Hare was sent to the National War College in 1946 as part of a program designed to foster cooperation between members of the United States Department of State and the United States armed forces.[1] Before completing his year there, he was abruptly reassigned to Nepal to serve as deputy chief of mission.[2] Over the next several years, he traveled in the region, including in India and Pakistan, and concluded the hasty withdrawal of Mountbatten would likely create great problems in the region. The extensive field notes he kept, including interviews with regional political and regional leaders, were later donated to Columbia University.[2]