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Appendices CHRONOLOGIES: MAY 1950-ARIL 1951 |
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1950
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| May | 10 | NSF legislation signed by Truman | ||
| June |
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North Korean forces cross 38th parallel |
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| 27 | Fall of Seoul; UN resolution | |||
| 30 | First US forces in Korea | |||
| July | 8 | MacArthur Supreme Commander of UN forces in Far East |
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| 19 | Truman addresses nation by radio, requests $11.3 billion emergency defense appropriation | |||
| 29 |
UN forces hold Pusan perimeter |
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| August | 30-31 |
Golden begins exploratory talks on possible consultancy |
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| September | 13 | George Marshall Secretary of Defense | ||
| 15 | Inchon landings | |||
| 19 |
Letter of intent to Golden from BoB director |
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| October | 7 | UN forces cross 38th parallel | ||
| 15 | Wake Island meeting between Truman and MacArthur | |||
| 20 | UN forces capture Pyongyang | Truman approves Golden consultancy Conversation with Spoehr |
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Conversation with Bush | ||
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25 |
Conversation with DuBridge, Killian and Stewart |
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| November | 2 | Conversation with Pitzer | ||
| 16 | NSB nominations announced | |||
| 22 | Conversation with Rabi | |||
| 24 | Conversation with Bronk | |||
| 26 | UN forces at Yalu river | |||
| 29 | Massive Chinese intervention | |||
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30 |
At press conference, Truman does not rule out use of atomic bombs |
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| December | 5 | Conversation with Bush | ||
| 12 | UN forces abandon Pyongyang | First NSB meeting | ||
| 13 | Conversation with DuBridge | |||
| 14 | Conversation with Conant | |||
| 16 | Eisenhower Supreme Commander in Europe | Conversation with Groves | ||
| 18 | Memo to Truman on Science Adviser | |||
| 19 | Conversation with Killian | |||
| 21 | Conversation with von Karman Conversation with Oppenheimer, Bacher and Lauritsen |
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| 26 | Ridgeway field commander in Korea | |||
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29 |
MacArthur’s first public call for attack on China |
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1951
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| January | 3 | Second NSB meeting | ||
| 5 | Meeting at BoB with Conant, Staats, Carey,
Stauffacher Conversation with Rabi |
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| 8 | Conversation with DuBridge | |||
| 19 | Conversation with Clay | |||
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25 |
UN forces begin advance northward |
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| February | 13-14 | Third NSB meeting | ||
| 15 | "Memorandum on Program for National Science Foundation" | |||
| 20 | Conversation with Bronk | |||
| 22 | Conversation with Buckley | |||
| 23 | Defense Mobilization director Wilson refers to SAC in radio address | |||
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Conversation with Oppenheimer |
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| March | 1 | Conversation with Bush | ||
| 8-9 | Third NSB meeting; Waterman nominated as NSF director | |||
| 14 | UN forces recapture Seoul | Conversation with Oppenheimer | ||
| 22 | Conversation with Buckley | |||
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Conversation with Killian | ||
| April | 5 | MacArthur, in letter to Representative Joseph Martin, denounces US policy in Korea | ||
| 6 | Waterman sworn in as NSF director | |||
| 8 | Conversation with Buckley | |||
| 10 | Buckley accepts SAC chairmanship | |||
| 11 | Truman fires MacArthur | Truman letter to Buckley offering SAC chairmanship | ||
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19 |
MacArthur address joint session of Congress |
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