357.AB/5–1352: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India1
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2521. Re Kashmir. Dept and UK have agreed on parallel identical approaches in Delhi and Karachi. You shld coordinate with UK colleague. Dept suggests fol text be read as statement representing views US Govt.
Begin verbatim text: (a) We understand that although both parties have accepted in principle Graham’s proposal for resumed negots, there may be a wish on one or both sides to lay down certain qualifications for the basis of the negots.
(b) This seems to us a negation of what wld seem to be the whole purpose of Graham’s proposal. His aim is to get discussions between the parties going in order that there shld be an opportunity for real negots on crucial issue of demilitarization.
(c) Graham has made it clear that his negots will be directed towards general implementation of two UNCIP res and that his starting point [Page 1246] for these negots will be the four outstanding points of difference and, particularly, the quantum of forces, and this seems right to us, since agreement on demilitarization is essential prerequisite for a plebiscite. We feel that during last round of negots parties did not come to grips with this problem and that the immediate need is for detailed discussions about it.
(d) At the same time, we hope that both parties will be ready with contributions of their own which they may consider wld help towards agreement.
(e) We expect negots to enable Graham within a reasonably short time to take matters a definite stage forward. We believe that outstanding issues are susceptible of agreement, given a real effort by both parties to seek it. Each party in these negots will have to be prepared to make some concessions to point of view of other, and we urge both parties to accept implications of this. We therefore urge both parties to enter negots on basis now suggested by Graham.
(f) If proposed negots do not resolve all outstanding points of difference, we ourselves contemplate that there shld be a full examination by SC of these differences in light of Graham’s report. End verbatim text.
- This telegram was repeated to Karachi as telegram 1211 (priority) and to London for information as 5879.↩