Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Brij Mohan Kaul, 1964.
Creator: | Kaul, Brij Mohan, 1912-1972 | Project: | Individual interviews oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 445 pages Sound recording 1 reel | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteIndian Army officer
Scope and ContentsEducation, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1933; Rajputana Rifles; Secretary, Nationalization Committee, India, 1946-47; India's Military Attache, Washington, D.C., 1947; adviser, Indian delegation to United Nations Security Council, 1948; fought in the Kashmir War till the end of 1948; commander, infantry brigade and division, 1948-56; Chief of Staff, Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, Korea, 1953-54; visits to Peking and other parts of China, 1954; Quartermaster General, 1959-61; Chief of the General Staff, Indian Army, 1961-62; Chinese invasion of India, 1962; premature resignation from the Indian Army, December, 1962; impressions of Jawaharlal Nehru, Krishna Menon, and many others
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