Memorandum of Conversation Regarding the National Security Council Meeting
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OCR Page 1 of 8TOP SECRET
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
COPY NO.
OF 6 COPIES
Memorandum of Conversation
DATE: November 28, 1950
SUBJECT:
Notes on NSC Meetings November 28th, 3:00 PM
327-a .
The White House
PARTICIPANTS: The President
Secretary Acheson
The Vice President
Mr. Matthews
General Marshall
Mr. Rusk
General Bradley
Mr. Nitze
Mr. Frank Pace
Mr. Jessup
General Collins
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General Vandenberg
Secretary Snyder
Mr. Finletter
Mr. Averell Harriman
Mr. Lay
Mr. Stuart Symington
Mro Lovett
Copies to: Mr. Matthews
Mr. Rusk
Admiral Sherman
General Bedell Smith
Mr. Nitzé
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THE PRESIDENT asked Secretary Acheson if he had any comments to make.
SECRETARY ACHESON said he had been on the Hill all day and would rather
hear about the military situation first from General Marshall and General
Bradleye
GENERAL BRADLEY sketched the military situation on the mape He said
that the questions which were now before us involved MacArthur's message
that we were now facing a new war and whether a new directive should be
issued to hime The JCS think no new directive is needed now although it
may be after 48 or 72 hours had elapsedo, MacArthur will be taking a
defensive position pending UN action. It is desirable to wait for
clarification. The country from which the enemy is launching its present
attack is extremely mountainous with few roads and they may have trans-
portation difficulties in sustaining it. Perhaps a little later we may
wish to issue a new directive as executive agent or secure one from the
UN.
There are some 300 aircraft back in Manchuria, including 200 two-engine
bombers. They could strike a severe blow. The JCS do not think we should
violate the border pending developments. Our airfields, both in Korea and
Japan, are crowded and we are depending heavily on an airlift. Our fields
are therefore very vulnerable. So are our road convoyse One enemy plane
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dropped
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Regard 3-18-27
PROJECT By MLT. HV. NLT 76.22 KARS Date 3:2f.77 TOP SECRE
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