White paper

A white paper can be an authoritative report on a major issue, as by a team of experts;

Famous white papers

• In Place of Strife (1969)
• The White Paper to abolish the Indian Act in Canada and recognize First Nations as the same as other minorities in Canada, rather than a distinct group (1969, cancelled in 1971)
• White Paper of 1939 calling for the creation of a unified Palestinian State with limited Jewish immigration and limited ability to purchase land. Affirmed the British promise for a Jewish center, but not an official state for its people.
• If Japan can... Why can't we? (1980), introducing the methods of W. Edwards Deming to American managers.