Records on Nuclear Issues Involving India and Pakistan

The materials in FOIA 1998-0387-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 1998-0387-F contains information on nuclear issues involving India and Pakistan. White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File categories contain congressional and constituent correspondence and memoranda concerning Prime Minister Bhutto's visit to the United States, Kashmir, human rights, and Afghanistan. The Staff and Office Files contain memoranda, speeches and speech drafts, and working papers, intelligence reports, and meeting minutes concerning the Pakistani and Indian nuclear programs. Specific issues addressed include the issue of nonproliferation, regional security, technology export controls, and the Shake and Bake case. The files also contain policy suggestions and analysis provided by the intelligence community and high level staff at the White House and State Department. There is also correspondence between the United States and high level Indian and Pakistani officials including Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi. Of particular note are two groups of Bush vice-presidential records. The first is a large collection of Bush vice-presidential correspondence from foreigners primarily in India and Pakistan that touch on sensitive issues including nonproliferation, Kashmir, and regional stability. The second are Bush vice-presidential country files from 1981 to 1988 that cover sensitive issues in Indian/Pakistani/United States relations including nonproliferation and high level diplomatic exchanges between the countries. Read less