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) “2s Harmony “and: agreenién as achieved at-Wake, in that co: rence on October 15, at Jeast e necessity of adhering to ¢ licles made in mony might have’ continued to this day if the victory predicted by-General MacArthur had ma- terialized: ‘munists intervened,- howe ver, -|though he ‘said they would not. . ~— ‘“After the crisis of what ‘he. % Aappehed {called an ‘entirely new war, ral Fe t Wake sland on Oc’ November .29 as a result o S put. Tt sls ne ctober. # ds | intervention the United Nations Aa story of how Gen. Commander pressed for_s more i Douglas’ acArthur apologized to! aggressive policy in the Far East president Truman for embarrass: and became increasingly out-! ng him on the Formosa issue, ! oken against the President. The Fhow MacArthur expressed con confis ence that Red China would no’ i Biervens in _Korea, and __ho, /EMacArthur offered to send som :@ s_best troops .in Korea sKurope before the end of 1950, — vent hin the White House and t entagon. ~*~ : "3. Victory after. Korea sho tion program costing abovt 5 9 .} million dollars, including physica Senate = out in 5 scoop in ork tand psychological rehabilitation, ‘fimes, - written by Anthony ‘¢ with free elections and the with- yiero, who until_a month ago w 4 drawal of all troops. The victory ' Hthe-Times’ White House reporter, {| Would come by Thanksgiving Day, i White House Press Secretary }! * Joseph Short would only say “Nod romment” when asked about the story. There was no indication that the White House would make fby” Christmas. “4, A Japanses peace treaty should be concluded as rapidly A s possible in fairness a ro Teo ee ae ey eh i mative’ wihich had been tion avi ‘Prative w ably they will come to light) hority,’ and until there was eaty, the United States shoul Red China Surprised _ bear part of the occupation costs Everyone, Whitney. Says 5 - Maj. Gen.-Cotirtney Whitney, m aide to General MacArthur, ays sb far as he knew nobody Shad any idea at the time of. \, the Wake Island conference that F Chinese’ Reds were preparing io ‘enter war, Page 3. - iting Russia and Red China, then not participate... , “5, President. Truman should Hmake™ a-elarion declaration of a {frum Doctrine of the Pacific, . .be invoked on the outbreak of ; lirect aggression as in Korea. “-“8. The possibilities .of inter- tion by Red China and Russia : ; hrough a congressional investiga pion. : - When President Truman and. : aseneral MacArthur met on. Wake :/ Fs island, the communique that was: ssued told little of what had ' : really ‘happened. ‘Mr. Truman, in * , speech at San Francisco, said ¢:.‘°7- Some sober ‘criticism was Kere was “complete unanimity made of the ‘quality of the French tn the aims and tonduct of our. farmy, and there was a discussion preign policy in the Far East.", Of how this might atfect | the de- he.Reporter Leviero, in the Times| fense of Europe. . story, said he had gained access] ‘<“"8.-A determination to: try 40 fo “documented sources” on the | Make France. wruman-MacArthur meeting, andi eve this as a summary of il mee in Indonesia. (The French ur said that he did not be ve either country *would 4 is. iontents: ve ‘dmproved their . situation "1. General StacArttiur said th B'could make the Second Division! ‘ailable to General of the Arm: Memer N. Bradley, ¢ fint- Chiefs oe rie O ObtA Rivilys pe b ‘ug, General. “MacArthur - apolo- zed tp the President for em Washington. Hay The Chinese’ Com- y ‘turned into disillusion-. be followed up with a rehabili - roceeding without them. if they | sre discussed, and General Mac’ “4 as ee ‘Ahgise waenvenize ‘sent’: : essageé -to ‘the ‘Veterans of Fo: merican occupation of Formo here Chiang Kal-shek’s Nation ‘alists’ took refuge when <driven from” ‘continental: China.*=> The’ | President, Nasked - ‘MacArthur - to’ ‘did, but it had by then already ‘been published. | The President has favored new- tralization of Formosa by naval. force until its status could be Bet-: tied by the United .Nations.- Ap<" | Parently ‘it was. this. position , Which’ MacArthur at ‘Wake. sald ‘then undestood. -- ade his apology at & meeting a hich conly. he “and: ‘Mr. ie ec”: _ Lrg el But: Whitney “declared ‘ther ere no stenograp a e conference and art of . was @ - secret_mee! esiden! self. “Some ‘Republicans: in: ‘Congress /accused the leaking a “‘one-sided” -account of the Wake Island conference in an effort to “discredit” MacArthur. - At the same time,. Chairm Russell (D., Ga.) told report: the Senate ‘Armed Services. Com: ittee will demand ‘all availabl ocuments”—including those ‘cov. ring the Wake Island meeting— ilitary and foreign policies. «- . Senktor Capehart (R., Ind.) told | reporters he thinks President Tru- ‘man himself is responsible for -the leak in. -bitherto. conaidential ‘documents. . ~ ‘Senator ‘Long o, “Lady Armed Services member, ‘old a a reporter it was “extremely un- fortunate” thatthe Administra- tion’s version of the Wake Island meeting had -beer made . “public: “under these “circumstances.” - * ' “There already has beet . too “much confidential information di- se her forces in ponte by both ‘sides “in this con- Ando-China as effectively as -the |; waid.-*The | -Wake info ign ‘Wars ‘convention, ‘suggestin{ withdraw ‘the message, which: he| Leviero said that) Micaithuf : only MacArthur -and_the Presi- ons nt The 4mplication see ‘seeme med ti he. that any detailed report of the, Wake Taind meet cduld come aD \- “Any policy-—military or: polit Administration . of. its-inquiry into Far Eastern VA Rosen ‘ Tracy. bo ; [eds . V; obr Tele. Room__ Nease ar,” he added.- ai—-which ‘ignores -the <U1 ations and “which: would “shav¢” settlé the complex’ ‘issue of the - jorid by force of our artis: ‘aloni doomed to 3 ‘to tailure,e p sald sic Times-Herald Wash. Post L&hy Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror N. Y. Compass___ Date: