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"I have delayed reply to your message of the thirty-first pending receipt here of the referenced New York Times dispatch. There is nothing I can add to the information therein contained. The issue is one de- termined by the Republic of Korea and the United States Government, and involves basic political decisions beyond my authority." - - Cable to Freeman Magazine dated April 5, 1951 from General MacArthur. The above cable was received in response to the following wire which Freeman Magazine sent to General MacArthur: "Why do we fail or refuse arms to 400,000 South Korean draftees as reported N. Y. Times March 31 dispatch from Taegu? Previous statements President Rhee reported requests for such arms."

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