Department of State TELEGRAM

Department of State

TELEGRAM

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KABUL 728 2 SUBJECT : CONVERSATION WITH HIS MAJESTY AND FOREIGN MINISTE R -NARCOTIC S REF : KABUL 72 8 INT R ODUC T ION AND SUMMARY : I SAW HIS MAJESTY KING ZAHI R AND FOREIGN M INISTER SHAFIQ ON EVENING OF DECEMBER 2, SEPARATEL Y AND TOGETHER . BOTH DISCUSSED WITH ME AFGHANISTAN'S CONCER N . WITH NARCOTICS . OTHER SUBJECTS SEPTEL S 1.

SHAFTQ, IN RESPONSE TO MY OBSERVATIONS ABOUT USG CONCERN O N NARCOTICS, NOTED SECRETARY ROGERS : COMMENTS TO HIM IN NEW YOR K AND REFERRED TO USIS PRESS RELEASE TN KABUL HIGHLIGHTIN G PRESIDENT NIXON'S REMARKS ON SUBJECT . SHAFIQ SAID RGA I S TAKING SUBJECT VERY SERIOUSLY AND MEASURES TO REVIEW SITUATIO N ARE UND E R URGENT STUDY . HE SAID CABINET COMMITTEE WILL DEFINITEL Y BE ESTABLISHED AS RESULT CABINET DECISION AT I T S LAST MEETING . ONLY STEP REMAINING IN THIS REGARD TS SELECTION OF MEMBERS . HE STATED COMMITTEE WOULD CONCENTRATE ON TWO FACETS : FIRST , ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL STEOPS REGARDING SUBSTITUTE CROPS AND , SECOND, IMP R OVEMENT OF ENFORCEMENT . HE EXPECTED FOREIG N ASSISTANCE WOULD BE NEEDED FOR BOTH . MFA WILL BE "OPERATIONA L HUB" FOP RGA, NOT BECAUSE OF ITS TECHNICAL COMPETENCE ON SUBJECT 2.

DECLASSIFIED PA/HO, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended June 9, 2005

BU T BECAUSE OF URGENCY AND NEED FOR COORDINATION WITH OTHE R COUNTRIES . HE SAID USG ADVICE THIS FAR GREATLY APPRECIATE D AND WOULD BE NEEDED IN FUTURE . IN CONVERSATION WITH HIS MAJESTY, I MENTIONED NARCOTICS AN D HM NOTED HE AWARE OF USG CONCERN AND PRESIDENT' S PERSONA EREST, ADDING THAT HE HAD I MMEDIATELY PUT RGA INTO ACTIO LINT N ON THIS SUBJ E CT . HE REPEATED STEPS TAKEN AS REPORTED B Y SHAFIQ ADDING T HAT RGA TAKES ITS RESPO N SIBILITY ON THIS SUBJEC T VERY SERIOUSLY AND HOPED THAT S PECIAL CABINET COMMITTEE WOUL D BEGI N TALKS ON TECHNICAL LEVEL WITH USG AND INTERNATIONA L AGENCIES SOON . I REITERATED USG GRAVE CONCERN ABOUT NARCOTIC S AND DEEP INROADS BEING MADE IN US SOCIETY . HM RESPONDED H E UNDERSTOOD BUT THAT IT WAS NOT JUST US REPONSIBILITY . H E STATED EVERY COUNTRY MORALLY RESPONSIBLE : RGA CANNOT ESCAP E ITS P ART OF GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY : AND RGA WILL SHOULDER IT S SHARE OF BURDEN . 3.

4 . COMMENT : WE HAVE NO ILLUSIONS ABOUT RGA CAPABILITY T O FULFILL ANY TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES : BO WE WILL TAK E EVERY POSSIBLE STEP TO ENSURE THESE EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPOR T ON PART OF HIGHEST LEVELS OF RGA ARE TR A NSLATED INTO OPERATIONA L POSITIONS BY THOSE MINISTRIES AND OFFICIALS CONCERNED . G P-3 NEUMANN

DECLASSIFIED PA/HO, Department of State E.O. 12958, as amended June 9, 2005