NSDD 147 United States Policy towards India and Pakistan

SECRET SECRET 3 -- Prepare for SPG approval a more active and far-reaching public diplomacy strategy for improving foreign and domestic understanding of and support for U.S. policy in South Asia and Afghanistan. (6) Pakistan -- Work to discourage Pakistan's movement toward a nuclear explosives capability and to encourage acceptance of safeguards. This must be backed with substantial U.S. security assistance if it is to be meaningful. (8) Continue our dialogue with Pakistan regarding its military equipment needs. Initiate bilateral discussions about ongoing, substantial U.S. economic/security assistance for beyond FY87. () Prepare a program to drive home to Congress Pakistan's vital role in our Afghanistan policy. In our consultations with the Pakistanis, we should discuss more effective ways of expanding our support to the Afghans, draw international attention to the Afghan issue, coordinate a public diplomacy effort in connection with the fifth anniversary of the Soviet invasion, and work together to ensure appropriate aid levels for the refugees. (g) Plan contingency steps to be taken in the event of an Indian preemptive strike on the Pakistani nuclear facilities or a general Indo-Pak war. (8) Continue our dialogue with China based on our common interest in deterring internal pressures on Pakistan while simultaneously encouraging normalization in South Asia. (st India -- Take advantage of Mrs. Gandhi's presence in the U.S. for the inauguration of the Festival of India in June, 1985, to arrange appropriate high-level meetings in Washington. let -- In our information programs and high-level meetings, raise the level of Indian apprehensions about the long-term Soviet threats to the Subcontinent. (s) SECRET COPY 107 COPIES SECRET