357.AB/3–3054: Telegram
The United States Representative at the United Nations (Lodge) to the Department of State
548. Re Kashmir observers. Re urtel 448, March 29, after delivery of aide-mémoire I conveyed to Hammarskjold the gist of your paragraph 2. He expressed complete understanding of our position and said he would be glad to have us advise the Indians, that while we recognize that it is up to the Secretary General to make a decision, that we have no national interest in maintaining our observers in Kashmir. He gave me copies of his letter to Dayal on clarification status observers and consultations on replacement of observers and of his new instructions to Nimmo on direction and discipline of observers. (Copies being pouched tonight.)
In view of big point which Menon made of this in several different conversations with me, it would be helpful to my future relations with him here if I could advise him myself of US position.
Request, therefore, that Ambassador Allen convey the message to Menon on my behalf. We are advising Dayal here.