Text of the Letter dated 9 June 1949 from the Secretary General, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. G.S. Bajpai to Mr. Lozano, relating to the Indian forces to be maintained in the State (UN Document No. S/AC.12/216)

162 Text of the Letter dated 9 June 1949 from the Secretary General, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. G.S. Bajpai to Mr. Lozano, relating to the Indian forces to be maintained in the State (UN Document No. S/AC.12/216)

Referring to our conversation regarding the communication to the Government of Pakistan of the Commission's proposal to the Government of India about the forces which they should maintain in Jammu and Kashmir at the end of three months, I have to repeat what I told you in the course of our conversation, namely that this matter is one entirely between the Government of India and the Commission. However, as a matter of courtesy to the Commission, and in order to facilitate a settlement, the Government of India agree that, if Pakistan accepts the truce terms in accordance with what we have stated, and the Commission informs us about Pakistan's reply to these truce terms, we shall have no objection to the Commission informing the Government of Pakistan that it intends proposing to the Government of India that, at the end of three months, they (the Government of India) should maintain the forces mentioned in (iii) (c) of my letter No. 345-PASG/49, dated the 17th June 1949 (annex 50)

(Signed) G. S. Bajpai