Evening star., 1951-06-08

Tor Korean War,
Green Declares
FOLLOWING Is a partial tert of
today's testimony By Secretary
OF State AcheSon before a Joint
Senate committee Investigating
Far Eastern policy
(The hearing opened with a
long discussion of whether there
should be some restriction on
questioning to speed the inves-
tigation.)
Senator Bridges-Mr. Secretary
the other day we discussed
secret, or a telegram which yol
mentioned that had been receives
from China. I have, in my pos
session two which I have hell
confidential up to this time
two kilograms, one of which,
think, is perhaps a copy of tn
one which you referred to, which
is unsigned but was tranSmittet
to the Secretary of State from
(deleted for security reasons).
I might say that these cam,
to me as a member of the Join
Committee of the House and Sen
ate on Foreign Aid, which we have
which I was chairman of at ont
time, and Senator McCarran il
now chairman and I am a mem
ber
May I ask you if (delete6 il
the community and is the cham
ber of commerce that is referred
to in your telegram, to see if
have
Secretary Acheson - Senator
answering that question, I shoulC
like to say that after 1 was ques'
toned about the telegram which
you are referring to, the Statl
Department got in touch with tn,
president of that chamber o.
commerce, who is at present il
New York. We discussed the mat
ter with him and asked if he hac
any objection to our stating hi
name and the name of the cit!
and the name of the consul in
volved.
He said he thought that tina
would be a most dangerous ant
undesirable thing, and he hopet
very much that we would not. HI
said that there was a membe
of that chamber of commerce whit
is still in Communist China, ant
that he would have the graves
apprehensions for this man
safety and the possibility of hi
return.
I should like to add furthel
that at the present time we hav'
80 Americans who are being helt
in China and we are working
with their companies, in soml
cases with religious organization.
which they represent. to try anc
get them out.
Wants to Avoid Danger.
Senator Bridges-Mr. Secretary
! don't want to embarrass any
Americans over there, and If tht
use of (deleted will embarras.
them. I ask that that question b'
classified, too, SO that it will no
be released.
But I would like to point ou
that the telegram that the Sec
retary of State referred to was il
1949, and it was from a com
munity that the Communists hac
taken over in late '48; and, there
fore, that it might be prejudicec
telegram.
Now I have another telegram tt
ask you about. It is of a Similal
nature from (deleted for securit!
reasons) which was signed by (de'
leted. Am I dealing with tht
same thing?
Secretary Acheson - I believe
you are, sir.
Senator Bridges-Then I ash
that be classified. I do not want
to embarrass, not embarrass. bu
endanger any American. But
do think that we should have or
the record, Mr.. Chairman, tht
fact that the telegram which wa!
In question and discussed was re.
ceived in 1949 and it did come
from a community in China which
the Chinese Communists took ovel
in 1948, and reasonably I believt
could be perhaps forced express
sion or it might be a prejudicee
expression. =.
Asks About MucciO.
Mr.. Secretary, the other day
asked you about John Muccio
the American Ambassador to Ko
rea. and the statements which
had been informed that he made
and that was in the line of a let
ter by High D. Scott, jr, who is ;
member of the House of Repre-
sentatives in which he said tina
he, Mr.. Muccio, the American Am
bassador. tried to convince hin
we were not fighting communism
and he also defended the armini
of the North Koreans by the Rus
slams.
Now the Secretary, as I recall
1t, said in effect that he could no
believe those statements. Becaus
of the matter, again talked witt
Mr. Scott, Congressman Scott
ana he said that Mr.. Muccio, tn
American Ambassador state
meIlts were made to him in tn
presence of another congressman
Henry j. Latham of New York
and four or five other individuals
He also said that he had beel
told
Chairman Connally-Is this tn
same man Scott who was chair
man of the Republican Nationa
Committee at this time?
Senator Bridges-He was at on
What I was going to ask vol
Mr.. Secretary, was you expresse
faith in your American Ambas
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