South Asia
61. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Trips and Conferences, Merchant Trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, 10/61-11/61. Confidential. Drafted by Merchant on November 13. According to the President’s Appointment Book, the meeting was held at the White House. (Ibid.)
62. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/11-1361. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Meyer; cleared by Merchant and Gaud, and McGeorge Bundy in substance; and approved by Talbot. Also sent to Karachi.
63. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Countries Series, India, General, 11/21/61-11/31/61. Secret. Drafted by Talbot on November 24 and approved in the White House on November 30, according to a note on a November 29 covering memorandum from Battle to Bundy. The meeting was held at the White House.
64. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/11-2161. Secret. Drafted by Meyer and Gatch; cleared by Gaud and William R. Polk of the Policy Planning Council; and approved by Meyer. Also sent to Karachi, Jidda, and Tehran and repeated to London.
65. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of South Asian Affairs (Weil) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot)
Source: Department of State, NEA/SOA Files: Lot 64 D 240, Goa-Internal Memoranda. Secret. Drafted by Weil and Rogers B. Horgan.
66. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-561. Confidential; Niact. Drafted by Horgan, cleared with EUR/WE, and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Lisbon, Paris for the Embassy and USRO, London, and USUN.
67. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 791.56/12-861. Secret; Priority; No Distribution Outside Department. Drafted in NEA/NR by Marvin C. Kettelhut and Edward A. Padelford on December 6; cleared by Weil and with G/PM and AID; and approved by Talbot. Also sent to New Delhi.
68. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1061. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to USUN, Lisbon, London, and Paris (USRO for Finletter; Embassy pass Dean Brown).
69. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Talbot) to Acting Secretary of State Ball
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1261. Secret. Drafted in NEA by Horgan and in EUR by Starrs.
70. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1261. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris for Secretary Rusk and USRO, London, Lisbon, and USUN.
71. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1361. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Paris and Lisbon.
72. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1461. Secret; Niact. Drafted by U. Alexis Johnson and McGeorge Bundy; cleared by Talbot, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs William R. Tyler, Director of the Office of United Nations Political and Security Affairs Joseph J. Sisco, and President Kennedy; and approved by Johnson. Repeated to Paris for the Secretary, to Lisbon, and to London.
73. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/12-1361. Secret; Limited Distribution. Received in the Department of State on December 14 at 7:15 p.m. Repeated to New Delhi.
74. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1561. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Lisbon, London, and Paris for the Secretary.
75. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-1761. Secret; Niact. Repeated to Lisbon, USUN, and London.
77. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in India
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 753D.00/12-2361. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Talbot and approved by Ball. Repeated to Lisbon.
78. 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, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert W. Komer, 11/61-12/61. Secret. Copies were sent to Schlesinger and Rostow.
79. Telegram From the Embassy in India to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/12-2861. Secret; Priority; Limited Distribution. Repeated to Karachi and USUN.
80. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/12-2861. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted in SOA by Weil, Horgan, and Henry W. Spielman; cleared with Sisco and McGeorge Bundy; and approved by Talbot.
81. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/12-3061. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran.
82. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/12-3161. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Talbot, cleared in substance by Gaud in AID, and approved by Talbot. Also sent to Karachi and repeated to Tehran.
83. Letter From President Ayub to President Kennedy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 690D.91/1-262. No classification marking. The salutation and closing of the letter are handwritten.
84. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330. Secret. Drafted by Weil and approved in S on January 15.
85. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-362. Secret; Niact. Received in the Department of State on January 4 at 12:41 a.m. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran.
86. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Afghanistan
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 689.90D/1-362. Secret; Niact. Drafted in SOA by Gatch, Naas, and Metcalf; cleared by Gaud; and approved by Talbot. Repeated to Karachi and Tehran.
87. 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, Meetings and Memoranda Series, Staff Memoranda, Robert Komer, 1/62. Secret. Copies were sent to Kaysen and Rostow.
88. Paper Prepared by the Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.90/1-1062. Secret. The paper was transmitted to the White House under cover of a memorandum from Battle to Bundy dated January 10. The Secretary approved the paper for discussion with the President on January 11 at 5 p.m.
90. 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, Regional Security Series, South Asia, 1961-963. Secret.