South Asia
301. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Subjects, King Zahir Correspondence, 1961-1963. Secret; Emergency; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Gatch, cleared with GTI and by the President, and approved by Talbot. Also sent to Tehran and repeated to Karachi.
302. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL AFG-PAK. Confidential; Operational Immediate. Repeated to Kabul and Karachi.
303. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 1-4 INDIA. Secret. Drafted in S/S by Grant G. Hilliker, cleared by McGeorge Bundy, and approved by Hilliker. Repeated to Karachi and New Delhi.
304. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, Subjects, Radhakrishnan Visit. Secret. Drafted by Talbot and approved in S on June 18 and by the White House on June 20. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
305. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19-3 US-INDIA. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Schneider and William Bundy; cleared with L, BNA, AID, and by Harriman and Komer; and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Karachi, London, Ottawa, and Canberra.
306. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert W. Komer 6/63-11/63. Secret. The source text is a copy that Komer sent to Bundy with a handwritten note which reads: “Mac—I put my ideas here down in writing at Taz Shepard’s request. Am giving original to him, in case he and you agree to suggest hitting Macmillan for an anchorage at Diego Suarez.”
307. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19 INDIA. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London, Canberra, and Karachi.
308. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Naas, cleared by Komer, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to New Delhi and London.
309. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19-3 US-PAK. Secret. Drafted by Naas and Laise; cleared with NR, BNA, GER, G/PM, DOD/ISA, and AID; and approved by Talbot. Also sent to New Delhi and repeated to Bonn, London, and CINCEUR.
310. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 7/16/63-7/19/63. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Rangoon.
311. 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, Pakistan, General, 7/63. Secret.
312. Note From the British Embassy to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 15 UK-US. Secret.
313. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and Karachi.
314. Summary Record of the 516th Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSC Meetings, No. 516. Top Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Bromley Smith.
315. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/BALL. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to London and New Delhi.
316. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Pakistan, General, 8/1/63-8/14/63. Secret. A handwritten note on the source text reads: “Taken from Pres. weekend reading dtd 8/9/63.”
317. Letter From Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, Nehru Correspondence, 4/1/63-8/31/63. No classification marking.
318. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Meetings with the President, 8/63-11/63. Secret. Drafted by Komer. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.)
319. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Priority; Verbatim Text. Drafted by Schneider and Komer and cleared and approved by Grant. Repeated to Karachi and London.
320. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense McNamara to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Taylor)
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 69 A 3131, India 381 (10 Jul 63), Indian Ocean Task Force 63. Secret.
321. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Karachi and London.
322. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19-3 US-PAK. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted on August 8 in DOD/ISA by R.J. Murray and in SOA by Schneider; cleared with NR, BNA, FE, G/PM, DOD, and AID; and approved by Grant. Repeated to Karachi and London.
323. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Received in the Department of State at 6:37 p.m. Repeated to London and New Delhi.
324. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom
Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 21 US. Secret. Drafted in G/PM by Lord; cleared with BNA, RPM, FE, SOA, UNP, NR, OC, AFI, and within G/PM by Colonel Robinson; and approved by G/PM Director of Operations Howard Meyers. Repeated to New Delhi, Karachi, and Colombo.
325. Letter From Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy
[Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, Nehru Correspondence, 4/1/63-8/31/63. No classification marking. This letter has not been declassified by the Indian Government. In his biography of Nehru, Gopal summarized the letter, which dealt with the Kashmir dispute, as follows: “If Britain and the United States could persuade Pakistan to adopt at least a neutral, if not a pro-Indian attitude in the conflict between India and China, then mediation could be considered.” (Gopal, Jawaharlal Nehru, Vol. 3, p. 261)]
326. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Schneider on August 26; cleared by Cameron, Grant, and with BNA; and approved by Ball. Also sent to New Delhi and repeated to London.
327. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Visit of King and Queen 9/63, 1/63-9/63. Confidential. Drafted by Gaud on September 6 and cleared by Talbot and Komer. The King and Queen of Afghanistan made a State visit to the United States September 4-16. They visited Washington September 5-7.
328. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/BALL. Secret; Immediate; Limit Distribution. Received in the Department of State at 7:23 p.m. Repeated to Karachi. Passed to the White House.
329. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Visit of King and Queen 9/63, 1/63-9/63. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Wright on September 12. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.) The King also met with Rusk on September 6, and discussed economic development programs in Afghanistan. A memorandum of this conversation is ibid., National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Visit of King and Queen 9/63, 1/63-9/63.
330. Telegram From the Embassy in Portugal to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US/BALL. Secret; Immediate. Received in the Department of State at 5:54 p.m. Repeated to Karachi eyes only Ambassador. Relayed to the White House.