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Conversation 293-021

TapeTape 293StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 12:45 PMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 1:30 PMTape start time01:24:37Tape end time01:26:34ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss the escalating crisis between India and Pakistan in anticipation of a Washington Special Action Group (WSAG) meeting. Nixon directs Kissinger to adopt a firm stance toward the international community, mandating a complete suspension of all U.S. aid to both combatants. The President emphasizes that this cessation of assistance is a strategic tool to influence the conflict, instructing Kissinger to ensure this hard-line policy is clearly communicated.

India-Pakistan conflictForeign aidWSAGUS foreign policyInternational relations
AudioNARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 293-21

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:45 pm and 1:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger?]

     India-Pakistan
           -Forthcoming Washington Special Action Group [WSAG]
           -Meeting
                -US policy
                      -The President’s instructions
           -US policy
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Anything more on that?
Can you text them?
Yeah.
How about a text?
These are probably time to do it without getting cut off.
But I want you to lay it out hard in the Western community that I have made the determination, I made it before this,
The termination is all aid for both sides stops.
Is that clear?
Just put it on that basis.
All aid for both sides stops.
And actually, obviously, you've cut up the penicillin.
And I mean cut up the both.
Don't you agree?
Well, how the hell are you going to cut up all that?
This isn't going to hurt the ending of the bar.
All right.
Well, all right.
That's a weapon we can use.
OK.
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