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TOP SECRET 164 DEPARTMENT OF STATE COPY NO. Memorandum of Conversation OF 8 COPIES DATE: June 27, 1950 SUBJECT: Notes on Meeting in Cabinet Room at the White House PARTICIPANTS: The President The Secretary of State 5. The Secretary of Defense, Secretaries of Army, Navy and Air SERVICET The Joint Chiefs of Staff Congressional leaders Mr. Rusk, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Jessup and Mr. McFall accompanied the Secretary of State 1-1492 THE PRESIDENT asked the Secretary of State to summarize the developments in the Korean case which the Secretary did. THE PRESIDENT stressed the prompt action of the UN Security Council. He then read the statement which was subsequently released to the press. He said that he intended to release this at the end of the meeting and asked for any expression of Views. He added that we could not let this matter go by default. He referred to the fact that the Secretary of State had directed the Ambassador at Moscow to get in touch with the Soviet Government. He still hoped there would be no Soviet involvement in the attack but their possible next moves were being studied. SENATOR WILEY asked what forces General MacArthur had sent in. GENERAL VANDENBERG supplied details beginning to outline the forces we had available. SECRETARY JOHNSON broke in to say this information was secret and he did not wish details regarding our forces in the Far East to be known. SENATOR DECLASSIFIED E O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) 3-1676 Dept. of State letter, Aug 9,1913 By NLT- itc NARS Date 6-1576 TOP SECRET

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