Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. lv CONTENTS VOLUME - I SECTION - I NEPAL IS A SOVEREIGN INDEPENDENT STATE Document No. Page No. 1. Letter from the Director-General, Foreign Affairs, Government of Nepal to the Chairman of the Committee on the Admission of New Members in the United Nations Organisation. Kathmandu, July 22, 1949. 3 SECTION - II NEPAL-INDIA RELATIONS POLITICAL 2. Note of Jawaharlal Nehru on the recruitment of Gurkhas in the Indian Army. New Delhi, January 28, 1947. 31 3. Note of Jawaharlal Nehru on the Gurkhas in the Indian Army. New Delhi, February 24, 1947. 31 4. Extracts from the minutes of a Cabinet meeting regarding Gurkhas in the Indian Army. New Delhi, April 17, 1947. 32 5. Note recorded by Major General Lyne of the British Army of his meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, May 6, 1947. 33 6. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan regarding satyagraha for political reforms in Nepal. New Delhi, May 6, 1947. 35 7. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Socialist leader Rammanohar Lohia. New Delhi, May 6, 1947. 35 8. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to Sri Prakasa asking him to go to Nepal for advising on constitutional reforms. New Delhi, May 13, 1947. 36 9. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan regarding reform agitation in Nepal. New Delhi, May 13, 1947. 37 10. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Director General of the Nepalese Foreign Ministry Bijaya Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. New Delhi, May 18, 1947. 39 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. lvi 11. Extracts from the record of discussion between Jawaharlal Nehru and representtatives of the Nepali National Congress. New Delhi, May 28, 1947. 40 12. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister Padma Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana regarding recruitment of Gurkha ex-soldiers in the police force of Bihar. New Delhi, June 14, 1947. 44 13. Minutes of the meeting of Jawaharlal Nehru with Field Marshal Lord Montgomery regarding recruitment of Gurkha troops in the British Army, as recorded by the British High Commissioner Terence Shone. New Delhi, June 23 and 24, 1947. 44 14. Minutes of the meeting of Jawaharlal Nehru with Field Marshal Lord Montgomery regarding recruitment of Gurkha troops in the British Army as recorded by Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, June 23 and 24, 1947. 46 15. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Maharaja of Nepal. New Delhi, June 29, 1948. 51 16. Interview of British Under-Secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations Office Alexander Colin Burlington Symon with Jawaharlal Nehru regarding recruitment of Gurkhas in British Army. New Delhi, July 21, 1947. 52 17. Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten regarding recruitment of Gurkhas in the British Army. New Delhi, July 29, 1947. 53 18. Extract from the note of Defence Member Baldev Singh to the Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck regarding Gurkhas in the British Army. New Delhi, August 1, 1947. 53 19. Note of Jawaharlal Nehru on the Gurkhas in the British Army. New Delhi, August 13, 1947. 54 20. Memorandum of Agreement among the Government of the United Kingdom, the Government of the Dominion of India and the Government of Nepal re : Gurkha Soldiers. Kathmandu, November 9, 1947. 54 21. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister Padma Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. New Delhi, March 17, 1948. 61 22. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister. New Delhi, December 14, 1948. 62 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. lvii 23. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Minister of Communications Rafi Ahmed Kidwai. New Delhi, December 21, 1948. 62 24. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Bihar Sri Krishna Sinha about the Nepalese National Congress. New Delhi, January 23, 1949. 64 25. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, February 26, 1949. 64 26. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, February 26, 1949. 66 27. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, March 15, 1949. 67 28. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Bihar, Sri Krishna Sinha. New Delhi, May 27, 1949. 68 29. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, June 9, 1949. 69 30. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. New Delhi, June 9, 1949. 70 31. Remarks of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Legislature for the Ministry of External Affairs. New Delhi, June 17, 1949. 75 32. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Bihar. New Delhi, July 11, 1949. 75 33. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister Mohan Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. New Delhi, August 19, 1949. 76 34. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, August 19, 1949. 78 35. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, September 10, 1949. 79 36. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, September 10, 1949. 79 37. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Nepalese Prime Minister Mohan Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. New Delhi, October 5, 1949. 80 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. lviii 38. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on the extradition of certain Nepalese leaders. New Delhi, December 26, 1949. 82 39. Extract from a letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Burmese Prime Minister Thakin Nu. New Delhi, January 7, 1950. 82 40. Extract from the letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Ministers of the Indian States. New Delhi, March 1, 1950. 83 41. Speech of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Parliament. (Excerpts) New Delhi, March 17, 1950. 84 42. Resolution of Indian Ministry of Home Affairs making the Nepalese eligible for appointments in public services in India. New Delhi, April 6, 1950. 85 43. Extract from the press conference of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, May 22, 1950. 87 44. DRAFT of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the Union of India and the Kingdom of Nepal AS GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL. 89 45. Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Kathmandu, July 31,1950. 94 46. Note of the Indian President Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his meeting with the Nepalese leaders Bhadra Kali Mishra and Vindeshwari Prasad Mishra. New Delhi, August 7, 1950. 99 47. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Indian State of West Bengal Bidhan Chander Roy. New Delhi, September 30, 1950. 100 48. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of the Indian State of Bihar Sri Krishna Sinha. New Delhi, October 2, 1950. 102 49. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, October 5, 1950. 102 50. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, October 28, 1950. 103 51. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian President Dr. Rajendera Prasad. New Delhi, November 7, 1950. 104 52. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, November 7, 1950. 105 Please purchase PDFcamp Printer on http://www.verypdf.com/ to remove this watermark. lix 53. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh. New Delhi, November 8, 1950. 106 54. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on political conditions in Nepal. New Delhi, November 12, 1950. 107 55. Letter of the Indian Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel to the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. New Delhi, November 13, 1950. 109 56. Telegram of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of the State of Bihar Sri Krishna Sinha. New Delhi, November 13, 1950. 110 57. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the British Prime Minister C.R. Attlee. New Delhi, November 13, 1950. 111 58. Record of talks between the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and King Tribhuvan. New Delhi, November 13, 1950. 111 59. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to his Private Secretary. New Delhi, November 14, 1950. 113 60. Letter of the Indian Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel to the Indian Prime Minister. New Delhi, November 15, 1950. 114 61. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel. New Delhi, November 16, 1950. 114 62. Note of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Secretary General of the Ministry of External Affairs spelling out policy towards Nepal. New Delhi, November 16, 1950. 115 63. Letter of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Govind Ballabh Pant. New Delhi, November 16, 1950. 118 64. Cable of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Indian Ambassador in Nepal Chandreshwar Prasad Narain Singh.