- w 'No Objection To D classific ItiOn 2008l06l06 rum-13165494 I 1 J 1 a 8 nu-nuanc- 5 ORIGINS INIO DON POL 00A 000N 0 I I - ORRON DUNNI DI RNERNE 020 050 2N1 00000 0 0LAss GONRIDRNIIAL 2706000 00 00 00000 AND 02 27 00 0N ANDNDASSI N01 DDLRI A0001 T0 SROSIAID NAsnDc 0266 30003DDLRI 05022 01 03 0 01 0Ag $gg 011 3' I 0 11 I 3 005 REVIEWED 10-Apr-2007 DECLASSIFIED IN 0 0 Izasai 0001 OADR IAGS SNAR IN US Aar SUBJECT DETTER GANDHI TO PRESIDENT RERGAN ON NAROOTICS AFGHANISTAN 1 - ENT RE TEXT 2 NISIRR DIPLONAIIG ADVISER RON0N S0N 00LI 000 0000 0000000000 DDLON IO AMBASSADOR LA00 010NI ORETDRRUARI 20 000000 DRALS NIIR DIALOGUD AND 000 RELATED N000 IOR AN 0N0NI IN AFGHANISTAN UN00RS00R00ARI ARNAOOSI Is DANDUA -IING ORIGINAL TO NASRINGION 3 BEGIN TRXT PRIHE MINI STER LETTER NEW DELHI FEBRUARY 25 1988 0000 RONALD - IN CONTEXT OF OUR DIALOGUE ON THE PROBLEM OF THE DRUG HENR I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE WITH YOU SOHR TRENDS NHIOR HART EMERGED RECENTLY OUR SUSTAINED AND COMBINED EFFORTS TO MEET THIS PROBLEM ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS THOUGH THERE IS ODVIOUSLI NO ROOM FOR OOHPMODNGH RRGUN INIRRDOL ANALISIS 00 0000 00100005 IN 000000 SRON A NARSRD 000L1N0 IN 000 OR UDROIN ODIAINRD IRON OR THROUGH INDIA DRON 35% IN 1006 TO 200 IN 1906 AND 0% IN 1900 IN INDIA HAIR ALSO 110L000 DRANAIIO OUR MEETING IN NASRINGION LASI 0000000 NR 0A0 0 0 000 INDO-US NODAING GROUP ON NAROODIOS 000000 00 OONRSN 0 AS 0ARLI AS POSSIDLR IRIS GROUP MET LAST MONTH AND 000 DISGUSSIONS N000 MOST A NUNDDR OI ROSSIDDI A00As 00 NAIR 000M IDDNIIRIDD DARIIOULARLI IN 000 IRAINING 00 FIELD OIDIODRS AND 000 000 OI NODDSN DOUIPNDNI FOR OUR LADORAIORIRS AND DRUG OP0RAIIONS I HAVE ALSO INSIDUOIDD THAT A or SENIOR IISII 000 SIAIRS TO 00001 IOUR EXPERIENCE IN AND IDLIARR I n nn No Objection To Declassi cation Objection To Declassn cation 2008 06 06 NLC- 131 --6 5 19 4 so 4 A I Illa-yuan 'I Jcc ENDEESTAND THAT THE VISIT WILL TAKE PLACE SOME TIME IN ADD - THERE TWO DEVELOPMENTS IN THE REGION THAT ARE LIKELY TO NE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR EEPORTS TO COMBAT DRUG THROUGH DILATERAL CONTACTS AND WITHIN THE REGION IRAMEUORK SAARC IE TOOK THE INITIATSE TO EXPAND NTERACTION ON THIS PROBLEM WITH PAKISTAN SINCE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OP DRUGS SEIZED BY OUR AGENCIES ARE OE PARISTANI ORIGIN AT A RECENT ROUND OP DISCUSSIONS WITH PAKISTAN THEY AGREED TO OUR SUGGESTION FOR EXCHANEING QPERATIONAL INPORMATON THE DISTURBED CONDITIONS ON THE BORDER IS ONE OF THE MAJOR SOURCES OE THE PROBLEM THIS IS AN ADDED DIMENSION Tg STAKE IN AN EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE AFGHANISTAN I SO rouns SIGNED BY HAND RAJIY THE nouounn- LE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENT 0 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DND TEXT DEAN RT #5922 I I A NENDELHI 665522 1 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