890–17

Conversation No. 890-17

Date: March 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:42 am and 11:56 am
Location: Oval Office
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Henry A. Kissinger met with Stephen B. Bull [?].

Cabinet Room

The President entered at 11:42 am.

President’s schedule
-Meeting with Ambassador Lakshmi K. Jha

Bull left at 11:42 am.

-Topics for discussion

US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] relations
-Jewish immigration
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin's message
-Suspension of a tax
-Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson's reaction
-Assurance
-Helmut (“Hal”) Sonnenfeldt
-George P. Shultz
-Jewish groups
-Opposition to US-USSR relations
-Kissinger
-Jackson
-American people
-Vote
-Anticommunism
-Desire for peace
-Jewish interests compared with US interests
-Yekaterina Frutseva
-1959 visit
-Youth
-Leonid I. Brezhnev's visit to US
-Dates
-Andrei A. Gromyko's attendance of security conference
-Alternative dates
-Kissinger's meeting with Dobrynin
-Brezhnev's age
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-Brezhnev's intentions
-US position
-Congress
-President’s gains
-USSR issue
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] issues

Ambassador Lakshmi K. Jha entered at 11:44 am. Members of the press and the White House
photographer were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Photographs

Kashmir
-Governorship
-Beauty
-Jawaharlal Nehru
-Fondness

President’s schedule
-Meetings of ambassadors with President on departure
-Purpose of this meeting
-Importance of India
-Geographic placement
-Indian people
-Jha's work as ambassador

US-India relations
-Indo-Pakistan War
-Aid to Pakistan
-Restraint by India
-Threats to India
-Improvements
-Public statements
-Suspicions
-Confrontations
-Political systems
-Two largest democracies
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-Exchanges
-Mutual interests
-Freedom
-Peace
-Perception of opposition by world
-Message to Indira Gandhi
-Daniel P. (“Pat”) Moynihan
-Desire for post
-Work for improved relations
-Differences of interests
-Divided Pakistan
-Anti-Americanism in India
-Press
-Parliament
-Latin America
-Europe
-USSR
-Jha's tenure as ambassador
-Successor
-Consequences
-US press reports, speeches of Anti-Indian prejudice by President
-Pakistan
-President’s reaction
-Falsity
-Desire for good relations
-Impression of President’s opposition
-Impact on superpowers, neighbors
-Jha’s mission
-Memories
-Difficulties
-Appreciation for communication with Kissinger
-Improvements
-Gandhi
-Respect of President
-Woman
-Leadership
-Skillful politician
-Electoral victory margin
-Moynihan
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-Meetings with Indian officials
-Economy
-Jha's successor
-Political discussions
-Jha's tenure
-Confidence
-Handling of press
-Columnists

Gifts
-Photograph
-Ashtray

Kissinger and Jha left at 11:56 am.