501.BC Kashmir/10–248: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the United States Representative on the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (Huddle), at Geneva
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1399. Kascom 36. View Karachi’s 483 Oct 1 to Dept (#1 to Geneva) and other reports increasing tension India–Pakistan you are requested place urgently before UNCIP question its taking some restraining measure such as sending messages immediately to GOI and GOP reminding them calls by SC Res Jan 24 [17?]1 and UNCIP Res July 15 [14]2 to avoid provocative action while SC and UNCIP seized of matter.
UNCIP may wish include in admonitory messages statement to effect that pending full consideration by SC thereof preliminary findings UNCIP should not be interpreted as justification by either party for military or other action which might jeopardize eventual peaceful solution Kashmir problem.
Such action by UNCIP appropriate and desirable since GOI note to GOP which has appearance ultimatum apparently based in part on UNCIP findings re Pak troops Kashmir.
Note: Sent to Geneva, rptd Gadel Paris 117, Delhi 597,3 Karachi 372, London 3832.
- A preliminary draft resolution was drawn up on January 24, 1948, by S.C. President Langenhove (SC, 3rd yr., Nos. 1–15, pp. 265–266, 269). However, it seems more likely that Lovett was recalling the S.C. resolution of January 17 (S/651) which called upon India and Pakistan to refrain from acts of aggression. For text, see SC, 3rd yr., Nos. 1–15, pp. 121–122.↩
- For text, see SC, 3rd yr., Suppl. for Nov. 1948, pp. 127–128.↩
- In reply, the Chargé in India cabled the Department on October 4 giving reasons for his belief that Pakistan’s fears of Indian attack were greatly exaggerated (telegram 914 from New Delhi, not printed: 501.BC Kashmir/10–448).↩