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From Abdul Reman Balti This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Rifat Nazeer Sahib! We are posting some out of many Secret / Top Secret documents, which are declassified now and are available in various archives World over for consultation by the researchers. Our irony of fate is that we do not make an effort to consult these documents and attempt to transform our wishes into realities without any foundations and thus make no change on the larger canvas. The global dominant powers, once realize that we have understood their old games, then they are kind. Every nation has its own interests and the British and Americans had their own interests at that time but now what we want and you should also want for our and your nation that they should have realistic attitude and approach towards solving the problem. The “May 2007”, EU passed report on “Kashmir Present Position and Future Prospects” is a very well beginning on a new plane between the great European Nations and the great disputed nations of Bolor, Jammu and Kashmir. The Americans must take an interest in solving the Bolor issue of the BJK dispute. We have so far found Chinese to be innert about the gross human right violations rather absence of these rights in Bolor and they have never raised an eyebrow over it. -------------------------------------------------------- OUTWARD TELEGRAM [This telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained by the authorized recipient and not passed on] Cypher / OTP DIPLOMATIC (SECRET) DISTRIBUTION FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO NEW YORK (To United Kingdom Delegation to the United Nations) No. 1174 16th March, 1948 D. 2.35 a.m. 17th March, 1948 IMMEDIATE TOP SECRET Personal from Carter for Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. My immediately preceding telegram. Following is proposed reply to New Delhi: Begins: Your telegram No. 619 paragraph 6. It is clear from Karachi telegram No. 127 of 3rd February that Pakistan would not agree to establishment of an independent Kashmir and there is therefore no hope of Kearney’s proposal providing basis for agreed settlement. It would mean confirmation of Maharaja as Ruler and establish Sheikh Abdullah more firmly in power and so long as they remain Pakistan could hope to have little say in affairs of the State. Introduction of independence as a third choice in the plebiscite would confuse the issue, and thus reduce the chance of plebiscite going in Pakistan’s favor in Muslim majority areas. Pakistan would deeply resent a manoeuvre which they would compare to the attempt to introduce idea of autonomous Pathanistan into referendum in the N.W.F.P. last summer. 2. Apart from this we would not regard independence as satisfactory solution on merits because:- (a) respective positions of India and Pakistan as joint guarantors of State’s independence and custodians of its external relations would be ill-defined and would provide fresh battle – ground, for demonstration of their mutual suspicions. Kearney’s hope that these joint responsibilities would bring two Dominions together is surely quite baseless given their present temper. (b) recognition of Kashmir as a separate international entity would open path for Soviet intrigue including establishment of Soviet diplomatic mission at Srinagar. Even semi-independence would provide rulers of Kashmir with opportunities for flirting with Russia while neutralizing India – Pakistan control by playing one Dominion off against the other. Sheikh Abdullah has Communists contacts. Some of his Mi nisters are said to be Communists and many Communists from India have recently visited State. It seems important that Kashmir should be part of either India or Pakistan so that one or the other would have undoubted right to intervene without delay or argument to stop any Communist Coup d ‘etat; fresh battle-ground for demonstration of their mutual suspicions. Kearney’s hope that these joint responsibilities would bring two Dominions together is surely quite baseless given their present temper. (c) independent Kashmir might also open way for China to pursue her claims in Gilgit Agency; (d) in general we do not see how if Kashmir once voted for independence her rulers could be held to any promises previously made that India and Pakistan should control her foreign relations. 3. The independence solution is not receiving support in any quarter at Lake success. 4. You may in your discussions with your colleagues discourage Kearney’s idea on above lines, but without disclosing source of information contained in Karachi telegram No. 127 or using paragraphs 2(b) or (c) above as we must avoid giving impression that there is any justification for charge that our attitude is dictated by power politics. Copies to – P.S. to Prime Minister P.S. to Minister of Defence P.S. to Chancellor of Exchequer F.O. Telegraph Section (15 cop ies) F.O. Mr. Mason W.O. (M.O.2) (2 copies) CRO (A) Mr. Costley White CRO (B) Gen. Scoones (2 copies to B.G.S) Mr. Turnbull Mr. A.H. Joyce Mr. Curson (U.N.O. New York) Mr. Gibson Sir W. Jenkin Mr. Walsh Atkins
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