Office of the Historian

690D.91/5–853: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Pakistan1

secret
Washington, May 8, 1953—7:28 p.m.

1580. Yesterday UK informed Department its view recent change in government in Pakistan and subsequent agreement between Mohammed Ali and Nehru to meet after Coronation gives grounds for hope for some progress in settlement of Indo-Pak disputes including Kashmir by direct discussion.

UK thinks action on Kashmir dispute in Security Council should be deferred so two Prime Ministers discussions may take place in best possible atmosphere.

We have agreed approach Pak Foreign Office along foregoing lines following prior approach of UK High Commissioner.

Approach your British colleague immediately ascertain whether he has received instructions regarding foregoing and after his visit go to Foreign Office and state British have expressed foregoing views and requested our support of them, and that we do support them. Approach should be informal.

Dulles
  1. This telegram was repeated to London, New Delhi, and New York.↩