LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ADMIRAL W. F. RABORN FROM LLOYD N. HAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001700040002-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 9, 1965
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE CHIEF OF PROTOCOL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
WASHINGTON
December 9, 1965
Dear Admiral Raborn:
In keeping with the President's request to have "outstanding"
employees attend arrival ceremonies for state visitors at the
White House, it is requested that you select 12 employees from
your agency to be present on the South Lawn of the White House
on Tuesday, December 14, at 11:00 a.m. in connection with the
arrival of His Excellency Mohammad Ayub Khan, President of
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Information concerning His Excellency and Pakistan is
attached as well as identification badges to be used to enter the
White House grounds. Please fill in the names and the agency
of the selectees on each of the badges. Forward a list of selec-
tees to the Office of the Chief of Protocol by the close of business
on Friday, December 10.
As a reminder it was the President's desire that persons
selected for this program should:
a. Be the personal choice and responsibility of the head of
Department or Agency;
b. Be based on standards assuring widest representation of
all offices within the Department; and
c. Not be governed exclusively by seniority, rank, etc., but
shall recognize the young and promising as well as the old
and proved employees.
1 appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
The Honorable
Admiral W. F. Raborn,
State Department review Director,
Completed Central Intelligence Agency.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
His Excellency Mohammad Ayub Khan, President
Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, then Commander in
Chief of the Army, assumed control of the Government
of Pakistan in October 1958 and became President.
He was re-elected President to a five-year term in
January, 1965.
The 58-year-old President, who is also Defense Minister,
was educated at Aligarh Muslim University and at
Sandhurst. He speaks flawless English with a slight
British accent.
The President is married and has four sons and three
daughters.
He previously visited the United States in July, 1961,
when he addressed a joint session of Congress, and in
September 1962, after a State Visit to Canada.
He is physically energetic and enjoys golf and fishing.
His hobbies also include military history, literature
and chess.
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P A K I S T A N
President: His Excellency Mohammad Ayub ,Khan
Population; 100 million. Increasing at an annual rate of 2.6 -
2.8 per cent.
Capitals: Rawalpindi and Dacca
Official Languages: Urdu and Bengali. English is widely spoken and
is an accepted language in government.
Geographic Background: Pakistan consist3 of two provinces, East
Pakistan and West Pakistan, separated by the breadth of India.
In its entirety, Pakistan is roughly equivalent to one-tenth the
area of the United States. West Pakistan comprises a total area of
310,403 square miles and supports approximately 46 million people.
East Pakistan, surrounded on three sides by India, comprises
55,126 square miles, but supports approximately 54 million people.
History: The idea of Pakistan as a separate Moslem nation to be
created by a partition of India developed in the 1930'x, and in.
1940 the Muslim League, led by Mohamned All Jinnah, officially
endorsed the goal of establishing Pakistan as a homeland for the
Moslems of the subcontinent. At the end of World War II
Great Britain took steps to grant India independence. The
National Congress and the Muslim League were unable to agree,
however, either on the terms for drafting a constitution or on
the method for establishing an interim government. Finally,
on June 3, 1947, the British Government declared it would grant
full dominion status to two successor states---India and Pakistan.
Pakistan was to consist of the contiguous Moslem majority areas
of British India; Bengal and the Punjab were to be partitioned,
and the princely states were to be made free to acceed to either
dominion. Pakistan thus became a sovereign independent nation
within the Commonwealth August 14, 1947.
Government: Federal and presidential in form. The President
selects his cabinet and is Supreme Commander of the military
forces. The National Assembly has 156 members, divided equally
between the two provinces. Provincial governments are headed
by a Governor, who is chosen by the president.
Economy: Although emerging from an economy formerly almost
exclusively agricultural, the standard of living in Pakistan
still is very low; per capital income--about $72 annually.
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ill guests are requested to arrive at the
East Gate of the White House, East Executive Avenue,
by 10:40 a.m., December 14, where they will be
directed to a reserved observation area.
The suggested dress is dark business suit and
coat for men -- appropriate fall dress for ladies.
Hats optional.
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