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356. Memorandum From Gerald Oplinger of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)1

Washington, August 7, 1979

SUBJECT

  • Pakistan Test Sites [less than 1 line not declassified]

[1 paragraph (11 lines) not declassified]

[1 line not declassified]—I think we have to take this seriously enough to do some fast contingency planning. I asked Bob Kelly, Smith’s assistant, to try to set up a meeting2 of a few people this afternoon to put together a quick paper recommending actions we should take if (a) more information convinces us a test is imminent, or (b) a test takes place. I’m inclined to think that a Presidential statement should be considered for (a), and is indispensable for (b).3(S)

  1. Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 59, Pakistan: 5–12/79. Secret.↩
  2. Brzezinski underlined the words “set up a meeting.”↩
  3. Brzezinski drew a vertical line in the left-hand margin next to the preceding two sentences and wrote: “OK, Keep me informed, ZB.”↩