Harry Truman actually said...

In order that the public may have access to the facts, I have determined that a memorandum from the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of State, dated September 26, 1947, and its enclosure, which have heretofore been classified as top secret, Should be declassified.

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Further Statement by the President on the Decision To Withdraw U.S. Forces from Korea, 1947-1949.

11/01/1952

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