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Department of the Army Message from General Matthew Ridgway
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Department of the Army Message from General Matthew Ridgway
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1951-06-29
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CLASSIFIED TOP SEGALE CECDET I NCOMIN G DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MESSAGE STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE TOP -ECCRET PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE FROM: CINCFE TOKYO JAPAN SGD R IDGWAY TO : CGARMYE IGHT (ADVANCE) KOREA, COMNAVFE TOKYO JAPAN, CGFEAF TOKYO JAPAN INFO: DEPTAR WASH DC FOR JCS NR : CX 66003 290735Z JUN 51 CGARMYE IGHT PERSONAL FOR VANFLEET COMNAVFE PERSONAL FOR JOY CGFEAF PERSONAL FOR WEYLAND 1. Communication from JCS directs me to be prepared to dispatch a message to the Commanders of the CCF and NK forces in Korea which, in brief, will inform them that I stand ready to meet with them to discuss the formulation of armistice terms if they $0 desire. 2. If I am directed to dispatch such a message, I will do so in the clear and make simultaneous release to the press. 3. If such action shouldebe taken, it. would initially be exploratory only. In° such event, it is of utmost importance that your command, to a man, clearly understand that a cessa- tion of hostilities is not assured; that pending any agreement that might result from such negotiation, an extraordinary degree of alertness and effort must be exercised by all. 4. Desire that you be prepared to insure the most rapid and complete dissemination of the above at such time as events might dictate. TRUMAN ARCHIVES S. NATIONAL SERVICE" RECORDS AND ACTION: JCS C NFO: GEN COLLINS, GEN VANDENEERG ADM SHERMAN IN 9277 (29 Jun A1) obt/7 DECLASSIFIED P 11652, Sec. 3(E) 5-3-77 sud - OSD letter, April 17 PROJECT NLT NARS 11-40 Daté nen COPY NO. OCS FORM 1 AUG 50 331 REPLACES DA SCO FORJ 22-1. 15 JAN 49. WHICH MAY USED TOP CECDET U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1950-0-898688