372. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter1
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3. Pakistan: During a recent trip to Western Europe, Gerry Smith asked senior officials in the UK, France, FRG and the Netherlands to consider telling Pakistan, as we have, that a nuclear test by Pakistan would foreshadow major changes in bilateral relations. Gerry did not find support for this approach, and his interlocutors were also pessimistic that any combination of available incentives or disincentives would influence Pakistan’s nuclear course. His visit to Western Europe immediately followed that of Hua Guofeng, who had emphasized the need to bolster Pakistan against Soviet activities in the area.
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- Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 22, Evening Reports (State): 11/79. Secret. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the memorandum.↩