Summary
Contents
Subject index
Declassified documents are a great vantage point for understanding global governance, current security concerns and the international market. The introduction to the book provides a comprehensive view of world politics. The documents cover not only US-India bilateral relations during the formative years, but US relations with colonial powers as well. The text, as a whole, provides the context of current international relations. These documents were collected from the Presidential Libraries - FDR to Carter, White House Papers, National Security Council, Office of Strategic Services, Central Intelligence Agency, selections from Foreign Relations (Department's Diplomatic Papers, US Agency for International Development, Divisional Reports of the Department of State, and cables from several US embassies.
The documents cover seven topics chronologically: US Foreign Policy; US and UK relations; US and USSR in the near and far-East; Nehru; India's Foreign Policy, India & Pakistan; and, Aid. The book provides its reader an in-depth documentation of the history of US/India relations based on archival declassified material sourced from the United States.
The volume is the first in a series to provide declassified documents spanning the Franklin Roosevelt - Carter years. Other volumes in the series will explore Indo-China relations; Indo-Pak conflicts of 1965 and 1971; Kashmir; Nuclear Proliferation, and the Soviet and Chinese influence on Indo-US relations as well.
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Front Matter
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Chapters
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: American Foreign Policy
- Part I: The Post-war Period
- 2.1 Address by John Foster Dulles. Princeton National Alumni Luncheon, Princeton, New Jersey, February 22, 1952.
- 2.2 Address by John Foster Dulles, A Positive Foreign Policy. World Affairs Forum of the Foreign Policy Association of Pittsburgh, May 15, 1952.
- 2.3 Address by John Foster Dulles, Better Foreign Policies. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Buffalo, N.Y., August 27, 1952.
- 2.4 Address by John Foster Dulles, Principle versus Expediency in Foreign Policy. Missouri Bar Association, St. Louis, Missouri, September 26, 1952.
- 2.5 Address by John Foster Dulles, A New Look at Foreign Policy. The City Club of Rochester, October 4, 1952.
- 2.6 Address by John Foster Dulles, U.S. Foreign Policy. Washington University St. Louis, M.O., October 23, 1952.
- 2.7 February 5, 1953, Letter from Chester Bowles to John Foster Dulles, Re: Requests Clarification of Position in India Particularly in View of Stories of the President's Plans to Replace Him.
- 2.8 March 24, 1953, Department of State Memo: Secretary Dulles Suggest US send Paul Hoffman on a Private mission to Explore the attitude of India and Pakistan to Some Partition of Kashmir.
- 2.9 March 25, 1953, Department of State Memo: Eisenhower Asks Secretary Dulles if he Believes Paul Hoffman might do Some Good by Going on a Private Mission to India and Pakistan Trying to Resolve the Kashmir Situation.
- 2.10 May 22, 1953, Telegram, From: New Delhi, To: Secretary of State. Re: Account No. 2 of Secretary of State Dulles’ Morning Conversation with Nehru re India, Red China's Expansionist policy, Indochina and Korea.
- 2.11 May 22, 1953, Telegram, For the President. Re: Account no. 3 of Secretary Dulles Lunch conversation with Nehru Regarding Situation in Egypt, Korea, Africa, Laos, Kashmir, Middle East Defense Organization and Saudi Arabia.
- 2.12 October 9, 1953, Department of State Memo: Secretary Dulles Informs Eisenhower of Meeting with Mrs. Pandit in Her Capacity as President of the UN General Assembly.
- Part II: Selections from Different Agencies
- 2.13 April 21, 1953, Telegram, From: New Delhi, To: Secretary of State. Re: Comments in India Upon Eisenhower's 4/15/53 Speech.
- 2.14 Proposed Talking Paper for Use in Clarifying United States Positions Regarding Atomic and Hydrogen Weapons NATO Meeting Paris April 23, 1954.
- 2.15 The National Security Council: Noted and discussed a report by the Secretary of States (John Foster Dulles) on the NATO Ministers Meeting.
- 2.16 January 10, 1957, National Security Council NSC 5701, Note by the Executive Secretary to the National Security Council on U.S. Policy Toward South Asia.
- 2.17 February 27, 1957, White House Office, Outline Plan of Operations with Respect to India and Nepal Operations Coordinating Board Washington.
- 2.18 September 25, 1957, Memorandum for the President.
- 2.19 October 14, 1957, Memorandum for Mr. Gleason, from George Weber.
- Chapter Three: United States and Great Britain
- 3.1 April 19, 1950, Department of State. Paper: Essential Elements of US-UK Relations.
- 3.2 April 26, 1950, Telegram, From: London, To: Secretary of State. The United States Delegation at the Tripartite Preparatory Meetings.
- 3.3 April 28, 1950, Department of State. Paper: US Objectives and Course of Action in the May meetings.
- 3.4 May 4, 1950, Telegram, From: London, To: Secretary of State. The United States Delegation at the Tripartite Preparatory Meetings.
- 3.5 May 6, 1950, Report of the Tripartite Preliminary Meetings on Item 1: Review and Agreement on Common Worldwide Objectives in Light of the Assessment of the Current Worldwide Situation.
- 3.6 May 9, 1950, Memorandum of the Tripartite Preliminary Meetings on Items 6 and 8.
- 3.7 August 7, 1950, Memorandum by the Under Secretary of State (Webb) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay). Subject: First Progress Report on NSC 65/3, “United States Policy towards Arms Shipments to the Near East.”
- 3.8 September 18, 1950, Record of Informal United States—United Kingdom Discussions, London.
- 3.9 September 21, 1950, Record of Informal United States—United Kingdom Discussions, London.
- 3.10 November 14, 1950, Memorandum by Mr. Charles W. Yost of the Policy Planning Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs (McGhee). Subject: Follow-up on U.S.-U.K. Conversation of October 26.
- 3.11 December 28, 1950, US Office of Near Eastern Affairs. Regional Policy Statement: Near East.
- 3.12 January 10, 1957, National Security Council NSC 5701, Note by the Executive Secretary to the National Security Council on U.S. Policy Toward South Asia.
- Chapter Four: United States and the Soviet Union: Near and Far East
- 4.1 April 20, 1949, Central Intelligence Agency. Review of the World Situation.
- 4.2 July 25, 1949, Central Intelligence Agency. Intelligence Memorandum No. 197, Subject: Implications for US Security of Developments in Asia.
- 4.3 March 6, 1950, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs. Paper: Inventory of Problems, Programs and Questions in the NEA area Affecting National Security.
- 4.4 June 7, 1950, Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs (McGhee) to the Secretary of State. Subject: Economic Aid to South Asia and the Near East.
- 4.5 June 13, 1950, Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze) to the Secretary of State. Subject: Comments on Mr. McGhee's Memorandum of June 7, 1950 on Economic Aid to South Asia and the Near East.
- 4.6 July 15, 1950, Telegram, From: McGhee, To: Ambassador Grady. The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Iran.
- 4.7 October 9, 1950, Office of South Asian Affairs. Title: Regional Policy Statement: South Asia Policy Statement.
- 4.8 December 8, 1950, Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay). Title: United States Objectives and Programs for National Security.
- 4.9 December 28, 1950, Office of Greek, Turkish and Iranian Affairs. Title: Regional Policy Statement: Greece, Turkey and Iran.
- 4.10 Address by John Foster Dulles, Korea—Past and Future. Commonwealth Club of California, September 17, 1952.
- 4.11 November 23, 1954, Office of National Estimates. National Intelligence Estimate, Re, Communist Courses of Action in Asia through 1957.
- Chapter Five: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Part I
- 5.1 June 12, 1952, Thirteenth Meeting Psychological Strategic Board. Minutes of Report by Ambassador to India, Chester Bowles.
- 5.2 July 24, 1953, Intelligence Report No. 6269: Nehru's Attitudes Toward Communism, The Soviet Union, and Communist China.
- 5.3 1955, White House Memo, (4) Eisenhower Instructs Ambassador Cooper Speak with Nehru Prior to Khrushchev and Bulganin Visit in the Hope of Preventing India from Accepting Economic Aid from the Soviets.
- 5.4 November 7, 1955, Nelson Rockefeller Letter to the President, U.S. Interest in India and the Bulganin-Khrushchev Trip.
- 5.5 April 21, 1956, Memorandum for the President. Subject: Official Visit of Prime Minister Nehru, July 7 through 11, 1956.
- 5.6 May 11, 1956, Memorandum for the President. Subject: Nehru Visit.
- 5.7 November 30, 1956, Memorandum for Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff. Subject: Supplemental Information Concerning Prime Minister Nehru.
- 5.8 December 7, 1956, Telegram, From: Bartlett in New Delhi, To: Department of State. On Nehru.
- 5.9 December 7, 1956, Telegram, From: Bartlett in New Delhi, To: Secretary of State. Re, Briefing for Eisenhower Prepared by Embassy Officials Prior to Arrival of Nehru.
- 5.10 December 16, 1956, Memorandum on Conversation with Indian Prime Minister Nehru at Blair House. Topics Include: 10 American imprisoned in Communist China, attack on Egypt, Baghdad Pact.
- 5.11 December 16–20, 1956, White House memo 110. Briefing Paper, Nehru Visit.
- 5.12 December 17–18, 1956, Memorandum of Conversations with Prime Minister Nehru of India.
- 5.13 May 16, 1958, Department of State. Letter, President Eisenhower to Nehru.
- 5.14 June 7, 1958, Prime Minister Nehru's Response to President Eisenhower.
- 5.15 November 27, 1958, Department of State. Letter, Eisenhower and Nehru Correspond Regarding Cessation of Nuclear Tests.
- 5.16 December 2, 1958, Telegram, From: Bunker in New Delhi, To: Secretary of State.
- 5.17 September 2, 1959, Telegram, From: Herter. Re: Please Deliver Following Letter from President to Prime Minister Nehru.
- 5.18 September 16, 1959, Re: Text of Letter from President to Prime Minister.
- Part II
- 5.19 May 6, 1958, Telegram, From: New Delhi, To: Secretary of State.
- 5.20 November 13, 1961, Letter from President Kennedy to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and PM Nehru's Response.
- 5.21 November 28, 1961, Letter from President Kennedy to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- 5.22 November 20, 1961, Department of State. Memorandum to Mr. McGeorge Bundy, Re: Krishna Menon.
- 5.23 January 7, 1964, Central Intelligence Agency. Intelligence Information Cable, Re: Prime Minister's Nehru's Health.
- 5.24 January 13, 1964, Central Intelligence Agency. Intelligence Information Cable, Subject: Prime Minister's Nehru's Health.
- 5.25 January 14, 1964, Telegram, From: Bowles in New Delhi, To: Department of State. Action: Sec State 2138.
- 5.26 March 11, 1964, Telegram, To: SEC STATE, Department of State.
- 5.27 May 27, 1964, Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence. Current Intelligence Memorandum, Subject: Nehru's death.
- 5.28 May 27, 1964, Telegram, Action: Embassy in New Delhi. Re: Deliver Following Message from President Johnson to Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
- 5.29 May 27, 1964, Telegram, From: Greene, New Delhi Embassy.
- 5.30 May 27, 1964, Telegram, From: Greene, New Delhi Embassy. Re: Country Team Message.
- 5.31 August 18, 1964, Department of State. Re: Chester Bowles on India's New Government, Prospects and Problems.
- 5.32 January 27, 1965, Remarks of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, New York, New York. Nehru: A Great India Statesmen.
- Chapter Six: India's Foreign Policy
- 6.1 January 18, 1950, Memorandum by the Deputy Secretary of State Rusk.
- 6.2 March 1, 1950, State Department. Policy Information Committee, Weekly Review: Indian Foreign Policy in Asia.
- 6.3 March 15, 1950, Central Intelligence Agency. Review of the World Situation.
- 6.4 August 1, 1950, Memorandum by the Secretary of the Army (Pace), the Secretary of the Navy (Matthews), and the Secretary of the Air Force (Fin letter) to the Secretary of Defense (Johnson).
- 6.5 December 12, 1950, Memorandum by Dean Acheson for Mr. James S. Lay Jr. Subject: Results of the conversations Between the President and the British Prime Minister.
- 6.6 December 12, 1950, Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense. Subject: United States Position Regarding the Terms of Any United Nations General Assembly Cease-Fire Resolution for the Korean War.
- 6.7 December 13, 1950, Report to the National Security Council by Secretary of Defense on U.S. Position Regarding a Cease-fire in Korea.
- 6.8 Tentative Report by the National Security Council on United States Objectives and Programs for National Security.
- 6.9 January 23, 1957, Memorandum for Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Subject: The Kashmir Dispute.
- 6.10 February 11, 1957, Memorandum for Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Subject: Emerging Pattern—Kashmir.
- 6.11 February 25, 1957, Department of State, Intelligence Report. Title: Soviet and Chinese Communist Positions on the Kashmir Dispute.
- 6.12 September 23, 1957, Department of State, Intelligence Report. The Indian Intelligentsia: Attitudes and Influence.
- 6.13 December 30, 1957, Department of State, Memorandum of Conversation. Subject: India.
- 6.14 1958, WH Letter (3), Suggested Letter Eisenhower Explains to India's Prime Minister Nehru Reasons for U.S. Intervention in Lebanon.
- 6.15 May 20, 1960, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Intelligence Report. Chou En-Lai's Setback in India Overshadows Remainder of His Tour in Southeast Asia.
- 6.16 May 19, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower Letter to Nehru.
- 6.17 May 23, 1960, Prime Minister Nehru's Letter to President Eisenhower.
- 6.18 June 1, 1960, President Eisenhower Message to Prime Minister Nehru.
- 6.19 September 1, 1960, White House Cable, From: Secretary of State, To: White House. Re: Nehru informs Eisenhower of Khrushchev's intention to Lead Soviet Delegation to UN General Assembly.
- 6.20 September 26, 1960, Nehru and Eisenhower 9/18/60 Meeting: Congo, Nuclear Disarmament, Khrushchev, Berlin.
- 6.21 October 20, 1960, Department of State, Intelligence Report. Re: The Prospects for India over the Next Few Years.
- 6.22 February 20, 1961, Telegram, From: New Delhi, To: Secretary of State.
- 6.23 February 20, 1961, Telegram, From: Bunker in New Delhi, To: Secretary of State. Re: Text of Written Reply from Prime Minister Nehru to President Kennedy.
- 6.24 March 6, 1961, Memorandum for Mr. Ralph A. Dungan. Subject: Reply to Prime Minister Nehru's letter of February 20 to the President.
- 6.25 March 17, 1961, Memorandum for the President from Secretary of State. Subject: Proposed Messages to Prime Minister Nehru and President Ayub.
- 6.26 April 1961, Memorandum for Mr. Ralph A. Dungan. Subject: Nehru's Letter of April 16 to the President.
- 6.27 May 8, 1961, President Kennedy Letter to Prime Minister Nehru.
- 6.28 May 24, 1961, Telegram, From: Department of State, To: American Embassies in Paris and New Delhi. Re: Message from Prime Minister Nehru to President Delivered Department Today by Indian Embassy.
- 6.29 September 7, 1962, Telegram, From: American Embassy in New Delhi, To Department of State. Re: Ambassador Requested Arrange with MEA for Following Letter from the President to be Forwarded to Prime Minister Nehru.
- 6.30 October 31, 1962, Memorandum From: Colonel Burris, To: The Vice President. Re: India-China Conflict.
- 6.31 March 11, 1964, Telegram, From: Dean Rusk, To: American Embassies in London, New Delhi, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.
- 6.32 March 12, 1964, Telegram, From: Bowles, American Embassy in New Delhi, To: White House and Defense (1:12 PM).
- 6.33 March 12, 1964, Telegram, From: Bowles, American Embassy in New Delhi, To: White House and Defense (2:10 PM).
- Chapter Seven: India and Pakistan
- 7.1 September 14, 1951, Department of State, National Intelligence Estimate. Probable Developments in the Kashmir Dispute to the End of 1951.
- 7.2 January 31, 1952, Intelligence Report No. 5781. Re: Soviet Intervention in the Kashmir Dispute.
- 7.3 May 22, 1953, Memorandum of the Press and Radio News Conference (New Delhi).
- 7.4 May 24, 1953, Transcript of Press Conference by John Foster Dulles, Karachi, Pakistan.
- 7.5 June 1, 1953, Department of State, John Foster Dulles. Radio address: Recent trip to the Near East and South Asia.
- 7.6 June 1953, Department of State. Re: Important Points of John Foster Dulles Trip.
- 7.7 January 8, 1954, Transcript of Vice President Nixon's Report on His Observations and Conclusions Relating to the National Security, Resulting from His Recent World Trip.
- 7.8 January 5, 1954, Department of State, Memorandum of Conversation with the President. Subject: Military Aid to Pakistan.
- 7.9 Department of State, Sent to: Embassy New Delhi, Subject: Aid to Pakistan. Re: Final Text of the Personal Message from President to Nehru.
- 7.10 Department of State, Memorandum for the President. Subject: Military Aid to Pakistan.
- 7.11 July 17, 1956, NSC-5609 Report to the National Security Council Pursuant to NSC Action 1574. D.A. Fitzgerald, Acting Dir., ICA, Transmittal Memorandum to the NSC, The Mutual Security Program: Non-Military Assistance.
- 7.12 December 12, 1956, Telegram, From: Pakistan Prime Minister, To: The President.
- 7.13 July 8, 1957, Memorandum for the President. Subject: Official Visit to the United States of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.
- 7.14 November 8, 1957, Memorandum for the President. Subject: Pakistan Prime Minister's Message to You Regarding Current Security Council Action on the Kashmir Issue.
- 7.15 March 23, 1959, Memorandum for Mr. Komer. Subject: Thoughts on Indo–Pakistani Tensions.
- 7.16 March 24, 1959, Department of State. Re: Practicability of a Package Settlement between India and Pakistan.
- 7.17 April 17, 1959, Task Group IV (K.R. Inverson) for the President's Committee. Re: India-Pakistan.
- 7.18 November 25, 1959, Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Re: India Reacts to Chinese-Communist Pressure on the Border.
- 7.19 September 19, 1962, Telegram, From: New Delhi, To: Secretary of State.
- 7.20 July 11, 1963, Memorandum for Mr. McGeorge Bundy. Subject: The President's Meeting with the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
- 7.21 May 28, 1964, Telegram, From: R.W. Komer, To: Mac. Re: US Military Aid.
- 7.22 May 1963, Department of State. Re: Notes on Dean Rusk Karachi—New Delhi Visit.
- Chapter Eight: Aid
- 8.1 July 20, 1950, Telegram, From: The Ambassador in Iran (Grady), To: The Secretary of State.
- 8.2 August 28, 1950, Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian and African Affairs (McGhee) to the President. Subject: Possible Aid to South Asia and the Near East.
- 8.3 October 27, 1950, Department of State, Office of Intelligence Research. Title: Major Development Projects in South Asia.
- 8.4 August 13, 1953, Telegram, From: U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, To: Secretary of State. Re: Receive Formal Request from India Before Giving Aid to avoid U.S. aid Seeming “Forced” on India.
- 8.5 April 15, 1957, Letter from: Clarence B. Randall, To: George M. Humphrey, Christian A. Herter, and John B. Hollister.
- 8.6 May 21, 1957, Memorandum for General Goodpaster from Clarence B. Randall.
- 8.7 May 27, 1957, Memorandum for General Goodpaster.
- 8.8 Department of State, Douglas Dillon Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs writes Clarence.
- 8.9 July 16, 1957, Memorandum by the Chief of Naval Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff on India. Joint Chiefs of Staff Decision on J.C.S. 2271.
- 8.10 July 16, 1957, The White House. Memorandum for Mr. Randall.
- 8.11 July 17, 1957, Memorandum for Governor Adams.
- 8.12 July 19, 1957, Memorandum to Mr. Staats. Subject: Randall Memorandum on India.
- 8.13 September 11, 1957, Memorandum for Governor Adams. Subject: India Economic Study.
- 8.14 November 14, 1957, Memorandum for the President from John Foster Dulles. Subject: Aid to India.
- 8.15 November 16, 1957, Memorandum of Conference with the President.
- 8.16 December 17, 1957, Memorandum to Council on Foreign Economic Policy. Barter of Grain for Manganese with India discussed.
- 8.17 1957, White House Memo, Barter of Food Grains to India.
- 8.18 September 19, 1962, Memorandum from Executive Secretary William H. Brubeck to Mr. McGeorge Bundy. Subject: President's Meeting with Indian Finance Minister.
- Chapter Nine: US Worldwide
- Part I: Contradictions
- 9.1 August 1958, Jawaharlal Nehru, “The Basic Approach.” AICC Economic Review.
- 9.2 Jawaharlal Nehru, Speeches: Rise of Arab Nationalism, Why Nuclear Power, and Manufacture of MIG Airport.
- Part II: US Global System of Military Alliances
- 9.3 Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance 1947
- 9.4 The North Atlantic Treaty 1949
- 9.5 Security Treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America 1951
- 9.6 Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty 1954
- 9.7 Baghdad Pact 1955
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