501.BC/10–348: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State
Delga 195. On October first Nawab Moin, Hyderabad spokesman, wrote Austin in latter’s capacity President SC requesting interview. Reply being telephoned today that Austin will as matter of courtesy see him Tuesday morning in office of President SC at Palais de Chaillot. We have already made it clear, however, that in our view SC heard Nawab on twenty-eighth as individual reserving decision as to his credentials or representatives character.
This morning GADel members met informally at Lauterpacht, Hyderabad legal adviser, at his request. Keynote of talk was our frank observation at outset that we had no encouragement to offer him and warning that most likely practical result of further discussion in SC now would be action to drop case from agenda. However he made strong appeals for appointment of UN subcommittee and despatch of observers or alternatively US mediation to revive Indian proposals of June 1948. We told him first suggestion unrealistic in view of SC preoccupation with Berlin issue and prior lengthy discussion necessary to settle question of Hyderabad status and SC competence in case. On second suggestion we merely said we would let him know if we could offer any encouragement. Result of meeting was obvious realization by Lauterpacht that our attitude is passive and assumption by him that we do not accept view that Hyderabad is a state.
Department please repeat to New Delhi unnumbered.