MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO INDIA AND PAKISTAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100130040-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 8, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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of then in return for prospective long-term military L d c
As, to I. dia, we particularly want it to hold foreign exc a.A~ge
divorslons from development to defense to a '*_1 S
level, lest we end up indirectly helping finance an e ,c sive
defense effort via aid which we provide for quite anotlh ~r
purpose?
1. We should make clear to both countries what wee t
Furthermore, in the course of these discussions I desire tilip.t
the following precautions be observed:
p pare a,.{store minimum five year programs. Then, as the ?.plans mature and as we get a better reading on Congressio~a.i
attitudes, we can-snake a final decision on what INTAP to provide.
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with either country. Until we have a clearer idea of the prospects
for the FY 1965 aid pro gram, it seems to me premature to
indicate to India or Pakistan how much military aid they ini?ht be
able to.count upon, regardless of how tentative,
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However, I ('10 not believe that we should yet discu
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I have no objection to going forward with exploratory approaches
looking toward possible five year MAP
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SUBJECT: Military Assistance to India and Pakistan
February 8, 1964
NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO.' 279
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY O. DEFENSE
7,. In the case of Pakistan, our MLAP help should be
appropriately linked to satisfactory performance with
respect its alliance obligations
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3. Both governments must be made to understand that nr. iz -
revocab3ee five year IMP commitments can be undettak+,r ':y
the US, both because aid levels each year will de'nend o,-i '>ngress
and because our actual aid each year will depend on. cont.ii) tin g
Pakistani and Indian performance.
4. Our aaproa.ches to India and Pakistan should b time ,',>r opti-
m rn impact. For example, I do not believe that we :;rvt>' ~~ initi-
ally app-roach Pakistan until we have assessed the resu.its of the
Chou ai visit.
With these caveats, I approve proceeding along the lines of