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1	California	$3,330.56	97	$34.34		$	$1,255.56	81
2	Texas	2,497.01	67	37.27			932.00	59
3	Florida	1,348.00	46	29.30			669.00	38
4	Virginia	1,159.99	23	50.43			411.00	24
5	Ohio	804.00	15	53.60			510.00	11
6	Pennsylvania	758.00	25	30.32			263.00	14
7	Maryland	685.00	18	38.06			215.00	14
8	Washington	682.00	21	32.48			300.00	18
9	Tennessee	633.00	12	52.75			53.00	6
10	Montana	613.33	5	122.67			378.33	4
11	New York	595.00	20	29.75			382.50	17
12	Australia	500.00	1	500.00
13	Massachusetts	459.32	16	28.71			285.00	15
14	Missouri	440.00	15	29.33			150.00	13
15	Arizona	440.00	17	25.88			130.00	12
16	New Jersey	405.00	11	36.82			240.00	12
17	Colorado	400.00	12	33.33			160.00	11
18	Armed Forces - Europe	390.00	3	130.00			25.00	2
19	Georgia	362.00	18	20.11			185.00	13
20	Wisconsin	320.00	11	29.09			125.00	9
21	Connecticut	320.00	6	53.33			10.00	1
22	Arkansas	315.00	8	39.38			35.00	3
23	Nevada	290.00	9	32.22			105.00	5
24	North Carolina	265.00	16	16.56			80.00	9
25	Oregon	260.00	10	26.00			60.00	4
26	Illinois	251.00	12	20.92			237.00	14
27	Alabama	245.00	10	24.50			258.00	14
28	Utah	225.00	7	32.14			72.00	4
29	South Carolina	185.00	9	20.56			85.00	7
30	Indiana	180.00	10	18.00			70.00	4
31	Canada	175.00	4	43.75
32	New Hampshire	170.00	2	85.00
33	Maine	160.00	4	40.00			70.00	3
34	Minnesota	155.00	6	25.83			45.00	6
35	Michigan	150.00	9	16.67			65.00	6
36	Oklahoma	150.00	4	37.50			90.00	5
37	Mississippi	150.00	6	25.00			105.00	6
38	Louisiana	145.00	6	24.17			85.00	6
39	West Virginia	130.00	3	43.33			30.00	2
40	New Mexico	120.00	4	30.00			15.00	1
41	Alaska	120.00	5	24.00			90.00	4
42	Kansas	90.00	5	18.00			70.00	6
43	Idaho	70.00	3	23.33			105.00	6
44	Hawaii	70.00	4	17.50			60.00	5
45	Rhode Island	65.00	3	21.67			45.00	2
46	South Dakota	65.00	2	32.50			30.00	1
47	Kentucky	60.00	2	30.00			5.00	1
48	Vermont	50.00	2	25.00			31.00	2
49	Wyoming	50.00	2	25.00			30.00	1
50	Nebraska	42.50	3	14.17			42.50	2
51	Puerto Rico	35.00	1	35.00
52	Iowa	30.00	2	15.00			30.00	2
53	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
54	Delaware	15.00	1	15.00
55	Netherlands	10.00	1	10.00
56	Armed Forces - Pacific	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	North Dakota						10.00	1
	Norway						10.00	1
	Japan						20.00	1
Never Never Land		545.00	19	28.68			183.00	13
57 locations total		$22,210.71	655	$33.91		$0.00	$8,957.89	522

[yorkie]

So, what I wanna know is, "Where are the BIG DOGS?"

[NormsRevenge]

I don't know, I'm about to snooze off like my pup..

She looks like this one.

[NormsRevenge]

I did find these Big Uns' ;-)

[concentric circles]

Just taking a moment to bump the thread. I’m a modest monthly and it’s painless. The site revisions have worked great for me though I may need to upgrade my membership with the election year slow downs approaching.

[NormsRevenge]

Time to turn in.. G'nite.

[yorkie]

Awwww, what a doll!

Here's mine - sitting on the bar:

She sent in her donation today - and she is challenging the (ahem) Big Boys" to match her. (If there are any "Big Boys" here...............) ;-)

[yorkie]

Night, Norm and Jim! We’re going to get a challenge going here. I promised my ‘kid’.

[NormsRevenge]

Cute pooch, G’nite!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, concentric circles!!

[Jim Robinson]

Goodnight yorkie, NormsRevenge.

[bd476]

This is a factual historical account of the sacking of General Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951 as recorded by the U.S. Army Center of Military History. Change the dates and names, and some of this could be taken from today's headlines. Politicians don't change much.

I began posting this on the other FReepathon thread here because FReepers know their history and its importance.

We must not forget our great Generals nor their selfless contributions they made to our Nation.

Actions done by a President echoes into the future for centuries.

This Presidential election year finds FReepers paying very careful attention to the news, to what is said versus what is done. More than ever mainstream media seems to be creating their own leftist version of the news, adding to the disinformation highway.

Get the facts here on Free Republic, ask questions, vote wisely and support the only place which encourages conservative discussion. The future freedom of your grandchildren may depend upon it.

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On this day, April 11, 1951,
President Harry Truman Relieved
General Douglas MacArthur
of Command


U.S. Army Center of Military History

CHAPTER XX: The Relief of MacArthur

Page 366

The Formosa Issue

The first occasion after the outbreak of the Korean War on which General MacArthur ran afoul of President Truman developed not over Korea, but over the general issue of American policy toward Formosa. This problem had been under discussion by officials of the Department of Defense and the Department of State for some time before the Korean situation developed. [5]

During the extraordinary conferences at Blair House after the North Korean invasion of South Korea, General Bradley had read to the assembled high officials a memorandum MacArthur had given Secretary of Defense Johnson during the latter's Tokyo visit. This paper, which Secretary Johnson thought brilliant and to the point, set forth in cogent terms the reasons why Formosa should not be allowed to pass to the control of Communist China, but should instead be fully protected by the United States. [6]

President Truman, on 27 June 1950, ordered General MacArthur to deploy the Seventh Fleet to prevent attacks on Formosa by the Chinese Communists and, conversely, attacks by the Formosan garrison on the Chinese mainland. [7]

In a public announcement on the same date, President Truman explained that he had taken this action because, "the occupation of Formosa by Communist forces would be a direct threat to the security of the Pacific area and to United States forces performing their lawful and necessary functions in that area."

He also fended off any charge that the United States intended to seize the island stronghold by declaring, "The determination of the future status of Formosa must await the restoration of security in the Pacific, a peace settlement with Japan, or consideration by the United Nations." [8]

When visited by General Collins in mid-July, General MacArthur had told the Army Chief of Staff that as soon as the Korean situation had become sufficiently stabilized he intended to visit Formosa for talks with Chiang Kai-shek.

The Joint Chiefs on 28 July 1950 informed MacArthur that the Chinese Communists had announced their intention of capturing Formosa and would probably succeed unless the Chinese Nationalists made timely efforts to defend the island. They had recommended to the Secretary of Defense, they stated, that the Nationalists be permitted to break up hostile concentrations through military action, even if it meant attacks on the mainland. [9]

MacArthur gave full concurrence to this proposal, and informed the Joint Chiefs of Staff that he and a selected staff would visit Formosa about 31 July to survey the situation. [10]

In reply the Joint Chiefs of Staff suggested that, pending new instructions on certain policy matters being considered by the Departments of State and Defense, MacArthur might prefer to send a senior officer to Formosa on 31 July, and to proceed later himself. They added, however, that if he felt it necessary, he should feel free to go since the responsibility was his own. [11]

MacArthur chose to make the initial Formosa visit in person so that he could resolve uncertainties arising out of conflicting reports from the island about the status of Chiang's government and its armed forces. [12]

MacArthur, accompanied by Admiral Struble, flew to Taipeh on 31 July where for two days he conferred with Chiang Kai-shek and his generals. But not until five days after his return to Tokyo did MacArthur report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [13]

Meanwhile, press reports speculating that MacArthur had made binding agreements and political promises to Chiang Kai-shek caused Washington officials considerable uneasiness since they could not judge the validity of these reports.

In addition, the Department of State heard from its representative in Taipeh that MacArthur was about to transfer fighter squadrons to Formosa, a move not authorized by Washington, and a move which General MacArthur had not actually planned. [14]

Chiang Kai-shek added fuel to the flame by issuing a public statement that could be interpreted as indicating the existence of extensive secret agreements between himself and MacArthur. [16]

There was also an erroneous but widespread belief that MacArthur had made the trip to Formosa without the knowledge or approval of the nation's leaders.

Nevertheless, the uninformed speculation in the press and the lack of real knowledge as to what MacArthur had done on Formosa, coming at a time when the United States was trying to convince Communist China that there were no ulterior motives lurking behind President Truman's action toward Formosa, caused the President, in a sternly worded message over Secretary of Defense Johnson's signature, to caution MacArthur.

On 4 August, MacArthur was reminded in no uncertain terms, "No one other than the President as Commander-in-Chief has the authority to order or authorize preventive action against concentrations on the mainland. The most vital national interest requires that no action of ours precipitate general war or give excuse to others to do so." [16]

MacArthur replied the next day that he fully understood and was operating meticulously in accordance with the President's decision of 27 June. [17]

Then, on 7 August, he submitted a full report of his conference with Chiang Kai-shek. He indicated Chiang's willingness to cooperate and that there was a real potential in the armed forces on Formosa, although substantial improvements would be necessary.

He explained that he had directed periodic sweeps of the Formosa Strait by elements of the Seventh Fleet, periodic reconnaissance flights over certain of the coastal areas of China, and familiarization flights by small groups of United States aircraft to include temporary and refueling landings on Formosa. [18]

President Truman subsequently sent Averell Harriman to Tokyo, reputedly to caution MacArthur not only to keep the President better informed, but, on other than military matters, to make recommendations, not decisions.

Afterward, Harriman stated that General MacArthur had not overstepped his military bounds in making the trip to Formosa; President Truman announced his satisfaction with General MacArthur's performance; and General MacArthur declared that anyone who hinted of friction between himself and the President was guilty of "sly insinuations, rash speculations and bold misstatements." [19]

Communist nations made note of President Truman's order neutralizing Formosa and charged that the United States intended to take over and occupy the island. In August, the Peiping regime accused the United States of aggression against Formosa and asked the United Nations Security Council to order the withdrawal of ". . . all of the United States armed invading forces from Taiwan...." [20]

In refutation of this charge, President Truman on 25 August directed United States Ambassador Austin to address the Secretary-General, Trygve Lie, on the matter. Austin sent Lie a complete account of the official American attitude toward Formosa, including a 19 July statement to the Congress by President Truman in which he declared ". . . that the United States has no territorial ambitions whatever concerning that island, nor do we seek for ourselves any special position or privilege on Formosa."

On 28 August, the President sent Austin more ammunition with which to demolish the Communist charges concerning Formosa by telling him that the United States would welcome United Nations consideration of the case of Formosa. [21]

Excerpted. Continuing at U.S. Army Center of Military History

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[3] from the other thread: President Truman later stated that he did not blame General MacArthur for the failure of his November offensive. The President felt that MacArthur was no more to be blamed for the fact that he was outnumbered than was General Eisenhower for his heavy losses in the Battle of the Bulge. The difference, as the President saw it, between Eisenhower in 1944 and MacArthur in 1950 was the manner in which MacArthur tried to excuse his failure. See Truman, Memoirs, II, 381-82.

[4] from the other thread: During conversations with the author in June 1961, former President Truman declined to elaborate on statements already made in his memoirs as to his reasons for dismissing General MacArthur. He stated that General MacArthur had been, and remained, a "great American and a great general" and that he had no desire to tarnish MacArthur's public image. Truman did, however, assert emphatically that his course of action had been the only one open to him and that, faced again with the same situation, he would do the same thing. To do otherwise would have been to abdicate his great responsibility as Commander in Chief.

[5] Memo, Burns for Rusk, Asst. Secy. State for Far Eastern Affairs, 29 May 50, sub: Notes on State-Defense Conference Held 25 May 1950, cited in Hoare, The JCS and National Policy, vol. IV. ch. IV, "The Knotty Problem of Formosa."

[6] MacArthur Hearings, p. 2579.

[7] DA, TT 3426, 27 Jun. 50.

[8] Statement by the President of the United States, 27 Jun. 50, MacArthur Hearings, p. 3369.

[9] Rad, JCS 87401, JCS to CINCFE, 28 Jul. 50.

[10] Rad, C 58994, CINCFE to JCS, 29 Jul. 50.

[11] Rad, JCS 87492, JCS to CINCFE, 29 Jul. 50.

[12] Rad, C 59032, CINCFE to JCS, 30 Jul. 50.

[13] MacArthur considered his report to be timely. He stated later, "Full reports on the results of the visit were promptly made to Washington." See MacArthur, Reminiscences, p. 340.

[14] (1) Rad, JCS 87878, JCS to CINCFE, 3 Aug. 50. (2) Hoare, The JCS and National Policy, vol. IV, pp. 20-21.

[15] MacArthur Hearings, pp. 3383-84.

[16] Rad, WAR 88014, JCS to CINCFE, 4 Aug. 50.

[17] Rad, C 59418, CINCFE to JCS, 5 Aug. 50.

[18] Rad, C 59569, CINCFE to JCS, 7 Aug. 50.

[19] (1) Time, August 21, 1950. (2) For Harriman's report to President Truman on this visit, see Truman, Memoirs, II, 349-53; for MacArthur's reaction to Harriman's visit, see MacArthur, Reminiscences, p. 341.

[20] State Dept. Bulletin, XXIII (4 September 1950), p. 396.

[21] (1) Ltr., Ambassador Austin to Secy.-Gen. Lie, 25 Aug. 50. (2) Ltr., President Truman to Ambassador Austin, 28 Aug. 50. (3) MacArthur Hearings, pp. 3473-76.

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Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$3,330.56	97	$34.34		$	$1,255.56	81
2	Texas	2,497.01	67	37.27			932.00	59
3	Florida	1,348.00	46	29.30			669.00	38
4	Virginia	1,159.99	23	50.43			411.00	24
5	Ohio	804.00	15	53.60			510.00	11
6	Pennsylvania	758.00	25	30.32			263.00	14
7	Washington	732.00	22	33.27			300.00	18
8	Maryland	710.00	19	37.37			215.00	14
9	Missouri	690.00	16	43.12			150.00	13
10	New York	645.00	21	30.71			382.50	17
11	Tennessee	633.00	12	52.75			53.00	6
12	Montana	613.33	5	122.67			378.33	4
13	Australia	500.00	1	500.00
14	Massachusetts	479.32	17	28.20			285.00	15
15	Arizona	440.00	17	25.88			130.00	12
16	Colorado	420.00	13	32.31			160.00	11
17	New Jersey	405.00	11	36.82			240.00	12
18	Armed Forces - Europe	390.00	3	130.00			25.00	2
19	Georgia	362.00	18	20.11			185.00	13
20	Oregon	360.00	11	32.73			60.00	4
21	Wisconsin	320.00	11	29.09			125.00	9
22	Connecticut	320.00	6	53.33			10.00	1
23	Arkansas	315.00	8	39.38			35.00	3
24	Nevada	290.00	9	32.22			105.00	5
25	North Carolina	265.00	16	16.56			80.00	9
26	Illinois	251.00	12	20.92			237.00	14
27	Alabama	245.00	10	24.50			258.00	14
28	Utah	225.00	7	32.14			72.00	4
29	New Hampshire	190.00	3	63.33
30	South Carolina	185.00	9	20.56			85.00	7
31	Indiana	180.00	10	18.00			70.00	4
32	Canada	175.00	4	43.75
33	Maine	160.00	4	40.00			70.00	3
34	Minnesota	155.00	6	25.83			45.00	6
35	Michigan	150.00	9	16.67			65.00	6
36	Oklahoma	150.00	4	37.50			90.00	5
37	Mississippi	150.00	6	25.00			105.00	6
38	Louisiana	145.00	6	24.17			85.00	6
39	West Virginia	130.00	3	43.33			30.00	2
40	New Mexico	120.00	4	30.00			15.00	1
41	Alaska	120.00	5	24.00			90.00	4
42	Kansas	90.00	5	18.00			70.00	6
43	Idaho	70.00	3	23.33			105.00	6
44	Hawaii	70.00	4	17.50			60.00	5
45	Rhode Island	65.00	3	21.67			45.00	2
46	South Dakota	65.00	2	32.50			30.00	1
47	Kentucky	60.00	2	30.00			5.00	1
48	Vermont	50.00	2	25.00			31.00	2
49	Wyoming	50.00	2	25.00			30.00	1
50	Nebraska	42.50	3	14.17			42.50	2
51	Puerto Rico	35.00	1	35.00
52	Iowa	30.00	2	15.00			30.00	2
53	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
54	Delaware	15.00	1	15.00
55	Netherlands	10.00	1	10.00
56	Armed Forces - Pacific	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	North Dakota						10.00	1
	Norway						10.00	1
	Japan						20.00	1
Never Never Land		545.00	19	28.68			173.00	12
57 locations total		$22,745.71	663	$34.31		$0.00	$8,947.89	521

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[Fiddlstix]

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[JustAmy]

Are We There Yet????

[Fiddlstix]

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[whatshotandwhatsnot]

I couldn’t give much last week, but payday is this Friday and I’m hoping to do a little more.

Blessings and thank you for FR.

[Fiddlstix]

Not yet.....

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