15101951  Frank P. Graham Reports 1951-1953

15101951  Frank P. Graham Reports 1951-1953

(2) Introduction

Five reports have been submitted to the Security Council by the United Nations Representative, Mr. Graham [15 October 1951-S/2375 and Corr. 1 and 2: 18 December 1951 -S/2448 ; 22 April 1952-S/2611 and Corr. 1; 16 September 1952-S/2783 and Corr. 1; and 27 March 1953-S/2966]. In his first report, the United Nations Representative set forth a twelve-point draft agreement between the Governments of India and Pakistan concerning demilitarization of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The United Nations Representative indicated that agreement had been reached on the first four points in the proposals and set forth the position of the two parties on the remainder of the points. The Security Council began consideration of the first report at its 564th meeting [18 October 1951] and continued at the 566th meeting [10 November] when a resolution [S/2392] submitted by the United Kingdom and the United States requesting the United Nations Representative to continue his efforts was adopted.

In his second report [S/2448], the United Nations Representative informed the Council that reached on four more of the points of the draft agreement, but agreement had been that the basic differences between the two Governments remained essentially the same. After consideration of the report by the Security Council at its 570th to 572nd meetings [17, 30 and 31 January 1952], the President of the Council stated that the consensus of the Council was that the United Nations Representative was empowered to continue his efforts to accomplish his mission.

In his third and fourth reports [S/2611 and S/2783], the United Nations Representative informed the Security Council of acceptance by the two Governments of other points in the twelve-point draft agreement which he had submitted to them. Agreement had not been reached, however, on the number and character of forces to remain on either side of the cease-fire line nor on the date by which the Plebiscite Administrator would be appointed to office. He had accordingly proposed definite minimum figures for those forces, but it had not been possible to secure agreement on the numbers proposed. The United Nations Representative set forth the views of the parties on an alternative draft presentation of principles which would serve as the criteria for fixing the quantum of forces to remain on either side of the cease fire line at the end of the demilitarization period.

After discussion at the 605th-611th meetings [10 October, 6 November, 5, 8, 16 and 23 December 1952), the Security Council adopted a resolution [S/2883] which urged the Governments of India and Pakistan to negotiate in order to reach agreement on the specific number of forces to remain on each side of the cease-fire line at the end of the period of demilitarization, the numbers to be arrived at bearing in mind the principles or criteria submitted to the parties by the United Nations Representative. The number of forces was to be between 3,000 and 6,000 on the Pakistan side and between 12,000 and 18,000 on the Indian side of the cease-fire line. The United Nations Representative was requested to continue to make his services available to the parties and to keep the Council informed of any progress. In his fifth report [S/2967], the United Nations Representative informed the Security council of further meetings and conversations with the two Governments. None of the proposals put forward had proved acceptable to both parties. The Council has not considered the fifth report.