Transcript Date
Monday, April 9, 1951
Meet the Big Four, Barkley, Rayburn, McFarland, McCormack and explain Far Eastern situation. Receive comments suggesting certain actions.
Meet with Atcheson [sic], Marshall, Bradley and Harriman. Go over recall orders to MacArthur and suggested public statement. Approve both and decide to send the orders to Frank Pace, Sec. of the Army, for delivery to MacArthur and Ridgway. Send message to Korean Ambassador. Message to be sent tomorrow at 8 P.M. our time. It will arrive at 10 A.M. Wednesday in Korea.
Gen. Bradley called about 9 P.M. Said there had been a leak. He, Dean Rusk, Mr. Harriman came to see me, Mr. Murphy was also present.
Discussed the situation and I ordered messages sent at once and directly to MacArthur.