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100-1630 Baltinore MR, LATTIAGRS: Ma, LATTIUORS: SENATOR FERGUSON: MR, LATTINGRE: a i ie le nee Or) nae a rd we TI TSTRATIVE PGE pr raha nar le a al "I should like to disagree with you there, Senator, on severol points of fact and several points of opinion, On a point of fnct, it can hardly be said that Gonerel MARSEALL gave any advantage to the Commmist sido in Chinn, sinco it is on tho record that during tho period whon the sides wero lining up for the civil war, Ancricen transportation by air and sca was taking governnent forcos to positions of advantage, The Nationalist troops were taken to thet part of Hanchuria to which Ancrica hnd access, Tho Communists went overland in an area which Amrica couldn't control, "On a question of opinion, I would diffor with you in con- sidering Generel MARSEALL was a very wiso man, Ho survoyed the situation thero, found a situation which Amcricn would not be in a position te control, and not being able to con trol the position, hoe recommended 2 policy that would not got us in docpor," Week In the big surrenders of the Nationalist troops in Manchuria in November and Docomber of 1948, tho NE‘? YORE TIVES errricd the report that, in ono surrendcr of one group of Nationalist arnics without fighting, they turncd over to the Communists intnet nore American arms and sup- plies then the value of that $125,000,000. So, if you sre trying to aid a country which is losing tho supplies and surrondering then as rapidly as that, what is the use of pouring nore down the sene rat hole?" “Well, you might call it a rat hole, but as I sce it, this isn’t a rat holes this is the vital interest of the Unitod States of Amorica, **##1I Dekee JT agree with you that it is to tho American intcrest to stabilize the situntion, to ninimize the spread of con- munisn anywhere and everywhere, I think the practical question is onc as to what methods work in what aren, The Marshall Plan nethod has worked very well in stnbilizing Burope end restoring morale, Evorything thant wo have spont in China has been misspent and mismanaged, There is no usc trying to give more noney to the sane peoole to waste in the sanc way," During the dcebato LATTIHNORE mado tho etetcnent: