Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the Minister of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of Pakistan, the Secretary General of the Government of Pakistan, and T. Eliot Weil

The Secretary DEPARTMENT OF STATE ma'o files CONF IDENTIAL 680 Memorandum of Conversation 103 DATE: January 6, 1950 8 SUBJECT: The Kashmir Controversy PARTICIPANTS: The Secretary Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, Pakistan Minister of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Mr. Mohammed Ali, Secretary General, Government of Pakistan Mr. T. Eliot Weil, SOA COPIES TO: NEA UNA USUN DRN CIA AMEMBASSIES - Karachi, New Delhi, Kabul, London. SOA 1-1493 Sir Zafrullah, accompanied by Mr. Mohammed Ali, called on me at 2:30 p.m. Sir Zafrullah said the Kashmir question had again become "stuck" at the UN; that General McNaughton had made an effort to settle the matter, and that while Pakistan had in effect accepted his proposals, the Indians had offered amendments which were to all intents and purposes a rejection of these proposals. Sir Zafrullah said he questioned whether General McNaughton would be willing to continue efforts at mediation unless the new Security Council gave him a speci: fic directive. Sir Zafrullah said he had come, "almost desperately", to seek advice and guidance. He said the people of Pakistan were becoming increasingly impatient over failure to settle the Kashmir controversy and he did not know how much longer they would control this impatience. I asked Sir Zafrullah for his views as to how a solution might be found. Sir Zafrullah replied that the framework already existed; that the resolutions of August 13, 1948, and January 5, 1949, had been accepted by both Governments, and that it was now merely a question of implementing these; but that the Indien Govern- ment was unwilling to accept conditions which would allow the Plebiscite Administrator to take over. He said continued delay in settling the controversy was in some ways embarrassing to both countries, but that on the whole it was probably advantageous to India. He said it would be impossible to reach an equitable settlement merely by DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Quideline June 12, 1979 RECORSS p.p.cous von. SERVICES By NLT- NC NATS, Date 11-15-12