1949 Karachi Agreement
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CEASE-FIRE LINE IN THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
(S/AC.12/TC.4, 29 July 1949)
INTRODUCTION
The Military Representatives of India and Pakistan met in Karachi from 18 July to 27 July 1949 under the auspices of the Truce Sub-Committee of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP).
The members of the Indian Delegation were:
- Lieutenant General S. M. Shrinagesh
- Major General K. S. Thimayya
- Brigadier S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
Observers:
- Mr. H. M. Patel
- Mr. V. Sahay
The members of the Pakistan Delegation were:
- Major General W. J. Cawthorn
- Major General Nazir Ahmad
- Brigadier M. Sher Khan
Observers:
- Mr. M. Ayub
- Mr. A. A. Khan
The members of the Truce Sub-Committee of the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan were:
Chairman:
- Mr. Hernando Samper (Colombia)
Members:
- Mr. William L. S. Williams (United States)
- Lieutenant General Maurice Delvoie (Military Adviser)
- Mr. Miguel A. Marin (Legal Adviser)
Read Full AGREEMENT Here : Security Council
Considering:
That the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan, in its letter dated 2 July 1949, invited the Governments of India and Pakistan to send fully authorized military representatives to meet jointly in Karachi under the auspices of the Commission’s Truce Sub-Committee in order to establish a cease-fire line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, mutually agreed upon by the Governments of India and Pakistan;
- That the Commission stated in its letter that:
“The meetings will be for military purposes; political issues will not be considered.”
and that
“They will be conducted without prejudice to negotiations concerning the Truce Agreement.” - That the Commission further stated:
“The cease-fire line is a complement of the suspension of hostilities, which falls within the provisions of Part I of the Resolution of 13 August 1948, and can be considered separately from the questions relating to Part II of the same Resolution.” - That the Governments of India and Pakistan, in their letters dated 7 July 1949 to the Chairman of the Commission, accepted the Commission’s invitation to the military conference in Karachi.
