845.00/8–1348
The Chargé in India (Donovan) to the Secretary-General of the Indian Ministry of
External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations (Bajpai)
New Delhi, August 23,
1948.
No. 323
Sir: I have the honor to enclose the
original of a note dated August 23, 1948 to the Agent-General of the
Government of Hyderabad which contains the text of the reply of the
Government of the United States to the Nizam’s letter of July 4,
1948 addressed to the President of the United States. It would be
appreciated if you would forward the letter to Mr. Razvi.
I am transmitting the letter to Mr. Razvi through you in view of
Article I of the Standstill Agreement concluded between the
Government of India and the Nizam.
Accept [etc.]
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[Enclosure]
New Delhi, August 23,
1948.
Sir: I am instructed by my Government
to transmit through you the following message to His Exalted
Highness The Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar in reply to his letter
of July 4, 1948, addressed to the President of the United
States:
“The Government of the United States noted the
information contained in the Nizam’s communication and
has given attention to the request of the Nizam to
extend the good offices of this Government with a view
to effecting an amicable settlement of differences
existing between the Nizam’s Government and the
Government of India.
“The United States Government has repeatedly supported
employment of pacific means in the settlement of
disputes and maintains the hope that differences between
the Nizam’s Government and the Government of India may
be settled peacefully and amicably by direct negotiation
or in terms of existing agreements.
“With reference to the question of good offices it should
be pointed out that this instrument by its very nature
is voluntary and can be successful only if assented to
by both parties to the dispute and if the country or
countries willing to extend good offices are likewise
acceptable to both disputants. Under the circumstances
the United States is not in a position to consider the
extension of its good offices in the present situation
in the absence of agreement of both India and Hyderabad
to settlement of their differences in this manner.”
Accept [etc.]
