357.AB/5–1552: Telegram
The Ambassador in Pakistan (Warren) to the Department of State1
1377. Re Deptel 1211 May 13.2 After I went to the FonMin today with statement of the Dept’s position and recommendations on Dr. Graham’s reply to the Paks conditioned acceptance of his aide-mémoire on Kashmir, Zafrulla gave me the results of his preliminary thoughts on probable Pak action. I gather the Paks are prepared to send reps immed to NY to be at Dr. Graham’s disposal for a period of a month from the date of their arrival in NY. They will have authority to participate in conversations but not authority to negotiate with respect to the quantum of troops. This quantum is to be based on Dr. Graham’s proposal or on the Devers memo, whichever is the more acceptable to India. The further condition of acceptance is that if no agreement emerges after a month of convs, the GOP will then insist that Graham, under the authority of para five of the SC’s res of Mar 30, ‘51, report back to the SC and so invite a full debate on his efforts to reach agreement. FonMin was disturbed by some of the language in Graham’s offer as well as the Dept’s statement I read to him. He pointed out that Pak has consistently made concessions in order to reach agreement on demil as a step toward the solution of the Pak problem and that such concessions have been unilateral. He said he feels the present language addressed to Pak puts a premium on intransigence. [Page 1247] On the other hand, he is most anxious to get on with the negotiations, but the Paks do not want Graham’s forthcoming and final efforts to be diverted. They feel that an emphasis must be placed on reaching agreement on his four points that remain outstanding and that then further steps to be taken under the two UN resolutions for the demil and pleb must be considered in relation to the designation of the pleb administrator and his induction into office. The FonMin is adamant in his feeling that action must be taken either positive or a recognition of failure at the end of these forthcoming discussions. He said that he will not be a member of the del and he will have to wait Cab action to determine whether a del shall consist of the persons already indicated, that is, Ayub, Secy of the Min of Kashmiri Affairs, and Lt. Col. Iqbal of the headquarters staff of the Pak Army, or whether there shall be other persons. I inferred from this aspect of his conv that he may be considering the desirability of permitting the Fon Secy and the Defense Secy to go as evidence of Pak good faith in attempting to reach solution by conducting the discussions at a high level.