SINO-INDIAN RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000300080002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 12, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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I. -Prime Mi t Nehru's two week visit to Peiping beginning
16 October raises the question of the future of Sino-Indian
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relations. PIe trip appears to be &,, coutesy visit following
Chou En-lai's,1visit to New Delhi in June.
II. As it did in late 1953 prior-to the negotiation of the
Sino-Indian Treaty on Tibet, China reportedly has submitted
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a brief of subjects on which it desires agreement,
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A. The brief, which appears to be China's maximum bargain-
ing position, includes the following points:
1. Consideration~of early defensive alliance under
which China prepared accept Burma and Nepal within
Indian sphere of influence while India recognizes
Chinese rights over both Formosa and Hong Kong.
2. More direct relations between China and Ladakh, a
province in Kashmir, and the states of Sikkim and
Bhutan.
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3. Rights to Tibetans and Chinese to trade without
Indian restriction in Ladakh, Sikkim and Bhutan.
4. Establishment of diplomatic relations between China
and Nepal.
5. Early regularization of India-Tibet-China trade.
6. Settlement of boundaries of Tibet which border on
India, Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan.
7. Cessation of Indian pressure on China regarding
internal autonomy. Tibet.
B. Nehru may feel constrained to discuss most of these
subjects in Peiping.
III. India is likely to agree to following:
A. Chinese diplomatic relations with Nepal.
1. This has been under consideration for long time.
May be worked out on basis Chinese and Nepalese
ambassadors to India, now stationed in New Delhi,
would be accredited Nepal and China respectively.
B. Minor trade matters not covered by the Indo-Chinese
trade agreement expected to be signed in New Delhi before
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Nehru's departure.
IV. India unlikely to agree to border changes without further
discussion.
V. India unlikely to agree to non-aggression pact.
Nehru considers the preamble to the Sino-Indian Treaty
on Tibet an adequate declaration of the peaceful inten-
tions of both countries.
B. Most reports suggest Nehru has no desire to counter the
Manila Pact with a formal association with China and
other Asian countries.
C. A treaty with China could be interpreted as shift to
left in India's orientation, something Nehru would
want to avoid. He is sensitive on the question of
neutrality.
D. Nehru is unlikely to enter into agreement until China's
intentions in Southeast Asia become clarified.
1. Nehru has expressed perturbation over Chinese
shelling of Quemoy.
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2. China has not yet acted on the dual citizenship
of its nationals abroad as was promised by Chou
En-lai.
E. For reasons of personal pride, Nehru would not want it
to appear that talks in Peiping were more productive
than those he had with Chou En-lai in New Delhi in
late June.
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