619–13

Conversation No. 619-13

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: 11:38 am - 12:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
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The President met with Sadruddin Aga Khan, Francis L. Kellogg and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.;
Stephen B. Bull and members of the press were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Introductions

Gift for the President
-Book

Refugees

Previous meeting
-Geneva
-1967
-Roger Tubby

[Photograph session]

Refugees
-The President’s travels in 1956 and 1957
-Political problems
-India-Pakistan
-Middle East
-Israel
-Aga Khan's visits
-India
-Indira Gandhi
-Officials
-Pakistan
-Agha Muhommad Yahya Khan

East Pakistan
-Transfer of power
-Problems
-Credibility
-Hatred
-Mujibur Rahman
-Trial
-Lawyer, A. K. Brohi
-Meeting with Aga Khan
-Yahya Khan's statement, March 26, 1971
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-Yahya Khan's options
-Rahman
-India
-Political problems
-Conversations with Aga Khan
-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
-Generals
-Rahman
-Petitioners
-West Pakistan
-Business community
-Foreign exchange

India-Pakistan
-Possible war
-Generals
-Gandhi
-Compared to Arabs and Israel
-Gandhi’s options
-Yahya Khan
-Bangladesh
-United Nations [UN] role
-Political pressures
-Bangladesh
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] role
-Soviet-Indian Friendship Treaty
-Refugees
-US aid
-Congressional continuing resolution
-Gandhi
-Previous conversation with the President
-Yahya Khan
-Possible war
-USSR
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Pakistan
-US response
-Aid
-Peru, Romania
-India
-Pakistan
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-US aid to India
-Department of Energy [DOE] program
-Possible war
-US response
-Aid
-Congress
-India
-Possible action
-Prospects for Bengal
-Statesmen
-Hawks
-Gandhi and Yahya Khan
-Aga Khan's visit to India
-Elections
-Rahman
-Yahya Khan
-Aga Khan's subsequent letter to Henry A. Kissinger
-Harvard University
-Prospects for Bengal
-Yahya Khan
-Rahman
-Gandhi
-Political pressures
-Army
-The President's possible advice
-Mujibur Rahman
-Independence
-Guerilla war
-Gandhi
-Refugee program
-Possible war
-Fault


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INDIA


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-Yahya Khan
-US role
-Relations with Generals
-Political pressures
-Transfer of power
-Awami League
-Mujibur Rahman
-Assembly seat
-Forthcoming trial
-Yahya Khan
-UN role
-Refugees
-Pakistan
-State Department
-PRC
-USSR

Aga Khan et al., left at 12:05 pm.