Security Council Resolution 47 (1948) [on Restoration of Peace and Order and the Plebiscite in the State of Jammu and Kashmir]

S/RES/47(1948)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1948.

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Ceasefires India India-Pakistan Question Jammu and Kashmir Negotiation Pakistan Peacekeeping Operations Plebiscites Political Prisoners Troop Withdrawal Truce Supervision

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Reaffirms its resolution 3 8 ( 1948) of 17 January 1948;

Resolves that the membership of the Commission established by its resolution 39 (1948) of 20 January 1948 shall be increased to five and shall include, in addition to the membership mentioned in that resolution, representatives of . . . and . . . , and that if the membership of the Commission has not been completed within ten days from the date of the adoption of this resolution the President of the Council may designate such other Member or Members of the United Nations as are required to complete the membership of five ;

Instructs the Commission to proceed at once to the Indian subcontinent and there place its good offices and mediation at the disposal of the Governments of India and Pakistan with a view to facilitating the

taking of the necessary measures, both with respect to the restoration of peace and order and to the holding of a plebiscite, by the two Governments, acting in co-operation with one another and with the Commission, and further instructs the Commission to keep the Council informed of the action taken under the resolution ; and, to this end,

Recommends to the Governments of India and Pakistan the following measures as those which in the opinion of the Council are appropriate to bring about a cessation of the fighting and to create proper conditions for a free and impartial plebiscite to decide whether the State of Jam.mu and Kashmir is to accede to India or Pakistan : A. Restoration of peace and order

The Government of Pakistan should undertake to use its best endeavours :

To secure the withdrawal from the State of Jam.mu and Kashmir of tribesmen and Pakistani nationals not normally resident therein who have entered the State for the purpose of fighting, and to prevent any intrusion into the State of such elements and any furnishing of material aid to those fighting in the State;

To make known to all concerned that the measures indicated in this and the following paragraphs provide full freedom to all subjects of the State, regardless of creed, caste, or party, to express their Etant fermement d'avis que le prompt retablisse- Jam.mu et Cachemire est d'importance primordiale, et

hostilites,

l'Etat de Jam.mu et Cachemire a l'Inde ou au Pakistan soit tranchee democratiquement par un plebiscite libre et impartial,

nales,

Reatfirme sa resolution 38 (1948) du 17 janvier 1948 ; sion creee en vertu de sa resolution 39 ( 1948) du 20 janvier 1948 doit etre porte a cinq et comprendre, en plus des membres mentionnes dans ladite resolution,

jours qui suivront !'adoption de la presente resolution, Membres de !'Organisation des Nations Unies pour completer l'effectif de la Commission ;

Invite la Com.mission a se rendre immediatement l'Inde et du Pakistan en vue de rendre plus facile a ces gouvemements - agissant tous deux de concert la

plebiscite ; invite, en outre, la Commission a tenir le Conseil au courant de toute action entreprise en

Jes conditions necessaires a un plebiscite libre et impar- Cachemire doit etre rattacbe a l'Inde ou au Pakistan : A. Retablissement de la paix et de l' ordre public

Le Gouvernement du Pakistan devrait prendre l'engagement de faire tous ses efforts :

a) Pour assurer !'evacuation de l'Etat de Jammu et sants du Pakistan qui ne resident pas normalement combattre et, d'autre part, pour empecher l'entree d'aide materielle aux individus combattant a l'interieur de l'Etat;

de l'Etat, sans consideration de croyance, de caste ou 4

views and to vote on the question of the accession of the State, and that therefore they should co-operate in the maintenance of peace and order.

The Government of India should:

When it is established to the satisfaction of the Commission set up in accordance with the Council's resolution 39 (1948) that the tribesmen are withdrawing and that arrangements for the cessation of the fighting have become effective, put into operation in consultation with the Commission a plan for withdrawing their own forces from J ammu and Kashmir and reducing them progressively to the minimum strength required for the support of the civil power in the maintenance of law and order;

Make known that the withdrawal is taking place in stages and announce the completion of each stage;

When the Indian forces have been reduced to the minimum strength mentioned in (a) above, arrange in consultation with the Commission for the stationing of the remaining forces to be carried out in accordance with the following principles :

That the presence of troops should not afford any intimidation or appearance of intimidation to the inhabitants of the State ;

That as small a number as possible should be retained in forward areas ;

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That any reserve of troops which may be included in the total strength should be located within their present base area.

The Government of India should agree that until such time as the Plebiscite Administration referred to below finds it necessary to exercise the powers of direction and supervision over the State forces and police provided for in paragraph 8, they will be held in areas to be agreed upon with the Plebiscite Administrator.

After the plan referred to in paragraph 2 (a) above has been put into operation, personnel recruited locally in each district should so far as possible be utilized for the re-establishment and maintenance of law and order with due regard to protection of minorities, subject to such additional requirements as may be_ specified by the Plebiscite Administration referred to in paragraph 7.

If these local forces should be found to be inadequate, the Commission, subject to the agreement of both the Government of India and the Government of Pakistan, should arrange for the use of such forces of either Dominion as it deems effective for the purpose of pacification. de parti, liberte complete d'exprimer leurs opm1ons et qu'en consequence ii est du devoir desdits sujets de collaborer au maintien de la paix et de I'ordre public.

Le Gouvemement de l'Inde devrait :

hostilites ont ete mises en vigueur, proceder, en consultation avec la Commission, a !'execution d'un plan assurant !'evacuation par ses propres forces de gressive de ces forces au minimum necessaire pour public;

b) Faire savoir que !'evacuation a lieu progressivement et annoncer I'achevement de chaque phase de ce plan;

c) Lorsque les forces indiennes auront ete ramenees a l'effectif minimum mentionne a l'alinea a ci-dessus, prendre, en consultation avcc la Commission, toutes dispositions pour que Jes troupes restantes soient cantonnees conformcment aux principes suivants, de sorte quc:

i) La presence de troupes ne constitue ni ne semble constituer un acte d'intimidation pour Jes habitants de l'Etat ;

ii) Des effectifs aussi reduits que possible soient maintenus dans Jes zones avancees ;

iii) Toutes Ies troupes de reserve qui pourraient etre comprises dans l'effectif total soient cantonnees a l'interieur de leur zone de garnison actuelle.

Le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait accepter que, jusqu'au moment ou J'administration chargee du plebiscite, mentionnee ci-dessous, estimera necessaire d'exerccr Ies pouvoirs de direction et de controle sur au paragraphe 8, ces forces soient cantonnees dans des zones determinees apres accord avec I'administrateur du plebiscite.

Lorsque le plan vise au paragraphe 2, alinea a, ci-dessus '>era en voie d'execution, le personnel recrute localement dans chaque district devrait, autant que possible, etre employe au retablissement et au maintien de l'ordre public, compte dument tenu de la protecsupplementaires qui pourraient etre stipulees par !'administration chargee du plebiscite, mentionnee au paragraphe 7. insuffisantes, la Commission, sous reserve de l'accord vernement du Pakistan, devrait prendre des dispositions Dominions de la fac;on qu'elle jugerait la plus propre a assurer le retablissement de Ja paix et de I'ordre public. 5

The Government of India should undertake to ensure that the Government of the State invite the major political groups to designate responsible representatives to share equitably and fully in the conduct of the administration at the ministerial level while the plebiscite is being prepared and carried out.

The Government of India should undertake that there will be established in J ammu and Kashmir a Plebiscite Administration to hold a plebiscite as soon as possible on the question of the accession of the State to India or Pakistan.

The Government of India should undertake that there will be delegated by the State to the Plebiscite Administration such powers as the latter considers necessary for holding a fair and impartial plebiscite including, for that purpose only, the direction and supervision of the State forces and police.

The Government of India should,

at the request of the Plebiscite Administration, make available from the Indian forces such assistance as the Plebiscite Administration may require for the performance of its functions.

(a) The Government of India should agree that a nominee of the Secretary-General of the United Nations will be appointed to be the Plebiscite Administrator.

The Plebiscite Administrator, acting as an officer of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, should have authority to nominate his assistants and other subordinates and to draft regulations governing the plebiscite. Such nominees should be formally appointed and such draft regulations should be formally promulgated by the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Government of India should undertake that the Government of J ammu and Kashmir will appoint fully qualified persons nominated by the Plebiscite Administrator to act as ~pecial magistrates within the State judicial system to hear cases which in the opinion of the Plebiscite Administrator have a serious bearing on the preparation for and the conduct of a free and impartial plebiscite.

The terms of service of the Administrator should form the subject of a separate negotiation between the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Government of India. The Administrator should fix the terms of service for his assistants and subordinates.

The Administrator should have the right to communicate directly with the Government of the State and with the Commission of the Security Council and, through the Commission, with the Security Council, with the Governments of India and Pakistan and with their representatives with the Commission. It would be his duty to bring to the notice of any or

Le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait s'engager a principaux groupes politiques a designer des representants responsables pour prendre part, d'une maniere administratives a l'echelon ministeriel pendant la

Le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait s'engager a Cachemire, une administration chargee du plebiscite au Pakistan.

Le Gouvernement de l'lnde devrait s'engager a faire deleguer par l'Etat a !'administration chargee du necessaires pour tenir un plebiscite loyal et impartial,

Le Gouvernement de l'lnde devrait mettre a la disposition de !'administration chargee du plebiscite, armees indiennes dont !'administration chargee du plebiscite pourrait avoir besoin pour remplir ses fonctions.

a) Le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait accepter general de l'vrganisation des Nations Unies au postc d'administrateur du plebiscite.

b) L'administrateur du plebiscite, agissant en qualite de fonctionnaire de l'Etat de Jammu et Cachemire, devrait avoir pleins pouvoirs pour designer ses adjoints regissant le plebiscite. L'Etat de Jammu et Cachemire devrait confirmer en bonne et due forme lesdites nominations et devrait promulguer en bonne et due forme ledit projet de reglement.

c) Le Gouvernement de l'lnde devrait s'engager a Cachemire des personnes pleinement qualifiees, desiles fonctions de juges speciaux dans le regime des cas susceptibles d'avoir, de l'avis de l'administra-

impartial.

d) Les conditions d'engagement de l'administrateur devraient faire l'objet de negociations separees entre le Secretaire general de !'Organisation des Nations Unies et le Gouvernement de l'Inde. L'administrateur devrait subordonnes.

e) L'administrateur devrait avoir le droit de communiquer directement avec le Gouvemement de l'Etat

devrait avoir pour mission de porter a la connaissance 6

all of the foregoing (as he in his discretion may decide) any circumstances arising which may tend, in his opinion, to interfere with the freedom of the plebiscite.

The Government of India should undertake to prevent, and to give full support to the Administrator and his staff in preventing, any threat, coercion or intimidation, bribery or other undue influence on the voters in the plebiscite, and the Government of India should publicly announce and should cause the Government of the State to announce this undertaking as an international obligation binding on all public authorities and officials in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Government of India should themselves and through the Government of the State declare and make known that all subjects of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, regardless of creed, caste or party, will be safe and free in expressing their views and in voting on the question of the accession of the State and that there will be freedom of the press, speech and assembly and freedom of travel in the State, including freedom of lawful entry and exit.

The Government of India should use and should ensure that the Government of the State also use their best endeavours to effect the withdrawal from the State of all Indian nationals other than those who are normally resident therein or who on or since 15 August 1947 have entered it for a lawful purpose.

The Government of India should ensure that the Government of the State releases all political prisoners and take all possible steps so that :

All citizens of the State who have left it on account of disturbances are invited, and are free, to return to their homes and to exercise their rights as such citizens ;

( b) There is no victimization ;

Minorities in all parts of the State are accorded adequate protection.

The Commission of the Security Council should at the end of the plebiscite certify to the Council whether the plebiscite has or has not been really free and impartial C. General provisions

The Governments of India and Pakistan should each be invited to nominate a representative to be attached to the Commission for such assistance as it may require in the performance of its task.

The Commission should establish in J ammu and Kashmir such observers as it may require of any of the proceedings in pursuance of the measures indicated in the foregoing paragraphs. faits qui pourraient tendre, a son avis, a entraver la liberte du plebiscite.

Le Gouvemement de l'lnde devrait s'engager a trateur et son personnel a prendre Jes mesures necessaires pour empecher toute menace, contrainte ou intimidation, corruption ou autre influence illegitime dont pourraient etre victimes les electeurs prenant part au plebiscite ; et le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait

intemationale liant toutes les autorites publiques Cache mire.

Le Gouvernement de l'Inde, directement ou par l'intermediaire du Gouvernement de l'Etat, devrait Jammu et Cachemire qu'ils jouiront, sans consideration de croyance, de caste ou de parti, de toute securite et de toute liberte lorsqu'ils exprimeront leur opinion l'Etat, et qu'il y aura liberte de la presse, liberte de l'Etat, y compris la liberte d'entrer et de sortir legalement du territoire.

Le Gouvemement de l'Inde devrait s'efforcer, et faire en sorte que le Gouvemement de l'Etat s'efforce

residence normale ou qui, depuis le 15 am1t I 94 7, y ont penetre a des fins legales.

Le Gouvernement de l'Inde devrait faire en prisonniers politiques et prenne toutes mesures possibles pour garantir : l'Etat en raison des troubles soient invites, en toute liberte, a regagner leur domicile et a exercer Ieurs droits de citoyens de cet Etat ;

b) Qu'il n'y ait pas de represailles contre les individus;

c) Qu'une protection suffisante soit accordee aux minorites dans toutes les parties de l'Etat. de securite devrait faire savoir au Conseil si le plebiscite a OU n'a pas ete reellement libre et impartial.

C. Dispositions generates devraient etre invites a designer, chacun, un representant a la Commission pour lui fournir toute !'assisde sa tache.

La Commission devrait installer dans l'Etat de pourrait avoir besoin pour observer l'une quelconque indiquees aux paragraphes precedents.

7. 18. The Security Council Commission should carry out the tasks assigned to it herein.

India and Pakistan were : CZECHOSLOVAKIA (nominated by India on 10 February 1948);

and

Adopted at the 286th meeting.6 The five members of the United Nations Commission for BELGIUM COLOMBIA (appointed by the Council on 23 April 1948 - see the decision below) ; ARGENTINA (nominated by Pakistan on 30 April 1948); UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (designated by the President of the Council on 7 May 1948, in the absence of agreement between Argentina and Czechoslovakia on the member to be designated by them).

7 votes to none, with 4 abstentions (Belgium, Colombia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,

Union Soviet Socialist Republics).

graph. No vote was taken on the text as a whole.

7 See Official Records of the Security Council, Third Year,

Adoptee a la 286' seanceO. SLOV AQUIE avril 1948 - voir la decision ci-dessous) ; !'ARGENTINE (desi- 1948, la Tchecoslovaquie et !'Argentine n'ayant pu se mettre conjointement).

zero,

avec 4 abstentions (Belgique, Colombie, Republique socialiste sovietique d'Ukraine, Union des Republiques socialistes sovietiques).

7 Voir Proces-verbaux officiels du Conseil de securite, troiannexe 6.

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