Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, National Security Affairs; Foreign Economic Policy, Volume I

Editorial Note

During his press conference of November 30, President Truman commented on the question of use of the atomic bomb in the Korean conflict. His remarks on the subject appear in footnote 1, page 115. For documentation on the issue of employment of nuclear weapons in the Korean War, see volume VII. See in particular the memorandum for the record by Ambassador at Large Philip C. Jessup, December 7, of the conversation that day between President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee concerning use of the atomic bomb, and the annex thereto, volume VII, page 1435.