28031958  Letter dated 28 March, 1958 from the representative of Pakistan Aly Khan to the President of the Security Council

 Letter dated 28 March, 1958 from the representative of Pakistan Aly Khan to the President of the Security Council

1. Under instructions from my Government, I have the honour to bring to Your Excellency's notice and to the notice to the Security Council a report which has appeared in the Hindustan Times, New Delhi, of 18 February, 1958:

"Two important announcements indicating progress towards. full integration of Kashmir with India were also made by Pandit Pant (the Minister for Home Affairs). They were (a) integration of the State's services with the rest of India, viand (b) extension of the jurisdiction of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to the State Executive".

2. This new move of the Government of India constitutes a further step towards integrating the State of Jammu and Kashmir with India. With the amalgamation of the State's services with those of India, the State of Jammu and Kashmir will cease to be a separate entity in contravention of the directives of the Security Council, particularly those contained in its resolutions of 30 March, 1951 and 24 January 1957, which lay down that the final disposition of the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be made in accordance with the will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite, conducted under the auspices of the United Nations. The Government of India cannot, therefore, deal with the State of Jammu and Kashmir as though it were a part of India. Any such action would not only constitute a violation of the Security Council resolutions, but also a repudiation of the international agreement to which India is a party.

3. My Government takes a grave view of the abovementioned announcements, particularly at this juncture, when Mr. Frank P. Graham, the United Nations representative, is engaged, in pursuance of the resolution of the Security Council of 2 December 1957, in finding a peaceful solution of the problem.

4. My Government reserves to themselves the right to ask later for further action by the Security Council in regard to this matter.

5. It is requested that this communication may kindly be brought immediately to the notice of the members of the Security Council.

(Signed) ALY KHAN

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations

(Source: UN Document no. S/3981)