South Asia crisis, 1971"The scope of this volume is limited to the political crisis that began in Pakistan in March 1971 with the government's efforts to suppress Bengali demands for virtual autonomy in East Pakistan and concluded with the establishment of the state of Bangladesh at the end of the year. The limited time frame covered by the volume enabled the editor to compile the record of the Nixon administration's response to the crisis in considerable detail. The crisis was managed largely out of the White House by President Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger, with the support of the National Security Council staff. The focus of the volume is on the management of the crisis by Nixon and Kissinger. The editor selected documentation to trace the evolution of the United States response to the crisis from Nixon's initial reluctance to become involved to his "tilt" toward Pakistan which was highlighted by the despatch of the aircraft carrier Enterprise to the Bay of Bengal to act as a restraint on India in the war that had developed between India and Pakistan as a result of the crisis. Nixon's response to the crisis in Pakistan was conditioned in part by the concern that he and Kissinger had to protect the emerging opening to China, which had been facilitated by Pakistani President Yahya Khan. The volume documents that concern, as well as the assurance offered to China that the United States would protect China from the Soviet Union if China took military action against India in support of Pakistan. The record of the Nixon administration's management of the crisis in South Asia thus also bears importantly on United States relations at the time with China and the Soviet Union. In that respect, the volume should be read in conjunction with Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, volume XVII, China, 1969-1972; volume XIII, Soviet Union, October 1970- October 1971; and volume XIV, Soviet Union, October 1971-May 1971"--Overview. |
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... National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) has custody of the Nixon Presidential historical materials . The requirements of the PRMPA and implementing regulations govern access to the Nixon Pres- idential historical materials ...
... National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) has custody of the Nixon Presidential historical materials . The requirements of the PRMPA and implementing regulations govern access to the Nixon Pres- idential historical materials ...
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... National Archives and Records Administration ( Archives II ) , at College Park , Maryland . The editors wish to acknowledge the Richard Nixon Estate for al- lowing access to the Nixon presidential recordings and the Richard Nixon ...
... National Archives and Records Administration ( Archives II ) , at College Park , Maryland . The editors wish to acknowledge the Richard Nixon Estate for al- lowing access to the Nixon presidential recordings and the Richard Nixon ...
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... National Archives and Records Administration . The editors of the Foreign Relations series have complete access to all the retired records and papers of the Department of State : the cen- tral files of the Department ; the special ...
... National Archives and Records Administration . The editors of the Foreign Relations series have complete access to all the retired records and papers of the Department of State : the cen- tral files of the Department ; the special ...
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United States. Department of State, Louis J. Smith. Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Adminis- tration and the Nixon Estate . In February 1971 President Nixon initi- ated a voice activated taping system in the ...
United States. Department of State, Louis J. Smith. Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Adminis- tration and the Nixon Estate . In February 1971 President Nixon initi- ated a voice activated taping system in the ...
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... National Archives and are part of the Nixon Presidential Materials . The editor also had access to the files of the Department of De- fense and the Central Intelligence Agency . The files of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and ...
... National Archives and are part of the Nixon Presidential Materials . The editor also had access to the files of the Department of De- fense and the Central Intelligence Agency . The files of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and ...
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