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but added that her presence as
a member of the party was not a
secret.
Defends Note Taking.
He said that he did not know
whether Mr.. Truman knew that
Miss Anderson was taking notes
and when Senator Knowland
Republican of California, called
the note-taking a rather auda-
cious thing" he replied that lit
doesn't strike me as being toe
unusual that she was there"
At another point. Gen. Bradley
refused to give the conclusions OF
a State Department spokesman
at a June 25 Blair House meet
ing when the decision was made
to resist the Communist on
slaught in South Korea.
A sharp exchange over charges
by Senator Wiley. Republican, of
Wisconsin that the investigation
may end mot only in a whitewash,
but also is a washout" delayed the
start of Gen. Bradley's testimony
Senator Wiley described as a
damned lie" reports that he and
other Republican members of the
committee had mapped a strategy
Of getting" Secretary of State
Acheson during the inquiries. Mr..
Acheson is scheduled to be one of
the principal witnesses later.
~ When Gen. Bradley finally re-
suned his testimony he told Sen
ator SaltonstaIl that the Joint
Chiefs did not have the removal
Of Gen. Macarthur under con-
sideration on April S. In previ-
ous testimony Gen. Bradley said
on that day he received intima-
lions by a telephone call from some
source he could not recall that
the President was preparing to fire
the Far East commander.
Chairman Russell of the joint
committee. brought up the ex-
change with Senator Wiley when
he called the groups attention to
a letter received from Senator
Wiley with a request that it be
forwarded to President Truman
Russell Criticizes Letter.
Senator Russell said he would
not forward the letter unless over
ruled by the committee, since he
did not consider it was within the
framework for requests for in
formation he agreed on before the
investigation got under way.
He added that he considered
the letter "a rather serious re-
Election upon the integrity and
motives" of the committees ma
jority.
But Senator Wiley said his let
ter, released to the public last
was intended as "obser-
on the Presidents refusal
to permit Gen. Bradley to disclose
details of confidential White
House conversations leading up to
the dismissal of Gen. Macarthur
as Far East commander. Last
week the committee, by a vote of
18 to 8, sustained a ruling by
Senator Russell against a Wiley
move to require such testimony
from the general.
II asked that the chairman of
the joint committee transmit
those observations to the Presi-
dent" Senator Wiley added. "He
says he doesn't think he should.
That is okay with me-"
Hits Inspired" Reports.
In his damned lie" remark
Senator Wiley referred to what he
described as inspired newspaper
reports" about a Republican
Strategy" of getting Secretary
Acheson on contempt charges
when he appeared. if he refused.
as Gen. Bradley did, to reveal de-
tails of White House conversa-
lions.
The reports said Senator Wiley
had overturned the strategy by
putting the key questions to Gen.
instead of Mr.. Acheson.
There is no strategy of any
kind nor any thought" Senator
Wiley said, land I want to say
that if you look through my rec
ord you will not find that I have
attacked personally one individ-
ual."
He said he wanted to get all the
facts and added:
Il want to know why Macarthur
was fired. and SO does the public.
Have we got the answer?"
Mcmahon Answers Wiley.
Senator McMahon, Democrat.
Of Connecticut interrupted at that
point to say:
"Yes."
Senator Wiley continued.
"The gentleman says yes we
have the answer already-the case
is closed. I say you have become
advocates instead of investigators. "
Senator Wiley also referred to a
second newspaper release fosSurls
days papers which he suggested
that President Truman voluntarily
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