Evening star., 1951-05-04

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|already asked too many becaus
of the members of my committe
are all anxious. They have ques
|tions of their own that have bee,
raised in their minds.
Senator Connally?
Senator Connally-I will defer
Gen. MacArthur-If you can ge
three or four days off. go over t.
Korea. You will learn more in 4
hours in that atmosphere thai
you will learn in 48 weeks at thi
distance. They would give you tn
heartiest of welcome. and yo1
would have an indelible impres
sion. You have been playing will
soldiers long enough to be some
thing of a soldier yourself.
Trying to Be Objective.
Senator Russell-Even though
was only an apprentice seaman il
the United States Navy in Worlt
War I, one of the highlights o
my experience was a week I spen
with you in Port Moresby in you
headquarters in 1943 when clear
ing up New Guinea.
do not want to go to Kores
right now, general, because I an
trying to be objective in thi!
matter, and I know that any mar
that gets over there with troop:
and under fire would immediatel,
Igo to shouting for airplanes, more
troops. blockade the coast, boml
the Chinese. Because when a mar
lis under fire in the Pacific area
that is the most important thine
in the world.
Was there any condition or
this order from the joint chiefs
general? Was the blockade
not to be enforced unless you
evacuated Korea?
Gen. MacArthur-What reac
lis the extract from that report
sir.
Senator Russell-And there Is
no limitation in it on the time
that it was to be put into effect
or conditions rather? Was there
any limitation that it was not
to be effective unless you were
compelled to evacuate Korea?
Gen. MacArthur-The only con-
ditions were those I read, sir.
cat the chairman's request, the
general reread the portion of the
Senator Russell-Now, the one
that said. Depending upon the
circumStances"-if I understand
the reading of it wish to assure
you I have not seen that docu-
ment.
Gen. MacArthur-That reads
Senator:
Prepare now to impose a naval
blockade of China and place il
into effect as soon as our position
in Korea is stabilized"
That was January IL, when we
were regrouping our forces after
the attack by the Chinese Red
Army
Cor when we have evacuated
Korea and depending upon Cir
cumstances then obtaining"
That is the wording.
Senator Russell-That, I sup
pose, was designed to give you the
fullest freedom of action when il
says depending upon the cir
cumstances then obtaining"
don't know what other purpose
those words could have. Well
that, of course. relates to a con-
struction.
There has been considerable
I won't say considerable - but
there has been some confusion
about some parts Of your address
general. In one of them you re-
ferred to reconnaissance over
China and in the other to bomb
ing Manchuria.
AS I recall your address, in your
four points you had reconnais-
sance and then later you referred
to attacking these bases in Man.
churia.
Did you understand the order
of the Joint Chiefs or the pro-
posal of the Joint Chiefs, I might
say, to relate to reconnaissance or
to an attack on bases?
Gen. MacArthur-This paper,
they had, that I just read from?
Senator Russell-Yes, sir.
Gen. MacArthur-It says:
Remove now restrictions on all
reconnaissance of China coastal
areas and of Manchuria.
Senator RuSsell-There is quite
la difference between reconnais-
sance and attack, is there not?
Gen. MacArthur-Yes, sir.
Senator Russell-Did the Joint
Chiefs ever suggest in addition to
the reconnaissance that these
bases be attacked?
Gen. MacArthur-Not that ]
know Of, Senator; the only order
I had was not to attack.
Bombing Prohibited.
Senator Russell-Did you con-
strue your original orders to pro-
hibit you from retaliating against
Soviet air forces or the Soviets in
any manner favorable to you in
the event the Soviets intervened
in Korea?
Gen. MacArthur-Most explicit
ly I was prohibited from bombing
any place beyond the area OF
Korea.
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censor.)
Senator Russell-General, did
your intelligence have any previ-
Gus knowledge of the fact that the
Chinese were crossing the bound
aries in any considerable fnrce