Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Asia and the Pacific, Volume VI, Part 2

690D.91/7–3151: Telegram

The Ambassador in Pakistan (Warren) to the Secretary of State

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Karachi, July 31, 1951—11 a. m.

109. Burmese Amb¹ told me Sat midnight his govt approaching simultaneously Prime Ministers Indonesia,² India and Pak with proposal the Prime Ministers of Indonesia and Burma³ make joint visit to Delhi and Karachi and offer their good offices to Nehru and Liaquat to ease tension between the two countries which Burmese view with increasing alarm particularly about their own future. He said he was approaching Liaquat, that Burmese FonMin⁴ then visiting Delhi was talking to Nehru, and Burmese Prime Minister had communicated direct with Prime Minister of Indonesia. Proposal was being kept quiet and asked me to wait a day before saying anything about it.

Last night at a dinner given by the Prime Minister for the GovGen⁵ Burmese Amb told me proposal was all off. He said Liaquat was favorably inclined, the Prime Minister of Indonesia was also disposed to make the visit in company of Burmese Prime Minister, but Nehru had told the Burmese FonMin he wld not go along.

Warren

1. U Pe Kin, Burmese Ambassador in Pakistan.
2. Sukiman Wirjosanjojo.
3. Thakin Nu.
4. Sao Hkun Hkio.
5. Khwaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan.