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1 believe yov ca n be ve ry helpfu l to us j,n New Delhi by ascerta i.nin,s ~ ""\ in Addition to other topi~s you wil l be dise us• lng .

l.ndian vieot$ <>n problem posed by Cbicom nuclear we;)pOna.J. Chicom• will l>e ~

explodtoe next nuclear device any d~y nov and this likely cause uew Indian ""-' worr i es over sc.c.urit:y from Chie.o~n nuclear t hreat a ttd c.>cc lte nc~ d.e:mands ~

l n I ndia fo r abandonment c urrent Indian peace ful u$eS policy. Sh•atr i

cer t .ainly kno..,, this~ tie •'levenheless told ~ational Defe nse Council

Febr®r:y 23 that GOl a\llare poaslble $e·cond ChicOO'I test but ~fctt' cal•

cun,siderQ tion OOI. stand• by de t emin.att.Ot\ not tC(>ea t uot manuftlcture <l. t<XI'I

At we see it Shastd and his suppo,·ter~ arc uxploring t lu:-ee t hia&s

they cu~e<l if ch.ey are to h.e.ve sood chance hold their 0\rln oga.inst pre&Su\"el

fo r an tndiao bomb . 01\0. is an d fectiv(l intert\O.tional nonprolifotiation

ag reement on vhich Indb.n~ , ~esc: a nd Soviets can agree . Adjourtaent of

lJNCA ancl uncel'taint y itbout conv6 ni.ng of StmC lH\i teoopornrily deforJ:ed

ac tivity on th 1s matter on ;..~hich we hope India wlll be eble exercise

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Shaat rl el$o badly nee(),. t o be ubl e t o demo nstt:ut:e t o h1s count r ymen and

Afro--Asians gtoerolly that I ndia. has tlChi eved 6t l e ast as 1ouc:h in fie lds ao ienoc

and technology .:JS OUc:au: ttod t.hua off5et inc:r eue of pre&tige whicll cooi ng t o

Cbicoms as result their n-uc le at:' t .estins pros;ram. Amtbess.acSot: Dovlea, astl lt:ed by

(J/(_ J o rt•y Wf.esnor uud John Pal frey h4ve looked into wh at we con do to help I ndians i.n

this arcu and we htlv<: j ust ht"~d follow .. up t 6'1kS hare! ~·lt1• lt\d i..an atomio sci<:nt tst

HOld Bltebha. \le are repeating round- up toleg:ram on Bht~bha visit so you cal'l se• how

wo currently stand ou this effort.

•rh t t:d. @ ·tng-6hest:•ri:-needs t • som..-\<.t!RS -oi'-sel::urity-ass.ursnce---q:ai:nS'b Chttonr:. - -........ .... ·-4·· .. _p.uc le.ar- a tt--dOk.,--lfhi·s · ·1-a-arc-a in vhtoh ·.r · btl Uevv · you· .,nd · Ambasaad_or ·BuJbe--e.an- be

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1 ~at-holpfui "''lhtd.rfg·yo\iiVliit ' t o· Del~\ I ndiana h,we ~pperent l~ done toaue~, ~ O I(

\ thinkin& about <3St ur&necs but s till seem have n.o fil;'"tlt ideQ vhat WOl.t ld best meet

1 -:rp; 1; ·1 lv.. L~ . \ t heir needs. ,( Their-dt lecn.u l!,s .. probabl~JC411ueed ~n party by ~~on t hu public

t~9(tep_t(ltlt;e.~any .kind il U W:<:UlCe-frCIIl US tl lOnCI' ~o'Uld 'dC:atToy .-ueh .. of- buis...fot' --~ i 1)(} ll..t\ t..t~.,.~. 1~/7 t. j"~·.~~§~.~.~ ... and. 4ffect.. <hoi r . t'OlaCi one ~doh• Soviet s.·· .!£.-they . could ·8~ poralte l

~~~:t. ~~~. ,US asaurences~h18J wouldi~ob·ab·9 rneet··-pr-oblern~ut our beat--but H m:l. t ed--

1 · ~wr AIV· 7'-"~ It • .I.J l~~~tion . l.& .. ·th•t so fat' they have ·had Htt t uoc::ots ~with ·soviets •.

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C."' kfCt 11' GOI ha s Mver di rectly r ai.sed question secuti.ty assuunces wi.t.h us, nor hos j i t t () our knowledge reac ted to Pre~idOI\t 1 s s tate11aen ts Oi October 16 and l.S, 1964.

Shost r i d id, howev~t:, d i sco S$ ~a suran.o<: quoMUO•l '-' 'f.th Htlt'Old Wilto n end has public:. y :1,..,~.;/!) ,I

montion&d netd fot' pr·otection from nuc l ear l>O'Wel' tl' se vet:al t1mes .J(Re¢ u r ren t t heme

. )~··..\·' '. ~ pu611e •coteaenta ha9 baen that posses$10n nuclaot' power g i ves nuclear state s

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r Shastri also badly needs to be able to demouatrat~ to his countrymen snd

Afro.-Adans gener~lly that India h;.lS tlChievcd at l east os much in fields science

and technology as Chicorus and thus offset. ir.ct:ea se o£ prestige whieh coming to

Chicoms as result their nucle~r testing progrnm. An~assador Bowles, assisted by

'){( Jerry '..liesne-r t~nd John Pnlfrcy bavo lool(cd into what ... -e can do to he lp Indians in

this tlt.'eu and ~..:c have just hsd fol101o.···up t:t~ll<s hu·e with Xndiao. atomic scientist

Homi nhabha,. We are l:'epeatins rou1td .. up tcl4lgram on Bh.:;:bha visit so you ct~n see how

we currently stsnd on thia effol:'t,.

'l'hir~ (£htng-Slta-:tt-ri-needs-i-s-·a~4<tr'Rt-at-s·e-t=Urity··aa·su'c:'ance-agtt-i1\ot' Chi-eonm. -.....;;_.,_. ____ ......... ~ ......... -... ~ .... J\UC.lcar.....atHck~This· · i:s·~aret~·•in• ~llicll'~'! · believ(t M you· ·and .-\mbauador-Bowles- can"'b ·e

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\ ~Jt .... h&J.pfui""dltt''J:ifg'"j'oiiF'\TfSit* to-net~~\ Xl\di(II\S have '~par6nt~~ done laws~ \ O ,<., \ thinkit\8 about asgurJ)nces but scill seem hil•J'e t\0 firm idea whtlt would best meet ' ' '"1"') I i, ;..,_, \ theic neods • . ("nlet:r .. <J1-le.mma.fis,.probabl·~·¢oueed ~t\ · part:y by· ~~~~~on th~t public

\ tlCceP.taucc .. any . .kind assurance- from US ··olone' Vo-.:ild" dCStr'Oy"lnuch-·o£.,b'881-s·"for· ...... r .. . - - -p. 'll..t- •, ./,.J~~-~~, <-1u~!!!~~p .. t;_.c:u~d . .(lffect .... the.i r .. re l~tions vith· Soviot s .-..... ~.f--they-:-could.,g:~ par 8l..te 1

k~:"~.~t . . ?~~ :US assursnce&~hi-S)vouldirob·ab·l} meet··problern~~c our best .... but limited-· I ' ;_,/J/-"1 h t:rP !US A •_.tf_) ~~f~~'Jat.iOn,..·i-8•-that ·:lo··£ar"they .. ·have"h'~d 1 itt:J; ~tiCC~!J$

1pitll Soviets: •.

;,,09 '· GOI h:ts never directly t:tlised questiOt\ security assuranceg with us, nor has

it to our kn~ledge .-eaeted co President's st~tem.ents of Octobe\" 16 il\\d l SJ 1964.

Shastri did, howeve'(' , discuss assurance question •,dth Jl;:)rold Wilson t~nd h<ts Jlub Uc y '}...,...~t)'J!J t

m.eotioned need f or protoction from nucleat: t)O~t'S several times.~Recurrent theme

~·~pl~'it~ statement6 hos been that possession nuclear power gives nvcleal:' ~taceS •'

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. ~ - ~ .l>~:lpD.ci.fiC-comm.:l.t lltents......to...indi.vl..du~ lr countr i.es . .. ·· Mor GOver',:f\M,en we thi1\'k i 1\

t enns of ouurunoea: against Chicom nuclear aggreni on .._.e must Keep in m!.nd '7 ,. ~

othet free nat lena around pe·riphery of Chinfl . Thet'f:for e ,' we do not t~·-~ane

to go b•yond sc~ of assurances o f October 16 and 18,. 1964 . ~••t-~want -you

t,_o_da.it. to_4pply- t:heee ~~ifically · to tndto . .. ,r fh , t..- I' t.f r/ ,.(~lo~l>·. ~· ~ .; .t Po~~

We hope therefore you and Amb4tstodor 'Bowles can get llnt o--•ditouttio.l1 -r , -· ;. /

secu\"ity a!lsurences,..tw~ch Sha,trt.~{ l!e,.,·ll:evc-~~t":"W'iiY-01- tlPP:i:-OGChtnj' ~MR-wO\rld Jo, ... .-;"

be...by-g:Lvi-nt;~·hin··ndvbnce-'Uott<::<f ·of ... ro'itntefl'leot ·of ··Prf!$ i dent '·e · ·~uur~nces o£ ------~ October 16 on4 .. ~8-W1t(fO".Jiouse .. plana. to mak.e .follv .... ing .next_det.onttl.on. lfu .... are

u.o~ -Sepul .P:rei'i~~a-r, duft ·ceXt. wt.i,eh is undei COiiaid•rattonJ Jo

discustin& •••uraoeea you and Acbatttdor Boqles aoy take foll~na l i ne:

1) We hov-e not~d Indian interut tn •ome ki nd of security auurance £rom

nucleor powers. In particular we hnvo nott."d Ambassado:r B .. k .. l~ohna' s speech

of Februtlry 4 i 1\ whi(:h he add QUOO:R 'the nood of India, ss ofcther nonnuclear

powet:s, Lo s~curity aglJlnst nucle~r attack. This C i'll\ be ptovidod alther by an

independont deterrent Ol" through the combined ('lnd colleceivtl aocurity offered by

all the prcaent nuclear p<l'.ll-ers and vo are V81id.ng, fo~: an ana;.·or .. ~UorB. d1d not ~end lncludo Petptng 1n category of QUor£ present nuclei~

lY'I. tl\t IUP$)Oie Nehru~~~'Pt!&:S&DCI~ tXJQ<:!e:JMHift"""B<.· powers (WQUO'I'£ Wlieh ~ght offer colle:cttvo aecuric-y to India , Et·m M~

We 3re 3waro th•t India has decided aeatnst developi~ its ow~ nuclear ~eapons

progtil!.,, which ~e consider o corn:ncndsbl• tltt'lmple wor t h of emulation tll'Ottnd world ..

(;)_,_-P"Ntsi·del'l t '"'Wsntcd-s t'iffif'r-c ·to· k,;·~"i ~.'. ~d·v~~~~ ~thac~· Otter ~ \\Oxt · dec onat 19.n~ Whit~ JIOu.JO •• plona....to ·.:1-e eu(j.-.eCetement .. 'ti ft ctrriliiil$~ ass~~a'nC·ea ··of' .. &1:"ot>Ot•' t6-·and .. · l8 ;·· ·1 ~64)

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~reaident.{~;i~ ~wanc:ed you. tiJ\dl\"eet Shastri's nttenc1on tot,£.e~r4Y I .. w_bw J, t• •) A 'l;,

l it {lnd 18 assursneo.91Je~c e~ppllceb lo _co ~d1..ft,·•U to•othot fr:ee Asian \{

which may be thret~tenod by Chicorn nuclear ut:tnc.K. \

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Spocificully , India lilhOuld know ths t possoUiOf'l o f a nuclear weapons /

cepobil1ty by COmmunist Chint vl ll hdve no effect on readi ness of US rc$pood 1

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I odtan t"e;quests for help in dealing v ith Q)icOtt aggNsaton.. "'c vill meet our I V l'

defouse (lomnritment:s t o I n:lio (see nu'!libered pat"agrt~ph ~elow). ~t1oDa. eucft

/ flL indio.-thot -do- not-aeck .nut1ono~~auc.l4!u-wc.Htpona · et~n b• aura th/f. they. neod

our atrOI\8 .suppor t against- BOtriO threat of..nuclear blue}(mo:Ll;- thr.m ·they··win··have

..,f,.e-:-·'-..1 ously .. we .. do;--not:~~-~tonc.l ·co ~stand . by .and .watch. lndtit b4i t:hreate'('led ·Wi·th ~.. ,.

nuc l&~r·~d.e st.rue'fi-~nJ -'

'i S) US support t o India O\•er t.he years against Communht Ollna is well

d<>C\II:II:nted . President Eisenhover euured Prlte Y.dr.ister Mohtu of our aupport

wh~l"' he- visite-d New Delhi tn 19S9 . Our rcSpot~se to l ndf.a'u request fo r help

' in 1962, with which you -were clott~ly associ~cedJ spesks for itself. As Prime ,· ' · .. . :j~(.l .. '1\":"~··-.. ·- ·~ ---.. - ~ .... - .. ~ •. .• ' .• ~. - ...... - .. . ··- .... ~.

M'l1\hter awareJ folklwins Nehru' s roqucst for US ottnned ai rQrof t . ' . ; \

to help I ndia . 1

moot ChieOill ottnck , us carrier \\lith &ttack aircraft ~ils enrouto t o Bll>' of Bengal

"'hen fi8httng ended in Nov(.•mber of 1962 . Our Ai.r Defenu Al;t'•etDent of .Jul)• 1963 ,

t n uhtch we ogreed to consult vtch COI in event of Chteot~.! -f attack on lnditt,

ie &~Yne et of our intentions tn futuro . So is agr~nt of Nov••ber 1962 uhder

~hich we eur1:ently are pr<>vidLI\8 militat:y a ssi.staMe to I nd h . Ch.ic::c::..ns i'lre ware

Pr:e atdont has given $1nce they dotOt\o.ted firs t nuclear dcvioe.

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6) US b oa cepsbi Uty of retpondins t o ~tcoa nvc lear •ttack on free Asia

in wide variety of w~ys. Our 1\UC:le~r power i s deployed in Pacific ~llld c an r eaeh

ull &teas of Hoinlond Chintl. Our nonnucleat· power is t'lho within oasy reach of

tho~o areas. Conmu.nist Chl nll is ewe'l"(! of the ctlpobtlfties of OS power and of t he

terioua consequences it uould suffer if it e~1tced .nuclear a&arosslon. We bova

avery int:ention of ma1nt a;1.ning our :Juperiorlt:y in abc a.nd effectivo.ness of our

nuclc~n: {lrsenal aa l O\lS: as t:herc iu tln:etlt to P~cc worl d interest s .

' r 7) 1--l~e would ,.~elcome opportunity t o acqui'l:l.ctt VOl io more detlil with US 1 • I

cop*>U ity t o rcapood to Olicoa nuck.or a:n:;)ek. Shouid Prime Kinlater so de.sir~ ' '1 "-' I · ., ... ., {, ... ~:t.· ... ... / .... ,;-- o ~A. _7 1 ; .,.

wo would be glad @i..._tndian ·Ol.ioh of Staff or their r epreeentative,_-u our .• I

de feMe faci lit te1 itt PaeiflcJ!:n!J.....co n.t:.illC4.t.ai""...,_,S":"--FYI-.--·Re.J.er~o. ot tqfonn.ation . I I ~

~~.u:: .... nue~~apobi4Htiet .• IJiu&t-.be .. msde . $ub ject to .reviW .. at: .high• st. . lewis •4 ··-Bnd rl!• \ • ' ( r _., t I , f 1 ._. •./"-....( • • • ~ t. •• "~ ,o.., , " "' ~· ' fl l I

\:e vented Indie h.a\'0 t:hil prlv.,te e.Xpl.anntipd._of._US....Suppor t against throat

of Chicom nuclear aggTess i on . lJl . We do not p l an ~t this tir~ muk~ any pub l ic

sto ternent of ass urtmce specifically s ingling out Il\dia .

.JUtCLthat...P11me l.Unister -realize»

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Du.riog-eoult*of-di.~cuss1;on. vo''1H>P<(Y~:-find Am.bOssidOr- Bo-;:tll ·, Cin ~reaa-·srurat-r1: .. I I . I . to such a~?-. undc.ratac\ding-olQur ··eccurity{.ossuren6"os . ...... we must, .. ho~ver, ,\Lavoid, by • . . . .. I . ._ '

' ohowJ.DS- too mueh'' 'JOncetn; .'pt $Cfn8' Itl.tlioils' ... tn P<>ait:1on to' seek···too· high ~ - pr±ce ·for ' .

,their ~f,-aiJl.LQ& ... fron taki~lie DuClCar··iouc:e:, ..... -· --I know you vUl want co consult csrefu lly with AltbassedO'C" ft(l,..lea befor e l

L you ii\Oke find plans for your t dkv t.d.th Shascrt. n0Heve you 'W'i 11 pdrticular~y ._j wunc to I

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tnlk on Indian nuclear security problem. Purpose of this message 1t to let ycu

lmow wht1t we arc prep~red t o t6ll Indians i f you nnd Ambassador judlle clinnl:te S..s

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aggr<lSSion .. icorn.s will be ~xploding next nuc lear device cny d<ly no ... •

tluse ne'W' Indian '-'Ot'des over security from <lliecm nuclear

thre~t and excite demnnds !.o Ir~~U.a f()X' t'lbandoor~ot current Indian

U<Jtiont~l Defense Council ' bruary 23 that GOI r..,are possible second Chicorn

test but after ca lm consider

manufacture atcm. bomb.

l1.s we see it Shastri and

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determination not t•epeat not

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rters~»&-tdenbkf.i~~ three thing6

their own ag8inst pressures

Adj ourPn.'ll!nt of

UNGI\ ~n_d uncertainty about convening of ENDC has

.activity on t his mat:ter on whi -ch ''-e hope I n.dia wlll be exerci se

lea~ership. Shastri

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....l.Sbostri ai:lta badly needs to be a bl e to demons trate to his co untr)'lnen and

Afto-As i ona generally that Ind ia has ""chie.v•d ~c l east 4$ much i n f1~lds sc icnoo : ,I

and technol ogy as Chtcoes and thu• offset i ncrease of prestige which COIIing to . . Chieoms u r es ult their nuclear testing pt:osram. h nbauador Bowh• , a ss isted by

r Je rry WieSI'I<:!r and J ohn Pa lf'rey hove Looked i nto .,.hat wo can do to help Indians i n

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• We have just had foUowup t.a l k.s her e wtth lJ\df.ao atC*I,lC • Se1.4mtf1t

1\orni Bhabha , ·~· a r o repe ating r0\1nd-up t el.esr nm on Bhabhn visit so you can. soc .\ '

how we currently s t and on this effort.

Thtrd, Indians hn\'e done .one th.ink.ing •bWt a.ssur.-nees but tCf.lL aeea havo

no fi rro 1don what would best 1o,QCC thei r neede. GOI hat nevet.' directly raised

' question secuJ:>ity auurn.ncea wt th u s , not.' 1Hl

1S it ~o our kno'IJl<ldge r•o&e\cd t o

Presi.d.e.flt 1 S stat ecenu of October 16 and 18, 1964. Shutri d i d) hovaver,

discuss «uuranee quaation wit h Hatold Wilson and h.as publicly mcntione(l need I

for protection froo nu~ lear powara several tUne s. You m1~ht inquire of Sbaa t r1

wbethe~:: bb talk \o"ith Hal:Old Wilson i.ndic:ttc<l the possib1.Uty of any CoflenonwealciJ

nrrange•~cnt which ..,..ould strengthen India 1 s poait ion without chiingi n,s India' a

existing po l i t ical al1&nmcnts. Rocurr~nt theme Sboatr i 1 a pub lic statements

has been th~t poaaetsion nuclear power gives nuclea~ ttaLes r e spons ibility

to a.ssutc security of non-nuc~enr .H ates f t:Otl'l threat o f nuclc-'lr uggl::'e .9sion .

. When we t hink f._n te rms Of OUU I;'Sl),¢.08 against Chi <:OtCI ouclea.r: O&C-re$S1.00 We

mu.sc keep in • i nd other f r ee na ttons ~l:'Ound peripher y of China. ~QR.

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not: '~ ttnt to go beyond scopo o f ass\ar tlnces o£ Octob&r 16 .an~ 18 , . ... ·• : :· ·: . ~

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We hope ~bere foro you and .AMba$S<h.l.or Roulc.a can s~t cloaer r eading of

Shastri's miod on secudty as.suunccs. I n discussing: assur~nces you and

Ambassador Bowlos reay t4ke following Uno.:

(1) We have noted l ndisn interest tn some kind of security assurance from I

nuc lear powers . tn p~rtlcul:u: '-'0 have noted AJ·cbasud<.n: B. lC. Nehru' s s peech

of Pobruat:y 4 ln vhieb he sai.d QuotR Dta net<~ of India. as of ot:ber non• nuclear

powct:s, is s ecurity \lgo f.ns t ll\.lCluaT actaclt. n Hs cen be provided elther by

an independent deterrent or throu&h the co.bined ond coltectlve seeu~ity offared ' I

by all the pres<:nt nuclaar po•..;eu ttnd '-'e t1rc waitin,e fo r an ~nswe.-. Ul\'QUOTB

F"lt.. We suppou Nehru dt.<l not: intend include Peipina in catcaory of QOOtE pretent

nuclear ])O'Wf!n UNQUOTE wht.ch might offer eollcctivo tJecurity 11\ India . END FYI

We arc aw;;~re that Ind i.a has deei.ded ag:<l.intt devel"Ping its own 1\u:clear we.apona wort,hy \

pr ogram, whi ch ~6 consider a commendable exnople~f emularioO ~round ~orl~ . <

(2) You lbAY.' ~direct Shastri. ' s

! attont iol1 to President's Occobor 16 and

18 uaura.nees \lhlc:h .ar-c applic..blo co hee A:>i.an netloo.s "'-taic:h 11U\y bo cln:eatenct.d

by Ch tcoM ouclonr attaclt.

(3) Speci,fically, India should know chat pouossion o.f a nucle.ar weapon•

capability by Communist Oltn.a will have uo effect <.m re.!ldino.va of US respond •

I ""'ian requeatl fo r help in dea ling vith Chic0011 agtression. We vU 1 •cet our

defense ecmnitnlO.nts to India (see numbered J)~cagrapl\ ~below}. (4) US support to Ind i a ovet' the years: agdnst Cccmwnbt Ch ina lt w¢U

dOC\Ir.'IOnted. Prosi dent1

Eisenhowe.r Assur·ed Prime Mi•\1$t.er Nehru of our suppo r t

wlten ht visi.t@d New Delhi. in 1959 . Ol!.t' rosponse to lnd:l.,a' s tequest for help

in 1962 • .,.'i.th which you were c l osely a.<i$0C1ated~ speaks for 1taclf. As l'rir.M! _j

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moet Chicom a ttack, US carrier ~lth attack aircra(t vas enroute co Ray of Bengal

~hen fighting ended ln November of 1962 . Our A~~ Dofensc Agreement o£ Ju ly 1963 ,

in which we agreed to c onsult with 001 in evel\t ot Chicom atU<:k Ot\ l ndb,

1a ea~nest of our intentions in future. So i s Agreeoent of Nove.ber 1962 un4er

which ve currently are providi"' lllllit:rry assistaneo co lndia. Chicocu are at~arc

of dgni Hcanc.e of these agreements a.s they a r c o.f f!'l e:lning of asau.r&nees

'President has giv(:lln sh\ee they dctoC~ar.c.d first nuelcat: device.

5) us ha&: c.apabllity of responding to Chicoc nu.cleal." attae,k on free Asia

in vide variety of ways . Our nuelc4r power is deployed in Pacific and can re3ch

All u reas of Hdnlond Cbl oa. Our nonn.uclear pO'riOr t.s ntso ·.dth i n (l•sy reach o f

t hese areas. Commullist China ia awatl' of the eapnbUic:ics of US powor al\d of t he

ter1o~s consequenc~• it ~ould suftor i£ i t committed nuclear aggrote1on. We have

every intention ot -.intai ntns our tupcriority in t i%e 4nd effectiveness o f our

nuclear a r sena l 0.3 l ong as there it thrCi'l.t to Pree World interes ta.

6) \Je would \o'e lcoMe opport unity to acqua i •\t 001 in ntor(;! detuU \lith US

eap.~bility to rupond to Chicor11 nuele"r l)ttaek. SboiJl d frL'lle Minlat.er so clesire 1

V« ~uld be glad to sive him info~tlon on our detenae faeilitiea id Paci fic .

7) S..1e wanted India have thte pri vtlt:e v i ew of US a ttitude toYIU'd threat of

Ch teom nuclear aggression. FYI. Ho <.lo 1\0t. plan at t hh time malto any public

atatetu.ent of auu.r.t.nce specifically !lin.glirtg 01.11:: lndh. Rnd F'tl.

1 know you vill vane co conaulc eareiully wlth Acba&s3dor Bowl•• befo~

L you make fi.nal plAns for your CJll\<e: with Shascrt. Balleve you v ll l particula rly

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( want to get &nbassc.dQr Bowles t vi~\..'S on whether time is ripe for such specific J tal k on !ndian nuclonr SOC1.1rity p\"oble•n. We hftve in mind that you might

use this occasion t o g(:t Cl refldiog o f Shastri 1S thinking on thi$ fnd other

subjects which .,.ould be very usefu l to us as "''e look for"'•ar d to his vis it

t his spring.

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