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FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1964-1968, Volume XXV South Asia
Department of State |
Sources The editors of the Foreign Relations series have complete access to all the retired records and papers of the Department of State: the central files of the Department; the special decentralized files ("lot files") of the Department at the bureau, office, and division levels; the files of the Department's Executive Secretariat, which contain the records of international conferences and high-level official visits, correspondence with foreign leaders by the President and Secretary of State, and memoranda of conversations between the President and Secretary of State and foreign officials; and the files of overseas diplomatic posts. All the Department's indexed central files for these years have been permanently transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (Archives II) at College Park, Maryland. Many of the Department's decentralized office (or lot) files covering this period, which the National Archives deems worthy of permanent retention, have been transferred or are in the process of being transferred from the Department's custody to Archives II. The editors of the Foreign Relations series also have full access to the papers of President Johnson and other White House foreign policy records. Presidential papers maintained and preserved at the Presidential libraries include some of the most significant foreign affairs-related documentation from the Department of State and other Federal agencies including the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Department of State historians also have access to records of the Department of Defense, particularly the records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of Defense and their major assistants. In preparing this volume, the editor made extensive use of Presidential papers and other White House records at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, which proved the richest source of documentation on President Johnson's role in the South Asia region. Within the National Security File, the Country Files, the Head of State Correspondence Files, the file of Memos to the President, and the files of McGeorge Bundy, Robert Komer, Walt Rostow, and Harold Saunders were particularly valuable. The President's Office file within the White House Central File is similarly valuable. The National Security Council history on the food crisis on the subcontinent, and the supporting collection of documents, prepared by Harold Saunders, which is within the National Security File, is uniquely valuable for the role of President Johnson and his principal advisers, such as Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. Thanks to the leadership of the Johnson Library, the Department of State historians had full access to the audiotapes of President Johnson's telephone conversations. These audiotapes include substantial numbers of telephone conversations between President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk, Secretary of Defense McNamara, the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and key members of Congress. The editor of this volume found these perhaps the most valuable collection at the Johnson Library for the purpose of illuminating the role of President Johnson and his principal advisers. The tape recordings were especially important in documenting President Johnson's outlook and role in managing the food crisis. Although the transcripts give the substance of the conversations, readers are urged to consult the recordings for a full appreciation of those dimensions that cannot be captured fully in a transcription, such as the speakers' inflections and emphases that may convey nuances of meaning. Second in importance to the records at the Johnson Library were the records of the Department of State. The central files of the Department of State provide rich detail on the crises that developed in 1965 over the Rann of Kutch and Kashmir. They are augmented in this regard by the lot files of the Department and by the files of the Secretary of Defense and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. The Central Intelligence Agency provides the Department of State historians access to intelligence documents from records in its custody and at the Presidential libraries. This access is arranged and facilitated by the CIA's History Staff, part of the Center for the Study of Intelligence, pursuant to a May 1992 memorandum of understanding. The editor included a selection of intelligence estimates and analyses seen by high-level policymakers, especially those that were made available to President Johnson. Among the intelligence records reviewed for the volume were those in country and intelligence files at the Johnson Library, the files of the Directors of Central Intelligence, especially John McCone, CIA intelligence reports and summaries, retired files of the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research containing National Intelligence Estimates, and the INR Historical Files. Almost all of this documentation has been made available for use in the Foreign Relations series thanks to the consent of the agencies mentioned, the assistance of their staffs, and the cooperation and support of the National Archives and Records Administration. The following list identifies the particular files and collections used in the preparation of this volume. The declassification and transfer to the National Archives of the Department of State records is in process, and many of those records are already available for public review at the National Archives. The declassification review of other records is going forward in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12958, under which all records over 25 years old, except file series exemptions requested by agencies and approved by the President, should be reviewed for declassification by 2002. Unpublished Sources Department of State Central Files. See National Archives and Records Administration below. Lot Files. These files have been transferred or will be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration at College Park, Maryland, Record Group 59.
INR/IL Historical Files
NEA Files: Lot 71 D 79
NEA/INC Files: Lot 71 D 174
NEA/INC Files: Lot 72 D 132
NEA/INC Files: Lot 73 D 24
NEA/INS Files: Lot 73 D 349
NEA/INS Files: Lot 76 D 30
NEA/INS Files: Lot 78 D 60
NEA/PAB Files: Lot 74 D 145
NEA/PAB Files: Lot 75 D 87
NEA/PAB Files: Lot 75 D 129
NEA/PAB Files: Lot 78 D 186
NEA/PAF Files: Lot 71 D 386
NEA/PAF Files: Lot 72 D 71 National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD Record Group 59, Records of the Department of State Central Files AGR 1 INDIA: general agriculture policy and plans, India AGR 12 INDIA: crop production and consumption, India AGR 12 PAK: crop production and consumption, Pakistan AID 9 INDIA: loans for economic development, India AID 9 PAK: loans for economic development, Pakistan AID (IBRD) 9 INDIA: IBRD economic development loans to India AID (US) INDIA: general policy, U.S. aid to India AID (US) PAK: general policy, U.S. aid to Pakistan AID (US) 1 PAK: general policy, plans, coordination, U.S. aid to Pakistan AID (US) 5: U.S. aid laws and regulations AID (US) 8 AFG: U.S. grants and technical assistance to Afghanistan AID (US) 9 AFG: U.S. loans for economic development, Afghanistan AID (US) 9 PAK: U.S. loans for economic development, Pakistan AID (US) 15 AFG: PL 480, Food for Peace Programs, Afghanistan AID (US) 15 INDIA: PL 480, Food for Peace Programs, India AID (US) 15 PAK: PL 480, Food for Peace Programs, Pakistan AID (US) 15-4 INDIA: PL 480 Agreements, India AID (US) 15-8 AFG: PL 480, Title I commodity Sales, Afghanistan AID (US) 15-8 INDIA: PL 480, Title I commodity sales, India AID (US) 15-8 PAK: PL 480, Title I commodity sales, Pakistan AID (US) AFG: general policy, U.S. aid to Afghanistan DEF 1 INDIA: defense policy, India DEF 1 PAK: defense policy, Pakistan DEF 1 PAK-US: defense policy, Pakistan-U.S. DEF 1-1 INDIA-US: contingency planning, India-US DEF 12 CHEROKEE; exclusive communications channel between the DEF 12 INDIA: armaments, India DEF 12 PAK: armaments, Pakistan DEF 12-1 CHICOM: research and development, Communist China DEF 12-1 INDIA: research and development, India DEF 12-5 INDIA: procurement and sale of armaments, India DEF 12-5 PAK: procurement and sale of armaments, Pakistan DEF 15 PAK-US: bases and installations, Pakistan-U.S. DEF 15-1 PAK: bases and installations policy and plans, Pakistan DEF 15-10 PAK-US: establishment, construction, and termination of bases and installations, Pakistan-U.S. DEF 15-4 PAK-US: bases and installations agreements and leases, Pakistan-U.S. DEF 18 UN: arms control and disarmament, UN DEF 18-8 INDIA: testing and detection of nuclear explosions, India DEF 18-8 PAK: testing and detection of nuclear explosions, Pakistan DEF 18-8 US: testing and detection of nuclear explosions, U.S. DEF 19 US-INDIA: military assistance, U.S.-India DEF 19 US-PAK: military assistance, U.S.-Pakistan DEF 19-3 INDIA: defense organizations and conferences, India DEF 19-3 US-INDIA: defense organizations and conferences, U.S.-India DEF 19-3 US-PAK: defense organizations and conferences, U.S.-Pakistan DEF 19-4 US-INDIA: military assistance agreements, U.S.-India DEF 19-6 USSR: military assistance supplied by the U.S.S.R. DEF 19-6 USSR-INDIA: U.S.S.R. military assistance to India DEF 19-6 USSR-PAK: U.S.S.R. military assistance to Pakistan DEF 19-8 BEL-PAK: Belgian military assistance to Pakistan DEF 19-8 US-BEL: U.S. military assistance to Belgium DEF 19-8 US-GERW: U.S. military assistance to West Germany DEF 19-8 US-INDIA: defense equipment and supplies, U.S.-India DEF 19-8 US-IRAN: defense equipment and supplies, U.S.-Iran DEF 19-8 US-PAK: defense equipment and supplies, U.S.-Pakistan E 5 AFG/FIVE YEAR PLAN: economic development, Afghanistan E 8-1 INDIA: prices, cost of living, India FN 9 PAK-US: foreign investment, Pakistan-U.S. FSE 13 INDIA: nuclear power, reactors, India IT 7-16 AFG: highway and transportation network, Afghanistan LEG 7 POAG: legislative and legal affairs, visits by Congressman Poage ORG 7 AGR: organization and administration, Agriculture visits ORG 7 JCS: organization and administration, JCS visits ORG 7 NEA: organization and administration, NEA visits ORG CIA: organization and administration, CIA POL AFG-US: political affairs and relations, Afghanistan-US POL INDIA-PAK: political affairs and relations, India-Pakistan POL INDIA-US: political affairs and relations, India-U.S. POL PAK: political affairs and relations, Pakistan POL PAK-US: political affairs and relations, Pakistan-U.S. POL US-USSR: political affairs and relations, U.S.-U.S.S.R. rivers and seaways, Afghanistan-Iran-Helmand Valley POL 1 AFG: general policy and background, Afghanistan POL 1 AFG-US: general policy, Afghanistan-U.S. POL 1 INDIA-PAK: general policy, India-Pakistan POL 1 INDIA-US: general policy, India-U.S. POL 1 INDIA-USSR: general policy, India-U.S.S.R. POL 1 PAK: general policy and background, Pakistan POL 2 AFG: general reports and statistics, Afghanistan POL 2 ASIA SE: general reports and statistics, Southeast Asia POL 2 ASIA: general reports and statistics, Asia POL 2 INDIA: general reports and statistics, India POL 2 PAK: general reports and statistics, Pakistan POL 7 AFG: visits, meetings with Afghan leaders POL 7 CHICOM: visits, meetings with Chinese Communist leaders POL 7 INDIA: visits, meetings with Indian leaders POL 7 PAK: visits, meetings with Pakistani leaders POL 7 PAK-US: visits, meetings, Pakistani-U.S. leaders POL 7 US/FREEMAN: visits, meetings of Orville L. Freeman POL 7 US/HARRIMAN: visits, meetings of W. Averell Harriman POL 7 US/HUMPHREY: visits, meetings of Vice President Humphrey POL 7 US/JOHNSON: visits, meetings of President Lyndon B. Johnson POL 7 US/ROSTOW: visits, meetings of Eugene V. Rostow POL 7 US/SHRIVER: visits, meetings of W. Sargent Shriver POL 7 USSR: visits, meetings with Soviet leaders POL 10 INDIA: colonialism, imperialism, India POL 12-5 PAK: political parties, laws and statutes, Pakistan POL 15-1 AFG: Afghanistan Head of State POL 15-1 INDIA: Indian head of state POL 15-1 PAK: Pakistan head of state POL 17 INDIA-PAK: diplomatic and consular representation, India-Pakistan POL 17-4 US: ceremonial and social affairs, U.S. POL 18 INDIA: provincial, municipal and state government, India POL 23-8 INDIA: demonstrations, riots, protests, India POL 23-8 PAK: demonstrations, riots, protests, Pakistan POL 27 CHICOM-INDIA: military operations, Chinese Communists-India POL 27 INDIA-PAK: military operations, India-Pakistan POL 27 VIET S: military operations, South Vietnam POL 27-14 INDIA-PAK: truce, cease-fire, armistice, India-Pakistan POL 27-14 VIET: truce, cease-fire, armistice, Vietnam POL 27-3 VIET S: use of foreign country forces, South Vietnam POL 28-8 INDIA: occupied areas POL 29 INDIA: political prisoners, India POL 31-1 INDIA-PAK: air disputes and violations, India-Pakistan POL 32-1 INDIA/PAK/UN: territory and boundary disputes, India, Pakistan/U.N POL 32-1 INDIA-PAK: India-Pakistan border conflicts POL 33-1 AFG-IRAN/HELMAND: waters, boundaries, international SCI 7 US: science and technology, visits and missions, U.S. Secretary of State and an Ambassador SOC 10 INDIA: disasters and disaster relief, India Lot Files
Ball Files: Lot 74 D 272
Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110
Conference Files: Lot 66 D 347
Conference Files: Lot 67 D 305
Conference Files: Lot 67 D 587
Conference Files: Lot 69 D 182
Harriman Files: Lot 71 D 461
Katzenbach Files: Lot 74 D 271
NEA Files: Lot 67 D 410
NEA/INC Files: Lot 66 D 415
NEA/INC Files: Lot 68 D 49
NEA/INC Files: Lot 68 D 207
NEA/INC Files: Lot 69 D 29
NEA/INC Files: Lot 69 D 52
NEA/INC Files: Lot 69 D 483
NEA/INC Files: Lot 70 D 314
NEA/INC Files: Lot 70 D 316
NEA/RA Files: Lot 67 D 210
Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 294
Presidential Correspondence: Lot 66 D 476
Presidential Correspondence: Lot 67 D 262
Presidential Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 66 D 149
Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192
S/S-NSC Files: Lot 70 D 265
S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316 Central Intelligence Agency Job 79-R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files Job 80-B01285A, DCI (Helms) Files, Memos for the Record Job 80-B01285A, DCI (McCone) Files, Memos for the Record Job 77-0055R, DDO/NE Files Washington National Records Center, Suitland, MD Record Group 84, Records of Foreign Service Posts of the United States
Kabul Embassy Files: FRC 70 A 4844
Karachi Embassy Files: FRC 68 A 1814
Karachi Embassy Files: FRC 69 A 3876
New Delhi Embassy Files: FRC 69 A 3876 Record Group 330, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
OASD/ISA Files: FRC 68 A 306
OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 3717
OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 5127
OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 6648
OASD/ISA Files: FRC 72 A 1498
OSD Files: FRC 69 A 7425
OSD Files: FRC 70 A 1266
OSD Files: FRC 70 A 4443
OSD Files: FRC 70 A 4662
OSD Files: FRC 72 A 2468
OSD Files: FRC 73 A 1250
OSD Files: FRC 77-0075 Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Texas Papers of President Lyndon B. Johnson
National Security File
Country File
Special Files
Office of the President File
White House Central Files
Confidential File
Other Personal Papers
George Ball Papers Published Sources U.S. Government Documentary Collections U.S. Department of State. Department of State Bulletin, 1964-1968 (Volumes LI-LIX). Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964-1968. --------. American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967-1969. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-64, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1968-69. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965-1970. Memoirs Ayub Khan, Mohammed. Friends Not Masters. London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Ball, George. The Past Has Another Pattern: Memoirs. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1982. Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali. The Myth of Independence. London: Oxford University Press, 1969. Bowles, Chester. Promises to Keep. New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Desai, Morarji. The Story of My Life. Volume II. New Delhi: Macmillan, 1974. Gopal, Sarvepalli. Jawaharlal Nehru. Volume III. London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. Johnson, Lyndon B. The Vantage Point. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971. Rusk, Dean. As I Saw It. New York: Norton, 1990. [end of document]
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