10111951 Text of the Speech made by the President Mr. T.F. Isiang as representative of China in the Security Council Meeting No. 566 held on 10 November 1951

 Text of the Speech made by the President Mr. T.F. Isiang as representative of China in the Security Council Meeting No. 566 held on 10 November 1951

As the representative of China, I should like to state that my delegation will vote in favour of the joint draft resolution [S/2390] which points out the way in which the Security Council, for the time being at least, can be of best service to India and to Pakistan. Mr. Graham is eminently qualified to undertake this difficult task.

Reading his written report and hearing his oral report before the Council have convinced me of Mr. Graham's insight into the problem, his impartiality and his deep friendliness to both India and Pakistan. I hope that both parties will give him hearty co-operation.

A number of delegates have called our attention to the matter of the Constituent Assembly in Kashmir. When the world Press first reported the possibility of such a Constituent Assembly in Kashmir my delegation went on record in the Security Council as believing that such a Constituent Assembly I could not be allowed to prejudice, far less foreclose, the question of the accession, of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We still hold to that view. I hope that Mr. Graham's renewed effort will result in a final solution of this important question.