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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... Mukti Bahini planned to introduce 40 to 60 thousand men into East Pakistan by the end of October . Forty thousand would be infiltrated by October 15 and the other 20 thousand would follow by the end of the month . ( Telegram 2605 from ...
... Mukti Bahini planned to introduce 40 to 60 thousand men into East Pakistan by the end of October . Forty thousand would be infiltrated by October 15 and the other 20 thousand would follow by the end of the month . ( Telegram 2605 from ...
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... Mukti Bahini . Dr. Kissinger : Well , Alex [ Johnson ] , where do we stand politically ? 4 Brackets in the source text . Mr. Johnson : It's a mess , although there is South Asia Crisis , 1971 439.
... Mukti Bahini . Dr. Kissinger : Well , Alex [ Johnson ] , where do we stand politically ? 4 Brackets in the source text . Mr. Johnson : It's a mess , although there is South Asia Crisis , 1971 439.
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... Mukti Bahini . They couldn't stop them all if they wanted to . Dr. Kissinger : ( to Mr. Saunders ) Weren't you with me when I talked with the [ Indian ] Army Chief of Staff ? 10 He was so cocky , he thought he could defeat everyone in ...
... Mukti Bahini . They couldn't stop them all if they wanted to . Dr. Kissinger : ( to Mr. Saunders ) Weren't you with me when I talked with the [ Indian ] Army Chief of Staff ? 10 He was so cocky , he thought he could defeat everyone in ...
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... Mukti Bahini to coincide with end monsoon sea- son . We now have specific report ( Calcutta 26053 - protect source ) to effect that Mukti Bahini plans to inject as many as 40,000 armed men across border by October 15 , with additional ...
... Mukti Bahini to coincide with end monsoon sea- son . We now have specific report ( Calcutta 26053 - protect source ) to effect that Mukti Bahini plans to inject as many as 40,000 armed men across border by October 15 , with additional ...
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... Mukti Bahini crossing border this month ( Para 2A above ) . 8 6. For Islamabad : Additional instructions being forwarded septel . Johnson 7 Chargé Sober responded on October 9 that he had a meeting scheduled with Yahya on October 11 and ...
... Mukti Bahini crossing border this month ( Para 2A above ) . 8 6. For Islamabad : Additional instructions being forwarded septel . Johnson 7 Chargé Sober responded on October 9 that he had a meeting scheduled with Yahya on October 11 and ...
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