on 22 December 1947. The US official reported to Washington that Patrick had described the situation as follows: ‘An ultimatum…the seriousness of which can hardly be exaggerated. India was likely to attack Pakistan simultaneously with filing the complaint with the Security Council… Government of India (GOI)…is driven to its rash course by Nehru’s “Brahmin logic”, which argues that now Kashmir has adhered (sic) to GOI it is part of India.’
