U.S. EFFORTS TO HELP PROMOTE PEACEFUL RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN: DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF A “PACKAGE PLAN” FOR SETTLING THE MAJOR DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES; U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE KASHMIR DISPUTE AND SUPPORT FOR THE INDUS BASIN WATERS TREATY1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1955–1957, vol. VIII, pp. 55 ff. For related documentation, see the compilations on India and Pakistan in this volume.


99. Paper Prepared by the Policy Planning Staff

Source: Department of State, S/P Files: Lot 67 D 548, India. Secret. Assistant Secretary of State for Policy Planning Gerard Smith forwarded this paper to Deputy Under Secretary Hare on November 22, under cover of a memorandum that reads: “There is attached a recent S/P study of the Kashmir problem which I believe may be of some interest to you.”