Bright, sunny. Worked on the India-Pakistan dispute. Kashmir, having 78% of people Moslem, should obviously join Pakistan. The ruler, a Hindu, for his own security offered to join India. Nehru could not resist the temptation. The Maharaja did not have enough force to maintain himself and therefore asked for Indian help. The Pakistani had to take action in the form of frontier crossing and internal revolt, in order to guard its patrimony. Back to the mind of Nehru and the other nationalists, the unity of India backs large and Pakistan appears a sore. This seems to be the gist of the matter. At 2:30, Council Meeting. The Belgian tabled his draft resolutions: one for a plebiscite and the other for the restoration of peace. The latter was as mild as it could be. The U.S.A., Canada, China, Syria, France, the U.K. all supported. The Indian delivered a long speech in rebuttal, which was not finished.
Evening, dinner with the Belgians in the Colony Club. Sat next to Mrs. Gromyko.