PRG MEETING ON PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN, 2 SEPTEMBER 1987

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2011
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• Publication Date: September 3, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
3 September 1987
SUBJECT: PRG Meeting on Pakistan/Afghanistan, 2 September 1987
Pakistan
3. The discussion then turned to how to deal with the certification
issue on the Hill. One suggestion from State Department was to tie the
Pak/Afghanistan problems more tightly together and convince Congress that a
cut off in aid would not deter the nuclear program but would undermine the
Afghanistan effort at a time when the Soviets were probing for a way to
withdraw their forces. Under Secretary Armacost said\
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Department was tasked to develop a strategy for briefing Congress on the
Pakistan nulcear issue.
Afghanistan
4. The discussion on Afghanistan centered primarily on recent
intelligence about the military situation and Soviet feelers indicating that
they would be willing to sign up to a 12-month withdrawal program. There was
a good deal of the discussion about what the Soviets were up to and whether or
not their offers were merely intended to get Afghanistan off the agenda for
upcoming US/Soviet talks (the Shultz/Shevardnadze meeting and possibly a
Summit) and the UN General Assembly. The PRG will review next week the,
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SECRET NOFORN
talking points that State will use in the opening round of discussions with
the Soviets. These discussions are the cursor talks to the
Shultz/Shevardnadze visit and will include the topics of Afghanistan and the
Persian Gulf.
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