Telegram no. 270018 from Auchinleck to the Chiefs of Staff, through the Commonwealth Relations Office, informing them of a serious report from Gen. [Sir Douglas] Gracey, officiating as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, relating to orders given to him by [Muhammad Ali] Jinnah, Governor-General of Pakistan, to send troops to Kashmir, an action which, if obeyed, would entail the issue of the 'stand-down' order, i.e. the withdrawal of all British officers. Auchinleck describes how he flew to Lahore on receiving the news and met Jinnah, at which meeting he explained the situation concerning British officers and warned of the grave consequences of any threatened military violation of territory which is now part of the Indian Union, after Kashmir's sudden accession to India. He records that Jinnah withdrew the orders but remained angry at what he regarded as India's sharp practice in securing Kashmir's accession, but that he agreed to Auchinleck's suggestion that an arrangement should be made for Jinnah and his Prime Minister to meet Mountbatten, Nehru, and the Maharaja of Kashmir with his Prime Minister, in order to seek a peaceful settlement. Typescript.
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- Dates of Creation28 Oct 1947
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