No Objection Tc a ai a JUNE 20' 1985 214 130 PM pARTIczy wrs- STATE Una r Se rataiy Atmacost Chairing QTHER AGENCIES sgeaz m m 1 3 Robert A eck REA Ted McNamara PM Steve Bledgett NSC Jock Cavey Shirin Tahirmxheli ACDA avid Emery USDA Daniel Amstutz AID Eugene Staplea CIA Rabat Gates Commerce Jae Dennin Bill Ar hey Qefensaw Rich Armitag HHS Linda Vogel LT GEN 8 0 Thompsun 0MB Phil DuSault Treasury Charles USIA James Thurber USTR Peter Murphy Eximbank William H Draper Notetaker I M 4hi'srt w 13 53 N0 Objection T3 Declassifiaat un ZQOSIOSIOG 1 if Vi zi xj Senior intera ency stamp No PRRTICIPANTS Sea List Attached EATE TQME Thursday June 20 1985 4208 p m PLACE Qperationg Cem er Canference Rawm Na 7516 SIG Maeting 6n FOEIOWMGPAEC the Visit 9f Indian Prime Minister Gandhi Juae 20 SUMMARY Unaer Secretary Armaaost apened the meeting with a brief av rview of th official visit of yrime Mimister Rajiv Gan hi June ll 15 The general tone and were exceptianally goad acchding to initiag eportsm Gandhi himsalf apyears tc have bagn very pleased with the perscnal_v rappart established with the Pregident and other USG leadarswr Among same of-thelcaacrete results were a serieusj igcu$siqn on 89 and an ap hing far further dialcgue an arms Gandhi'a agreem nt to mave ahead with nan nuclearwendmuse assurances axtension of the Science and Technolsgy Initiative a good discassion of the patential far arms sales the passibility Qf a mare active Indian rele'on Afghanigtan Gandhi s agreament to expe ite review cf the Binatio al Rup e Fund and cthers particigants then discussed the a tcame of the visif an tha need far fallowmup actiqn in each 9f th _bzaqd it was agreed that we shaal fallew up on Inai g a9garent willingness t9 glay a wage actiye Qle an nat yet_ l ar haw seriaus the Inaians are ragti g in %a$a w g y rpy ak g a a pagitive sign iyafti ipa ts gee tbs it wani ha i the 33% i ter st t0 evelap a mga anigm far aystematic ialague with the Inaiang an vaxiaus security the Geneva arms talks SQI aaclear an $i1atesal aims sales Gar agrang ment with the Chinega coula serve as a modei Ni Ebiesiim Ti Ni m i if mgw $3 i 3 hcti ni P w 4 3 Mg O jfec on T0 Decia'sy cation 2008 06 06 NEE-13165418 abta feeaback on a y Gandhi-Garbachev cammunication cansult with ew Delhi follcwing the next of Car ovez negatiatians in Afghanistan aha engure that the Eks alga brief the Brie th inaians a the 8 3 430viet_talks en Afghanist ngf evelap a propoaal far a $ te gulax aialag e with th Q01 gm arms can rol n0n pralifezati0n and arms gales ACDA MILITARY D03 described Secretary Weinberger s meetingg with Gandhi and Defense Minister Ra The twa sides were in agreement that ev lcpment 9f an grm5 sales relatianship weula be a confidencewbuilding process The next step will be a return vigit by Inaian Defense Secretary and Science Aaviaor Arunachalam for more inmdepth diacusgion cf specific sales In additian there was agxeement in Prinaipla t0 an gxchang efauisits by Secretary3Weinberge and efense Ministe an exact timing to be woxk a Gut Action Plan fer a visit by 601 Defense Sedretary AtunaChalam in the near future follewed by visits at the Ministerial level at times ta be determined SOD In hia Bal rige Gandhi in icated that mavement on the ne-nuolear enamuse assurance languaga would be the first item cf bgsiqesa on his Sr u lhf This expart license pracedures i lin 'with the Teahhology fransfar After coaz inating with NSC eld Gandhi that expaxt license cases far India waul be handl expeditimusly and that Ina a wgula be treate aimilax tb a 5 95 warld Edwa eg the exaat fatm af a gtzeamlingg system f r his meeting gith Sathig ta Yaa g have $35 fgy 1W Will h ve a tight glam g that In thia eaanectip 85i093 that ather expertarg are taking a vamtage Qf the I dam gS and 3 5 can itiang ta gain a N5 j ai m fa Qg asgi ca m $3 N0 ijgctibn TC Decfagsifisation $3 1 1443 1 campetitive a vantage in aavanced technolagy salegl Alr ady exparters fram athex COCSM natioms'are using their awn mare liberal empart palimieg a a majmr selling paint Rorsk ata is taking ull advantage Gf this facts in pursuing a $606 millian minicamputez cantract The 0 8 share cf India s ompute nark t has fallen fram 90% ta 68% and cauld fall even farther It was agreed that we shaul gat tcgethex with aux partners to'puzgue a cansistent policy with re pect to India and ather markets USBQC described Gan hiwaaldrige exchanges on pen ing 8 5 bida for major contracts in In ia incluaing thsge by Control nata computers Harris gas turbinas ana Eceing aircxaft Pragpectg far guccess in winning the Cantnal ata cantract are mat promising to the has sffered an additianal technolagy pack ge which vauld supposedly give In ia tha capability ta groauce supercomputers this repart ghaul be treated with cautinn In any event the Indians aremaware of our readiness t0 previde an enhancad financing package ana it does not that ing qing is an iggne at this point Agriculture pravid d a readout 0f Gandhi's meeting with Secretary Black Prospects_are faverable forxcentinued cooperaticn in the agricultural fiela -Bat the Inaians geemed lukewarm 0n the idea of a Binational Rupee Fund At Treasury Deputy Secretary Barman met with the Prime xinister s economic adviser L K Jha mhgre was mughm aiscu331 n about india s aesire far continue access to MBB financing but the specific quegti n cf A33 lavels 616 not came up It gppears likely that a Treasury team abqa level to be etermined will plan on visiting ew Delhi for aetailed talks an India s ecanomic plans aha with a View ta Eartha aefusing the issue cf Endian access ta Mpgs GSTR expregsed game enmgaragement at sigaa that the Ia iana seem t0 be taking a genuine lack at the yr gosal fer a ew Henna hare was me appazg t maveme t hawevgr in Xn ian p05itia at the reca g Stackhaim rglativalyamb aat tale glaygd by Extezgal tga a in Indiaf g gag aa h t is'igg e y alititaiy rathegqthan r 1 i 'Aatimn EEC Cammezce Safense State meet in the ea futura ta deiegmine the farm af streamline exgart SECRET Ni Ti $3 l5 6 31 91 10 11 _No Objection To Declassi calion 200810306 - -7f_ LSECRsr5 ju V m licensing procedures in line with the Technology Transfer H00 to be implemented immediately Upon receipt of no-nuclear-end-use assurances from the GUI NSC leadi_ Coordinate with COCOH to bring greater consistency into our export control policies with respect to India State lead - Work with the Control Data Corporation to take maximum advantage of GUI willingness to review the CDC Honeywell Bull contract Be prepared to offer an enhanced mixed credit financing package in support of CDC if necessary and sufficient to win the contract lead with Eximbank and Plan for a return visit by Indian Vice Chancellors of agricultural universities to their U S counterparts to discuss further collaboration in the agricultural field including possible cooperation in third countries lead _with USDA - Pursue with the Go the Stockholm proposal for a two-track approach in moving ahead with the GATT New Found USTR Prepare an analysis of benefits that could accrue to India from a GATT New Round for use in discossions with the 601 with USTR and State Plan for a visit to New Delhi for in depth discussions on' India's economic plans and'prospects with a view to further defusing the issue of Indian access to MDBs Treasury lead with State Plan for trade missions in oil and natural gas tentatively fall of 1935 and municati ns tentatively March April 1986 and determine how best to respond to Gandhi's interest in imports of v 3 equipment for the railway industry USDOC1 - Work with on the idea of a demonstration project in teleqommunicati0ns for selected Indian cities Examine the'desirability of possible 056 involvement in the high-level Trade Development Committee being formed under the auspices of the Indo-U S Joint Business Council USDOC SECRET No Objection Io Deciassificauun 2008r'06f06 NagObject csn T0 Declassi catien 2008106106 $ mgrSTRER BILATERAL It was npted that the G01 appeared lukewarm about the 886 pregasal fvr a Binatichal aupee Faqd 'citing their fear cthe exc ss'Curr hcy h i efs bloc will want t0 follaw suit ngever andhi agreed to review the issue expeditisuslyw n his return ta Rev Delhit state NBA anilined aiscussicns during Gandhi's visit far enhanced bilateral aha regimnal canperatian in drug Ambassa or Barnes will establish a contact between the aw Delhi DEA Director and Arum gingh for further discussicn USIA hatea that the Indians expresse some unhappiness aring the Educatinnal an Cultural Subcammission meeting with the imbalance between India s very large Festival in the U S an our awn mare medest @ffort in India USIA will examine the passibility at putting mare rescunces inta the India including youth Exchangeg Actimni 14 Pursue t e matter of thaining a rapi and favorable GO aecision an the Binaticnal Rupee-Fund State with Embagsy nelhi 15 yursue expan ed caoperatien in drug enforcement State Delhi 16 Lock into tha possibility of gutting mare resources into the India pragram inclb ing yauth l7 Bxpl re the pOSSibility of'a return visit by President Reagan to India in early 1986 4 2 s ib c m fa Sadav sgi ga gng g f 5 Naabjeatio T0 Deczeiss i cation zoos 05% 2r zsg chs'iWir 7' Actions n Checklist ffa Ju e 23 1985 SIG an Fallow-up ta Rajiv Gandhi s visit 1 Afghanistan - GOI ispatched Shandagi t0 Meghaw fallawing Gan hi vigit and we have maintaine dialogue with GUI an Afghanistan since then no change in 601 public p sition hcwever 2 Dialogua on Arms Central The President and Rajiv have exchange several letters on disarmament issues and Ambassador kuj% Kampelman will visit New aelhi June 12-13 ta brief Rajiv an our A aisarmament positians We will need ta follow up later ta maintain the dialague 3 Visit Exchanges Indian Ministry of Defense Science Adviser Arunachalam visited the Unitea States in August 1985 and a DOB mission areas team paid a return visit to Indian defenge research establishments in Febzgary DOD is Eegtatively piannihg7a visit_to India by-Befens Secretary Weinbergeriin lata september t n7 Follow4up to Memmfandum'of reached agreement-on naclear software'assurances in August and an the principal implementing vehicle the Revised Indian Imgort License in January at the time of our first formal review 0f the 00 in New Delhi New procedures based on the import license ware'published5in the Federal Register in no interag ncy agraement app ars pessible on the Streamlined Export Litensing Pracadurea a3 originally fareseen we are aworking on twa tracks ts speed up xistingrpIOCQdures Ia Biscussigns under way with Commerce ta expedite handling aft cases PM is organizing an interagency qammittee t0 handle the backlog 9f India cases ' 5 Ccerdinate with In February we proposed t0 ether CGC m memb rs that they align their pelici s an eX9ort t0 india with oazsy While no e isisn was taken major 1 par hers s emedwg vatable We will be gursaing 4 135 13 h 5 63'9urguercac Csatraat Wejgat cage cpn gact ' wag awar e i al ea iadal reyiaw is ew anagrwayg q we gill have t0 igaliacate ESE fu ds ta 9r viae the gran el ment in the mixe creait financing a the acntgact g 5 66 bj iziim ff Se iagsifiaa m Nifj f v fi $3 No omection To Deatassi catim SECRET 7 Agricultural University Vice Chancellors Visit The Vice Chancellors have vigited the us an AID is censi ering ways ta baild on the visit in bilateral ai pragram Enaia was at intereated in agricultural universities as a vehicle fax cooperation in Africa hewever 8 Pursue GATT New Reund with $01 We have repeatadly igcus$ed this issue at high levels with the 601 While the 601 still appeses inclusicn 0f sarvices in GATT new round there have been some indicationg 0f flexibility we need to pursue 9 GATT New Round Study After initial contracting difficulties work is new under way 10 Treasury Finance Ministry Dialogue Indian Finance Secretary had a 9096 meeting with Dave Mglford dating the Sabbammissi n meatingr and Fina ce Ministert Sihgh met with Secretary Baker during the Interim Cammittee meetinga Bath Txeasury Officials took a mcr v fl xible line than previously oh tha possibiliti s f0 ehhancedV borrcwinq in the unlikel event that IDA i - replenished at a safficiently high level We joined in apgroving the mm-m uni m 11 Trada Missions USDOC hag aSSisted majnr Indian Trade and Investment missians here a highly unusual tactice ajer 8 5 missions t9 India since the vigit include an executiva level oil and gas missian Higthech U S A exhibit which included participation by the National Bureau of standar sg migsions in mining and extractis and engineering and conatrutticn and an leahema state mission Taken together this represents an exce tienal level 0f activity Cammerca is planning the first 8 8 exhibit at the Indian International Trada Fair since 1959 12 Teleca muniCa ians Eemanatrazian 9r j cti for $Qgrking7withlhi on fundi g far elgac maniCagiang plaguing asai tange ta Bal rige is inviting th Inai Mini$ er 6f state for t lecommaninatians te visit'the 13 ESQ Invelvement in Jaint Bgsiness Cauncilz- State Cammerce and USER ar in alasa cantact with the 38C Secretariat an with Senate Petey lea s the 8 3 Si e an highwtach affairs A reyart on the azch Delhi 53C meeting wag incln e i th E anamiam ammer iai meeti g $1939 isvalvgmant jg antieipat SECRET N3 Ebjaciim Tat Eaciaggi aa m 2 8f f 5 NLCw i mi Objegtim Tc Deciassi c tion 2088 06 06 r Hr SECRET - 3 14 7Rugee Fund GOI infarmad us in February cf agteementing princip t0 Rupea-Fund a t xt i being negatiated in Delhi 15 Harcotics Cocyeration Discusaed hiring visit of Attorney t Senegal Meese 601 has agreed to Narcotics Working Group firs meeting at which shoula occur by September 15 Additional USIA Resaurces including Ycuth Exchange Delegation of young Members of Parliament visited US in late 1984 hosted by ACYPL which piang to send a delegation t0 Inaia in this yeac follcwing up US delegation which visited in 1984 17 residantial Viait We understand from the NSC that this is unlikely in 1986 but possible in $987 We are encouraging Maureen f0 reschedule her vggig jpos pnned benause ai Libya fcr the fall in hopes that 3he will repbrt back favotably t Rang 5593C N3 @bjas m fa e iaggifimiim 143 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu