The Delhi Agreement was a trilateral agreement signed on 28 August 1973 between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. and only ratified by India and Pakistan. [1] It allowed the repatriation of prisoners of war and interned officials held in the three countries after Bangladesh`s war of liberation in 1971. The agreement was criticized because Pakistan did not repatriate Urdu spokesmen to Bangladesh and failed to bring to justice 195 high-ranking military personnel accused of being admitted to the war. [2] 30. Transfer and monetary regime of the cash balances of former secretaries of state and other officers supported in the provincial ranks, but transferred from one country to another because of their option at the time of partition. Subject to the following exceptions, it is appropriate that the country for which the employee has chosen to assume responsibility for the balances in his pension fund account, since, if necessary, the adjustment between a central government and its provinces/states is left to them. The necessary adjustment between the two central governments would be through debt settlement. Exceptions were (a) officers from the former provinces of Punjab and Bengal would not be covered by this agreement; b) If balances had already been transferred and a monetary settlement had been made, these cases would not be reissued. The two governments exchange, within three months, a statement containing the names of the officers and the balances on their investment fund account at the time of the division, which would be settled. ix) The governments of India and Pakistan, as well as national and provincial governments, will generally make recommendations that will affect them if these recommendations are supported by the two central ministers.
In the event of disagreement between the two central ministers, the matter is referred to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, who decide the matter themselves or define the Agency and the resolution procedure. 1963 – After the 1962 Salo-Indian War, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan – Swaran Singh and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto – discuss the Kashmir conflict under the auspices of the British and Americans. The concrete content of these discussions has not yet been released, but no agreement has been reached. During the discussions, “Pakistan expressed its willingness to consider approaches other than a referendum and India recognized that the status of Kashmir was controversial and that territorial adjustments may be necessary,” states a decommissioned U.S. State Department memo (dated January 27, 1964). The treaty came into force on August 8, 1973 and expired on July 1, 1974. Under the agreement, UNHCR oversaw the repatriation of citizens from Bangladesh and Pakistan.
