1736           FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1949, VOLUME VI
could be developed between India and Pakistan as well as between
India and the rest of the world. In particular she mentioned the
speech which the President had made last evening in Philadelphia
and said that she had been struck by the close similarity between the
things being said by the President and by the leaders of India.2

   ' For the text of the President's address at the American Legion convention
in
 Philadelphia, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States:
Harry
 S. Truman, 1949 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1964), p. 446.


 501.BC Kashmir/9-849: Telegram
   The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

 SECRET    NIACT            NEW DELHI, September 8, 1949-5 p. m.
 PRIORITY
   1043. Bajpai handed me copy Nehru's reply to President which he
 telegraphed today to Indian Embassy for delivery to President. I am
 sending text since it might be helpful for President and Department
 know nature reply in advance.
   Text follows:
   "My dear Mr. President,
   I thank you for your letter of the 30th August which your Ambassa-
 dor presented to me on the 31st August. In view of the importance of
 its subject matter, I had to consult my colleagues and the Governments
 of Jammu and Kashmir. This will explain the slight delay in trans-
 mitting to you my reply.
 2. I greatly appreciate the friendly solicitude which prompted you
 to write and particularly welcome your frankness because it enables
 me to write with equal candour. Since India became independent, and
 the creation of Pakistan was part of the scheme of transfer of power
 by Great Britain, we, in India, have been conscious of the need for
 peace and cooperation between ourselves and Pakistan. One striking
 example of the genuineness of our desire to be friendly to Pakistan
 was the transfer to its Government of the equivalent of approximately
 150 million dollars at a time when we knew that Pakistan was aiding,
 abetting the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir and might use this
 money to further this aggression against India. I could cite other
 instances but do not wish to overweight this letter with detail.
 3. Kashmir undoubtedly is a cause of acute tension between
 Pakistan and us. But, as we have already pointed out to your Am-
bassador, there are other causes as well, the root cause being the
emotional climate of Pakistan whose people are being constantly en-
couraged by its government and leaders to pursue a policy inspired
by fear of and hatred towards India in the false belief that India
seeks to destroy this new state. Apart from other considerations, it
is not to India's interest to have any such aim. Her paramount need
is peace in the world, of which the maintenance of friendly relations