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    "ocrText": "FOP SEARET\n(Enclosure \"B\"), General MacArthur issued a public statement\non 24 March which proposed a conference in the field with the\nCommander-in-Chiei of the enemy forces, discussed political\nconditions related to a settlement, and included references\nwhich strongly implied the desirability of an extension\nof\nhostilities beyond Korea. This statement seriously prejudiced\nthe proposed Presidential statement and negotiating processes\nestablished by the United Nations.\nOn 24 March, subsequent to General MacArthur's public state-\nment of that date, the Joint Chief's of Staff informed him that\nthe President had directed that his attention be called to the\nPresident's memorandum as transmitted on 6 December (Enclosure \"A\"),\nand told him that any further statements must be coordinated as\nprescribed in that memorandum. This dispatch has been declassified\nby direction of the President and is attached as Enclosure \"c\".\nOn 4 January, in connection with a study being made by the\nJoint Chief's of Staff regarding the arming of additional Republic\nof Korea manpower, the Joint Chiefs of Staff asked General Mac-\nArthur for his comments and recommendations regarding this subject.\nDeclassification of this dispatch has been directed by the Presi-\ndent and it is attached as Enclosure \"D\". General MacArthur re-\nplied on 6 January and clearly indicated that he was opposed\nto\nthe\narming of additional Republic of Korea forces in the immediate\nfuture. Partial declassification of this dispatch has been\ndirected by the President and, as declassified, it is attached\nas Enclosure \"g\"\nWithin the past few days, despite this report to the Joint\nChiefs of Staff, General MacArthur, in reply to a question by\nthe Editor of the magazine \"Freeman\" regarding alleged release\nof Republic of Korea manpower for lack of military equipment, report-\nedly stated that the issue was one determined by the Republic\nof\nKorea and the United States Government, and involved\npolitical\ndecisions beyond his authority. Apparently, General MacArthur\nmade no reference to the fact that he had indicated to the Joint\nChief's of Staff that he did not favor the arming of additional\nSouth Koreans in the immediate future."
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