Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 2

357.AB/12–1351: Telegram

The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Gifford) to the Secretary of State

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London, December 13, 1951—7 p. m.

2730. Subject Kashmir. In meeting Dec 12, CRO concurred FonOff view that until elections over in India it will be impossible get any substantial concessions from GOI. Therefore some way must be found bridge gap between Graham’s report and end of January when elections over. Impossible in circumstances avoid SC res which critical of India and which contains recommendations for concrete action.

UK wld favor res containing recommendations to both parties and asking them consider fully and thereafter report back to SC, perhaps within given time limit. This view of course dependent on whether Graham report lends itself to such treatment; it shld not, for example, be too condemnatory of India.

Tel along above lines will probably be sent Paris tomorrow.

Rptd info priority Paris 1266, New Delhi 57, Karachi 50.

Gifford