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Telegram from Ike Skelton


LEXINGTON MO APR 12 1951 245P

THE PRESIDENT

THE WHITE HOUSE

YOUR LEXINGTON FRIENDS SUPPORT YOU FULLY IN RELIEVING MACARTHUR THOSE MAKING POLITICAL CAPITAL OUT OF THIS INCIDENT WILL GET NO WHERE. THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RELIEVED MACARTHUR BEFORE NOW IS THE GENERAL OPINION HERE.

IKE SKELTON



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