·----•- • 7 I - - --_ · ET THE SECRETARY OF DEF FI JSE WASHINGTON O C 20lQ 1 JAN 3 1 1980 Honorable Gerard Smith AmbassadoT''at·l arge Department of State Washington D c 20520 0 Dear Gerry Thank you for your recent letter concerning my trip to China The subject of nuclear nonprolif - t on as not raised in George Seignious' meeting with hi Chinese counterparts anJ was discusied in my meetings only in the context of U S assistance to Pakistan I have encldsed extracts of t e appropriate memoranda of cpnversations I Sincerely -I Attachments c aa mt 4 _s1c 31 DEF _____ ___ Jan 1986 ·- - -- • -co cc0 c-r f vr o _· 1 • -· t- ·-··----• z c c DEF co n Ho x- O 6- 2 w ' '---------- ----- ----- --·--------·---- --·- l EXTRACT OF HEI ORANDUK OF CONVERSATION SUBJECT DATE PLACE Meeting between Secretary of Defense Harold Brown and Vice Premier Geng 81ao -Jenuar1 7 1980 • 9 00-11 45 AH Greet Ha 11 of the Peop 1 e s ·cretary Brown While we are planning to resume econom and ml lltary asslstan to Pakistan despite the r•uclear problem · It would obvlous-1¥ be easier for us to secure Congressl onal support for a large program If the Paks reassessed their nuclear aet lvltles We don't want to let this stand In· the wey But what we can do wlll be lnfluenc d by Pakistan's nuclear program '-- • · ·Y • J'OPStCRET ' · _ -- - · ·--·- •r-••• · -' ·· r- -- -__ -- •' ' · · - ·· - r ·r T EXTRACT OF HEHORANOOH OF convERSATION SUBJECT Meeting Between Secretary of Oefelise Harold Brown and Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping Date January 8 1980 • 10 00 AM PJaee Greac Hal 1 of the People Secretary Brown Our big problem with Pakistan was their attempts to get a nuc'lear program A-lthough w e still object to ·thelr doln t so we will now set that aside for the time being and concentrate on strengthening Pakistan against potent'lal Soviet action · · · • I Vie Premier Oen9 That Is a ·very good approach • Pakisfan has It's own reasorys for devefoplng a nuclear program We ourselves oppose this b cause we bel levo It meaningless_· to pend mone - on such f progra -· Pakistan h_H Its own arguments I e India has·ex oded a nuc1ear device but the world has not seemed to complain about ·tl is So you have declde d to put this aside and solve the question of military and economic a1d to Pakistan We applaud this 'd' clslon •• • • now - Vfc6 remler Deng • • We hope that · slnce the United States has decided give aid to Pakistan this wf 11 sat sfy Pakl i'tan's requirements We nope the U S wl 11 not b afl'ectei'too much by lndl'a's reaction We hope the U S will not mention the Pakistani nuclear program because India-has already said that tne·u s Fits supplied them with lnfornia lcin on ur•nfun to I Secretary Brc iwn 1 We wll continue to maintain our position against Pakfstanl nuclear development but we wl 11 iilsO provide aid to Pakistan •• •• - · Attachment 2 fOP EOR T-- ' t I J _ I · - ---- ··•· · CoP'1····-·· •• oL - ---Cop1ea · · - - ···r· - ·· --··· I 'h- 1