501.BC Kashmir/9–1348: Telegram
The United States Representative on the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (Huddle) to the Secretary of State
824. Comkas 42. Commission decided eleventh that developments its work now require presentation interim report to SC, that Commission has accumulated necessary information and that report should be completed in Europe. As result after trip Srinagar, Commission will start for Geneva on or about September 22 provided that meantime nothing happens to alter decision. Nehru on eleventh summoned Commission and gave them final reply inquiries addressed to him as reported Comkas 37, September 10.1 He stated India unable undertake [Page 386] simple cease-fire agreement, second, unable pursue negotiations regarding plebiscite under present conditions, and finally, could not enter into conversations with Pakistanis since subjects such conversations would be per se ruled out.
Sent Department 824; Department pass Paris info GADel.