"ملف ٨/٣ شؤون دولة مسقط: العلاقات بين جوادر وقلات - بيع جوادر" [و‎‎٦] (٦٠/١١)

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Note by Lplitical Department. CarmaoriY/eaJ.th
Re; atLona Ufficx? on Kcgat > 3 status
The Klian of Kalat in the course of conversations in Delhi
with Mr. Jinnah and the Crown epresentative before the transfer
of power last August tried to get Lord Mount bat ten to agree to
the publication of a statement declaring the recognition t>y the
Crown Representative of Kalat * s independent status. The Crown
Representative replied that the advice which he had received
on this point fraa his Political Adviser precluded this. This
advice was based on the history of our relations with Kalat.
The Treaties of 1854 and 18/6 do not lead to the inference that
Kalat >vaa an independent sovereign State and it has, in fact,
alweys been regarded li^e any other Indian it ate. It figured
as such in the Covernaent of India Act, 1935 (1st Schedule Part
II) and ww have no doubt that, in law, Section 7(l)(b) of the
Indian Independence Act, 194/ applies to our Treaties with it.
Nevertheless at these aieetings in v^elhi, hr. Jinnah agreed, on
behalf of the Pakistan Covernaent, to acbait salat's claLn to
be {in independent Sovereign State. In doing so that G-overnment,
we have been led to believe, had in mind the consideration that
if Kalat is not an Indian State, the Treaties between the Crown
and alat (including tnose dealing with the leases of ^uetta,
etc.) would not lapse under the provisions of Section 7 of the
Indian Independence Act. hut Mr. Jinnah* s action seemed to us
of doubtful political wisdom and our subsequent infona&tion
indicates that the Pakistan Government regret their nasty
recognition and are trying.to get out of it.