24011948  Text of the Speech made by General McNaughton (Canada) in the Security Council Meeting No. 235 held on 24 January, 1948

Text of the Speech made by General McNaughton (Canada) in the Security Council Meeting No. 235 held on 24 January, 1948

I speak at this time only to associate myself with the expressions of hope voiced by the representatives of the United Kingdom and of the United States that the discussions between the representative of India and Pakistan, under the auspices of the President of the Security Council, will continue so that a basis of agreement may be reached to terminate the fighting; to afford security to the peoples of Jammu and Kashmir under some authority which will be recognized by everyone concerned as strictly impartial; and, most important, to provide for a plebiscite of the people in which all of them will be permitted to express without fear or favour their wishes. as to the future government of the State.

From what has been said in the Security Council this morning, I feel confident that if the discussions are resumed, they will result in the development of specific proposals which will represent a substantial step forward in these important matters.