U.S. National Archives 1972-01-12

Telegram 125 From the Consulate General in Dacca to the Department of State, January 12, 1972, 0745Z

By Herbert Spivack

INVITATION TO SWEARING IN CEREMONY

Foreign Relations of the United States
Volume E7
Documents on South Asia, 1969-1972

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, POL 15-1 BANGLA DESH. Limited Official Use; Flash. Repeated to Islamabad and New Delhi. The Department returned a Flash response within 2 hours instructing Spivack that no U.S representative should attend the ceremony. The cable was drafted by VAN HOLLEN and cleared by Irwin and Kissinger. (Telegram 5773 to Dacca, January 12; ibid.) On January 13 Spivack cabled the Department that the United States was the only government with de facto representation in Dacca not represented at the swearing-in ceremony. (Telegram 136 from Dacca; ibid.)

Telegram 125 From the Consulate General in Dacca to the Department of State, January 12, 1972, 0745Z 1

January 12, 1972

SUBJ:
INVITATION TO SWEARING IN CEREMONY

Department of State TELEGRAM

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ACTION NEA-11

INFO OCT-01 SSO-00 CCO-00 NSCE-00 USIE-00 SS-14 NSC-10 L-03

PRS-01 CIAE-00 INR-06 NSAE-00 RSC-01 INRE-00 CPR-02

EA-11 EUR-20 RSR-01 /081 W

Z 0 120745Z JAN 72

FM AMCONSUL DACCA

TO SECSTATE WASHDC FLASH 5079

INFO AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD IMMEDIATE

AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI IMMEDIATE

DACCA 0125

1. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE (TO BE FOLLOWED BY FORMAL INVITATTON NOW ON WAY) INVITATION TO ATTEND SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF PRESIDENT MUJIBUR RAHMAN AND THE GOVERNMENT TO BE HELD AT BANGHABHABAN IN TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS (SIXTEEN HUNDRED HOURS LOCAL TIME).
2. REQUEST BY FLASH REPLY INSTRUCTIQNS. IF NO REPLY RECEIVED BY TIME I MUST LEAVE, I SHALL BASE MY ATTENDANCE OR MY NON-ATTENDANCE ON CONSENSUS OF OPINION AMONG MY FRENCH, BRITISH, AND AUSTRALIAN COLLEAGUES.

EXEMPT

SPIVACK