Editorial Note
On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces invaded the Republic of Korea. On June 27, the United Nations Security Council approved a United States resolution recommending that members of the United Nations furnish assistance to the Republic of Korea to repel the armed attack. The same day, President Truman issued a statement indicating [Page 106] that he had ordered United States air and sea forces to give support to troops of the Republic of Korea. The President also announced that he had ordered the United States Seventh Fleet to prevent attacks on or from Formosa, the strengthening of United States forces in the Philippines, and the acceleration of military assistance to Indochina. For the text of the President’s statement, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1950, page 492, or Department of State Bulletin, July 3, 1950, page 5. For documentation on the Korean War, see volume VII.