Evening star., 1951-05-24
Foreign Policy
Gen. Weyland.
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Of 5000 committed to the war
counting naval and aircraft.
Senator Wiley asked Gen
Bradley: do you think that Gen
Macarthur was treated in the way
he should have been treated in
handling this matter"
Could Have Been Done Better.
Gen. Bradley replied: From 9
military point of view, I agree
that he should have been re-
lleved. .
LAS to the method of relief,
agree that it probably could have
been handled better"
Gen. Macarthur, when testify
ing at the beginning of the inquiry
into his dismissal, indicated some
bitterness over the way he was
dismissed. He noted he was re-
Ilieved on receipt of his orders ano
so could not make farewell state.
ment to his troops.
Gen. Macarthur also declared
he felt the national interest was
jeopardized by his having to turr
over his command Immediately tt
Gen. Matthew Ridgway who wa.
at that time several hundred miles
away.
Gen. Bradley made the NORTH
Atlantic comment under question.
ling by Senator Wiley who, dis.
Icussing the problem of prolonged
war in Korea. asked if it wasn''
"dreadfully wrong to give oul
Allies tn eidea tha tive can defenc
more than we are actually capable
of defending.
Question Is One of Opinion.
Gen. Bradley replied that "tht
question of whether or not we car
carry out our military commit.
ments to conform to our diplo.
matte commitments is very much
one of opinion" Then he con.
tinued: -
1T may be that right at thi.
minute, we do have more diplo.
matte commitments than we car
carry out militarily.
Take the North Atlantic Treat,
Organization, for example: The 1:
nations of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization do not have
the capability, right now, of stop.
ping an aggression by Russia.
i don't see why that should
imply, however, that we shouldn't
go on and have the North At.
lantic Treaty Organization, anc
try to encourage them to buiic
up their security forces, because
that Is the way you get buiij
up to that commitment; and !
think it is perfectly proper Il
"a case like that, to make thi.
commitment, if you want to cal
it that of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization. and try tt
build to it.
I agree with you that We
should not just go around thu
world making commitments, mill.
tary commitments. which we car
not fulfill; but I think it is per.
1ectly proper, on the other hand
to make some, particularly wher,
you are trying to build I'D f;
collective defense, and then builc
to it."
Iranian Comment Revived.
Senator Wiley noted that Gen
Bradley told the committee yes
terday there is danger Russia ma,
move into Iran land start anotheI
aggression.
Senator Wiley said Gen. Bradle,
apparently had not felt sure "a
to whether the Iran situation wa,
actually more critical than
the possibility of satellite invasion
Of Yugoslavia." Senator Vile,
added:
"The British seem to regard tn,
1ranian situation as infinitel,
more important. According tx
reports. they may be ready to us,
parachute troops in order to pre-.
vent oil fields from falling intt
unfriendly hands.
L wonder therefore how yol
would square your comment!
which seem to understate the cas-.
as against the reports of Grea
Britain which seem to point u,
the tremendous dangers ther,
involved?"
Gen. Bradley replied:
There have been many place
in which there has been threat
ened aggression or threatene.
trouble in the last six months
Yugoslavia, for example, was yer,
much in the limelight here twl
or three months ago and it i
still a danger point.
Most Dangerous for Britain.
Iran has always been one ant
right now it is in the limeligh
because Of the dispute over OF
between Great Britain and til,
government of Iran.
$50 far as I am concerned,
think from a British point O
view, probably they look upon thi
as the most dangerous point righ
now. AS far as I am concerned
I am not too sure the Russian
ARE going to start something h
Iran before they start it some
where else, and that was tn
basis of my statement yesterday.
Republicans were expected t
fire a last round of questions a
Gen. Bradley about a confidentis
document outlining military oh
jectives in Korea that would b
acceptable to the Joint Chiefs G
Staff.
The document was mentione,
for the first time late in yester
+ days session. Senator Knowlan
brought out that the Joint Chief
had drafted such document, pre-
sumably covering the militar
5 safeguards that should be con
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