8–559. Confidential. Drafted by Rogers B. Horgan of SOA.
240. Memorandum From the Operations Coordinator (O’Connor) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones)
Source: Department of State, S/S–OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, India. Confidential. Drafted by William J. Sheppard, Deputy Operations Coordinator.
241. Letter From President Eisenhower to Prime Minister Nehru
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 711.11–EI/9–259. Secret; Presidential Handling. Transmitted to New Delhi in telegram 23 from Paris, September 2. Telegram 23 was repeated to the Department of State as Cahto 10, which is the source text. Tocah 13 to London, September 1, approved by Acting Secretary Dillon, transmitted the draft text of the letter from Eisenhower to Nehru. The cable reads in part as follows: “Believe Prime Minister Nehru would deeply appreciate at this juncture personal message from President expressing concern over Chicom-Indian developments.” (Ibid., 691.93/9–159) The draft text was approved without change. Eisenhower and Herter were in Great Britain, August 27–September 2, and in Paris, September 2-4.
242. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 033.9111/8–559. Confidential. Drafted by Anthony Cuomo and J. Wesley Adams of SOA and approved by Adams.
244. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 411.9141/11–2059. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by George F. Hazard of the Commodities Division (CSD), Office of International Resources (OR), and cleared in substance in NEA, E, and ICA.
245. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning (Smith) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 67 D 548, India. Secret.
247. Memorandum of a Conversation, New Delhi, December 10, 1959, 11:30 a.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bunker and Goodpaster. The source text indicates that the conversation took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan and at Prime Minister Nehru’s residence. Bunker handed Eisenhower a briefing memorandum for his conversation with Nehru upon the President’s arrival in New Delhi. Bunker forwarded a copy of the memorandum to Bartlett under cover of a brief letter dated December 15. (Ibid., SOA Files: Lot 63 D 110, India—1960)
248. Memorandum of a Conversation Between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru, New Delhi, December 13, 1959, 8:30 p.m.
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 64 D 560. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Goodpaster. The source text indicates that the conversation took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
249. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 891.1901/12–1459. Official Use Only.
251. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (McCone)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 891.1901/2–1360. Confidential. Drafted by Bartlett on February 10 and concurred in by S/AE, U/CEA, U/MSC, ED, and OFD. On February 12, Jones forwarded a draft of this letter to Secretary Herter who approved it without change. (Ibid., 891.1901/2–1260)
252. Memorandum From the Operations Coordinator (O’Connor) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones)
Source: Department of State, S/S–OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, India. Secret.
254. Report Prepared by the Operations Coordinating Board
Source: Department of State, S/S–OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, India. Secret. Circulated on February 17 under cover of a memorandum by Bromley Smith, Executive Officer of the OCB, which summarized the discussion at the OCB meeting of February 10. See Document 252.
Assistant Secretary Jones transmitted a copy of this report to Ambassador Bunker under cover of a letter of March 18. (Department of State, S/S–OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, India) In despatch 181 from New Delhi, August 23, the Embassy noted that it had given careful study to the OCB report and offered its comments on and reactions to the suggestions made in the report. (Ibid., Central Files, 611.91/8–2360)
255. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of South Asian Affairs (Adams) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Jones)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 891.3972/3–2860. Confidential. Drafted by Robert W. Adams and Spielman.
256. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the President and the Ambassador to India (Bunker), White House, Washington, April 25, 1960
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries. Confidential; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Bunker, who was in Washington for consultations, April 20-26.
258. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/5–560. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. The telegram is marked: “For delivery at 8:30 a.m.” It was received at 3:10 a.m.