Editorial Note
On June 1, Secretary of State Dean Acheson began his testimony before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees. He testified daily through June 9, with the exception of Sunday, June 3; see Hearings, pages 1667 ff. On June 2, specifically in reply to questions from Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Acheson stated that a cease-fire and military settlement at or near the 38th parallel in Korea would be acceptable to the United Nations, and that the Chinese Communist authorities would have to be dealt with on these matters; see ibid., pages 1782–1783.