Office of the Historian

Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 6: Telegram

The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Tokyo, 25 August 1951—10:15 a. m.

C–69570. Broadcast of message contained in part 3 of my CX 69566 will contain the following modifications in addition to those prescribed in JCS 99793.

Last sentence of second paragraph will read “when not fabricated by you for your own propaganda needs, these incidents have proven to be the actions of irregular groups without the slightest connection overtly or covertly with any forces or agencies under my control”.

The second sentence of paragraph four will read: “In line, however, with our constant adherence to ethics of decency, I have in this case, as in all others, fully investigated your charges.”1

  1. These changes were approved by the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (telegram DA–99893, August 25, to Tokyo; Black Book Tab 8). The text of General Ridgway’s message, as delivered, incorporated these changes and is printed in the Department of State Bulletin, September 10, 1951, p. 439.↩