- No Objection To Declassi calion 2008 06 09 NLC-131-6-1-6-2 I - U12er 'r SI ACTION AND-1 INFO DOM POL I ORRON DUMMY TOR 24 41 00 RUERNE PH 15257 DE RUEEIL #22 6 1662433 CHRG AND 55555 ZZH I DIST EIDI GSEASSZ JUN 88 ADD FM AMEMBASSY ISLAMADAD T0 NASEDC IMMEDIATE 3873 INEO NEN DELRI 3414 ST ISLANAEAD 12245 EXDIS PCS REVIEWED DECLASSIFIED IN FOR UNDER SECRETARI ARMAOOST AND AMBASSADOR DEAN TRON RAREEL E O 12356 DEOL OADR TAGS PREL IN PK AF TPHY SUEJEGT INDO-PARISTANI RELATIONS REF DELHI 15912 1 SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2 I FULLY AGREE WITH INDIAN co NEO SEE THE ST FUTURE STAN AS ONE OR GREAT STRATEGIC IMPORT FOR BOTH INDIA AND RATISTAN NE IN THE uO OETEN TEND TO TRI IF T WITHDRAWALWITH A STRONG TUREEI TO EISTANIS ARE INTRIGUED TITILLATED AND PLEASED NITR TEE TRE INDIANS ARE v NERVOUS EDGY AND NORRIED WITNESS THE TILT TOWARD HEKMATYAR AND THE ELIRTATION WITH NAJIE 3 AS NE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SEE I I ENDLY ATGRAN STAN TOR THE ST TIM I YEARS - minimum-acid I - NIA HILL KNOW THINK TE THE POSSIBIL OF THE ISLAMIC BLOC CONCEPT JUST AS THE INDIANS ARE PRODABLY UNDULY NORRIED NEVERTHELESS BOTH TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY IN ISLAMABAD WITH GREAT HOPE AND DELHI NITE CONSIDERABLE TREPIDATION EOR MOST AMERICANS THE SOVIET jn WITHDRAUAL IS THE VICTORY FOR OUR SOUTH ASIAN FRIENDS IT IS ONLY THE FIRST ACT IN A MUCH LARGE DRAMA A I THINK HOWEVER THAT THE INDIANS JOHN DESCRIPES No Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 09 ME -- IN - No Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 09 NLC-131-6-1-6-2 ISLAMID 312246 HAVE OVERESTIMATED HON THIS QUESTION AFFECTED DECISION TO BISSOLVE THE ASSEMBLY THE IDEA OF A STRONGLY ISLAMIC PROHPAKISTANI AND ANTI-INDIAN AFGHANISTAN HAS ALMOST UNIVERSAL APPEAL AND SUPPORT Z A DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE JUNEJO TO GIVE HIMSELF A REE HAND T0 PURSUE SUCH A STRATEGY N0 OF ANY SUBSTANCE DISAGREES WITH ZIA ON THIS 5 HOWEVER BROAD POPULAR SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING ISLAM OUTSIDE PAKISTAN DOES NOT EXTEND TO FURTHER ISLAMIZATION INSIDE PAKISTAN THERE IS CONSIDERABLE SUSPICION ABOUT AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT ISLAMIC LAW IN PAKISTAN UNUILLINGNESS TO PUSH PROGRAM WAS UNDOUBTEDLI A REASON FOR HIS DISMISSAL 6 JOHN ALSO NOTES THAT SOME INDIANS THINK ZIA BELIEVES THAT FRIENDS IN THE U S CONGRESS AND ADMINISTRATION WILL PROTECT HIM FROM ANY ACTIONS HE TAKES I AM CONVINCED THAT ZIA DOES NOT BELIEVE HE HAS SUCH A TEFLON COATING CHARL WILSON AND I HAVE TOLD HIN THAT UNLESS HE TAKES PERSUASIVE AND CONCRETE STEPS WHICH SETS PAKISTAN ON THE ROAD TO FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS OUR RELATIONSHIP HILL FACE CONSIDERABLE HAZARDS PAKISTANI POLITICIANS UHOM WE RESPECT VOLUNTEER THE SAME ANALYSIS ZIA TELLS US HE UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATFS THE FACT AND WILL MOVE DECISIVELY TOWARD ELECTIONS BECAUSE OF PAKISTANI DOMESTIC CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL 7 IN SUMMARY YES - PAKISTAN AND INDIA ARE BOTH FOCUSSED ON A NEW STRATEGIC SITUATION IN SOUTH ASIA AFTER SOVIET UETHDRAUAL FROM AFGHANISTAN BUT NO - NOT REASON FOR DISSOLVING THE ASSENBLY ET #2246 ISLAMABAD 912245 No Objection To Declassi cation 2008 06 09 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