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Press Release, Pentagon Statement on Relief of General MacArthur
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Press Release, Pentagon Statement on Relief of General MacArthur
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PENTAGON STATEMENT ON RELIEF OF GEN. MACARTHUR
April 19, 1951
"In response to incuiries from the press concerning
Gen. MacArthur's reference to the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
a Pentagon spokesman said that the White House had
authorized him to state that the action taken by the
President in relieving Gen. Macarthur was based upon the
unanimous recommendations of the President's principal
civilian and military advisers including the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. The reasons for Gen. MacArthur's relief have
been stated previously by the President."