Records, 1948-1950.

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Records, 1948-1950.

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Records, which also include those of the United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan, consist primarily of correspondence and cables, 1948-1950, concerninig practical arrangements for the plebiscite, and general matters concerning the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Correspondents at United Nations Headquarters include Andrew Cordier, and Secretary-General Trygve Lie; other correspondents include the United Nations Press Officer in New Delhi, the Indian and Pakistani governments, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, and Eric Colban, Principal Secretary of UNCIP. Other records include reports, minutes, resolutions by and about Gilgit, refugees, United Nations Military Observers, political prisoners, and propaganda. A signed copy of the Karachi Agreement of July 27, 1949, which was the cease-fire agreement, is included.

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United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan.

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The United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan's (UNCIP) task was to investigate and mediate the India/Pakistan dispute over the future of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It existed from June, 1948, until March, 1950. The United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan was Sir Owen Dixon. His task was to assume the responsibilities of UNCIP, to prepare for the Plebiscite Administrator for Jammu and Kashmir, and to assist in preparation for and supervision of demilitarization. ...

Lie, Trygve, 1896-1968

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United Nations Headquarters

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United Nations. Secretary-General

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United Nations Military Observers.

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Colban, Eric.

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Cordier, Andrew W. (Andrew Wellington), 1901-1975

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President of Columbia University, Dean of the Columbia University School of International Affairs, and Executive Assistant to the Secretaries-General of the United Nations, 1946-1962. From the description of Andrew W. Cordier Papers, 1918-1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 299029165 United Nations official, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Andrew Wellington Cordier : oral history and lectures, 1963-1964. (Co...

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Dixon, Owen

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Sir Owen Dixon, K.C.M. G. (1886-1972) is widely regarded as one of Australia's finest jurists. He was educated at the University of Melbourne and appointed acting-judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1926. He was appointed to the High Court of Australia in 1929, at the age of 43. Dixon performed a number of extra-judicial duties during World War 2, serving on the Central Wool Committee and other boards before being appointed as Australia's minister to the United States of America in 1942. H...

United Nations Press Officer (New Delhi, India)

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United Nations Representative for India and Pakistan.

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