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Sir M. Peterson D: 9.36 a.m. 31st December, 1947
No. 2865
31st December, 1947 R: 9.45 a.m. 31st December, 1947
Repeated to: United Kingdom High Commissioner, Karachi
No. 11
United Kingdom High Commissioner, New Delhi
No. 48
Kabul No. 6
Addressed to Foreign Office No. 2865 of 31st December
Repeated to United Kingdom High Commissioner, Karachi No. 11:
United Kingdom High Commissioner, New Delhi No. 48: Kabul No. 6
My telegram No. 2385. Situation in Kashmir
Pravda of 29th December gives Delhi Tass report on Military Operations in Kashmir.
Report goes on to “Hindustan Times” for allegation that Lord Cunningham is the immediate organizer of invasion of Moslem tribes into Kashmir, which is said to be designed to produce chaos advantageous to British Colonies, report also carries India United Press reports that tribesmen are recruiting Afghans to fight in a “free Kashmir Army” and that American Agents are seeking to warm their hands in the Kashmir Conflagration.
Foreign Office please pass to United Kingdom High Commissioner at Karachi and New Delhi as my telegrams Nos. 11 and 48 and to Kabul as my telegram No. 6.
(Repeated to Kabul and copies sent to commonwealth Relations Office (Down Street) for repetition to United Kingdom Commissioners at New Delhi Karachi).
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