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closed sessions after the public
hearings.
This is momentous question
such as faces nations only rare
Ily," said Mr.. Martin. "The House
and the American people should
accept nothing less than the full
light of truth"
In the 1947 report which was
made public yesterday. Gen
Wedemeyer forecast Soviet-in-
spired invasion of South Korea by
North Koreans, and made recon-
mendations for building up the
military strength of South Korea
which were followed in part. The
report described the invasion as
currently improbable" at the
time the report was made.
Republican Senators Wherry OF
Nebraska, Knowland of Cali
lfornia and Bridges of New Hamp-
shire said the Wedemeyer report
gives new weight to the views of
Geh. Macarthur.
Hearings Due to Be Closed.
The hearings are slated to begin
in closed session unless Gen. Mac
Arthur makes last-minute re-
quest to testify in the open. There
are no indications he will do that.
I From New York today came
word the general will have nc
prepared statement and no docu-
ments with him when he takes
the stand.
The ousted Far East commander
spent an hour yesterday with for
mer President Herbert Hoover who
is living at the same hotel the
general has made his headquar-
tiers since his return-the Waldorf
Astoria. It was their second meet
4 ing.
Chairman Russell of the joint
Senate committee may follow UP
the Wedemeyer report by releasing
today the hitherto secret summary
of talks between President Tru-
man and Gen. Macarthur on
Wake Island last October, part
of which leaked out 10 days ago.
Senator Russell sent a copy OF
the Wake Island summary to Gen
Macarthur. He said he would
make it public as soon as Gen
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, submits an ex-
lplanatory note on how and by
whom the document was compiled
| Taft to Be Absent.
AS the Senate inquiry gets un-
der way, Chairman Taft of the
/ Senate Republican Policy Com
Imittee, most outspoken critic OF
1.-The Macarthur dismissal, will be
absent from Capitol Hill. He and
Mrs. Taft are spending the week
at nearby Virginia resort. If he
! lwere here, however, Senator Taft
would not be taking part in the
hearings since he is not member
of either of the committees.
| Although Chairman Russell in
Isists the hearings must be closed
to prevent witnesses from acci-
dentally dropping military secrets
he has promised to make the
Testimony available as rapidly as
lit can be checked for the deletior
lof matter that might endangel
!. national security.
Chairman Russell today namec
! Senators Byrd, Democrat, of Vir.
'Iginia, and Bridges, Republican, oi
New Hampshire. to meet Gen
Macarthur when he arrives al
National Airport about 9:20 to.
morrow morning. They will leave
the airport by 9:35 and arrive al
the Senate Office Building al
/ 1850
/ Gen. Macarthur will go first tt
/ the Office Of Senator Byrd, di
t rectly across the hall from tht
hearing room.
D Promptly at 10 o'clock, Sena'
. tors Byrd and Bridges will escort
= him into the Armed Service,
llhearing room to take the witnes
, stand,
j Special Arrangements Made.
The two committees have votet
/ to exclude from the room all mem
! bers of Congress except commit
: tee members. One member sait
this. Yves done because the room
l.