n.&r Y.r.

Presidect,
V1t.h1n a tw bour1 ot d1petc.b1ng e&rlier message of
t<>day, tbe eituation in tbe N.E.P,A. Command bu deteriorated still

Bo=dila h.ao fallen and th retreating toroes tro:m.

further.

Sole hove been trepped betwoen tbo Solo RI.di and Bomdlli .

aerioue tbr.. t ha develop<1d I<> our Digboi oil tioldo in "8._

Witb th advance of the

Ch.in., 1n u11ive atrengtb,

the entire

Brahuput.ra Valley ia a-eriouelJ thr. . tetd atd unlMa o=ething ia

done 111Md1.a:t.el.7 to at. the tide tbe vbole ot Aas.a.=, Tripur,

KaniJlW' ODd P.egalcd would alao paH int<> CbinNe bande.

the Chineee ban poited Hive !orce1 in tbe Cbu:nbi

2.

V1lle7 between S1.k:ldm. and Bhutan and anot.bor 1nY11ion t'l'Olll that
direction appear iJmWHmt.

Our a.r eas turther North Vest on the

bor<ler vith Tibet in tbc St&tc1 of U,P,, 1'111J1b end Himocbal Pradesh

.er aleo threatened.

In Ledakh, &I I Mve &id 111 no' ee.rlier com-

am1cat1on , Chu.shul is under heaY)' ett&ck and shelling

et Chu.bul hae &lread)" CC>taaumcod.

or

the 11.rtield

We have a.110 noticed increasing

air activity 'oJ' the Chinese air torce in Tibet.

Hitherto ve bave r .. triot.S our r41Queat1 tor eseiatance

).
to

ertial equi;:ceot end

vhich

"* are

molt crtAtul tor the aaa.iatance

bMn: ao readJ.l.7 give to u. V did not. ak tor

co~

vider tmplioation1 of 1ucb 1111.1 \.ance 1n the global context and v

jid not vant to embarreta our friends.
4.

The situation that ha developed 11, hovever, rea.113"

rteop6rat&.

\le have to have .ore coapr.tien1.1 ve a1aistance i t the

Chineae a.re to be prevented. troc tU.111& over the vhole of Ea.at.cm

India.

My 4elq in th111 aeaia-t.anc r . .ohln,g UI v1ll result in

not.bing abort ot a catast....oopbe tor our oomt.17.

5.

u., &1r ar= ill

Vo hne repestoc!IJ felt ti> need ot ..

ba be.ri tmabl to do ao u
the present. state of our air and reW tqu.1s-ont. ve ha no

1upport or our land force.a, bu.t.

in

d.t'ence agaJnat retaliatory aot.ion b7 the au.nose .

6.

I, therefore, request that iaediatel.J support be

ctv(l"I to etrcngthen our air arm au.f'tioientJ.1 to at.ac the tide

ot Cb.1no1e advance.
7.

I era advised that. for providinl adtquate air def4mce

a mini:nll ot 12 aqua.drone ot 1uper1onio allve1tber fighters are

Nential. We b.a'l'e no modem r adar ooer 1D the cou:ntrr.

t.hia alto ve leek 70ur a1.ai1tence.

Ov.r rieeda

a.:r 110at

?or

1=.ed.iate.

1be tl!ited States Ur Force per.onnel vUl but to an t.bea

figbt.ra and radar inet.all.ation vbile o\U"

trail>ed.

~aorinel

are 'o61ng

U.S. tigbtera and traooport pJ.onao mam>ed b1 U.S.

poraonnel vlll be ua:ed for th pre1ent. to protect our cit.io.a cd

1n1tallationa f'roQ ChiJ'leae air attack and to maintain our
communic&tiona.

We abould 11 tbia ia po11ible alao like

u.s.

plane.a ar.mned by U.S. peraonn6l to 111iat tbe Indian Air Force in

air battles vith the Chinese air tore oer lnd1-.n areas vhare
air tot.ion by the I.LP. a,gainat Cb.int" ooaswi1cat.1c:m lines
auppliea and troop concentratica M1 1..d to cotmter d.r acUOn

b1 ti> Chin
8.

""7 o1r action tc be token

aalnt u..

Chine.. 'beJQDd

the lJ.ai:tl of our countq, e.g. in 1'1btt, v1ll be taken b7" I.&.F.

pl-.nea unned by Indian pe:raomitl.

9.

Determined as ve are to liberate ell parte or our

territory vhich ma,. pase il'lto the banCS. of the Cbines aggreeaora
it ie clear that sooner or later we vould have to neutralise tb.eir
baa" nd a:lrtiel.da by atrikirl1 tr-ca tho air.

ror tb.ie purpose

I nque1t JOU to consider aae1attn1 ua wit.b t'VO Squad.rems ot

Boloben ot B-47 t,pe.
to HDd

1-ed.11~~

To mon tllil indilpec1ibl1 um ve vould lil1

ow Pilot.I end ToobnicUn tor training in

U.. lllited StltOI.

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10.

'lbe Chlnt t tbrNt it ~ developed involve not

merely the eurvival or India, but tbe ourvival ot troe and.

independmt Oovomaonto 1n the vholo ot thi tub-Continent or

Aeie.

Tbe domeat1o quarrel regard.in small aroee or

territorial bordera betveen the couotr1e 1n thia tub.Continent

d .. olopl.zig Cbinoae 1z1..a1an.

I voW.d to:phad. . pert.1cW.U]7

that all the ata1at.enc e or equipit-ent a1 to u.a to aoot our dire

:need vlll be ueed entir l.7 tor r esiatanoe &int the Chinese.
I have made tb1 olear in a letter I 1mt to Proaidlt A_yub Khan

or Pakiatan.

t.r0

asking our Ambaeeador to aivo 70u a oopy ot

this letter.

u.

Vt ut contidmt that your great comt.17 v1ll 1n th1

Dour of our tri&l b-1.p ua in our t'igbt

tor UJ"rtal. and tor the

urvivel or !t'Hdo:a IOld l.zid-deoce in tbio oub-Contineot .. well

aa the reat ot 411.a.

Ve on our part are dtt tt'mined to apare no

ettort. until tbe thr9'lt posed b7 Chl.zieae ltJ>O"ionbt and

1ggre11i-.e ailitariam to f reedom and l.zidependence 1 complete}
el1minattd.
Vith kind _....i.,

Yow tincortl.7 t

Tbe President,
Tbe 'Whit Jlouae,
WASHING'IOll D.C.