15121958  Letter dated 15 December 1958 from the representative of India Arthur S.Lall to the President of the Security Council

15121958  Letter dated 15 December 1958 from the representative of India Arthur S.Lall to the President of the Security Council

The Government of India has seen the letter from the permanent representative of Pakistan circulated as Security Council document S/4110 dated 10 November 1958.

Members of the Council will be aware of the nature of the previous statements made by successive representatives of Pakistan in the Security Council or in their communications. addressed to the President of the Security Council about Sheikh Abdullah. These are on record in Security Council documents. It is quite clear, therefore, that present communication is merely for the purpose of making propagandist use of the forum of the United Nations.

The legal proceedings in regard to Sheikh Abdullah are sub judice, and it would, therefore, not be proper for the Government of India to comment on them. However, out of courtesy to the Security Council and Government of Pakistan, the Government of India has instructed me to send this brief reply to the letter dated 10 November 1958 of my colleague from Pakistan.

Correspondence of this nature hardly helps to promote friendly relations between our two countries, which it is the policy of the Government of India to further. The Government of India has always been and continues to be reluctant to participate in acrimonious charges or to utilize the forum of the United Nations for such purposes.

I am to request that this letter be circulated to Members of the Security Council.

(Signed) Arthur S. LALL

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (Source: UN Document No. 4138)