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“"B.—Gen._“MacArth tems the Tokyo arthur waeree’ proper place to invade Japan and, che was fully conversant with the) ' trestrictions of seasons. He. be-; lieved it would be s mistake fo| ‘make a prior landing® in Japan,' either in Kyushu -or“Hokkaido.: He felt that proper timing, in: conjunction with a move by the’ Russians and the strategic sur- prise to be gained, would be a far greater advantage in landing initially jn the heart of Japan ~ whereby the enemy .force could be split, rather than to. tip ‘our hand by first,Janding at some piher part af the Japanese & + Wire from MacArthur. 8: A telegram from Gen. Mac- /Arthur read by Gen. Marshall at ‘= “June 18, 1945, meeting of mili- I believe the ‘operation presents Yess” hazards “of excessive loss by. eliminating wasteful -opera- tions of ‘nondecisive character. I regard the 9 geration as - the most~ economical ‘one in effort that ‘the se ral preceding months will ifvolve- practically no ipsses in ground troops. and that ‘sooner or :later.a decisive ground attack must “be. ‘made. The hazard “and -loss_ will be STORIC MOMENT—Gen. Douglas MacArthur is seen as {Steatly lessened if un attack is the Mlasouat Beptem Japanese surrender papers sboard.the U 0g jaunched ‘of our ‘target date to bat. I most earnestly ‘recommend! onal subsidiary ~ attacks will Cera tem Anal total] s?