Evening star., 1951-05-13

yang Wonsan instead of spreading
out all along the northern from
tier?
Gen. Marshall - Well, in the
light Of everything that has hap
hened, yes; but I don't know as
that is a fair statement.
In the first place, the move
ment north of the parallel by the
original effort worked out to the
destruction, almost complete de-
struction of the North Korean
army which would seem to be q
very important factor in estab-
fishing the security of the South
Korean Republic and making pos
sible a general uniflcation of all of
Korea.
Later an entirely different ques-
ton was posed as to the advance
of our force when there were in
dications of the possibility of a
Communist buildup of Chinese
troops. and in the light of after
events it was, I think, unfor-
tunate.
There is the factor we deter
mined what they had and, as Gen.
Macarthur puts it, we upset their
lplans and precipitated their ac-
tion and made it known to us.
| You have another situation of
course in northeast Korea where
the 10th Corps was deployed over
a wide area. That deployment OF
course came out of period when
Gen. Macarthur was attempting
to unity the country, to set up a
basis for elections and matters OF
that character.
Then you come to the Monday
quarterbac ing on the very first
moves that would be made in re-
grouping the entire command in
the light of what was happening
On the western flank directly south
of the river and down towards the
38th Parallel. I don't like to
answer the question because it is
awfully easy to tell what is the
right thing the day after.
Indo- China Effect Cited.
! Senator Lodge-Would you say
that the fighting in Indo-China
had a fairly direct strategic rela-
tionship to the fighting in Korea
| Gen. Marshall-I think it has
a very direct relationship, and ]
think the operations In Korea in
the destruction that has been
effected on the Chinese Com
munists supposedly picked troops
has quite probably restrained
action by the Communist Chinese
forces on the Indo- China frontier
Senator Lodge-Would you not
say that it was vital for the allies
at least not to hamper the opera
tions Of troops by sending wal
materials to the enemy, ever
though some Of them are not send
ing troops themselves?
| Gen. Marshall-I quite agree
with that, sir.
4 Senator Lodge-It is true, is il
not, that in some cases we are
obtaining valuable articles ir
exchange for the shipment of wal
materials? Do you not understand
that to be the case?
Gen. Marshall-I understand
that to be the case. However
when you speak of war material
1 don't think there should be any
question about their not permit
ting any actual material. think
it is in the raw materials that we
get into trouble, and some ma
terials of a special kind.
I think the time has not only
come. but arrived some time back
for the allies to enforce absolutely
a strict embargo.
Reds Would Seize Goods.
Senator Lodge-Upon all finish
ed goods that have a military
potential.
Gen. Marshall-Finished goods
that are directly military, and raw
materials and material of that
kind that can have an effect on
the fighting of the army, and
there. of course, you come to the
problem OF endeavoring to provide
materials that will only be used
oy the civil population, which YOU
know full well that the civil
population will certainly not gel
II the Chinese Communist armies
need 1t. So, while you have q
compassionate interest In the
|clv1lian population you cannot
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