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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."
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- 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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