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General Douglas Macarthur — Part 4
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said, at a secret briefing not| -This fact could not be ‘pub- ei
Be. ‘a much easier target ‘to Supply: Lines Vulnerable.
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jeopardize. our ‘whole Position Jim Lucas and Bob Considine |
there . ; 10 ens Bg0, claimed, ~she™
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