Office of the Historian

India and Pakistan

2. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 8, 1964, 10:30 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL INDIA–PAK. Confidential. Drafted by Charles W. Naas on January 9 and approved in S on January 19.

3. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson

Washington, January 16, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 279, Military Assistance to India and Pakistan. Secret.

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

Washington, January 16, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. I, Memos, 11/63–5/64. Confidential.

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

Karachi, January 16, 1964, 9 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to New Delhi and London.

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

Washington, January 17, 1964, 10:25 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 PAK. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Turner C. Cameron, Jr., on January 13; cleared by Phillips Talbot, David Dean (FE), Deputy Assistant Secretary for Politico-Military Affairs Jeffrey C. Kitchen, Solbert, Harriman, and McGeorge Bundy; and approved and initialed by Secretary Rusk.

7. Letter From President Johnson to the Ambassador to India (Bowles)

Washington, January 21, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Exchanges with Bowles (cont.). Secret. Drafted by Komer and Johnson.

8. Memorandum From Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, January 21, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, National Security Action Memorandums, NSAM 279, Military Assistance to India and Pakistan. Secret.

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

Washington, January 21, 1964, 6:50 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Naas; cleared by James P. Grant, Carol C. Laise, and Joseph J. Sisco; and approved by Harriman. Repeated to London, New Delhi, Embassy Office Rawalpindi, and USUN.

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

Washington, January 27, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Kashmir, Vol. I, 12/63–7/64. Secret.

11. Telegram [text not declassified] to the Department of State

Washington, January 30, 1964, 2126Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Exdis.

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

Karachi, February 1, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 PAK. Secret; Exdis.

13. National Security Action Memorandum No. 279

Washington, February 8, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSAMs, NSAM 279, Military Assistance to India and Pakistan. Secret. Copies were sent to the AID Administrator and the Director of Central Intelligence.

14. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations

Washington, February 12, 1964, 12:10 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Laise on February 11 and approved by Talbot. Also sent to Karachi and repeated to New Delhi and London. A memorandum of this conversation is ibid., POL INDIA–PAK.

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

Karachi, February 13, 1964, 5:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to New Delhi, USUN, and London and passed to the White House.

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

New Delhi, February 20, 1964, 11:30 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Confidential. Repeated to London, Karachi, and USUN and passed to the White House.

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

Washington, February 21, 1964, 6:51 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–3 US–INDIA. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Cameron; cleared by Deputy Director of the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Regional Affairs John P. Walsh, Solbert, Harriman, and Komer, and in draft by Dean, Frazier Meade (BNA), Joseph Norbury (SOV), Howard Meyers (G/PM), William S. Gaud (AID/NESA), and Hirshberg (AID/PC); and approved by Talbot. Repeated to London, New Delhi, CINCSTRIKE, and Hong Kong.

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

Washington, February 21, 1964, 6:52 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–3 US–INDIA. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by David T. Schneider and Franklin J. Crawford (NEA/SOA); cleared in draft by Walsh, Gaud, Norbury, and Meade and by Warren, Dean, Komer, Solbert, Hirshberg, and Harriman; and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Karachi, London, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.

19. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Denney) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, February 24, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Vol. I, Memos & Miscellaneous, 12/63–3/64. Secret; Noforn. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. A stamp indicates it was received at the NSC on February 25.

20. Memorandum From Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, February 26, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, McGeorge Bundy, Vol. I, 11/63–2/64. Secret.

21. Message From Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the Ambassador to India (Bowles)

Washington, February 27, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Exchanges with Bowles. Secret. Notes on the message indicate that it was sent priority [text not declassified] as CAP 64063.

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

Karachi, March 3, 1964, 8 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15–1 PAK. Secret; Priority. Repeated to USUN, Hong Kong, London, and New Delhi.

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

Washington, March 8, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. I, Memos, 11/63–5/64. Secret.

24. Letter From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the Ambassador to India (Bowles)

Washington, March 9, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Exchanges with Bowles (cont.). Secret.

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

Washington, March 9, 1964, 8:55 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL PAK-US. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted in the White House and approved by Don T. Christensen (S/S). A draft of the telegram, March 9, 6 p.m., was initialed by Rusk. (Ibid.)

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

New Delhi, March 10, 1964, 1 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Karachi, London, and USUN.

27. Telegram From the Embassy Office in Pakistan to the Department of State

Rawalpindi, March 11, 1964, 2145Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL PAK-US. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Passed to the White House at 7:11 a.m. The telegram is a joint telegram from CUSASEC MAAG and the Embassy Office in Rawalpindi.

28. Telegram From the Embassy Office in Pakistan to the Department of State

Rawalpindi, March 12, 1964, 1946Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Cental Files 1964–66, POL PAK-US. Secret; Immediate. Passed to the White House at 6:33 p.m. The telegram is a joint telegram from CUSASEC MAAG and the Embassy Office in Rawalpindi.

29. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs (Buffum) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (Gardner)

Washington, March 23, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Limited Official Use. Drafted by John W. Kimball of UNP.

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

London, March 25, 1964, 2 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL INDIA–PAK. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to New Delhi and Karachi for the Ambassadors only and passed to the White House at 1:15 p.m.