RELIEF OPERATIONS IN JAMMU SECTOR

Serious Situation in Jammu Province

(a)       Hostiles had seized a considerable stretch of territory close to the Pakistan border.

(b)       In early Oct 47, parties of armed Pakistan ex-servicemen with a varying strength of 10 to 100 carried out a number of raids. The aim was two fold: -

            (i)         Pin down the garrisons of the state forces.

           (ii)        Serve as a feint for the main thrust along the Kohla – Srinagar road.

(c)        The raiders were successful for the following causes: -

            (i)         Turbulent Muslims were provoked on the Poonch-Mirpur borders and these were                      supplied with arms and ammunition.

                (ii)           Muslim components of Jammu and Kashmir forces in Poonch – Mirpur sector deserted with arms and                      ammunition and joined the raiders on 18 Oct 47.