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The original documents are located in Box D14, folder "House Speech Chinese
Communists, January 19, 1951" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and
Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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speeches H qR
GERALD R. FORD. JR.
MR. SPEAKER, the U.N. has a solemn obligation to brand the
Chinese Communist regime as aggressors in Korea, Our State Department
has finally faced the facts by the introduction of such a resolution.
There can be no equivocation on this move but will that be enough? Obviously
no. I strongly vrge that the following steps be taken by us and our allies
in the For East. If not our troops should be evacuated from Korea immed-
intely.
First and foremost we must bomb the Chinese Communict supply
bases in China itself. The White House, the Department of State and some
in the Pentagon have for some unknown reason withheld such badly needed aid
to our land forces in Korea. How can the Commender-in-Chief justify a ban
against Air Force bombing of vital torgets in China proper? With our
valiant troops pressed to the breaking point, such a restriction on our
Air Force is totally unsurrented.
The following information has recently come to my attention and
illustrates how unvice some of our top policy decisions can be. The Chinese
Communists have at Mulaion the largest and most efficient arsenal in the Far
East. Reports indicate that this arsonal nov supplies, and has for some
time supplied the Chinese Communist ground troops with practically all of
their weapons. One all-out bombing raid by our vastly superior air strength
would destroy this arsenal. The benefits to our hard pressed G.I.s in Korea
would be tremendous. Why won't the President, the State Department and the
Pentagon give General MacArthur the right to strike at the very heart of
from the President and his advisors.
the Chinese Communist strength? There is no satisfactory, answer/. While
the casualty lists steadily mount, our diplomate talk by the hour. Congress
and the American public should not tolerate this situation any longer.
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
Digitized from Box D14 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Page Two
Give General MacArthur the "go signal" and destroy this arsenal and
other Communist supply bases.
In addition to all-out bombing of the Chinese Communist strategic
targets such as the Multion arsonal, the U. S. Heary and other U.H. naval
units should impose a blockade on the coast of China. The Chinese National-
1st forces under Chiang Kai-Shek should be supplied with military equipment
and from bases in Formosa should be permitted to attack and invade the
Chinese mainland. This "second front" in China is long overdue.
on the ground
The fallacy of fighting the hordes of Asia/is obvious. We are
bleeding ourselves to death which is just what Stalin wants us to do. It
10 utter stupidity to continue such a policy when we are not fighting with
both fists. For too long a time our State Department has pursued a policy
towards the Chinese Communists of "an olive branch in one hand and a half
loaded pictol in the other."
A long overdue showdown 1s inminent in the United Nations. The
fate of the U.N. my hang in the balance on the vote on this resolution
by the United States which seeks to brand Red China as ruthless aggressors.
If our alleged allies fail to support the United States in this crucial hour
we should forthwith withdraw from the organization. The facts are clear cut
and if the members in the U.N. run out now, any hope for the free world in
that organization must be abandoned.
FORD i LIBRARY GLRALD