HC Deb 09 May 1951 vol 487 cc1947-8
35. Mr. Blackburn

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will arrange for the published speeches and evidence of General MacArthur with relation to the Korean campaign to be placed in the Library of the House.

Mr. H. Morrison

I will arrange to place in the Library of the House the text of General MacArthur's speech before the Joint Meeting of Congress and, when available, the printed transcript of the present hearings of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, to the extent that these are made public.

Mr. Blackburn

While thanking the right hon. Gentleman for that answer, may I ask if he is aware that many important statements made by General MacArthur have not been published at all in the British Press, including his statement that he regards the British as being the best friends of America in the world, and the explicit statement from him that he does not support American troops being committed to the mainland of China?

Mr. Driberg

If my right hon. Friend is placing this evidence in the Library, would he also place in the Library subsequent evidence, such as that of General Marshall, which shows how completely inaccurate some of General MacArthur's evidence was?

Mr. Morrison

Yes, Sir, I think that was the implication of my answer.

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