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On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Sultan Mohammad Khan, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:31 pm to 4:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 617-017 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Sultan Mohammad Khan and Henry A. Kissinger. Greetings India- Pakistan - The President's conversations - Previous Pakistani ambassador - Indira Gandhi - William P. Rogers's conversation with Gandhi - US diplomacy - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - US aid to Pakistan - Announcement - Arms - Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan's response - Public relations campaign in US - Democrats - Republicans - Press - US role [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2012-003. Segment declassified on 10/25/2017. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [617-017- W001] [Duration: 20s] India–Pakistan - Mohammed Khan's view on Indians India–Pakistan - Role - Kissinger's conversations with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin [?] - Military situation - US response - United Nations [UN] - People's Republic of China [PRC] - State Department - Possible role - General Assembly - Security Council - PRC - Consultations - Possible veto US- Pakistan relations - Dwight D. Eisenhower - John F. Kennedy - Lyndon B. Johnson - The President's travels - Pakistan - India - Treaty arrangements - Johnson India- Pakistan - US concerns Presentation of gifts by the President Khan and Kissinger left at 4:39 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Khan, Sultan Mohammad; Kissinger, Henry A.