YOUR VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR JHA--MARCH 17

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• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 16, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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MEMORANDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER
FROM: Harald H. Saunders 1~'
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~ March 16, 1971
State Dept. review completed
SUBJECT: Your Visit with Ambassador Jha--March 17
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Ambassador Jha is coming to see you at a particularly useful time.
As you know, Mxs. Gandhi has just wan an unexpected landslide
victory in India's general election and wi11 shortly be faxrn.ing a new
gavernxnent free from. many of the crass-cutting pressures that
limited her freedom of action previously. After a brief hiatus during
the election campaign, the dialogue between our govexnnnents, both
here and in New Delhi, has been renewed in earnest (see attached cables
on Jhate recent talk with Sisco and Ambassador Keatingts conversation,
with Foreign Secretary T. N. Kaul)~ and planning is again going forward
on the annual xndo~-U. S. bilateral talks that were delayed by the elections.
We understand that Ambassador Jha has at least two general topics on
his mind:
--The general U. S. foreign policy orientation toward South Asia
as expressed in the President's Foreign Policy message to Congress.
(Borne concern has been expressed in Delhi that the statement .that
the U. S. will do nothing to harm. "legitimate Soviet and Chinese
interests in the area" means that the LT. S. is advocating great power
spheres of influence in South Asia. )
--ple would like to continue the general discussion he says he had
with you about a month ago on the state of our relations. (In a
recent talk with Sisco, Jha made the point that if we seek to irnpmve
lailatexal relations we must focus on their political gather than their
economic content. Jha thought it would be highly useful if the U. S.
could begin to recognize publicly India's role as a stabilizing factor
in all of Asia, not just South Asia. )
(with SECRET /EXD1S attachments)
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There are two additional topics that have come up in our recent
dialogue with fhe Indians and which Jha might also raise:
--The Indians, as usual, are concerned about the situation.
in Southeast .Asia and in particular about our policy on troop
withdrawals from South Vietnam. They are not making any
pxablerns for us now, but there seem to be both some doubt
of our motives and sorxie genuine misunderstanding.
--The Ambassador had earlier mentioned that he would like
to raise the question of PL-480 terms; .especially the amount
of proceeds from our. PIr4$0 sales that'are used for U. S.
purposes. We understand, however, that the Indians now
understand that our hands are tied by the law on this subject
and he may not raise it.
You may wish to make the following points to Ambassador Jha;
1. As the Presidentts message of congratulations to Mrs.
Gandhi indicated we are impressed with her landslide victory
which we see as both a personal triumph for her and as a
demonstration of the vitality of Indians system.
--You would be interested to hear the Ambassador's view
on what new directions Mrs. Gandhi might take with her
mandate.
--You xnay not want to say this, but you could say quietly that"
you have the genuine satisfaction here in Mrs. Gandhi's victory
helping to dispel same of the persistent belief that we are
working against her. This victory enhances the prospects for
orderly evolution in India. How could we have a different
interest?
2. There should be no misunderstanding concerning the South
Asian section of the Presidents foareign policy message to Congress.
The U. S. regards a free and independent South .Asia, and especially
India, as "important" to our interests in Asia and we intend to
continue our aid to economic development. The U. S. seeks no
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condomini?.rn with the Soviets or others in South Asia. However,
as in other areas, we do not seek an exclusive role; we recognize
that others have. a role to play too. Sut saying that we are
prepared to puxsue our interests alongside others is a far cry
from creating spheres of influence. Quite the contrary: we do
not feel anyone should have exclusive influence. (You m.ay ,also
wish to explain the political elements, of the Nixon Doctxine-~we
.look to strong .regional leadership in achieving stability--which
the Sndians seem at times to overlook. )
3. Concerning oux bilateral relations:
--You agree that it is important to focus on the ,political
aspects of our relations. In the end, o? course, we come back
to the fact that aid and foreign trade play important supportive
roles.
--We fully understand India's need for a balanced relationship
between the U, S, and the USSR.. This is in fact all that we
seek and we ~,vould hope that Mrs. Gandhi's new independence
from the radical left would contribute to the balancing process.
--We do recognize that India has an important role to fill in
-Asia even though it is true that we have not talked about i:t
much in public. It is important, moreover, that the U. 5. and
India work together in Asia. rather than at cross .purposes.
4. You understand that there is some misunderstanding in New
Delhi concerning oux policy on Southeast Asia and would like to
clarify this. [Explain the troop withdrawal program. ] "
5. FYI. In case Mrs. Gandhi?s visit to the US comes up, she
was asked about November 9-10 and said that was fine with her
but she would prefer to wait until after election to confirm. Dwight
Chapin has been asked to confirm those dates on the President's
calendar k,efore w~e go back to her.
Att: State p42327, 3 / 1Z /71
New Delhi 03b08, 3/14/71
New ~e1hi n3fil i _ ~ /i /Zi
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JO~I NT': SECRETARIES, SOUTH' ASIA. AND AMEF2I CAS D:I V I S I ONS'
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OF WARS THERE~"ORE WILL RESULT IN VIETNAMIZATION' OF NEGOTIR~TIOIVS
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V`IEITN'AM. AFTER' U'?5? ~.BpM6ING; HALT HAp. NOW ALI~? RETURNED` ACVO
WE` NDTED' THAT` pRESENCE~ pF4 SENIOR. MIL,ITARY`'PERSpNNELi ON CI~DU~
DELE'GAT ION HqD~ LED HIM TO: CONCLUDE THAT GREA'PER M I L~I TARY
ASS1a1'ANCE WAS DISCUSSEQ~o KAUL~,AGREED THAT~'CONTINUATIDN
OFs_t,WOS~ TAl~KS' DY~'F"ICLJLR UNDER: PREB~NT C+IRGUMSTANCESr BUT'
SA I Q~_ HE HOPED PROGRESS' CDULD' BED Mi4pE AFTER'. Fig QHT I NG~
STpPP~D ? Cep I~WQU4,D'~'CD~17 Y NUE ITS EFFORTS T17 BRING TWO'
S'I OES: TOGE1'NER p '--._
I'3: , 1~AUL~ Ste, ~~.HE~ COULD NOT FUL~;Y` S.~y~RE~ DUR;.A5Sf=5SMENT~QE~
CtAMBOp~IAN, S:ITU_A1"~IaN.. WE:. FDUND PRESENT GOVERNMENT NAtIONAIt~IST,.
_ B~U7' NQT~, NEUTRALIST'o CiO~I MA.INTAIN~ING ITS :CONTACTS` WITH'
S:IHAN.pU~'' AID MOPED` TWD SIDES COULD!~GET~, TOGETWER'A
CONDElMNATIDN' OFi EITH!*R' Pi4RTYi HEM SAIDg WOULD NDT HELP.
1 k:. KAUL~ EXPRES_SE_D, p j SAPPQ.i NTMENT qT _ LiACK __OF' PROGRESS ~,I fV__
PAFdIS~ TALKS~* rT" WAS T'HE'Ifi INFDRM;4TIONWTFiAT H'ANdI WDULD NpT'
SUBM _ ~ tT~~`"'~"IL,'ITARY~ PRFS~aURE AND THAT RESUMPTTDN OFD BOMBING
WOULD` DNL1' MAKE: POL:I T I CALF SOLUTION: MORE D:I FF I CULT. GO'I
RE6RETTED~'RESUMPTION`DF:BOMBINGe
t,S'.? KAUL` AGREED THAT Ur. S;. PC1W ? S; SHOUt~D NOT BEi IJSEb' A5 .
:CONF'I DEt~T1 AL
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
~ vepartmerat of Mate T~~
1
:GONF~I DENT I AL..
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p0~~t~CAL,' PAWNS ANO' SA.I(~? GO'I WOULD CONTINUE' 'f0 TAKE} M`ATT~R
UPI W'ITHt pRV~. HE' ASKEp SEVERAL G1U~STxONS A~4U~?._.~ ~...
NQFi~S~~OFrPOWoS: HELD AI~D~ GONSALVE~~ NOTED'.. THAT WE'.'HAD
RECENTLY' PRL3V I DED: GO j WITH: MORE+- OETA I L,ED! I NFORMA7' I ON WH'I I~H
THEY'. WERE US?1 NG: I N' "F`URTHER' I NQU I RBI ES W I THE WANQ I Q HE! 5A ID' HE',
HOpEQi TO' HAVE' FURTHER IIVF'ORMAT~I~Ni pOR: US'a
L6y YN? RESPONSES TOE MY EXPR6SSI QN` OF, `Dt~UST ~ THAr" DRV' .AND
PRG! WOUt,D! WELCOME' FORMATION OF'::COARITION GOVERNMENT" WH:ICh1
DiTD' NpT' INCLUDES PRG~ AT' OWTSETv .:Ki4U~i SAID MADAME? 8I NH
HAD[ 1'OLD- HAM CgTEGOR.ICA(,LY,Pi~G WOLiLp; AGREED 'T? THIS! DURING
HER~'Y'ISTT~""[D`~DELHI AND THtT- SL18~EQUENT(.Y' HANOI HAO'~ALSO
SY~ID; ~T".WO~JLD! WELCOMES' ~lJGH~ AN .ARRANGEMENTp MADAME`
BINM' Hi0.p ALSO' TOLb H'IM. NORTH' VIETNq.MESE~ HAD .AGREED
W'1T~tDRAW TWEYR FORCES FRAM. SOUTH! WgETNAM ONCE U'Q5'Q
W'ITMDREW AND CClALITIONGOVERNMENT FARMED'o-IN RE8PON5E",
QUES1'IONr KAUL' AFFIRMED THAT' MADAME 8'INN~ H;4D PRIVATCLY
ADM!IT~fEp` PRESENCE: OF NORTH' VIE7NAMCSE!_FpRCES IN:.SOUTH!
VIETNAM. WHEN: I: ~'O~INTE,p? OUT: IT UNREALISTIC TQ~ EXPECT"
PRE6:~DENT'~ 1'H+IEU! TO' AgCE~T C0i41.IT`ION GOVERNMEN7~ OF' HIS;
PDI.!IT_7CAL.~ OPPONENTS WHEN' Et.EC7I0N SCHEDULED: ~^C~R 0CT0~1ER'~
'KAUL~ SAID'~FREEs. ELECTIONS` IN; ANY EVENT NOT- POSSIBL,E;.WITH
FORE'I GN+ TRpOPS" PRESENT Y IV SOUTH; V I ETNAM? A.` P05'I TI ON W I THE WH'I CHu
WEF SAIQi SECRETARY` RQGERS HAD .AGRE~po _ .
."1'7: " G4NSAL4/E5~ NDTED! THAT' GO I ,CONTINUES T0+ 5__E~1_NCLEA_R' AB~tJs
U4 S'A? PD TAN' ON W' ~ AWA{~"o. IN= MAY ('969'r HE SAIpr
t)'?S'._W'ITHDFtAWA(~! POSI IQN~ SEEMED:. BASED ON MUTUAL.'~ITY"o 6Y:
PRE5'IDENT-~S` OCT08ER F~: (971~~ SPEECH' IT gPPEARED THAT'
MU~fUAL~I TY` gRbPPED'@ . NpW' ; N: MARCH ST;4TEMENTSo MUTt1AL`I TY'
WAS:.BACK' IN` U'pS`4 POS'IT~gN HE` St1Mhi~p: 11P THAT" QOI O~V
7 Rr~I.N- .~._! 111-R~ B:S~AN q PRECISE C 0 N D_I ~' ~: R N A:~ F a ~.:~' Q T A L,_: ~'o ~'Q.~r
W'I THDRAWAI.~o
l8? ~ KAU~,! CONCLUDED, CONY~RSAT~ON' BY` Si4YaNG THa1T" ~CiOI
IiPPRE~'IATED~..l,I.:.~~o_:_I~..~5_~~.R.~~.PRESERVE~ ICVDEPENDENCE AND'
NEUTRA I L~ITY;,OF' i NDOCH I NESS. STATES, I NCLUC~I NG.. REPUB~~C;.._0_~''
V~ E T N A M? C O I, H E S i4 I q i DST D N qT W'I ,~~a~.~.~~_EF ~C*~_+-LL.D.M~
DOM NA. TON CJF ORV NO~t D t D~ I T' WANT V N M 6E
DOMINATION OVER'SOU V'IETNAM~
1:~~?~~caMMl~Nr-~ rM~zs. is~"F,Y~sT~ WE HAVE
=CONF;g D NTI ALi
. ~ ;-
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
Department of State ~,~1~
:CGINF~IDENTIAI.~
PWGE~'fdk- NEB` pEf ~3b 1 1 ~2: OF' 02 l ~o- 142b~:
Ck$NE~E~ HAVE RETURNED 'r'q~ NOR7M' V~IEYNAM'o
KEATING;
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6
No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/04/02 : LOC-HAK-269-5-2-6