Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT (Naval Aide). 226 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE the DECLASSIFIED WASHINGTON Dept. E.O. Guidelines, March 9-5-65 6, 1982 12065, Sec. 3-402 July 19 1951 State By. DEP NLT, Date TOP SECRET SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS INDIA-PAKISTAN - Embassy London reports that it has consulted frequently with the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Relations Office during the past several days concerning the India-Pakistan situation. The Embassy finds the British "acutely aware of the seriousness of the situation, and completely devoid of ideas as to a possible solution". They feel that any effort to appeal to Nehru from a moral standpoint would be useless and any move to bring pressure to bear would tend to alientate him at the expense of the Commonwealth as a whole. They are also acutely conscious of the delicacy of the Graham mission and are aware that any vigorous action now may prejudice its success. The British High Commissioner for India, Mr. Nye, returned from New Delhi to London on Tuesday and the British Government will make no moves in the crisis until it has had a chance to consult in some detail with Nye. In New York Ambassador Gross reports a 'long and very cordial" conversation with India's UN delegate, Rau, who read to Gross portions of a "top secret" telegram he had just received from New Delhi concerning the Indian troop movements. It denied that India wanted war with Pakistan or would take measures which might lead to war; it referred to a reduction of total armed forces in India, alluded to Pakistani propaganda for a holy war against India, border incidents about Kashmir, violence and disorder within Kashmir- - all directly traceable, according to the telegram, to Pakistan! The telegram also accused the British of assisting Pakistan in carrying out these incidents. After reading from this telegram Rau expressed half-jokingly the hope that we would not find it necessary to follow the British lead too closely. EUROPEAN DEFENSE General Eisenhower has sent a personal message to Secretaries Marshall and Acheson containing the following observations about European defense. He says that he is con- vinced that the time has come when we must press for the earliest possible TOP SECRE"