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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ARCHIVES BERVICE "NATIONAL RECORDS AND
04 817
Memorandum of Conversation
6
DATE:
April 11, 1951
SUBJECT:
Arms for South Korean Troops.
PARTICIPANTS:
The Secretary of State
Senator Homer Ferguson (R., Mich.)
Mr. Horace H. Smith, Senate Liaison Officer
COPIES TO:
H - Mr. McFall
FE - Mr. Rusk
1-1493
Senator Ferguson called on me to discuss the telegrams
that had been exchanged between the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
General MacArthur on the subject of arming further South Korean
troops, with particular reference to General MacArthur's reported
decision that the small arms available should be used for arming
the gendarmarie in Japan rather than being utilized at that time
for arming additional South Korean soldiers.
I showed Senator Ferguson the full text of the two telegrams
he had obtained from the Defense Department. After reading them
through carefully he said he thought the telegrams made the
situation clear as of the time of the exchange of telegrams, but
that he hoped that it would be possible for us to arm further
South Korean forces to replace American troops if and when a
point of military stalemate is reached. He asked how many South
Korean troops were now on combat assignment and the figures were
obtained for him before he left.
Mr. Smith subsequently informed me that when he rode back to
the Capitol with Senator Ferguson the latter expressed complete
satisfaction with the interview and appreciation for my courtesy
in receiving him so promptly and meeting his requests so directly.
DECLASSIFIED
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) or (25)
H:HHSmith:mej
4/16/51
Dept. of State letter, Aug-9,1973
5-12-26
Bx NLT- He RARS Date 6.24.06
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