Bangladesh
20. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Atherton) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Habib)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P770025–0305. Secret. Drafted by Douglas B. Archard (NEA/PAB) on January 18. An unknown hand initialed the memorandum for Atherton.
21. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770140–0370. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Calcutta, Islamabad, New Delhi, and CINCPAC.
22. Letter From Bangladeshi President Zia to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking.
23. Letter From President Carter to Bangladeshi President Zia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking. Brzezinski sent the letter to Carter for his signature under a June 23 covering memorandum. (Ibid.)
24. Memorandum From the Military Assistant to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Odom) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Inderfurth and Gates Chron File, Box 4, Gates Chron: 9–10/77. Confidential. Printed from an uninitialed copy.
25. Memorandum From the Director of the Office for Combating Terrorism (Isham) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Christopher)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Warren Christopher, Entry P–14, Lot 81D113, Box 7, Memos to WC from Offices/Bureaus. Confidential. Drafted by John Karkashian (M/CT).
26. Memorandum From the Director of the Office for Combating Terrorism (Isham) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Christopher)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Warren Christopher, Entry P–14, Lot 81D113, Box 7, Memos to WC from Offices/Bureaus. Confidential.
27. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770382–0854, D770359–0634. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Tokyo. Sent for information to DIA.
28. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State and the Embassy in Japan
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770359–0648. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to DIA.
29. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State and the Defense Intelligence Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770359–0814. Confidential. Sent Priority to the Department of State.
30. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770361–0929. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Colombo, Islamabad, Kathmandu, New Delhi, Calcutta, CINCPAC, and DIA.
31. Letter From President Carter to Bangladeshi President Zia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking.
32. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780234–0132. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Colombo, Islamabad, Kathmandu, New Delhi, Paris, Calcutta, and CINCPAC.
33. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780256–0109. Confidential. Sent for information to Islamabad, New Delhi, Kathmandu, Colombo, Kabul, and CINCPAC.
34. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780256–0549. Confidential.
35. Letter From Bangladeshi President Zia to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking.
36. Letter From President Carter to Bangladeshi President Zia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking.
37. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Embassy in Bangladesh
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780399–0027. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Sent for information Priority to the Department of State. Vance was in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
38. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780515–0052. Confidential.
39. Letter From Bangladeshi President Zia to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 2, Bangladesh: President Ziaur Rahman, 4/77–12/80. No classification marking. Zia handwrote the salutation.
40. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790096–0720. Confidential; Priority. Sent for information to New Delhi, Islamabad, Kathmandu, Colombo, Calcutta, CINCPAC, and USICA.
41. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bangladesh
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790262–0373. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Drafted by Hallock R. Lucius (NEA/PAB); cleared in S/S and S/S–O and by Thornton; approved by Lucius.
42. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790544–0243. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis.
43. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P860159–1224. Confidential; Nodis. Carter spoke to Zia by telephone from the Oval Office. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary) Dodson sent the memorandum of conversation to Vance under a January 3, 1980, covering memorandum. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P860159–1223)
44. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State and the Mission to the United Nations
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800002–0003. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis.
45. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800005–0004. Secret; Immediate.
46. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State and the Mission to the United Nations
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800020–0900. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis.
47. Telegram From the Embassy in Bangladesh to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800039–0560. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis.
48. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Saunders) to Secretary of State Vance
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P800046–0876. Confidential. Drafted by Benedict; cleared in S/P and EB/OFP/FFD and by Schaffer and Coon. An unknown hand initialed the memorandum on Saunders’s behalf. A stamped notation at the top of the first page of the memorandum reads: “CV.”
49. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Bangladesh
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800102–0184. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Sent for information to USUN. Drafted by Benedict; cleared in IO, EUR/SOV, S/S, and S/S–O and by Peck, Coon, and Thornton; approved by Saunders.