172' - Objecgion To D Glassi cation AME-I INTO DCM POL I A CHRON BUMMI SH-JAN-SP TOR PP RUEHNE CN IOOSO BE ROEHG #sale HI 9539754 PRIORITY CHRG AME ZNY ZZH g g gg gs TO NEW DELHI PRIORITY 15592 1 DI ST EXDI INFO ISLAMADAD 5198 RT CONFIDENTIALSTATEEZSBOS EXDIS E O 12356 TAGS PRHL OPDC IN US SUBJECT LETTER TO PRESIDENT FROM PRIME MINISTER GANDHI 1 FOLLONING IS TEXT OF MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER GANDHI TO THE PRESIDENT DATED JANUARY ORIGINAL OF WHICH HAS DELIVERED TO DEPARTMENT JANUARY 28 DEAR MR PRESIDENT I SINCERELY SPIRIT IN WHICH YOU SHARED YOUR THOUGHTS WITH ME ON DEVELOPMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN AND US SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN IN YOUR LETTER OF 215T NOVEMBER I HAVE HENEFITTED GREATLY FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED INTERACTION 0N ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN 1 POSITION IN AFGHANISTAN IS As IOU KNOW THAT THE HART AN INDEPENDENT ND WN NRAL SECRETARY WI ALSO OONTEIEB TO HIM THE GIST OI THAT YOU HAD TRITTBN TO ME THE GENEEAL SEQRETARI LEFT ME WITH THE IMRRESSION THAT THE SOVIET UNION WOULD LIKE TO TITHLRAN ITS FORCES INT RAME PROM AN AFGHANISTAN NHICH WOULD BE NONALIGNED AND NOT UNFRIENDLY TO THE SOVIET UNION I HOPE THAT A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION WILL NOT ELUDE US EOR LONG QUITE APART FROM OTHER FACTORS AN EARLY SETTLEMENT WOULD BE IN INTEREST PAKISTAN HAS BEEN EIPLOITING THE SITUATION IN AEGHANISTAN BEARING ON ANY POSSIBLE GONPLIGT LA AT I ATE AGR TO MIND ON PAKISTAN PERCEIVED REQUIREMENT 0F ENHANCED EARLY TARNING CAPABILITI ON ITS MOUNTAINOUS TISTERN BORDER THERE WERE BISOONGERTING REPORTS ON THI POSSIBLE SUPPLY OP TO PAKISTAN THIS IN THE ARMS RAGE Rmnm i NO Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 06 NLC-131-6-5-8-6 - u-o o oao-g- 1 2 0 ijgction TO Declassi cation IN YOUR LETTER WHICH SECRETARY WEINBERGER CARRIED DURING RIS VISIT TO INDIA YOU HAD POINTED OUT THAT PEACE REQUIRED TRUE NUCLEAR RESTRAINTS NE REMAIN TERI SERIOUSLY CONCERNED AT NUCLEAR UEAPON PROGRAMME MILITARY CONTROLLED AND CLANDESTINELI ACQUIRED NUCLEAR UEAPONS CAPABILITY CANNOT RE SEEN IN A PILATERAL CONTEXT RITE INDIA THE RISK OE NUCLEAR HEAPONS PROLIPERATION IN OUR REGION IS POSED BY PAKISTAN AND THAT IS NRERE IT MUST BE ADDRESSED Ema ugd f I THESE AND OTHER CONCERNS FRANKLY WITH PRIME MINISTER JUNEJO WHEN WE MET IN BANGALORE LASTMONTH NOTUITHSTANDING PROVOCATIONS WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR DIALOGUE FOR NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS WE HOPE THAT AS A RESULT OF RECENT TALKS PAKISTAN WILL CEASE ITS ASSISTANCE TO TERRORISTS IN INDIA AND START COOPERATING WITH US IN CURDING DRUG TRAFFICKING THESE TWIN EVILS ARE OFTEN PAKISTAN HAS ACCEPTED OUR SUGGESTION THAT AMERICAN DRUG LIAISON OFFICERS COULD BE ASSOCIATED IN OUR DILATERAL CONSULTATIONS THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT I HOPE THAT IN THE COMING MONTHS WE WILL SEE CONCRETE MANIFESTATIONS OF PROCLAIMED INTENTIONS OF BUILDING THE TROUBLE-FREE AND COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE DESIRE YOU ARE AWARE 0 MY VIEWS ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT THIS NATURALLY YIGURED IN MY TALKS WITH GENERAL SECRETARY GORDACHIV I EXPRESSED OUR SERIOUS CONCERN AT THE BREAKDOWN OF THE REYKJAVIK TALKS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A HISTORIC TURNING POINT IN THE PERIOD I ALSO SIGNED A JOINT DECLARATION WITH GENERAL SECRETARY GORBACHEV ON A NON-VIOLENT AND NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD THIS DOCUMENT EMBOIIES THE PRINCIPLES WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING OVER THE- YEARS EVEN BEFORE OUR INDEPENDENCE I HOPI THAT THESE VALUES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY ALL COUNTRIES ha-AG NE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES WE WOULD LIKE TO STRINGTHEN OUR TIES DY EXPANDING OUR EXISTING COOPERATION AND MOVING INTO NEH 1w 8 AREAS OF COOPERATION IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND ALSO IN DEFENCE AFTER DISCUSSIONS WHICH SECRETARY WEINDERGER HAD IN INDIA IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO MOVE FURTHER AND ESTABLISH GREATER LINKAGES IN THE AREAS OF DEFENCE COOPERATION AND TECHNOLOGY UNDERSTAND THAT BOTH SIDES HAVE AGREED ON THE NEED TO HAVE INSTITUTIONALISED FOCAL POINTS FOR CLEARANCE OF DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS BUT THE METHODOLOGY HAS YET TO BE WORKED CUT 1 2 I I A STATE NO Objection TO Declassi cation 2008 06 06 NLC-131-6-5-8-6 No Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 SONIA JOINS MI IN SENDING MRS REAGAN AND YOU OUR WARMEST REGARDS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR YOURS SINCERELY RAJIV GANDHI END OF MESSAGE SHULTZ ET #5803 CONFIDENTIAL STATE @25805 02 No Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 06 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