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without a shadow of justifica-
tion.
This outright breach of tn
peace, in violation of the Unitet
Nations Charter, created a rea
and present danger to the secu
rity of every nation. This attacl
was, in addition, a demonstration
of contempt for the United Ma
tions. since it was an attempt t.
settle, by military aggression,
question which the United Nation
had been working to settle b.
peaceful means.
The attack on the Republic o
Korea, therefore, was clear chal
lenge to the basic principles o
the United Nations Charter ant
to the specific actions taken b,
the United Nations in Korea. 1
this challenge had not been me
'squarely, the effectiveness of th'
Unite Nations would have been al
but ended, and the hope of man
kind that the United Nation
would develop into an institution
of world order would have beer
shattered.
Prompt Action Imperative.
Prompt action was imperative
The Security Council of the Unitec
Nations met, at the request o1
the United States, in New Yorl
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Sun
day, June 25, EDIT. Since there il
a 14-hour difference in time be-
tween Korea and New York, this
meant that the council convened
just "a hours after the attack
began.
. At this meeting, the Security
Council passed a resolution which
called for the immediate cessation
of hostilities and for the with
drawal of the invading troops to
the 38th parallel, and which re-
quested the members of the United
Nations to refrain from giving aid
to the northern aggressors and to
assist in the execution of this reso-
htion. The representative of the
Soviet Union to the Security
Council stayed away from the
meeting, and the Soviet Govern
tnent has refused to support the
Councils resolution.
The attack launched on June
25th moved ahead rapidly. The
tactical surprise gained by the ag-
gressors, and their superiority in
planes, tanks and artillery, forced
the lightly armed defenders to
retreat. The speed, the scale and
the coordination of the attack
left no doubt that it had been
plotted long in advance.
. u. S. Aid Authorized.
When the attack came, our Am
bassador to Korea, John j. Muc-
clio, began the immediate evacua-
tion of American women and chill
dren from the danger zone. To
protect this evacuation, air cover
and sea cover were provided by
the Commander in Chief of United
States Forces in the Far East,
General of the Army Douglas
Macarthur. In response to urgent
appeals from the Government of
Korea, Gen. Macarthur was i'm
mediately authorized to send sup
plies of ammunition to the Korean
defenders. These supplies were
sent by air transport, with fighter
protection. The United States 7th
Fleet was ordered north from the
Philippines, so that it might be
available in the area in case OF
need.
f. Throughout Monday, June 26
the invaders continued their at
tack with no heed to the resolu-
tion of the Security Council of the
United Nations. Accordingly, in
order to support the resolution
and on the unanimous advice OF
our civil and military authorities,
I ordered United States air and sea
forces to give the Korean govern
ment troops cover and support.
/, On Tuesday, June 81, when the
United Nations Commission in
Korea reported that the northern
troops had neither ceased hostili-
ties nor withdrawn to the 38th
parallel, the United Nations Sc
curity Council met again and
passed a second resolution recon-
lnending that members of the
United Nations furnish to the Re-
public of Korea such aid as might
be necessary to repel the attack
and to restore international peace
and security in the area. The rep
resentative of the Soviet Union to
the Security Council stayed away
from this meeting also, and the
Soviet government has refused tc
support the Councils resolution.
> Overwhelming Response.
: The vigorous and unhesitating
actions of the United Nations ano
the United States in the face o1
this aggression met with an i'm
mediate and overwhelming re-
ssponse throughout the free world
The first blow of aggression hac
brought dismay and anxiety to the
hearts of men the world over. The
fateful events of the 1930s, wher
aggression unopposed bred more
aggression and eventually war
were fresh in our memory.
But the free nations hao
learned the lesson of history
Their determined and united &C
tions uplifted the spirit of free
men everywhere. AS a result
where there had been dismay
there is hope; where there had
been anxiety there is firm de-
termination.
Fifty-two of the SO member
nations have supported the United
Nations action to restore peace in
Korea.
A number of member nations
have offered military support OF
other types of assistance for the
United Nations action to repel the
aggresSorS in Korea. In a thirC