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Conference of Wake Island

United States · Warfare / Korean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1950Date range
2Named people
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Chronological records

1950

Douglas MacArthur15 October 1950

Wake Island · Warfare / Korean War

The 1st & last meeting between Truman & MacArthur, fails to produce agreement. President Truman & General MacArthur confer at Wake Island on the course of the war. MacArthur underplays the dangers of Russian & Chinese involvement in the war

Harry S Truman15 October 1950

Wake Island · Warfare / Korean War

Truman tells MacArthur the Chinese & Russians must not be involved in the war. The 1st & last meeting between Truman & MacArthur, fails to produce agreement. President Truman & General MacArthur confer at Wake Island on the course of the war

Names involved

Douglas MacArthurHarry S Truman

Provenance

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