India and Pakistan
61. Letter From Secretary of Defense McNamara to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–8 US–INDIA. Secret.
62. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–3 US–INDIA. Secret. Drafted by Crawford in NEA/SOA, cleared by Laise, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to London, Karachi, and CINCMEAFSA for POLAD.
63. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. II, 6/64–11/64. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Talbot. The meeting was held at the White House. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.) Another copy of this memorandum is in National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–8 US–INDIA.
64. Memorandum From Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. II, Cables, 6/64–11/64. Secret; Exdis. A handwritten “L” on the memorandum indicates that it was seen by the President.
65. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. II, Cables, 6/64–11/64. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Talbot on July 20. The meeting was held at the White House. The time of the meeting is taken from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.)
66. Letter From the Ambassador to India (Bowles) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Vol. III, Cables, 7/64–11/64. Secret; Eyes Only. Bundy sent this letter to Komer on July 24 with a handwritten note that reads: “What can we do for him?”
67. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 PAK-US. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to London and New Delhi.
68. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 1 PAK. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Laise and Cameron, cleared by Director of the Office of Regional Affairs in EUR Joseph A. Mendenhall and Harriman, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to London and New Delhi.
69. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19 US–INDIA. Secret. Repeated to Cairo, Karachi, London, Moscow, Kathmandu, Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras, and also sent to CINCMEAFSA/POLAD.
70. Memorandum From Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Vol. III, Cables & Memos, 7/64–11/64. Secret.
71. Letter From the Ambassador to India (Bowles) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Vol. IV, Cables, 12/64–6/65. Top Secret.
72. Telegram From the Embassy Office in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 15–1 PAK. Secret; Immediate. Repeated to New Delhi, London, Bangkok, Hong Kong, USUN, Kabul, Moscow, and Karachi and passed to the White House.
73. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. II 6/64–11/64. Secret. A copy was sent to Talbot marked “Personal.”
74. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 12–1 CHICOM. Confidential. Drafted by Foster.
75. Memorandum From the Assistant for Counterinsurgency, Department of Defense (Carroll) to the Deputy Director of the Near East and South Asia Region, Department of Defense (Stoddart)
[Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 68 A 306, 452.1 India. Secret. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]
76. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Plans, Central Intelligence Agency (Helms) to Director of Central Intelligence McCone
[Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Pakistan, Vol. II, 6/64–11/64. Secret; No Foreign Dissem/Controlled Dissem; No Dissem Abroad/Background Use Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]
78. National Intelligence Estimate
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense and the National Security Agency. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in the estimate on December 10 except the Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was outside his jurisdiction.
79. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, FSE 13 INDIA. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Schneider in NEA/SOA; cleared by Officer in Charge of Atomic Energy Affairs in SCI Charles W. Thomas, Hall of AEC, Wreatham B. Gathright and W. Howard Wriggins of S/P, Samuel DePalma of ACDA, and Raymond L. Garthoff of G/PM; and approved by William J. Handley. Repeated to London and Ottawa.
80. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret. Drafted by Laise on December 11, cleared by Kimball in IO and Handley, and approved and initialed by Harriman. Repeated to New Delhi, London, and USUN.
81. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret. Drafted by Simmons (NEA/SOA), cleared by Cameron and Kimball (IO/UNP), and approved by Talbot. Also sent to New Delhi, London, and USUN.
82. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 18–8 INDIA. Secret; Limdis. Received at 4:19 a.m.
83. Telegram From the Ambassador to India (Bowles) to Robert Komer of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, India, Exchanges with Bowles. Confidential. [text not declassified]
84. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 PAK. Secret; Priority; Limdis.
85. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Nuclear Weapons, India, Vol. I. Secret; Immediate. Repeated to the White House for Bundy.
86. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–3 US–INDIA. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to DOD, CINCMEAFSA, London, and Karachi.
87. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 32–1 INDIA–PAK. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Karachi.
88. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 12–1 INDIA. Secret. Drafted by Schneider on February 25 and approved in U on March 8.
89. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Secretary of State Rusk
Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, DEF 19–3 US–INDIA. Secret. Drafted by Schneider on February 17, and cleared in draft by Edward A. Padelford (NEA/NR), A.J. Moses (G/PM), Thomas P. Thornton (INR/RNA), and Joseph B Norbury, Jr. (EUR/SOV).
90. Memorandum to Holders of NIE 4–2–64 and NIE 31–64
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the memorandum was prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, the AEC, and NSA. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred on February 25, except the Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who abstained because the subject was outside of his jurisdiction.
NIE 4–2–64, “Prospects for a Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Over the Next Decade,” October 21, 1964, is ibid. For the conclusions of NIE 31–64, “The Prospects for India,” see Document 78.