The file was sent to the Ministry of External Affairs who sent it back to MO with the noting: ‘We may permit the Army to extend the jurisdiction, if they have not already done so, up to the line suggested by them.’ This was good enough for the CGS, who was getting more and more impatient with what he considered to be stalling tactics on the part of the local commanders. Accordingly, Eastern Command, XXXIII Corps, 4 Infantry Division and finally 7 Brigade were told to go ahead and set up the post anyway.
