Office of the Historian

260. National Security Action Memorandum No. 2230

Washington, February 26, 1963.

TO

  • The Secretary of State
  • The Secretary of Defense
  • The Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJECT

  • Appraisal of Sino-Indian Situation

The President would like an analysis of the possibility that the Chinese might return to the attack on India any time this spring. Obviously, the intelligence requirements are essential, but he would like a political and military appraisal as well, and I suggest that an informal and prompt report be coordinated by the Department of State. If there is a prospect of the Chinese resuming the offensive, are we doing enough to help India? If we are doing enough, are we doing it soon enough?

McGeorge Bundy
  1. Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Meetings and Memoranda Series, NSAMs 215-240. Secret.↩