690D.91/7–2351: Telegram
The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State
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321. Gen Devers1 called this afternoon and said Graham had asked him handle contacts with Embs while he is endeavoring maintain utmost impartiality.
Devers said Graham was grateful with progress made Karachi, and remarked that mission wld be successful if it cld secure from Nehru anything like commitments secured, in writing, from Liaquat. He did not particularize.
General impression gained by Devers in visit to border areas both sides in Kashmir was that neither side wanted any war.
According to Devers, Dr. Graham does not want to take on any duties in addition to those which he came here to do. He feels that to do so would jeopardize his mission. He wld particularly dislike becoming involved in any efforts deal with recent troop movement or anything necessitating going back to SC.
Rptd info London 19, Karachi 21.
- Gen. Jacob J. Devers, Military Adviser to the U.N. Representative for India and Pakistan.↩