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General Douglas Macarthur — Part 4
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dorsing the idea of using Chi-
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the Communists in Koréa. The
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out general world war-—atomic|was.a series of leaks and that
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= being gerialized ie his insubordination.” * o: its ‘ihe Gener the: Sid not de
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this.issue that MacArthur w.
“in: open defiance” of .orders:
from the White House and the
“United Nations. ~
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_ chance. “Violence to the truth
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... Spite and vindictiveness”. \ ~~ ee
are a sample of the accusations: MOT as JOREED
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- was falsifying for money the
true story.of the Korean war.
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Date FEB 9
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