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The program was bitterly attacked and opposed by the Communist
Party of the U. S.
In the House, the main roll call vote on the bill, including
the provision for military aid to Korea, was on final passage of the
bill. The vote was 238 for passage and 122 against.
187 Democrats voted for the bill and only 27 against it.
On the other hand, only 51 Republicans voted for the bill and
94 voted against it (August 18, 1949).
In the final vote in the Senate, the bill passed 55-24.
Of
these, 35 Democrats voted for the bill and 9 against it, while only 20
Republicans voted for the bill and 15 against it.
When the report of the House-Senate Conference on the bill,
which had restored most of the funds, came back to the House a motion
to recommit it--in effect to kill or reduce it--was made and was de-
feated 113-214. Of these, 89 Republicans voted to recommit and only 45
opposed.
On the final House vote on the Conference Report, it passed
224-109. Of these 173 Democrats voted for the measure and 24 against,
RECORDS
while only 51 Republicans voted for it and 84 voted against.
The passage of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act, including
military aid to Korea, in essentially the form requested by President
Truman, was due to the members of Congress who believed in practising
as well as preaching international cooperation and mutual assistance.
The Democratic Party can be proud of its record on these votes.
The Republican Party cannot.
Why American Forces Are Now in Korea
The United States withdrew its forces from Korea in June 1949
at the request of the United Nations. It did so after a prior decision
was made, on the advice of United States military authorities, that United
States strategic interests did not require the further retention of United
States forces in Korea. It did so because the Republic of Korea hnd become
an independent nation from which foreign troops should appropriately be
withdrawn.
American Fighting forces returned to Korea in June 1950 under
radically different circumstances. The reasons why they returned were
clearly stated by President Truman in his message to the Congress on
July 19, 1950:
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