Evening star., 1951-05-29
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In Air, vandenberg
Tells Senate Hearinq
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while today America has a fair
ly large club in its Air Force,
that at the date when the Rus
slams have sufficient atomic bombs
and aircraft to deliver them "weI
will not have, in my opinion, al
sufficient Air Force"
He said when that time arrived
the job of the Air Force would
become roughly doubled.
Gen. Vandenberg earlier de-
scribed the conversations he and
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, Army
Chief of Staff. had with Gen.
Macarthur in Tokyo.
"As I recall, it was made clear
that they (the plans for pursuing
the war; were based on conditions
which at the time Gen. Collins
and ! arrived there appeared to
have diSsipated to some extent,
he testified as the hearing went
into its 21st day.
Gen. Macarthur has testified
that his planS-the bombing of
Manchurian bases, the economic
and naval blockade of China and
the use of Chinese Nationalist
troops-had the approval of the
Joint Chiefc of Staff.
Could Have Been More TactfuI.
Gen. Vandenberg told Senator
Hunt, Democrat, of Wyoming,
that as well as he could recollect
the Joint Chiefs never suggested
that Gen. Macarthur return to
this country prior to his Wake |
Island conference with President
Truman.
He also testified that the man
ner in which Gen. Macarthur was
to be removed was never discussed
with the Joint Chiefs.
Then Senator Hunt commented:
while I have come to the
conclusion that the action taken
was the proper action I don't
mind saying I think considerable
better fineSSe could have been
used in the way it was done. II
do think the President or his ad-
visers could have used a good deal
more tact"
The Senator then asked what
Gen. Vandenberg would consider
a complete victory in the Far
East.
Gen. Vandenberg - Complete
victory to me would be the unifica-
tion of North and South Korea
under a democratic form of gov
ernment with treaty of some
sort with the Chinese, between
the Chinese and the Korean gov
ernment would in my opinion be
a complete victory.
Advocates Balance of Power.
Senator Hunt-What I am try
ing to develop, general, is that a
full and complete victory in the
Korean situation it seems to me
to mean the utter defeat of both
China and Russia. {. Would you
consider that a victory or a ire
mendous liability to the United
States?
Gen. Vandenberg-There is al
ways terrific drain on the econ
omy of the rest of the world to
re-establish those people in the
family of nations. am an advo-
cate of the balance of power.
The general then said that he
thought it would be difficult" to
restore and rehabilitate China and
Russia in the event of a complete
victory.
At one point in this mornings
hearing, Senator Hickenlooper
charged Gen. Vandenberg with be-
ing as much in disagreement with
U. N. policy in Korea as Gen.
Macarthur. He quoted a state
ment by Gen. Vandenberg in Air
Force" magazine that "air power
was rendered practically inopera-
tive when the United Nations, in
an effort to avoid a diplomatic
rupture with the Chinese Com
munists, halted offensive at the
Yalu River"
Said Senator Hickenlooper:
THAT statement of yours,
think. is just as critical of U. N.
policy as anything that Gen.
Macarthur ever said.
Statement Was Factual.
"Now let me ask you this be-
cause you recommended or con-
Cured in his Withdra l.;
shouldn't you resign your commits
sion or get out of the service or
be recalled for criticizing U. N.
policy?"
In reply, Gen. Vandenberg de-