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With the news of the Communist government's rejection of generous peace terms from the Republic of China, President Truman has ordered me to extend naval patrols of the US Seventh Fleet, stationed in the Philippines, farther west across the East China Sea to encompass the Strait of Taiwan in their patrol routes. The Seventh Fleet is just one aspect of [i]my[/i] combined Far East command, which along with brave ground troops and bold airmen, will patrol the land, air, and seas in the East to protect American interest and allies from unwarranted Communist aggression.

-- General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander Allied Powers