Sub: Contacts with Bangla Desh Reps ‘We commented that we understood Moshtaque Ahmed had been thinking of going to UK, and that might be better site for meeting. Yahya raised no objection to that possibility ..... I believe that Dept should now instruct Calcutta to make contact with Moshtaque Ahmed in accordance previous plan.’ Details
‘Farland reports that Yahya was “entirely agreeable” and “reacted favourably” to the mention of BD “Foreign Minister” whom Yahya knew and described as one of the true moderates amongst Mujib’s followers, Yahya suggested, a possible meeting could take place in East Pakistan.....’ Details
Conversation between Henry Kissinger (Assistant to the President), Samuel Hoskinson (NSC Staff), Maj. Gen. Inam-ul Haq (Director General, Defense Procurement, Pakistan Ministry of Defense), Z.M. Farooqi (Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan). Details
Sub: Contacts with Bangladesh Reps ‘Qaiyum indicate that earlier initiative seeking BD-GOP negotiations has cooled off considerably as result of intervening events and new pressures… we think direct talks with Mushtaq may still be useful.’ Details
‘Urgent measures should be taken to reach a political solution...playing regard to the wishes, the inalienable right, and lawful interests of the people of East Bengal as well as the speediest and the safe return of the refugee to their homeland in conditions safeguarding their honour and dignity.’ Details
Subject: President Nixon’s meeting with the USSR Foreign Minister Gomyko On the whole, he(Gromyko) would sum it up that the country that should be restrained first of all was Pakistan, at least this was the conclusion the Soviet Government has come to on the basis of what they had observed. The President (Nixon) said we would need to keep in close touch with each other on this situation.’ Details
Kissinger responded........... ‘we were trying to set up a meeting between the Bangladesh people and the West Pakistanis outside of India. And we had Yahya’s agreement to that. And the Indians have now totally thwarted. They made it hard for these people to deal with us, they are forcing them to check everything with them, they are padding demands which are totally incapable of fulfillment.’ Details