Writer Mod Date & Time PARTITION: Tape 38 (cont) 255MODEM 255MODEM Mar 09 14:29 Side B (cont) NOOR MOHAMMED (MUGLOO) - interviewed at his home in Srinagar on 9 March 1997; asks that 'Mugloo' part of his name not be used (it denotes descent from Mughals) a retired businessman, now providing free spiritual advice to local people (and a wood carving/knife workshop on fllor below); ardently pro-Pakistan; bearded, cheerful, not too good in English born in May 1923 side B from 210 212 - re Jinnah's speech in 42 215 > IN URDU, re ML demand for Pakistan 225 - [re approack of raiders in Oct 47] 'we were very happy ... that our brothers have come, but Sheikh Abd and his party with the support of India was against us ... they came that K must be azad, free, ad we did not want to join India' 235 - [re tribesmen came just to loot] ’it was entirely wrong ... they will not eat anything from people until they gave them cash ... they were not looters' 243 - was a member of M Conf; all leaders gone to ? Poonch and Muzaffarabad; 'we were only waiting' 248 - [re accession to India] ' we were against that, the people were against that, those who had profit in it, they were in favour of that ... 75% were in favour of Pak, and less than 25% in favour of India' 260 - if plebiscite, 'we wd have then been part of Pak' 273 - 'S soldiers were esp brought here, tall Sikhs and entirely black Ss with guns pointing to the people to threat them that they must not say anything ... they were passing the way in trucks, ... show of strength' 283 - [people frightened?] 'yes, because they have not seen before that arms 1 288 - 'neither Sikh troops welcomed nor Hindus welcomed' 292 - story of five people kiiled by Sikh troops in Rambagh and buried under bank of river 295 - [re S soldiers] 'on planes they came here, road was not safe in those days' 304 - [re Mah Hari Singh] 'he was some better of the Dogras, but he was a H, at first he did not want to join I, ... but he was compelled, ... and when Mujahideen came to the door of Srinagar, Mah's wife went to Jammu and wept there' 317 - story of Dogra massacres of Muslims in Jammu, 'thousands of people were killed' 325 - during struggle with Mah, 'no H was killed in Srinagar' 329 > re contemporary situation 338 - saw Jinnah in Srinagar: 'he was a noble person, in my opinion he has never told a lie ... I think he was a pious man'