PARTITION: Tape 37 (cont) Writer 255MODEM Mod Date & Time 255MODEM Mar 08 09:51 Side B (cont) G.M. SHERWANI interviewed at his home in Baramulla on 8 March 1997 81-year old teacher, has nine children, performed Haj four times, considerable figure in the community, bearded with Kashmir hat, cheerful and outgoing, serving tea and Kashmiri snacks; one of sons runs Sherwani Medical Store; says 'absolutely untrue' that 3,000 killed in Baramulla by raiders, and mentions two deaths - one local Muslim and one nun Baramulla at the west of the valley, and although the valley continues up to Uri, it has the feeling of the end of the valley, with steep hills towering, often swathed in clouds; often described as the gateway to the valley Kashmir 1: side B, from 70 75 > some reminscences about Maharaja Hara Singh - and synopsis of later developments; 'Sheikh Abd was not so popular at that time in the beginning ... afterwards he became the great leader of Kashmiris' 110 - 'before coming of the raiders ... we heard there was a turmoil verywhere in the K valley ... '; further synopsis of events at partition time 135 - majority of raiders from NWFP; ' there were some Pathans ... tribal ... they were Pathans; ... there was tremendous firing in the air, tremendous; we trembld all ... very much frightened ... there was no resistance in Baramulla' 161 - buildings set on fire by carelessness of raiders - may have burnt down some also 170 - 'they came to my house ... my elder brother was dealing in shoes and caps ... there was a boot shop ... all that property we had brought to our home ... when those [raiders] came we served them with tea, afterwards went to hall and took shoes and some Jinnah caps as to their choice, the rest one man bundled them in a blanket and went away; we couldn't do anything ... in case we stop them, may be thye will shoot us' 200 - re Indian troops, and Nehru's visit 236 - in 47 people in Baramulla 'were thinking about Pakistan ... cos B is gateway of the valley'; discussion 'shall we remain independent, shall we go with Pak, shall we go with India, it is today still a problem, we don't know which way we have to go ... in case a referndum had taken place at that time, I think, it's my personal opinion, nobody can vote for Pakistan cos we were blind followers' of Sheikh Abd 261 - 'I was myself a ML follower; I attended the mtg of Mr Jinnah in Baramulla, and also his procession [? in 46] ... Jinnah was a great man ... he knew very little Urdu, but he spoke in Urdu; he said: oh you, people your God is one, your prophet is one, your qabah is one, your kalima is one, be one, be united, be all one. '