Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972
Released by the Office of the Historian

TEL CON President/Kissinger 12:15 p.m. 12/16/71

P: I thought you should know. I called Mitchell on a couple of things. He was in a drug meeting with Rogers at the WH. I got Bill on the phone and told him that I x wanted Sisco and whoever at State to take a hardline on economic assistance thing. He said fine. I will do it myself. So he is on Salvo. Don't do it publicly. That's the line, don't you agree?

K: Exactly.

P: On your  background that's the way I would play it. Don't bust India publicly. It's where we want to have effect.

K: She's written a let to you asking where she went wrong. The policy is working.

P: You work with Sisco on conciliatory attitude. Vis a vis State. Let them be tough instead of us.

K: I agree.

P: No reason for you to talk with the Indian Ambassador.

K: No trouble with State now that it's over. We are trying to get the British to ? ? ? ? ? . We have her text so it's genuine offer. Trying to formalize it because she can  renege at any time. Talked with Bhutto and having Raza in. He thinks and extremely grateful to President. He has Chinese aboard to.

 

Source: Doc 192, vol E7, South Asia Crisis, Department of State.