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...Eisenhower's command admitted that such doubletalk had been intentional. Now the spokesman said he was "a little ashamed" of having told the U.S. people, the day before ". . . not the complete truth." The complete truth was what the Senate Military Affairs Committee demanded next day from War Secretary Stimson...
...administration of truth in theaters of war, said Secretary Stimson stiffly, is up to the commanding generals...
...Americans wondered: What about Secretary Stimson? The great contribution of the Old Man had been moral. He had stood as a symbol 'of the Army's integrity before the American people. But now he seemed to stand with those who hold that generals can do no wrong...
Captain Colman's ouster from the Army was ordered by Secretary of War Stimson, who was said to be outraged by the court-martial's cream-puff sentence. The ouster was made under Public Law 190, which authorizes "a more expeditious procedure to vitalize the active list." The procedure: a hearing before a board of five general officers. Colman's retired pay, fixed by law: $900 a year...
According to a recent announcement by Secretary of War Stimson, no officers will be appointed from civilian life, with the exception of doctors, dentists, chaplains, and service pilots...