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General Douglas Macarthur — Part 4
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Full Publicity. «. . ‘} ~~ secretary,. promptly canines 2 iste and Tracy
foo 7.” EF] fhnged the published account She eenld. “Very na Harbo
. By LAURENCE BURD ‘inaccurate, on. several msjot|g0 into the -Ms ; Belmont
Congress moved yesterday to. points; : 9.00: je aeeeementa on Wake Island.”- -."4 omen
strip the secrecy from events pre- | “Political” Issue: tnfortiation. oy of Alabama said Mohr.
ceding the peremptory Truman Tele. Room__
As to the stoiy's ciatin that 1/S00%4 to show that
firing of Gen. MacArthur as Mac-] | 7 Arthur was in full harmony ane
Arthur's chief aide challenged the | {8S “documented,” Whitney said’ agreement withthe nines States Noase
Administration’s line of defense, | [20 stenographic record was taken| Policy in Korea and the Fast Gandy.
of the “most vital” portionof the are en aE
. : epee - ‘I think ell the facts“in thts
Wake, Island session_when the] ai. a A
[President and. MacArthur con- able to een ¢ pamade Nea
‘ferred alone for more than one|as much-as possible whould be
hour. Moreover, Whitney said, no|™ade public, within, the confines:
one else was present besides the wey ca tS
President and.the general. Later, should be turned ae sai ‘Be
;the two men met for two hours/ate committee now so there won'ti:
with advisers present, =. fee nis battle of something leak
Whitney told reporters that|want’ to ~ resolve orate ° thine
whether Red China would com@/jthrough. a ‘battle of. the hea
to the ‘war Was reecognized tg: Be ae
solely political and tar beyond |fongréss Lett tn Dark. =~
e Teach and ge ! pte ey
he Teach and knowledge of Army: Aiken - (R)_ of. Verm
: On Capitol Hill lee’: rs of
both parties demandey ws “frit
story"* be made. public. This is
imperative, they said, in’ view of
an. unofficial piecemeal version,
published yesterday, of the Tru:
man-MacArthur ‘conference | :
Wake Island last October. °
oint Staff Statement
The Pentagon meanwhile sougHt
bolster: the Administration’s
case. A statement issued late. yes-
terday by the Defense department
said the joint chiefs of staff ap-.
prove of the present conduct of
Far Eastern operations, * _
“Operations in-the Far East
being carried out in accordance
with the view of the joint chiefs
of staff,” the statement said.
“These views will be fully ex-
Plained tothe appropriate con-
gresstonal committees. .An wnaly-
sis of the basic ditferences which
aff and Gen. MacArthur will
esented at.that time.” 7 ""
et ye .
tney noted, did not enter th . “s "
orean war until more than #W8s even submitted to Congress.|strated he knows. more” abot
onth after the island conferenc If & newspaper can gain ac- America’s: problemy -in -the F
Whitney noted that Gen. Mad ess to such information, then I] fast than any- other. man oot
Arthur had warned publicly that|8®y its time the Administration! alive. He is the chief architect af
the danger of Red China’s inter-|Make it available to Congress,”| allied victory in the. , Thy
vening in: Korea’ was “inherent” preced anit. “Tt, should :do- ‘so! terrible.tam per @d-Mr. ‘Trumet
| ~~. (should seek! and | welcome his: 3G
in the Korean war. fen
_‘The White House, State depart-| Sen. Kefauver (D)"of Tennes
ment and Pentagon refused to'S€e. famed for his ‘crime investi
coment on Whitney’s statement ation and. -a member. of the
* burg. He ts due Beek ing. closed Re ‘had“asked: defense.
-Pritchey, director pf-informa~ |J At: the: White. House, Dcrber yesterday's pu wt
Pritchey, sf ides were visibly concerned over Punt Of thie Wake island meetingy
he prompt réjoiner of Gen. Whit4 YS correct... The
Short postponed’ ha wae ad ole’ Ps
2:30 pm. to huddle-with Claytor#| sented together.” = cys. “ é
Fritchie, Pentagon - press officer.|,, Meanwhile, Sen. Kem. (R) 08, 4
When the session finally broke up| Missouri called on President: ‘Trug|/7~ — e
Short sald ‘he had “no comment.”| man to tell his program for endg” >
tary advisers, including the joint
chiefs, shared ‘his views ‘from a
military standpoint for stepping
up the Korean. offensive. by carry-
ing the: fight to. the Communists.
talked by telephone to Kem said he has listened. to te 4 j - 1 2
ing President: before deviding| eX speeches by State Becrete Higés-Adrdda cit
har to ‘Testify :?...050° Wash.-Post —_
was “leaked” to the. New. York tof Georgia of ; " stat LOW’ tG gee Wt, Ke tad J Wash. News
Wash. Star W__
Mr. ‘Truman, he did not. believe]: -
“that h N.Y. Mirror — WO
Red China would interverie in the aWill demand all the evi
N. Y. Compass__—
APR 9 2 1951
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