Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-109
Nixon phone call with Kissinger on India-Pakistan Conflict
Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:18 PM–8:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, specifically addressing reports of Indian involvement via guerilla forces. The two conferred on the status of communication with Pakistan and the drafting of a formal United States message. Nixon emphasized the importance of carefully crafting the language of this message to align with the upcoming deliberations in the United Nations Security Council, particularly regarding the role of the People's Republic of China.
- India-Pakistan Conflict
- United Nations Security Council
- Henry Kissinger
- Foreign Policy
- Diplomatic Messaging
- People's Republic of China
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NARA Description
On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-109 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-109
Date: November 22, 1971
Time: 8:18 pm - 8:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2012-005. Segment declassified on 05/28/2015. Archivist: MAS]
[National Security]
[015-109-w001]
[Duration: 1m 37s]
India–Pakistan
-Confirmation of news
-Awaiting messages from embassies and consulates
-US message
-News coverage
-India’s pretense of non-involvement
-Guerillas
-Pakistan’s communication with US
-US message
-Relationship to United Nations [UN] Security Council
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-November 23, 1971
-The President’s request
-Language in message
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-109, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191063). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-109 (accessed November 1, 2026).