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aggressive attack to drive them
out?
Won't just a stalemate exist
that may last for some years? :.
Gen. Marshall We have studied
that a great deal and what we
might do under the circumstances
Senator Saltonstall-Now, may
ask three or four detailed cues
tions rather than questions Of
policy?
Admiral Hillenkoeter testified
before the Appropriations Conl-
mittee last June that the Depart
ment of Defense and the Depart
ment Of State were repeatedly
warned by the CIA of build ups
of North Korean forces just above
the 38th Parallel, with a final
warning given on June IT, I think
was the date.
Is there anything in the rec
ords-I know you weren't Secre-
tary of Defense at the time-is
there anything in the records to
show that these warnings went
out to Gen. Macarthur to give
him or his staff information con-
cerning this build-up?
Gen. Marshall-You would have
to ask the Chiefs of Staff in re-
gard to that, Senator. I checked
or had checked for me and the
individual officers responsible
brought to me to see if there was
any doubt at all as to the infor-
nation of that nature, that it
was or was not transmitted to
Gen. Macarthur. I was assured
that it was.
They checked over all the vari-
Gus things, particularly the infor-
nation from the CIA, which was
Admiral Hillenkoeter's response
bility at that time, but that check
may have been limited to the pc
riod was Secretary of Defense.
Senator Saltonstall-So far as
you know-and I think you testi-
fed to this yesterday-the infor-
nation that Gen. Bedell Smith
- and his C1A Department were get
ting and evaluating was going to
Gen. Macarthur in the field.
Gen. Marshall-It was going tc
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters.
Senator Saltonstall- Dc
: you not agree with me-assumine
we both feel that Gen. MacAr-
thurs dismissal under the cir
cumstances was most unfortunate
and that it stirred up the emo.
tional feelings of the country to
tremendous degree-do you no
think it could have been avoided
and the benefits of Gen. Mac
Arthur's knowledge and ability ir
the Far East continued, if there
had been more face-to-face dis.
cussions of the points Of view?
Gen. Marshall-We thought W.
were getting that in the meeting
at Wake Island where it was fact
to face. presume that if it hae
been practicable for him to leave
his theater of operations during
these critical days and come bach
here and talk to the President
personally and the Defense De-
apartment, particularly the Chiefs
of Staff, that it would have beer
decidedly helpful, decidedly help
full. but many other reactions t.
be considered also, but the mail
point was that he was engaged il
q very active operation and yer.
perilous one for a long period o
time, and l personally thought, a
I endeavored to explain, that n
should not be drawn away from
his command unless he electet
himself to that arrangement.
Senator Saltonstall-I than
you. sir.
Senator Russell - Senate
Smith. :.
Senator Smith - Il hav
noticed recently in the papers
number of statements by Ger
Ridgway, apparently in line wit
his command.
Are you requiring him to chec
all those things here before h
puts them out? Are they a
cleared here?
Gen. Marshall-Whenever the
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