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i 1 “against Japan ‘shave been - the ‘center of an angry controversy : between Democrats'.and -Re- jPublicang,_ The. Defense . De ‘WWARTHUR—Fr. Pel toy: “Democrats chav # ; .- | that pressure from : MacArthur BM * Last "spring “MacArthur said|‘and other United ‘States Mili. Be. he would. have ‘opposed. Rus-|tary Jeaders to get Russia: into} ste<*: sia’s entry “at that .late;.date”| the -war -led ‘Mr. Rooevelt to} P: —the time of “Yalta ad d he agree. to territorial concessions. sup; been asked, * : “Sen. Herbert H.. ‘Lehman @: jo, Gen ithat he: y. 4 {tained any: such : views: man’ said “in a statement {Department disclosures.’ *‘The Defense Departaient shi wed that: ‘MacArthur. An. June, 1945," about: five months ‘after. Yalta,’ “ynéssaged “Gen. George} com -Marshall,: “then! _Army:: Chiefi [of’Staff:’'that “the “hazard “and| loss:: “will - be ‘greatly lessened”. if“"Russia‘ attacked Japanese forces - On. the. Asiatic tes lores fense sane docunient showed that other United States |military leaders were leaning away from ‘the hélief that-Rus- _ {sian entry ‘into the war .was:es-| sential to the proposed United States invasion of J apan’s home island S. : * About | two! months - before MacArthur messaged Marshall; a. Joint Chiefs of Staff ‘réport said. “early Russian entry into} the. war ‘against Japan” to pin down Japanese forces in Man- churia “is no: ‘longer necessary) to :make irivasion feasible." Mee MacArthur's Statenient : td “The text* "of MacArthur’ |statement: - OE '-“The » ‘report of: the Depart! ‘ment of: Defense fully confirms | | that. I was. never. consulted con-, {cerning ‘the ‘Yalta conference, \that I: exercised no- influence whatsoever: “thereon - and ° ‘knew. notitingeahgut its:secre agrés- ments until after they oa been”