United Nations Security Council Resolution 38, adopted on January 17, 1948, called upon the governments of the new dominions of India and Pakistan to refrain from in any way aggravating the situation in Kashmir, and deploy any means at their disposal to improve it.
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 38, issued on January 17, 1948, requested that the Indian and Pakistani governments, as newly independent nations, refrain from making any actions that would worsen the situation in Kashmir and instead take steps to improve it by utilizing all available resources.