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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-545-14-4-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 10, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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CONT~IT?dS COPE~?70RD
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
MEMORAPdDUM FOR
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Deccmbex~ 1Q, 1971
THE PRESIDENT
HENRY A. KISSINGERr ~'e,,
Information items
THE PRES]:DET7T HAS SEEPi...
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India-Pakistan Situation: The war in the East has reached .its
a.na stages. he Ind~.an forces are encircling Dacca and pre~-
paririg for the final assault if the Pak forces in the capital
area refuse to surrender. Pak resistance elsewhere an the"
province appears on the verge of total collapse, although they
continue to hold some isolated areas. Faced with this desper-
ate situation, the top Pak military official. in Dacca has called
on the UN to arrange.(a) peaceful transfer of power to .the
"elected representatives of East Pakistan," (b) an immediate
cease-fare, (c) repatriation of the Pak forces to West Pak--
istan, (d) repatriation of all other West Pak personnel who
desire to leave, (e) the sa~'ety of the others settled in East
Pakis%a.n since i~~ az-iu (~1~1 a guarantee of no reprisals.
,In the West, the Indians seem to be successfully repulsing Pak
'attacks in Kashmir, but show no signs yet of anitiata.ng a mayor
offensive of their own. Repeated Indian air strikes and shell-
ings from naval forces on Karachi have dealt a major blow to
Pakistan's POL supply. One experienced observer on the spot
judges that under optimum conditions Wes: Pakistan may run out
of key POL items in about two weeks and, uzxder the most likely
combination of circumstances, supplies will dry up even sooner.
In~the? Lahore and other areas to the north, the Indian air at-
tacks are concentrating mare heavily on communications, the
power infrastructure and more da.rect military targets.? Some
observers think that the purpose of these. heavy air attacks is
to soften up West Pakistan for an all-out Indian ground offen-
sive as soon as the situation is under control in the East.
There are some unconfl.rmed reports that the Indians may already
be beginning the process of shifting aircraft and troops to the
GJestern front.
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are aboard the OSA mx.ssa.le boats wh~.ch have
and attacked the Karachi gore area.
Paks, from Yahya on down, are charging that ov~et D~ch~~~-a?ns
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ave announced a bombing pause over both Dacca and
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Karachi for evacuation pruposes. Evacuation planes will be
given safe conduct into Karachi for four-hour periods today
and tomorrow and the Dacca airport is to be free from attacks
for 24 hours so that it can be repaired. Foreign evacuation
planes bound for Dacca will then be given sa.f"e conduct for l0
hours on Saturday on the condition that .they land at Calcutta
before and after going to Dacca. UN personnel reportedly will
remain beha.nd in Dacca for possible assistance in arranging a
cease-fire or surrender. ..
Paris Talcs: The Communist side refused to agree to a postpone-
ment of the December 16 meeting as proposed. by Ambassador
Porter.
statement hat t~ "7 Point" proposal was an offensa.~ ~~q,
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,Ambassador Porter~i,gain quoted Premier Pharn Van Dong's Fe~.ng'
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