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December 13, 1982	Memorandum of Conversation between Vice President Bush and Pakistani President Zia, December 8, 1982, 3:45 p.m. Bush and Zia discuss the Soviet war in Afghanistan, China's relations with Pakistan and the US, the status of Taiwan, and the Pakistani nuclear program.
April 9, 1979	Memorandum for the Secretary of State from Gerard Smith with Enclosed Telegram from the American Embassy, Islamabad This document has two parts. The first is a memo addressed to the Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, that focuses on the increasing immediacy of the Pakistan nuclear situation. The second part is a telegram that details the growing pushback from U.S. political leaders after the Carter Administration decided to invoke the Symington Amendment towards Pakistan.
March 5, 1979	Memorandum for the Secretary from Harold Saunders and Thomas R. Pickering, 'A Strategy for Pakistan' This is a memo authored by Thomas Pickering (Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs) and Harold Saunders (Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs) pertaining to Pakistan's nuclear program. In the piece, Pickering and Saunders advocate a policy of the U.S. sending financial aid and arms to Pakistan, in order to assuage the country's security fears. Warren Christopher’s assistant Steve Oxman thought Pickering and Saunders were "dreaming" if they imagined the package would look like anything other than a bribe for Pakistan and if they believed Congress would permit such a package in the face of persuasive evidence of Pakistani nuclear ambitions
March 23, 1979	Action Memorandum to the Deputy Secretary from Anthony Lake, Harold H. Saunders, and Thomas R. Pickering, 'PRC Paper on South Asia' This is an interagency Policy Review Committee paper prepared for Deputy Secretary of State, Warren Christopher. The piece explores possible short and long-term strategies for dealing with Pakistan's nuclear ambitions.
August 14, 1979	Cable from the American Embassy Islamabad to the Secretary of State, 'Letter from President Zia ul-Haq to President Carter' This document is a telegram between the Pakastani president Muhammad Zia and Jimmy Carter. In it, Zia protests at the recent characterization of Pakistan's nuclear program in Western media.
May 25, 1979	Memorandum for Zbigniew Brzezinski from Thomas Thornton, 'Minutes: May 23 PRC Meeting on Pakistan and Subcontinent Matters' These are the minutes of a May 23, 1979, meeting of high-ranking figures within the Carter Administration. The discussion centered around Pakistan's nuclear program and claims of the so-called "Islamic Bomb."
April 6, 1979	Cable from the Secretary of State to the American Embassy in Islamabad, 'Contingency Press Guidance: Pakistan Nuclear Problem This document, sent from the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C. to its embassy in Islamabad, is a collection of questions and answers regarding the Pakistan nuclear program. This "Contingency Press Guidance" is meant to guide diplomatic officials on how to appropriately answer questions posed by the press regarding the Pakistan situation.
March 19, 1979	Memorandum for the President from Cyrus Vance, 'Nuclear Problems in the Sub-Continent: Status Report' This document is a three-page brief from U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance to Jimmy Carter regarding Pakistan's nuclear program.
April 1979	Cable from Cyrus Vance, 'Pakistan's Nuclear Problem' A telegram from U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance concerning the Pakistani nuclear program that was shared with British officials.
March 16, 1979	Record of Discussion in the State Department on Friday 16 March: 14.30 Hours This document is a record of a joint Anglo-American meeting on March 16, 1979, regarding the nuclear situation in Pakistan. A significant point of discussion was the alleged support being given to Pakistan's nuclear program by both Libya and Saudi Arabia.