Coll 20/25 'Muscat: Kalat-Gwadar Relations' [‎45r] (89/407)

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Jinnali appears to have made attempts to attract States
in the orbit of the Dominion of India away from accession
to that Dominion b offering, on behalf of Pakistan^ to
accept a ^treaty rather than federal association with
them, and it was only under strong personal persuasion
from Lord wountbatten that the maharaja of Jodhpur, a
State adjoining Pakistan, (whose example it was thought
would have been followed by other States of Rajputana)
was induced to accede to the Dominion of India and to
refuse lire Jinnah's offer. The Pakistan Government
have Sot up a Negotiating Committee to deal with each
State separately. So far, no States appear to have
concluded an arrangement with Pakistan, tout besides
Junagadh, Bahawalpur, Khairpur and Chitral, the principal
States^adjoining the Dominion, have declared their
intention to become associated with it. Bahawalpur
has also concluded a standstill agreement with Pakistan.
0. Kashmir lias concluded Standstill Agreements with
Doth Pakistan and the -Dominion of India/ The main
economic interest of the State is to preserve a treaty
right under paramountcy to import goods from abroad free
of customs duty. The iiaharaja is a Hindu, while the
population is mainly huslim, although there is an
influential Brahmin ruling class. The State is dependent
on Pakistan for its communications with the outside"
w?rld s although it has a common frontier also, though in
difficult country, with the Dominion of India, The
maharaja has not disclosed his hand but has spoken of
holding a Referendum.
9. ^ Pakistan has entered into negotiations with Kalat
on the basis of recognising the State's claim to independence
and of treating the previous agreements between the Crown
and Kalat providing for the lease of „uetta and other
areas, which would otherwise lapse under Section 7 (l)(b)
oi the Indian Independence Act, as international
agreements untouched by the termination of paramonntcy.
Tne Khan of Kalat whose territory marches with Persia is
of course in no position to undertake the international
responsibilities of an independent State, and Lord
iiountbatten, who before the transfer of power, was warned
of the dangers of such a development doubtless passed on
tnis warning to tae Pakistan Government. The United
Kingdom High'Commissioner in Pakistan is being informed of
the position and asked to do what he can to guide tne
Pakistan Government away from making any agreement with
Kalat which would involve recognition of the State as a
separate international entity. One consequence might well
oe that the Pakistan Government would be obliged to
concede to Kashmir a similar recognition, although
Kashmir has certainly never been independent, having
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