i 7' at th i 7 '7 7 v zd axg u5' N0 Ob ec an T3 Declassif cation 2008 06 06 7 J Stat Washingm 29526 86 24 41 24 MAY 2985 I i MEMORANDUM I A 3 8 A T0 - Mr Armacast 1 935 FRQM - Richard Murphy x Af a H SUBJECT Where we Stand in Our Rela ien %g % th Indla ww 1 r - After nearly ene year the marked imprOV ment in relationa'that follewed Rajiv's visit last June or even deteriorationL Bath sides won proba iee that the elaticnship has game further than anyona had pre icted but eXpectations have alga risen w perhapg ta gnraasonable levels an the In ian 8163 Thisistagna ibn has several causes are on a down Ewing we are blamed for n f putting encugh halt its cavert nuclear program and to cease its alleged suppert fer Sikh terrorists 4 rlg ian exgec%a inng ah ur fhp Memnran um 0f A are unrealistic We have provided some important items but there are still lang alays on both commerce and -munitions cases - 7 - I wa'There i crifibinm of saw 0f Rajiv s policy initiatiVES and the charge is frequently hear 'that his Qpening t0 th U S has not praducea rasults On aux paxt we are mere than umhxag w c0nt1nuadiitgaggh lea ati nal gay isit en tofi cluaign GATT n w f af g a $9 an ste that ane im e im nt 8aii Ra Bhagat has been'r removea and Rajiv remaing dammitta Es pushing th relatianship as far as it can ge $cst-visit accomplishments $ab lists a tiena we have taken the checklist fallewing Rajiv s vigity with the gf the fer egtablighment sf a segarate sygtem fa gracessing igh teshnelagy cases Quickly we have accam lishad SECRET Ni e iags gmim NLCw i i iw i $3 M 7 N0 Objectior To Declassi caticn 2008106 06 1-3 isscaawiig 7 the tasks we set for nurselves at the time We have made substantial pragresa in establishing a ialegue an issues 0f interest t0 us in aeveloping contact Indian military an in Mitt g n' is f4 W uf juagmenL i3 thafm iim f these steps have significantly centribate ta an stzategic objectiveg developing a mare cahexant regianal South Asian pelicy and building a more substantive IndomUs relatianship which will balance Indo 3 viet ties and induce greater balance i Indian farsign galicy Initiatives to Rees ablish Mum ntum The fellowing are actians we can take to fellewup an what we haV dame ova the past y ar in an effort t0 reestablish the pestwvisit momentum 1 High technolegy Rajiv cantinues t0 View high technology as crucial t0 the relationshig and it is an area where g have a advantage over the Sovget Unieu nd a marginal advagEage char WestganEutcpean and Japanese COmp itionv a -Proeessing cf Ca5e3 Under Secretary Schneider has aSked t0 enganize and manage at the Deputy Assistant secretary level gglinter agency committee t0 address the back10q_g I dia cases If thiS committee cannot reach consensus within 30 days it will refer cases to the ATMG or the SIG TT as appropriate failure to agree at that level will require elevation is the NSC level 9r t0 th of S gte efense and Camme 9e ggw pr fi g gugarcomguter This continuea tn be the most important autstanding technalegy transfer issue with India t9 which Rajiv p rsanally attaches great im crtance and_which has high visibility with the Indian public We have a draft aafeguar a regime an which we are yzaposing epening negatiations with the Ja aneae June 9 $be l ia impatxence while negatiations with the Japaaese age and zway42 We can at h wever ggatiata safeguax $ wit bsth 95 t em at tha ame time Airbraftz t have 8S 14 smpa iea ca labarata an specific aspects 9f its light admba Althmagh the graject a3 a whola fades aexigus iffi ulty it i3 imgattant that we be seen as f rthcaming t9 the extant csngistent with aux awn techaalsgy iversien cancerns The apart ef the 39% Migsi a Areag Team which inclade$ a sectimn on tha L ht is sche u d g be gay 23 and tza smitted t0 the $61 the fellaging we x 3883 Mi Ebj im Ti e aggffica afz 3 78 355 5 0 No Objectic To 0000330303000 2008 00 00 0 W3 - 2 level dialague la Visits 000_10 tentativelv glan ina a visit Weinb rg r rSeptembeg 'This-can previ e a uaefui tc s fer g9 0 3 003 on 150005 relate t0 In ia between new and September and if the visit goes well 00010 help change attitudes in DOD Rajiv is Still Ministe 9f 7 Befen3e and the numbez twa in man is Arum Singh We nape to fina a Pretext far Arum Singh to visit the Us but cannot schedule such a visit has clmse t0 Weinberger s Visit t9 India The next lagical ate in the exchange of visits wculd ha a visit by the President in easly 1987 b Cartespond nce The Fresident and Rajiv have carried on an active cerrespendence an regianal an global issues inaluding a separate set of letters an disarmament 1030000 Mg is our turn in the dialogu and the NSC is werkin on a dxaft wE_submitted ggae tim053 00 Xt $0me point we should inciude r assuring our security assistance t0 Fakistan 0 3 Out of Area Discussia s India will cantinue to be influential in multilateral meetings and may find it easier to take moderate positions after it gives up the 000 chairmanship g shculd 003090 the Gal Systematically 0n issues such 5 wulfjg l Asia etc This can probably best 0 0000 through isits by A Assistanthecretaries or Deputy Assistant Secretaries far A wgigx igcussions at the Additiohal Joint Secretary level in the0 gainistry 0f External A fair 94m 4 ubli Statements and Diplemacyz Part of the in India is that publia perceptioa of relations has lagged behind reality ana Easily reverts to earlier gattern3 will on an agtharitativa statemamt 0f 00 pelicy acwards' Asia which 00016 be the 90513 tor a V will also make S i ce 01$ gigh $37 miilian 0000 half the 0 00 00 ache ale t 09 0030000 00 r j Ct i wEhat fiela in 390 00 giva gxaater praminemce t0 this tranafermatisnt yitfalls Ahead ver the next year tha new aid a ku wi g r 07f n th ascamga ying ehate 10 the 83 000 pragram and specific 00mg $0103 0 00 apperhea will prawi e an' Na 30300000 300 800 00ii0 1-3 Bealassi cation 2008 66 06 an occasiu -faz Rajiv s critics ta attack him for his_efferts te improve gelatign wigh the U ited States and with Eakis ang 86 fat Rajiv's czificism'of us on th 'Pakistah arms salea igsue has been relatively muted To the extent we make pregress on issues of interest to him andXor raassmre him an Pakistan relate iasues we will help praempt the In ian reaction which we cauld atherwise expect to the benefit of bath IndawUS an In omPakistan relatieng - Shja iim m e aggi ca a Ni w is f w m f 3 3 mm N0 Objec o To Deciassificgtion 2008 06 06 1 13 Drafted _Clearances PEEA - Wacky SCohen g Fir This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu