Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII

Editorial Note

At the request of President Truman, his Special Assistant, W. Averell Harriman, made a trip to the Far East in early August. He held discussions with General MacArthur in Tokyo on August 6 and 8, and with Ambassador Muccio in Korea on August 7. Mr. Harriman’s notes on his conversations in Tokyo are printed under date of August 8, page 542; concerning his talk with Ambassador Muccio on August 7, see infra.