South Asia
31. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790D.00/7-2161. Confidential. Drafted by Talbot and approved by the White House on July 31. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Kennedy Library)
32. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 789.5-MSP/6-2161. Secret. Drafted in SOA by Carle, cleared by Talbot and Perkins (S/S) and with B/FAC and ICA, and approved by Bowles.
33. Letter From Secretary of State Rusk to the Ambassador to India (Galbraith)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 6/16/61-7/31/61. Secret.
34. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 790D.5622. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Meyer (NEA), cleared by Kitchen and U. Alexis Johnson, William Bundy (DOD), and Rostow (White House), and approved by Acting Secretary Ball. Rostow sent a copy of this telegram to the President, under cover of a handwritten note that reads: “This is how the Department is handling Ken Galbraith’s great blast on the F-104’s.” (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 8/1/61-8/31/61)
35. Memorandum of Conversations
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.91/8-961. Secret. Drafted by Bowles and approved in U on August 17. Bowles was in New Delhi August 7-10 to chair a regional conference of U.S. Ambassadors accredited to South Asian countries.
36. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 789.5-MSP/8-2261. Confidential.
37. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Pakistan, General, 9/1/61-9/14/61. No classification marking. A marginal notation on the source text, in an unknown hand, reads: “Pres. noted. Sept 4, 1961.”
38. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-361. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Weil and approved by Talbot. Also sent to Karachi.
39. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-661. Confidential. Drafted by Weil.
40. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-1261. Secret. Drafted by Spielman on September 14 and approved in U on September 19.
41. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-1361. Secret; Niact; Eyes Only.
42. Letter From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gilpatric) to the Under Secretary of State (Bowles)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.56/9-1361. Secret.
43. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Kennedy
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Subjects, King Zahir Correspondence, 1961-1963. No classification marking. Rostow noted on the source text that he concurred, and Kennedy initialed his approval.
44. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-1761. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Meyer, cleared by Spielman and Deputy Director of the Office of Soviet Union Affairs David H. Henry II and by Komer in substance, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Karachi and Moscow.
45. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-1761. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by Meyer and cleared by Weil, by Bowles in substance, and by Bromley Smith at the White House. Repeated to Karachi.
46. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-1761. Secret; Niact. Drafted and approved by Meyer and cleared by Weil, by Bowles in substance, and by Smith at the White House. Repeated to Kabul.
47. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/9-2061. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Karachi.
48. Letter From the Ambassador to India (Galbraith) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 9/1/61-9/13/61. Secret; Official-Informal.
49. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/10-361. Secret: Niact. Repeated to Karachi.
50. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, Afghanistan, Memoranda of Conversation, 7/61-9/62. Secret. Drafted by Gatch. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.)
51. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/10-461. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Gatch and Weil, cleared by Meyer, and approved by Rusk. Also sent to Karachi.
52. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/10-1661. Secret. Drafted by Merchant and approved at the White House on October 19. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting took place at the White House. (Kennedy Library)
53. 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. Secret.
54. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/10-2761. Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Also sent to Kabul.
55. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/11-361. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted and approved by Veliotes (S/S). A note on the source text indicates that the text of the letter was received from Bromley Smith at the White House. Also sent to Kabul.
56. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/11-361. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Karachi.
57. Letter From the Pakistani Ambassador (Ahmed) to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, NEA/SOA Files: Lot 64 D 566, The President. No classification marking. The salutation and closing are handwritten.
58. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1590/11-761. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Kabul.
59. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 120.1590/11-761. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Meyer and Gatch, cleared by Weil and Manfull, and approved by Meyer. Also sent to Kabul.
60. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 11/21/61-11/31/61. Secret. Drafted by Talbot; approved in S on November 26; and approved in the White House by Rostow according to a note on a November 29 covering memorandum from Battle to Bundy. The meeting was held at the White House.