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situation in Korea, Gen. Collin.
told the 26-man investigating
committee that the Chinese Com,
munists have suffered "a tre-
mendous number of casualties" il
their spring offensive.
Made Four Visits to Front.
Gen. Collins testified that hi
had made four trips to the Korean
front and had held "full discus.
sions" with Gen. Macarthur.
Asked to give specific reasons
why he was opposed to a more
militant effort in Korea, the gen.
eral repeated arguments previ.
ously given by Gen. Bradley fol
limiting the fighting to Korea anc
said that any action must be
taken with the "full agreement o1
the Nations participating in the
Korean show"
At this point he warned about
the dangers of the Korean war
spreading into an all-out conflict
and added:
g. from a military point OF
view I would certainly not want
to see us carry on alone"
In attacking Gen. MacArthur's S
plea for a naval blockade, Gen.
Collins argued that such a block
ade. to be effective, would involve
lone of those border incidents
which might well precipitate
large-scale war"
Discussion Heavily Censored.
That is true. the General ex-
planned, because an effective
blockade, participated in by all
United Nations members. would
have to include the port of Darien
3 and possibly even the port of
Vladivostok." The latter is a Rus
sian possession and Darien, the
General added, is a modern port
near Manchuria and is de facto
a Russian port today"
Gen. Collins discussion of the
situation in Korea as well as many
points at issue in the investiga-
tion was heavily censored for Sc
curity reasons.
At one point the security censor
Vice Admiral Arthur c. Davis
deleted entirely Gen. Collins
lengthy answer to a question
from Chairman Russell as to
whether this country has adequate
air power to stop the "air strength
available to the Chinese Reds"
Senator Russell also asked if
Gen. Collins had ever had any
discussions with Gen. Macarthur
about the controversial Joint
Chiefs of Staff study of January
II, which contained some of the
steps urged by Gen. Macarthur
as possible future actions depend
ing on how the Korean war de-
veloped.
Tells of Reading Document.
In his address to Congress and
In three days of testimony before
the investigating committee, Gen.
Macarthur cited the document as
indicating the Joint Chiefs shared
his views on the bombing of enemy
bases, a naval blockade and use
of Chinese Nationalist forces on
Formosa.
Gen. Collins said he read the
memorandum personally to Gen.
Macarthur in Tokyo on January
IA and told him that the various
courses of action. which included
some IS or 16 various possibilities,
were under consideration by au-a
thorities in Washington"
This was one of Gen. Collins
four visits to the Far East at the
height Of the Chinese winter at
tack which threatened for a time
to push United Nations forces out
Of Korea.
In answer to questions by Sena-
tor Bridges, Republican, of New
Hampshire, Gen. Collins said most
OF the equipment used by the Chi
neSe Communists is of Russian
manufacture. Some, however, the
general said, is equipment cap
tured from the japanese by the
Russians and turned over to the
Chinese.
He explained that the Red tanks
are Russian types and cannot be
operated with full effect because
of the rough terrain in Korea.
Expected Attack in West.
whenever they try it," he
added. I'VE just shoot holes in
them; that is all there is to it.
We knock them out right and
left"
Gen. Collins said the Chinese
units have no air support and that
Russian air" never have come
below the Yalu River in any
strength. Asked if he meant to
say Russian" air. the general
said no, that was "a slip of the
tongue"
But the Chinese air, some of
which we are quite convinced is
flown by Russians" Gen. Collins
added, sis what I am talking
about"
The general said the enemy is
constantly rebuilding North
Korean air fields which have been
knocked out by Allied forces.
Gen. Collins, in the brief1ng on
the present Korean situation, told
the committee ''we had kept tab
on the build-up on the Chinese
forces and knew pretty we'll thai
their major effort" would be
made on the western part of the
Korean front.
Ht added that the Chinese
forces were brought to a halt, ano
with a tremendous number of cas-
ualties, so they had to fall back
again"
Separation of Forces Discussed.
Senator Connally, Democrat, o1
Texas, then swung the questioning
to familiar subject in the probe
Gen. MacArthur's judgment ir
permitting the 9th Army and the