690D.91/9–253: Telegram
The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Pakistan1
178. Department has confidentially informed Indian and Pakistan Embassies Admiral Nimitz’s resignation as plebiscite administrator designate has been transmitted to UN Secretary General. Department emphasized that Admiral’s action taken on own volition for personal reasons and that he has considered resigning for past year. We added fact his resignation should not be taken to indicate any change in position on our part as to Security Council consideration Kashmir. At same time continue hope bilateral negotiations will succeed in arriving at Kashmir solution.
- This telegram was repeated to New Delhi.↩