Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file, Dulles–Herter series
Memorandum by the President to the Secretary of State
top secret
[Washington,] March 25,
1953.
I had hoped to talk to you this morning about the Kashmir situation. If you believe that Paul Hoffman could do some good by going on a private mission I think we should, by all means, send him at once. Our world simply cannot afford an outbreak of hostilities between these two countries, and I would risk a great deal to prevent any such eventuality.
D[wight] D. E[isenhower]