Cable dated 3 January 1948 from the Prime Minister of Pakistan Addressed to the Gene fa! Secretary of the United Nations

Cable dated 3 January 1948 from the Prime Minister of Pakistan Addressed to the Gene fa! Secretary of the United Nations

The text of document S/629 follows:

Karachi, 3 January 1948.

Secretary-General

United Nations Organization

Lake Success, New York

The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States of America has informed us that India's case against Pakistan regarding Kashmir has been fixed for the first hearing on January 6th and you have asked him for cabled credentials of our representatives. We have not yet seen India's reference to the Security Council as it was telegraphed on January 1st in a cypher which we could not decipher and we had to ask for repetition twice. The text has not yet been deciphered and India has promised to send us a copy by air tomorrow afternoon. In the circumstance* it is impossible for us to prepare our case and place it before the Security Council by the 6th. We are also proposing to send our Foreign Minister as our chief delegate to present our case before the Security Council. The Foreign Minister has gone to Burma to represent Pakistan in the Burma Independence celebrations and returns to Karachi on the 7th of January. Wj request stay of proceedings to give us reasonable time to prepare our case and to dispatch our delegation. This is clearly necessary for a proper consideration of the case. Meanwhile, we are directing Mr. Hasan Ispahani, our Ambassador in the U.S.A., to proceed to New York and to remain in touch with you.

Prime Minister, Pakistan.