"ملف ٨/٣ شؤون دولة مسقط: العلاقات بين جوادر وقلات - بيع جوادر" [و‎‎٢‎٤] (٦٠/٤٧)

Pol.1068/48
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Karachi, 17.30 hours, 20th March, 1948*
16.30 hours, 20th March, 1948,
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IMMEDIATE
No* 276. ■ SECRET
My telegram 270 March 19th. Kalat. Foreign Minister
/ Kalat has repeated to me his telegrams of .19th March to
Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to Zafrullah Khan
cit Lake Success regarding accession of Las Bela, Kharan-and
Mekran to Pakistan, Texts follow in my two immediately
succeeding-telegrams in clear, not repeated to Kabul,
2 * 1 was informed hy Ministry of Foreign Affairs official
\
tnis morning that decision to accept offers of accession was
taken by Pakistan Cahinet after Jam of Las Bela, Chief of Kharan
and Nawah Bai Khan of Mekran had seen Mr, Jinnah on 17th
March and told him that if Pakistan was not prepared to accept
their offers of accession immediately they*would he compelled
to take other steps for their protection against Khan of
Kalat 1 s aggressive actions. I understand that they accuse
the Khan of
(1) attempting to win over Chagai and Mekran Levy Corps
(2) inciting people of Kharan against the Chief
(3) sending his younger brother to Mekran with
instructions to stir up people against Bai Khan
(4) attempting' to deny railway and road in Bolan Pass
to traffic by sending tribesmen to fire on trains and cars and
/(5) spreading