Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XIX, South Asia

South Asia

151. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 5, 1962, 6:31 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-562. Top Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cameron, cleared by Rewinkel and Bromley Smith, and approved by Cameron. Repeated to New Delhi and Karachi eyes only Ambassadors.

152. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 6, 1962, 10:41 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-662. Secret; Niact; Verbatim Text. Drafted in the White House; cleared by Komer, Kaysen, and by Talbot in substance; and approved in S/S by Slater. Repeated to New Delhi.

153. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Karachi, July 12, 1962, 11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/7-1262. Secret. Repeated to Kabul and Tehran.

154. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Karachi, July 13, 1962, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/7-1362. Secret.

155. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 19, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.90D/7-1962. Confidential. Drafted by Talbot and approved in S on August 13.

156. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, July 19, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert Komer, 7/62. Secret.

157. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 24, 1962, 8:10 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-2462. Top Secret; Verbatim Text. Drafted and approved by Cameron and cleared with BNA and the White House. Repeated to New Delhi and Karachi eyes only Ambassadors.

158. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, July 24, 1962, 10:12 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-2462. Top Secret; Verbatim Text. Drafted in the White House and approved by Charles K. Johnson (S/S). Repeated to New Delhi and Karachi.

159. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State

New Delhi, July 25, 1962, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-2562. Secret; Niact. A handwritten notation indicates that the telegram was repeated to Karachi and London.

160. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India

Washington, July 27, 1962, 8:43 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.5622/7-2562. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Cameron on July 26; cleared by U. Alexis Johnson, INR, and DOD/ISA, and with the President; and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Karachi and London.

161. Editorial Note

162. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 5, 1962.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/8-562. Confidential. Drafted in SOA by Carle and Laise on August 4 and cleared with GTI.

163. Letter From Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy

New Delhi, August 5, 1962.

[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, Nehru Correspondence, 4/1/62-8/31/62. No classification marking. This letter has not been declassified by the Indian Government. The substance of the letter is summarized in Sarvepalli Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru: A Biography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1984), Vol. 3, pp. 217-218, as follows: “In the same spirit, Nehru wrote to Kennedy thanking him for all the sympathy and friendship he had shown to India, more particularly in regard to aid for development. The United States had not only given India generous assistance but had taken the trouble to induce other countries also to do so. However, it was the friendly and sympathetic attitude, even more than the aid, for which India was grateful. ‘My colleagues here and I are particularly anxious to have the friendship of the United States in the great tasks that confront us. I believe that this friendship is good not only for our two countries, but also for the world.’ [Page 319] This had little to do with aid and, even if circumstances arose which might make it difficult for the United States to help India in her development, the Indian Government would still value the friendship of the United States and work for close relations between the two countries. Differences of viewpoint should not affect this friendship. ‘I can assure you, therefore, that whatever might happen, our attitude will continue to be to encourage friendly relations between our two countries.’”]

164. Letter From the Ambassador to India (Galbraith) to President Kennedy

New Delhi, August 6, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Special Correspondence, John Kenneth Galbraith. Confidential.

165. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 10, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 8/1/62-8/21/62. Confidential.

166. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan

Washington, September 13, 1962, 2:07 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790D.11/9-1362. Confidential. Drafted by Naas on September 12 and approved by Talbot. Repeated to New Delhi, Kabul, and London.

167. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs

Washington, September 19, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 9/14/62-9/21/62. Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text. Transmitted to the White House on September 19 under cover of a memorandum from Brubeck to Bundy noting that the paper was sent at Komer’s request.

168. Memorandum of Conversation

Newport, Rhode Island, September 24, 1962, 12:30-2:45 p.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Pakistan, General, 10/62. Secret. Drafted by McConaughy on October 1 and approved by the White House on October 15. Kennedy’s meeting with Ayub at Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island, grew out of a request by Ayub for an informal visit to the United States following a State visit to Canada. (Memorandum from Rusk to Kennedy, August 15; ibid., 7/62-8/62)

169. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy

Washington, September 26, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Security, 1961-1963. Secret.

170. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan

Washington, September 27, 1962, 5:46 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790D.11/9-2762. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Gatch; cleared by Kettelhut, Cameron, and William Bundy; and approved by Talbot. Also sent to New Delhi and USUN for the Secretary.

171. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 27, 1962, 11 a.m.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Memoranda of Conversation, 7/61-9/62. Secret. Drafted by Grant. Naim was in the United States as head of the Afghan Delegation to the U.N. General Assembly.

172. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 27, 1962.

[Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 80 B 01285A, DCI (McCone) Files, DCI (McCone) Memo for the Record, 24 Sept-31 Dec 1962. Secret; Eyes Only. Extract—2 pages of source text not declassified.]

173. Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Department of State

New York, September 29, 1962, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 602.8990D/9-2962. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Tehran, Kabul, and Karachi.

174. Memorandum From the Department of State Executive Secretary (Brubeck) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, October 15, 1962.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 10/15/62-10/20/62. Secret.