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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD OF THE EVENTS OF
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1950
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Mr. Acheson met about 8:15 a.m. with Mr. Rusk with regard
to the message which General MacArthur had sent to the VFW.
The meeting had been called the preceding night. Mr. Matthews,
Mr. Jessup and Mr. Webb joined the Secretary in that order.
Mr. Rusk asked me to call Ambassador Harriman and ask
him to stop by the Secretary's office on his way to his own office.
Mr. Harriman agreed to do this and arrived at the State Department
about 8:55. Consideration was given to the message which
General MacArthur had sent and to the political problems which
such a message would raise.
Mr. Harriman came out and told me that he wanted to see
the President prior to the 9:30 meeting which was scheduled. He
asked me to call Matt Connelly and arrange for him to see the
President before this meeting. I was unable to reach Mr. Connelly
but spoke to Mr. Hopkins who told me that he would arrange for
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After the meeting at the White House, the Secretary said
that the President had raised the question of the message which
General MacArthur had sent out. The President then read the
message in its entirety, commenting on certain portions of it as
he did so. The Secretary did not discuss the message during the
course of this meeting. The President referred to the message
as having been given to him by Mr. Harriman. The President
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considered the matter carefully and decided that the only course
was to order withdrawal of the message. He instructed Secretary
Johnson to issue an order to General MacArthur for the withdrawal
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of this message.
Following this, there were numerous telephone conversations
which are reported separately.
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