Diplomatic Correspondence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Regarding Frontier Issues and Recognition

Sub title : Includes Afghan Government's Protests on Pashtun Territories, Early Diplomatic Exchanges

Subject: India-Pakistan Partition | Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Durand Line | North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 51 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28338

Keyword: Afghanistan -- Pakistan -- Diplomatic Protest -- Durand Line -- Frontier Dispute -- Pashtunistan | Sardar-i-Ala Ali Muhammad Khan -- Nawabzada Saidullah Khan -- Qaid-e-Azam -- Personal Representative -- Sir Giles Squire -- British Legation Kabul

Abstract: This collection comprises diplomatic correspondence from the critical months following the Partition of India. It centers on the Royal Afghan Government's strong protest to the British (and subsequently Pakistan) against the inclusion of Pashtun-majority frontier areas within Pakistan, arguing they were never an integral part of India. The documents include the translated Afghan protest note of July 1947 and a series of demi-official letters between Nawabzada Saidullah Khan (Jinnah's Personal Representative in Kabul) and the Afghan Foreign Minister, Ali Muhammad Khan.

Description: This collection captures the immediate diplomatic fallout of Partition from Afghanistan's perspective. It reveals Kabul's deep-seated concerns regarding the political future of ethnic Afghans (Pashtuns) on the other side of the Durand Line and its initial reluctance to accept the fait accompli of Pakistan's sovereignty over these regions. The correspondence highlights the complex transition of diplomatic responsibilities from the British Legation to the newly formed Pakistani mission in Kabul. The tense and legally nuanced exchange between Saidullah Khan and the Afghan Foreign Minister underscores the foundational challenges in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, setting the stage for the enduring frontier dispute. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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