19081949--99 Text of the Letter dated 19 August 1949 from the Chairman of the Commission Mr. O. Chyle addressed to the Secretary-General, Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, Government of India, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan, concerning the proposed joint meetings (UN Document No. SIAC. 12/245)

19081949--99 Text of the Letter dated 19 August 1949 from the Chairman of the Commission Mr. O. Chyle addressed to the Secretary-General, Ministry of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, Government of India, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan, concerning the proposed joint meetings (UN Document No. SIAC. 12/245)

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 18 (16) August in which Your Excellency informed the Commission of the Indian (Pakistan) Government's view with regard to the agenda for the proposed joint meetings in New Delhi.

The Commission has also received a letter on the same subject from the Government of Pakistan (India), a copy of which is enclosed with this letter. In comparing the two communications and keeping in mind the background of the question, the Commission concludes that the proposed joint meetings would not lead to any positive results.

Under these conditions, and taking into account your Government's preoccupation concerning the consequence of a possible failure of such meetings, the Commission feels obliged to abandon the idea of the proposed joint meetings. I had the honour to inform Your Excellency to that effect by telegram last evening.

The Commission is now considering the situation which has arisen as a result of the position adopted by the two Governments concerning the implementation of the truce agreement. A similar communication is being sent to the Government of Pakistan (India).

(Signed) O. Chyle

Chairman