RESPONSE TO NSDM 289: ARMS SHIPMENTS TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 1976

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 1, 1976
• Content Type: IM

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Response to NSDM289: Arms Shipments
to _India and Pakistan During
the Second Half of 1976
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SUBJECT: Arms Shipments to India and Pakistan During
the Second Half of 1976
-- The USSR remained India's major supplier and this
relationship is likely to continue. The most
significant Indian imports were = SA-6 missiles --
India's first receipt of this low altitude missile
system
This Memorandum is one of a series produced semiannually
in response to NSDM 289. It has been prepared jointly
by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense InteZ-
Zigence Agency, and the Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State.
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-- China remained Pakistan's key military supplier,
but France has become an increasingly important
source of sophisticated equipment. France re-
cently supplied Pakistan with its first surface-
to-air missiles. Pledges by Middle Eastern coun-
tries to provide funds to Pakistan for military
purchases rose sharply, but few purchases have yet
been made with these funds.
-- Both countries continue to develop their overall
nuclear programs
- There have been discussions about possible can-
cellation or postponement of the sale of a re-
processing plant by France to Pakistan. The
deal, however, is not yet dead. Such a plant
would be an essential acquisition if Pakistan
were to construct its own nuclear device.
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-- The net impact of the military equipment received
by India and Pakistan in 1976 has not significantly
affected India's overwhelming military superiority.
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