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advised by any OF your intelligence
officers to that effect?
Gen. MacArthur-I don't recall
it, senator. That the enemy was
shifting his forces northward,
knew thoroughly. That he was
maSsing forces along the Yalu
understood, but he was at that time
advertising to the world that such
Chinese as went in were individuals
and volunteers. He specifically pro-
claimed that Nationalist China was
not involved in that struggle.
Senator McMahon-When did the
CIA leave Korea, general?
Gen. MacArthur-When did the
what?
Senator McMahon-The CIA the
Central Intelligence Agency oper-
atives leave Korea?
Gen. Macarthur couldn't tell
you. The Central Intelligence
Agency doesn't operate under me
at all.
Senator McMahon-Were they
directed to leave Korea after the
Inchon landing by your command?
Gen. MacArthur-I don't know
what you are talking about, Sen
ator.
Senator Northumberland, ]
understood that the Central Intel
ligence agents disappeared from
Korea after the Inchon operation,
that very brilliant operation which
you directed. -.
Gen. Macarthur - The Central
Intelligence agents, Senator, are not
under me. AS far as I know they
never were in Korea. They may
have been, but it is not an agency
that functions under me. 1t func-
tions under the Central Intelligence
controls here.
Senator McMahon-You regard
your information on China as today
being much mofe extensive than ii
was two or three years ago, do you
mot?
Gen. MacArthur-I don't know
what you mean by that.
Senator Northumberland, dc
you think today that you are better
informed about the internal situa-
Ition in China, the general situation
in China, than you were three years
ago?
Gen. MacArthur-I thought
was pretty we'll informed at both
times, Senator
Mcmahon Quotes Eaton Report.
Senator McMahon-Well, I quote
from the March 3, 1948, repo4t u
the Honorable Charales A. Eaton
chairman of the Committee on For
Ieign Affairs in the House of Repre-
Isentatives, in answer to the request
that was made by the House COM
mittee to you for your opinion or
things in the Far East. and you
said, if I have correct copy of it
China, as you perhaps know, is a
theater of the United States Navy
controlled outside the scope of my
existing authority. I have no rep
resentativeS there, and apart from
general background knowledge, such
detailed information as has been
made available to me has been de-
rived largely by indirection. Ex-
Ihaustive Investigations of the Chi
nese situation have been made by
responsible United States officials
but these studies are not within my
channel of information or COM
mand, and in consequence I am
mot adequately familiar Herewith
II have furthermore not had the
opportunity to visit China for many
years"
You have not, of course, had ar
opportunity to go there since this
time, general?
Gen. MacArthur-No, sir.
Senator McMahon-"With this
background, you will readily per-
ceive I am not in position to rem
der authoritative advice with refer.
ence to the myriad of details or
which a definitive policy for this
particular must necessarily rest"
Gen. MacArthur-That is all cor.
rect.
Senator McMahon-"The Chinese
problem is part of global situation
which should be considered in it,
entirety in the orientation of Amer
ican policy. Fragmentary decisions
in disconnected sectors of the worlc
will not bring an integrated solu-
ton. :"
You also said, general, "In tht
determination of our global policy
care must, of course, be exercised ts
avoid commitment of our resources
beyond what we can safely spare
the sapping of our national strength