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FONF IDENTIAL
APPENDIX C.
PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO THE
PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN ON THE
ARBITRATION OF THE KASHMIR DISPUTE
August 30, 1949
My dear Mr. Prime Minister:
The United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan has recommended
that your Government and the Government of India refer to arbitration the
determination of truce terms in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Because
of the great importance which my Government attaches to an early settle-
ment of the Kashmir dispute, I am addressing this message to you in that
connection.
Asia is today in the midst of a great social and political revolu-
tion. Unhappily, that revolution has in most areas been attended by
widespread violence which has disrupted the lives of tens of millions of
peoples and the economies of whole nations. In the Indian subcontinent,
by contrast, essential changes have been and are being made with only
localized disturbances, quickly brought under control. It is of crucial
importance to the subcontinent, to Asia, and to the world as a whole
that this peaceful and orderly progress be maintained.
You will, I am sure, agree that peace and cooperation between your
country and India are essential to the continuance of social and political
progress in the subcontinent. The Kashmir dispute is the greatest threat
to such peace and cooperation. My Government is, therefore, deeply in-
terested in an early peaceful settlement of this dispute.
Progress toward a peaceful settlement has been impeded during the
last several months by the inability of your Government and the Govern-
ment of India, with the assistance of the United Nations Commission, to
agree through negotiation on the terms of a truce in Jammu and Kashmir.
Without minimizing the issues which have prevented a negotiated truce
agreement, I do venture the opinion that these are not so critical that
they should be permitted any longer to impede an advance toward the
ultimate goal of an over-all solution of the Kashmir problem. The
establishment of a truce is in the nature of an intermediate step which
will make it possible to give effect to the Commission's Resolution of
January 5, 1949.
DECLASSIFIED
His Excellency,
Liaquat Ali Khan,
Project NLT A3-9
Prime Minister,
Government of Pakistan.
By NLT- NC
11-15-23
CONFIDENTIAL
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