dated July 19, 1951: "Stop war talk in Pak,'' says Nehru:

In a telegram sent on the 16th to Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan, his counterpart in Karachi, Indian Prime Minister Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru said, ``I would earnestly urge you to stop the propaganda for jehad and war against India carried on in Pakistan. This will help more than anything else in improving the relations between our two countries.'' Mr. Nehru's message was prompted by Pak. allegations that India was concentrating troops on Pakistan's borders.

The following is the text of Mr. Nehru's telegram: ``Your apprehension of Indian threat to the security of Pakistan and to international peace is completely unjustified. India's policy continues to be to preserve and ensure peace, and to avoid war. We have demonstrated this by our reduction of the Indian Army last year in the hope it might have some effect on Pakistan. But, according to our information, continued intensive efforts have been made to increase the armed forces of Pakistan largely massed on the Indian frontiers. In addition, an intensive and astonishing campaign for Jehad and war against India has been carried on, not only by newspapers but by responsible authorities in Pakistan. We have repeatedly drawn the attention of your Government to this. During the last five weeks, raids into Kashmir state territory across the ceasefire line and elsewhere have also intensified. As you know, we have drawn the attention of the United Nations to these serious developments. My Government cannot ignore this continual talk and preparation for war in Pakistan, and we would be failing in our duty if we did not take effective defensive measures. ... Certain troop movements have been ordered by us for defensive purposes. But, I assure you that there is no intention whatever for any aggressive action on our part, but any attack on Indian territory will be strongly resisted. You have referred to neighbourly relations between our two countries. We are exceedingly anxious to have such relations, but the attitude and propaganda in Pakistan is the major impediment to the development of friendly relaitons. As regards Kashmir and other disputes between India and Pakistan, it has been our consistent policy to strive for a peaceful settlement and we have made numerous proposals to you in this behalf..''

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