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    "ocrText": "CONF IDENTIAL\nas 2 -\nAPPENDIX C.\n4. My government have naturally given the most earnest and sympathetic\nconsideration both to the terms of the proposal itself and the message\nthat you have sent to me. Had the proposal not hinged round the eminent\npersonality of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and had it not been so\nemphatically sponsored by the President of the United States, my govern-\nment would have felt considerable hesitation in accepting it mainly on\nthe score that the decision of any other arbitrator on the points in\ndispute between the parties relating to the truce might have been ren-\ndered of no effect by India's failure to implement it in practice. We\nfeel, however, that that apprehension is largely met by the qualities\nand personality of the proposed arbitrator and may be taken to be com-\npletely eliminated by the keen interest that you are taking and will,\nI hope, continue henceforth to take in this matter. We rely upon Admiral\nNimitz supported by your great authority to ensure that his decision\nshall be faithfully and promptly carried into effect so that he can\nimmediately proceed towards the definition and assumption of the powers\nthat he considers necessary for the organization and holding of a free\nand impartial plebiscite, powers that are guaranteed to him by the\nCommission's resolution of 5th January, 1949.\n5. As you have remarked, Asia is today in the midst of a great social\nand political revolution. The direction and outcome of that revolution\nwill be determined by the faith which the people of Asia acquire in the\npractical efficacy of the democratic principles for which the United\nNations stands. A just and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute\nin accordance with the freely expressed wishes of its people will be a\nvindication of those high principles and a reaffirmation of the faith\nof the people of Asia in the cause of democracy.\n6. In view of these considerations, I am glad, Mr. President, to in-\nform you that my government have accepted the latest proposal of the\nUnited Nations Commission for arbitration of the truce agreement by\nFleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.\nWill you please accept my best wishes for your continued health\nand success, and for the welfare of your great country and people.\nYours sincerely,\nLiaquat Ali Khan\nCONFIDENTIAL"
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