S/PV.399 Security Council

This meeting of the Security COl1ncij on the India-Pakistan question has been called in order to give the Olairman of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakis_ tan an opportunity to 'Present the seeond interim report of that Commission. This report is con_ tained in docnment S/1196, dated 10 January, and has been circulated to members of the Council. I call upon the Chairman of the Com~ mission to present the report, ,but before he CONSEIL DE SECURITE PROCES·VERBAUX OFFICIELS QUATRIEME ANNEE No 3 TROIS.CENT-QUATRE-VINGT.DIX. NEUVIEME SEANCE Tenue a Lake S1tCCess, New-York, le jeudi 13 janvier 1949, a15 hcures. Presidt1~t: Le general McNAUGI-ITON (Canada). Presents: Les representants des pays suivants: Argentine, Canada, Chine, Cuba, Egypte, France, Norvege, Reptlbliglle socialiste sovietique d'Ukraine, Union des Republiques socialistes sovietiques, Royaume~Uni, Etats-Unis d'Amcrique. 1. Ordre du jour provisoire (S/Agenda 399) 1. Acloption de ]'ordre du jour. 2. La question lnde-Pakistan: Lettre, en date dn 10 janvier 1949, adressee all President dl1 Conseil de seclIrite par le President et le Rnpporteur de la Commission des Nations Unies POllt" t'Inde et le Pakistan .et transmettant le deuxieme rapport provisoire de la Commission (5/1196). 2. Adoption de l'ordre du jour 3. La qu~8tion Inde.Pakistan S1ir l'invitatio'L dl~ President, Sir Benegal Raffia Ra-u, reprl!stmta11,t de l'Inde; M. Shaffi, reprhentant djt Pakista,~,1 et le Prcside1tt et le'S membres de la Commission des Nations rhties pour l'J,ld.. 'et le Pakistan pre-nnent place d /a table all Conseil. Le PRESIDENT (traduit de i'mlglads): Le Canseil de secllrite a ete convoqt1(~ en cette seance, qui doh etre consacree a la qtlestion de ]'Inde et du Pakistan, pour que le President de la Commission des Nations Unies pour l'Inde et le Pakistan nous presente le deuxiel11e rapport interimaire de cette Commission, Cc rapport fait l'objet du document 5/1196. en date elll 10 jan- vler, qui a ete distribue aux membrcs elu ConseiI. Je demande maintenant au Pnbidcntc1e JaCom- Mr. KORllEL (Chairman of the United Natior,s Commission ior India and Pakistan) : May I be allowed lo say on behalf of t:te Commission that it feels highly r.onollred to appear today before the Security COllncil to p"csent its second interim repor,t. The first interin rqort [5/1100] was pn:sented to the Council on 25 November 1948 and covered the period of the Commissior.'s activities in the oub-conti:1ent, The second interim report covers the Commission's work in Geneva, in Paris, and at L.tke Success to the present date. Members of the Secu,ity Council will remem- ber that on 13 Allgust last yeil-r, when in Karachi, the Commissior. passed a resolution consisting of three parts, w:,ich appears in its first interim report IS/110D). In part one it asked the Gov- ernments of India·<.ndJ Pakistan :0 stop 1ighti~g; in part two it proposed certain principles. for a truce; an-d in ~art three it expressed in general terms its convi::tion that the future statU-5 of the State of Jammu and Kashrrir should be decided by the free will of the people of that Sta,te. The Government of India signified its aecept- ance of the Commiss:on's resolution, and the Gove:nment of P.alcistan attached to it:; a'Ccepl~ anee certain conditior.s regarding mainly the question of conditions under which the plebiscite shOUld be held in the State of Jarumu and Kasl1mir. On the basis of 1his, the Commission, whe:l in Paris, sugges:ed that :wo representatives of the Governments of India and Pakistan should take part in conversations regarding the conditions and, the basic principles wl:ich should govern the holding of the plebiscite, Both Governments responded to this suggestion affirmatively. Thua) the Commission held several informal conversa~ tions with the representatives a! lndia add Pakis_ tan, these <onversations being held partly by the Commission as a body, arid partly by iridividual members of lhe Commission. These conversations led the COnunission to formulate its .final proposals, which were com. municated to both Governml:'.nh on 11 December. In the Commission's comn:unication it was stated that the Commission hope:! that those proposa1s woul-d ·be accepb~{.I hy boti-. Governments in their entirety. The main points of those proposals were: that the accession of the State of ]amrnu and! Kashmir would be decided by way of a free and impartial plebisl':ite; tltat tht: Secrctary-Gc:1.cral of thf.> United Nations would. nominate, in agreement witb the Commission, a plebiscite administrator who would be i'. pe:-son of high international standing aud who would d.;rive from the Govern- ment of Jamml1 and Kashmir the powers which he considered necessa:-y to organize and conduct a free an-d impartial plebiseite. The Commission M. KORBEL (Presideat de la Comn:ission des Nations :J"nics pour l'Inde et le Pakistan) (trIY- duit de l'anglais); Au nom des membres- de la Commission, je voudrais remel'cier le CUD:;eil de securite de l'honneur qu'il nous a fait en nons appelant a lui presenter aujourd'hui not~e dell}::i~me rapport inr-erimaire. Le premier ra?- port mterimaire [S/1100 ] a ete soulllis au Conseil de 25 noven~bre 1948; il pormit sur les truyaux effecttte's par la Commission ~endant qll'elle sejournait clans le Sot1s~continent indien. Le deuxieme rapport ir.terirnaire ,pQ.rte :sur le travail accompli par la Commission jusqu'a cc jour, a Geneve, a P2.ris et a Lake Sttccess. Comme 1es membres du Conseil de securite se le rappcllent, le 13 aout dernier, alors ql1'e1le sejoumait a Karachi, la Commission a adopte unc resolution qui comprenait trois parties et qui figlJre dans le premier rapport interimaire de la Commission [Sll1G'?]. La premiere partle de- mandait aux GOllvernemen!s de l'lndc et du Pakistan de mettre fill aux combats; la deuxiemc exposai: certains princiJles en vue d'une treve; dans la troisicme, la Commission dedarait en termes generaux qu'elle Hait convaincue que le statut :utur de l'E:at de Jamnm et Cachemire devait etre decide par la libre vo:onte de la population de cet Etat. Le Gouvernemcn: de nnde a fait savoir qu'il acceptait cette resolution de la Commission; qllant au Gouvernement flu Paki.~tan, il .a subor- donne son accepta:ion a certaines reserves qui COncernent surtout la question des conditions de l'of/z-anisation du plebiscite dans I'Etat de Jamrnu et Cac~emire. Ceci etar.t, la Commi5sion, qui se trouvait aIor~ a Paris, a propose que deux representants des Gouvernements de l'Inde et du Pakistan pren· nent part aux cunversations wr l'organisation du plebiscite et les principes gcneraux a appliquer en la matiere. Les deux G01.lvernements ont reponcu affirrnativtment a cette proposition. La Commissiun eut ensuite avec les representants dt l'Jnde et du Pakistan plusieur5 entrctiens offi· deux) a certains desque1s'la -Commission a pris part en corps congtitue, alars qu'a d'autce~ certaillS :;eulement de ses membres ont participe. Ces conversations ont amene la Commission .a formu[er ,ses propositions finales, qui ont ete cotnmuniquees aux deux Gouverm;ments le 11 decembre, Dans S<l <communication, la Comrni~· sian dectarait qu'elle esperait que Ses proposi~ tions seraient integraleme:J.t acceptl~es par les deux Gouvernements. Les points principaux de ces propOSitIOns etaiem les suivants: la question de :'accession de l'Etat de Jammu et Cachemire serait reglee par till plebi~cite libre et impartial: d'acconj avec Ja Commission, le Secretaire general de l'Organisa- fon des Nations Unies designerait Un adrr:inis. trateur du pleb1sdte t]ui serait une personnalite intl"rr.at'ionalement reconnue et a qui le Gouver. nement de Jammn et Cachemire c1eleguerait Ies Fouvoirs que \'administratellr estimerait lui etre necessaires pour ,organiser et diriger un plebiscite The Commission put these proposals before the two Governments and decided to send one of its members to the su-b-continent so that he might place his services at the disposal of both Govern- ments, if any clarification or interpretation of the Commission's proposals were needed. The representative of Colombia, Minister Lozano Agudelo, accompanied by his alternate, Mr. Samper Gomez, and the personal representa~ tive of the Secretary~General, paid a short visit to both capitals and held several conversations with officials of the Governments of Pakistan and Indlia. In view of the clarifications which Min- ister Lozano offered to :both Governments, I am highly privileged to announce that both Govern~ ments have accepted the Commission's proposals and, on the basis of these, have declared the cessation of hostilities in ·the territory of the State of Jammu and Kashmij' as from 1 January 1949. The Commission reconvened on 5 January at Lake Success, where the report of Mimster Lozano Agudelo was considered and approved, where the second interim report to the Security Council :vas elaborated and approved, and where a ;resolutlOl) was acJoptedI embodying the proposals accepted by 'both Governments. The Commission then resolved to retltm to the sub..continent in the immediate future. If the Commission has succeeded in ·the first stage of its work, it is onl), thanks to the Govern- ments of India and Pakistan. The Commission has been working on these proposals in Paris in dose contact with the representatives of both Governments, who have offered the Commission 'all pos~ible help and assi,stance; and thus they have gwen proof of then' desire to solve the problem of Kashmir in a pe2l:eful way. probh~me du Cachemire. La Commission va retourner, clans quelques jours, dans le sous-continent indien, afin de tra- vaiJIer, en etroit contact avec les deux Gouverne- ments, iJ. la mise en <:cuvre de la premiere et de la. del1xieme p~rtie de la resolution du 13 <lOUt. Plus tard, elle mettra au point les details de se! propositions. La Commission espere tres sincere- ment <jue, a SOn retour a Lake Sl1ccess, eUe pourr<i rendrc compte au Conseil de securite du succes de la mission qu'il lui a fait l'honneuf de iui confier. The Commission will return in a. few 'days to ·the sub-continent in order to work in close co~ operation with the two Governments on the implementation of part I and part II of its reso- lution of 13 August, and, at a later stage, it will elaborate the details of the Commission's pro- posals. The Commission sineerdy believes that on returning to Lake Success it will be able to report to the Security Council that it has carried to a happy conclusion the honourable mission which has been bestowed upon it. The PREsm£NT: The Security COuncil has just Le PRESIDENT (tradu-il de l'allgfCllis): Le Conseil de securite vient d'entendre la declara~ ~heard, the statement of the Chair.'llaI1 of the The situation in Kashmir, which :laS oeen bc- fOl-e this Ct:mndl for over .a year and which has ,been a source of grave anxiety, now seems to be on the way towards an acceptable solution. The ending of this controversy will :have a profoL:.nd result, not only for the good relations between India and Pakistan, but its effect will extend to peoples far beyond those territories, who will be inspired by the goood example which has been set and encouraged by the fact that this very diffi~ cult and grave controversy has yielded to patience and (ll'rsi~tp.nt effo:t by. the parties through the med.iuffi of an agency created by the United' Natwns. In expressing, tterefore, our appreciation and. gratification to the two Governments whose earnest effats for an agree:nent ha\'e now reached the satisfactory stage which has been repotted to :IS tnday, I should a:so like to express the apQreciation of the Council to the Commission for India and Pakistall, whose members wc are privileged to have at our table today, They are discharging with every credit the exacting task with which they have been entrusLeu. 1 belicvc that the members of this Council would like to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from the l'epr1'.se:ltatives at India and Pakistan. Sir Benegal Rama RAU (India); May I first, on behalf of my Government, express aplJT~ia­ tion of the very generous references mad\"; to tne efforts of my Go\'ernme:lt to reach a sat:5£actory compromis~ with regard to this very ddicult problerr.. I shou:d also like to associate myself with the tribute paid by the President to the mem~ bers of the Commission for the S11ccess they bave had in the firs: and most difficult step toward·s the establishment of peace between Jnd,ia and Pakis- tan. Everyone knows of the formidable diffi- culties with which tlley were faced, and :his great acltieve:nent h;<s :"evived the faith of many -people in the utility and effectiveness of the Security Council and of the United Na.tions generally. India has also demonstrated its faith in the United Nations by going very far to achieve this result. I am sure that this effort to reach agree- ment by peacefu: methods will be an encourage- ment to all those who have attempted to reach satisfactorr agreements in other spheres, in other parts of t.1.e world_ r should also like to take this opportunity, if I may, to than~ be President personally for the ~ntre l'Iude et le Pakistan. Ses effets se feront sentir bien an dela de ces pays: d'<:,.utres nat!ons s'inspireront de cet excellent exemple ct seront encouragees par le fait que cette controverse tre!': diffieile et tres grave a ete resolue, par l'interme- diaire d'uno:"ganism.e cn~e par les Nations Dnies, grace il la patienct: I:t all;,\: enor:s pcrsistants des deux parties. En exprimant notre satisfact!on et nos remer- ciements aux deLlx Gouvernemenls dont les efforts en vue d'arriver a. un accord ant abouti a1.1 n~Stl]tat satisf<J.isant qui vient de naus etre communique, je voltdrais aUJSt exprimer les re:llerciemer.ts du Conseil aux l11embres ce la C(lffimiggion pour l'Iude et ~e Pakstan que naus avom le plaisir de voir anotre table <lujourd'hui. Us s'acquittent tOLlt a leur honne'jr de la tache difficile qui lellr a eti, ~ssignee. Je pense Que les membres du Conseil vO',ldront saisir cette occa- sion d'entendre le;; repl'(~ser.tants de l'Inde et du Pakistan. Sir Benegal Rama RAu (Inde) (traduit de l'(mg!ais): Je voudrais tont d'aJbon1. exprimer la grati:ude de mon Gouverneme:1t pour les termes eJogiellx dalls lesquels ont ete rappeJes les efforts a<':coll1plis par mon pays en Vl'le d'nttf'inclre Hne solution .satjsfajs~nte d'tll1 Jrohleme t,es difficile. Je voudrais aussi m'associel' a l'holTIl11age rer.du par It Pre5ident <lLlX rnembns de la Commission pour les heureux resultats qu'Ls ont obtenus clans cette premiere etape - la pluo dimcile - en vue de l'etablbsement de la paix entre l'Inde et le Pakistan. ChaCUll sait les graves difficu[tes qn'ils ont reeonhees. Lellr succes edatant fait renaitre chez beaucoup la fui clans l'Jtitite e.t I'efficacite clu Conseil de securite et, :i'llne Ihaniere ge~ ne-rale, de l'Organisation des Nations Unies. En allant tn~s loin pat1:' arriver ~ ce n!sultat, l'Inde a fait preuve de sa fcl en l'Organisation des Nations Unies. Je suis sur que cet effort en vue d'atteindre un reglernent par des methodes ~acifiques constituera un enco::tragement pour taus ceux qui s'efforcent d'arriver a des accords datls d'autres damaines et dans d'alltres partie! du monde. Je voudrais aussi profiter de cette Qccasion pour remercier le President clu role qu'i] a per~ Mr. SHAFFl (Pakistan): When I came to this meeting, I was not aware that I was to be given the privilege of speaking before the Security Council. I should like, however, to take this opportunity to I<lssociate myself with the remarks of the President and the representative of India. I be- lieve that it is impossible to overestimate the work ·which has been done by the Commission. I believe that the Commission's work may quite well be a milestone in the history of the United Nations. My Government has always desired and hoped most earnestly that this question would, be settled on an amicable basis. I believe that, thanks to the Commission's sterling work, there is every reason to look forward with optimism to the settlement of this whole dispute. Mu.ch still remains to be 'done, of course, and my Government hopes that the details of the carrying out of the agreement will be worked out so that the people of Kashmir may be firmly convinced that a free, unfettered and impartial plebiscite has been held. That is the earnest desire of my Governrri'OOt. It is for the people of Kashmir and! Jammu, through the auspices of an impartial plebiscite, to 'deci-de for them- selves in accordance with the democratic way of life whether they wish to accede to India or to Pakistan. I think there remains little more to say except to thank the Security Council for its forbear- ance in this matter. I know that the arguments have on occasion dragged on almost intermin- ably, and I think the patience of the Council has sometimes been strained almost to the break- ing point. I also know that, on occas.ions, the work of the Commission has ibeen hard and arduous; but its tenacity and good faith all round have undoubtedly contribute-d largely toward bringing us to the stage which we have now Jt'eached. Je pense qu'il ne reste plus qu'a remercier le Conseil de securite d~ la patience dont il a fait preuve en cette affaire. Je sais que les discussions ont quelquefois traine en longueur, et, cl. mon avis, la patience du Conseil a ete eprouvee parfois a l'extreme. Je sais aussi qu'en nombre d'occa- sions la tache dd la Commission a ete extreme~ ment ardue. Elle a neanmoins grandement con- tri?ue, par. la tenacite e~ sa loyaute, au resultat qUI est mamtenant acqt1!s. M. SHAFn (Pakistan) (traduit de l'anglais): En arrivant a la presente seance, je ne savais pas que j'aurais l'avantage de prendre la parole devant le Conseil de serurite. ] e voudrais neanmoins saisir cette occasion pour m'associer aux propos du President et a ceux du representant de l'Inde. Je crois qu'il est difficile de surestimer l'importance des travaux de la Commission. lis marquent une date dans l'histoire de I'Organisation des Nations Unies. Le desir et l'espoir profonds de man Gouverne- ment ont toujours ete que la question du Cache- mire soit regMe a l'amiablc. Je suis cOllvaincu qu'il :y a lieu de se montrer optimiste, grace aux magmfiques efforts de la Commission, quant a. la perspective du reglement de tout ce differend. Evidemment, il reste beaucoup a faire encore, et mon Gouvernement espcre que les details de l'application de l'accord seront regles de telle maniere que la population du Cachemire soit convaincue que le ple'bisdte sem organise de maniere absohtment libre et impartiale. Tel est le vif. desir de ,mon Gouvernement. C'est a la popu- latlOn de 1Etat de Jammu et Cachemire de ~ecider elle-meme, selon des procedes democra- t1ques et par un plebiscite impartial si eBe desire acceder a nude ou au Pakistan. ' • ar~angements to be made whic.h, we hope, will lead :0 a satisfactorj settlement of the displltc which has now been before the Security Co1.md for o'rer twelve months. Every praise, it seems to my- Goverrunent, is due to the Commission for the painstaking work for which it has been respensible and which has brought abeut the hope.iul Situation with which the Council is now confronted. The conficence which was reposed in the Commission by the Security Council has been shown to 'be fully jnstified. My Government welcomes the decision of the Corrmission to return without delay to the IndJian sub-continent to centinue its work there, Trilbute is also certainly due to the Govern- ments of India and !Jakistan for the spirit of com- promise they have shown anc the desire of which thf',y have given proof to abide by the prindples of the CLaTter, which have been demonstrated by the agreement now reached. To reach agree~ ment in reg~nl to this intractable problem has called: for the exercise of the highest degree of statesmanshb on both sides. I think we all recognize the contribution tow:trc'l world peace ilnd stallLity w~1ich is being made by the two Governments in agreein'g to implement the pro- pOSils drafted by :he Cummission, following its discussions with ~ep~esentatives of India and Pakistan. It seems to my Government that a basis has now been e.:;;tablished which affords hope tha: it will be possible, before long, to decide the ft:ture of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the :nha'bitants, thus obtaining the objective which has throughout been sharedl by both India and Pakistan. We look forward, therefore, w:th high hopes to the full and speedy implementation of the proposals adumbrated in the report with which is now before us. :!.tlr. TSIAN'G (China): First of all, I wish to thank the representative of India for his refer- ence to my parI in the work of finding a solution to the probterr. of Kashmir. Whatev~r I was able to do was done for a two-fold purpose. In the first place, I realized that an armed conflict between fndia and Pakistan wou:d be disastrous not o?ly' for the two parties directly cOl1ccr:1cd, but a.so for a] thei~ neighbours. 511C11 a war wo:-ud, indeed, poison the entire atmosphere of AElan rei1tions. In the second place, 1 felt that the dispute between India and Pakistan was a te..."1 cf the tlsefulness and effectiveness of the Security CO'.1ncil and the Vnited Nations. Knowing, however, as 1 did that tht: men at the head of the Indian and Paldstan Goyern- !?lentii were among: be most progressive leadets 10 the world- today, I was never in doubt of 01,;r ultimate success.. Mon GOLlV~rl1emcnt est he'.lTeux de voir que la Commission a decide de retourner sans debi dans le setts-continent indien afin d'y poursuivre ses travaux. ' :1 11 y a lieu egalement de fWciter les Gouverne- ments de j'Ir.dc et du Pakistan pottr l'espl'it de compl'olllis dont ils Dot fait pretlve et pour le desir qu'ils O'1t montre de respecter les principes de la Cba~te. L'accard auqt;d on vient d'arrlve.r- en est uoe preuve. POllr trouvel' une solution :\. -ee probleme epineux, il a faJlu, de part et cl'autre, les ?lus hautes qualitb politiques. Je suis SUl" que nous reconnaissons tc,ute la contribt:tion que les deux Gouvemements ont apportee a la paix et a. la stabilite mondiales en acceptar:t de :nettre en ceuvre les pro?ositkns que la Commission a eIaborees a la suite de ses conversations avec le rep~esentantde ]'Inde et du Pakistan. Mon Gou- venemenl e5tine quJune oose a ete etablie sur :aquelle i1 sera po~sible, :f fatt l'esperer, de reg:er sans trop larder l'avenir du Cachemire 3elon le Msir de ses habi:ants. On atteindrait aimi ',m but vers lequel :'Inde et le Paki!>tan n'O:lt pas cesse de tendre. A·.lssi esperons-nous vivement que les propositions esquis3ees duns le rappor: qui 1l0U:s a et6 soumis scront mises en ceuvre rapidement et intl-:gralement. M. TS:ANG (Chine) (traduit tie- l'al1g1ais) : Je voudrais tout d'abord remerdcr le represe~taIlt de l'Inde de ce qu'il a dit de IT,on role dans la sohtion du pr<Jblerne du:'Cachemire. Tout ee que j'a: pI] faire i'vait un dou'ble lmt. D'une part j'estimais qu'un conAit arme entre l'Iude et I; Pakistan aurait tte desastreux, non selllement po'J.r les deux rarties dil'ecirment interessees mais aussi pour tellS leurs voisins. Une gt.lerre d~ ce genre aurait en effet vicie les relations inter- :latior.ale:o dans l'Asie tout entik:e. D'autre part, Je pensalS que le differeJ.d entre I'Inde et le- Pakistan constituait ur:e pierre de touche pollr eprouver l'utUte et ]'efficacite du Consl:il de- seeur:te et de l'Organisation des Nations Unies. Ccpendant, cornrne je s~vais <:ue les dirig'eants des Gouvernements; tant ce J'Inde que du Pakis. t<l3,. s.ont panni .les ho,?mes 'p?litiques Ies plus edalres de DC'S .:ours, JC n'a] _)umais doute du succes Enal. I will conclude by saying that my delegation and my Government will always regard it as a privilege to help the mem'bers of the Commission in whatever way we can. Mr. JESSUP (United States of America): I heartily endorse the statement which the Pre~i~ dent has made on behalf of the Security Council, and also the statements which have been made by the representatives of the United Kingdom and China. Our views and sentiments on this matter are the same, and our several expressions of those sentiments must, indeed, be similar. In the opinion of my Government, the Gov- ernments of India and Pakistan have gained the respect and admiration not only of this Council but of the peoples of the United Nations by their statesman1ike actiOn in accepting the pro- posals of the Commission and, in particular, in promptly effecting cease-fire arrangements all their own initiative, without awaiting formal action by the Commission. By their actions, they have shown their firm and constant support of the principles embodied in the United Nations Charter, which their representatives have again reiterated this afternoon, and they have thus given the world a convincing demonstration of the manner in which progress can he made in the settlement of international disputes by peace- ful means. The Security Council's Commission should also receive, as it has, the warm commendation of members of this Council for the part it has played in contributing to this happy result. An auspicious start has been made to\vard' a peace~ fu1, friendly and just solution of the Kashmir dispute. On the part of my Government, I can say that we offer our sincere encouragement to all concerned in attaining this objective in the near future. Mr. DE LA TOURNELLE (France) (translated trom French): I wish ·to associate myself with the statements that have just been made by my colleagues, as also with the thanks that they have tendered to the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan. The Commi&sion was faced with a very diffi- cult and li. VNy delicate task. It performed its work with patience, diplomacy and ability. ,, I, I,,,,, "I, • j, To tell the truth, the French Government had never given up hope that a reasonable solution could be found for the question of Kashmir, for it was well aware of the outstanding qualities of the remarkable statesmen who rule the destinies of India and Pakistan. An impartial settlement of the Kashmir dis- pute will undoubtedly represent a great success for the United Nations, while at the same time strengthening the hopes of all those who still believe in a peaceful human race. "" "I Mahmoud FA\VZI Bey (Egypt): Mr. Presi~ crent, you and the other speakers who have pre~ ceded me have most eloquently expressed the Je conc1uerai enfin en <1isant que ma deh~gation et mon Gouvern~ment mettront toujbllrs 1eur point d'honnelu· :i aider les membres de la Corn~ mission. M. JESSUP (Etats-Unis d'Atnerique) (traduit. de l'mlgln.is) : le m'associe de grand ceeur aux declarations dlt President et des representants du Roya:.lme-Uni et de la Chine. Nos sentiments .et nos vues sur ceUe question sont 1es l1'u!llles que les leurs, et, par consequent, nOUSlle pouvons que leur donner UIle expression analogue. Man Gouvernement estime que les Gouverne· ments de l'Inde et du Pakistan meritent le res~ pect et l':tdmiration, non seulement du Consei1 de securitc, mais encore de taus les peuples des Nations Unies, par l'attitude hautement politique dont ils ant fait preuve en acceptant les proposi- tions de la Commission et, phts p<trticulierement, en prenant rapidement et de leur propre initia- tive des mesures en vue de fa ire cesser le feu sans attendre que la Commission ait agi de ma· nien: officielle. lis ont ainsi rnontre qu'ils sou~ tiennent avec fermete et constance les prineipes de la Ch<1.rte des Natlons Unies, comme leurs representants l'ont dit encore cet apres~midi. lis or.t ainsi montre au monde de far;on ec1atante comment on peut arriver a regler les differends internationaux par des moyens pacifiques. La Commlssion du Conseil de securite a droit aussi aux remerdements chaleureux que 1es mem- bres di.l Conseil n'ont pas manque de lt1i adresser, pour le role qU'elle a jow~ dans l'heureuse issue de ceUe affaire. Nous sommes sur la voie d'une solution padfique, amiable et juste du differend du Cachemire. Au nom de mon Gouvernement, j'adresse 1es plus sinceres encouragements .a tous ceux qui travailIent po!.!r que cet objectif soit atteint dans un proche avenir. M. DE: LA TOURNELLE (France) : Je m'associe aux declarations que viennent de faire mes col· Iegues, et je m'assoeie ega1ement aux rem~rde­ ments qu'ils ont :J.dresses a la Commission des Nations Vnies pOLlr l'lnde et le Pakistan. Cctte Commission s'est trouvee devant une ta· che tres difficile et tres dtlicate. EUe a agi avec patience, avec diplomatie, avec adresse. A vrai dire, le Gouvernemel1t fran<;ais n'avait jamais abandonne I'espoir d'une soLution raLson- nable de ceHe question du Cachemire, car it con~ nait parfaitement les (]ualites eminentes des hommes d'Etats remarqu3ib1es qui president aux. destinees de l'rnde et du Pakistan. Vne solution equitable du conflit du Cache· mire constituera, sans aueun doute, un grand succe.s pour l'Organisation des Nations Unies. Elle renforcera en meme temps les espoirs de tau! les hommes qui croient encore en une humantte paeifique. Mahmoud FAWZI Bey (Egypte) (tt'aduit de l'anglais): Le President et les autres orateurs qui m'ont precede ont exprime de la maniere la

I would like to say to the Chnirman of tht: United Nations Commission for India amI Pakistan and t.:l the representatives 0: India ani. Pakistan that their statements have been very welcome and have given llS, as the IT.embers of the Security Cotmd\ have said, grent encouragement. I bejeve I correctly interpret be view of this Coulicil in sayin.!: to the Chairman of the Commission for India and Pakistan, as was suggested by the representative of the United Kingdom, that wc wonld like the Commission to return to the suh-continent of India, at its earliest con- ....'cnience, in order to continue the work which it :blS already sO far advanced. To the Governments of [ndia and Pakistan I would say that we are confident that the future negotiations with regard to the holding 0: the plebiscite and the final settlement of the issue win continue to be rnnrhci by those high principles of statesmanship and of c.esire for agreement which hilve been evident ill the steps leading up to the present :lappy beginning. If no member of the COl1ncil wishes to speak, I now propose to adjourn this meeting 0:1 the India-Pakistan question. I would like to take this opportunity of remindingthe members of the Security Council of the meeting on hdonesia which is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, 14 Jnnuary' 1949, at 3 p.m. It is understood, of course, that the Council. in receiving the report of its Commission on India and Pakistan, has t<iken note of it. Le PRESIDEl:'T (traduit de l'anglais): Je vou- nrnis dire au President de ia Commission des Nations Unies pour l'Inde et le Pakistan et aux representants de I'lnde et du Pakistan qLle nons avons ete tres l1enreux d'entendre leurs dec:a- rations et que celles-ci nons ont apporte le plus grar.d encouragement, COmme 1'ont declare 1es membres du Conseil. Je pene me Iaire !'interprete des vues du Conseil en disant, tQmffie l'a suggere le repre- sentant du Royaur:J.e-Uni all President de la COlIllllissioll pOllr j'Indc et le Pal{istan, que nous voudrions voir la Commission rctourner dans le sous-continent indien des qu'elle le potlrra, afin d'y poursuivre 1es travam: qu'elle a deja menes si loin. Aux GOl1vernements de l'Inde et du Pakistan, je Youdr"is dire que nous Jell: faisons c:onfiance pour qtle les negociations qu'ils cnt~errennent en vue de ~'organisation du plebiscite et du regle- ment final de ce prob1eme s'ill3pirent toujOUl"S de hautes conceptions politl(jues et Ull souci d'en- tente co:nll1e ils s'en sont inspires dans les me.. .'lures qui ant abouti a la situation actuelle, heu- rct.x presnge des SllCCeS a ve:1ir. Si aucun mernbre dll Conseil ne demande la parole, je vais proposer de 1e,'er cette seance qui a ete co:tsacree a la question de l'lnde et du Pa~ kistall. Je profite cle cette occasion pour rappe1er aux membres du Consei1 de securite qu'une seouct consacree i la ql,lestion indonesienne est prevue po:.lr demain, 14 janvie: 1949, it 15 heures. I1 Vil de soi que le Conseil. ayant rer;u le rap' port de la Commission pour lTode et le Pakistan, en a pris bonne note. . La Jeallcc est l~vce a16 h. 10.