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Department of State TELUSCRAM Se AM ay Tl SECRET ro; PAGE GL STATE 224566 ” ORIGIN SS-25 a | povese /a26 R INro aCT-e1 SS0-98 CCO-92 NSCE-20 erAesoo | 66604 = DRAFTED BYINEA/INCIQUAINTON i APPROVED BYINEAISISCO noersot_Z. 4 NEAtVANHOLLEN pers S/SiMILLER, 5 HOLORIOGE p 1418482 DEC 7! FM SECSTATE WASHOC TO AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY i CINCPAC b CINCSTRIKE: PRIORITY AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD ANEMBASSY LONDON AMCONSUL CALCUTTA AMCONSUL DACCA USMISSION, USUN NY $ £ CRE T STATE 224566 : EXxDIS guBd1 CARRIER DEPLOYMENT IN INOLAN OCEAN Je INDIAN AMBASSADOR! JHA. CALLED! AT’ HIS. REQUEST on” ASSISTANT SECRETARY SISCO TO EXPRESS GOT CONCERN AYER REPORTED US OEPLOYHENT OF NUCLEAR CARRIER OE se _ I AROMPANIED BY FIRST SECRETARY VERrAs VAN HOLLEN? SCHNETOER AND GUAINTON PRESENT FROM NEAs 2+ JHA SAID HE WISHED TO RAISE SuaJecT WHICH HAS. SRISEN OUT OF HIS TALKS MITH UNDER SECRETARY IRWIN ANDER SECRETARY HAD, HE SAIDs INFORMED HIM THAT UEC TEOPTERS HAD BEEN PRE-POSITIONED IN: THATLAND POR EVAUCATION PURPOSES. IMPRESSTON AHICA IE HAD RECEIVED WAS THAT THEY WERE IN BANGDX* ode VERS RUSSEQUENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT HELICOPTERS WERE ONI SECRET UCED WITHOUT THE AUHGRIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETAR See 4 Fi n. ain Stn ee Wey: PY . SECRET PAGE @2 STATE: 224566 NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER EQUIPSED AITH ALL! KINDS OF DEVICES ANO GADGETS"e IN EARLIER CONVERSATIONS GHA SAID HE HAD TRIED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT 30f ANXIIUS. JO HELP IN EVACUATION OF FOREIGN. PERSONVEL AND HAD MADE EVERY FACILITY AVAILABLE FOR THaT PURPISZ~ SOI . 18 AS ANXIOUS AS BEFORE TO INSURE SareTY OF PERSONNEL. IN DACCA OR THEIR EVACUATION IF_NECESSARY+ IN VIEW OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER REPORTs GOT HAO INSTRUCTED HI% JO SEEK ASSURANCE FROM USG THAT THERE WILL 3£ NO EVACUATION OPERATION WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH GOI OR BY FORCE* : 3+ SISCO SAID HE WOULD REPORT WHAT JHA HAD SAIDs BUT HAD NOTHING TO ADD TO DECEMBER 13 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY LAIRD RE AIRCRAFT CARRIER+ = SAID HE AGULO BE SACK INI TOUCH IF HE HAD ANYTHING: TO ADD« ye JHA SAID HE HAD ALSO A REPORT FROM.NEW DELHI THAT . USG HAD SOME PLAN OR INTENTION TO ESTABLISH A BEACHHEAD IN SOME PART OF BANSLA DESH FOR Evs ATION IF US PERSONNEL OR TO FACILITATE TRANSF OFT SAK TSTANT PERSONNEL TO WEST PAKISTAN® ANY SUCH ATTE: 27 WOULD 8E-A VERY SERTOUS NATTER AND AQULS DANGER LONG#TERN INDO-US RELATIONSs IT “I3HT ALGO HAVE OTHER IMPLICATIONS AnD IN ANY EYENT a EFFECT OF BRINGING CONFLICT TO SPEZOY $+ SISCO SAID HE HAO SEEN REPORT: 44 NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PLAN HE WOULD TA

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