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MacArthur Ousted As Korea Policy Shifts Announced
President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur in a major policy shift toward a limited war in Korea and treating Europe as the central arena against Soviet power. Press Secretary Joseph Short announced the decision at a White House briefing. MacArthur was authorized to travel back to the United States after nearly 14 years away. The administration released secret messages and late night orders outlining the shake up. Earlier, MacArthur had endorsed Joe Martin’s plan to use Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa and argued Asia is the decisive theater of conflict.
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