Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. J. LAWTON COLLINS PRESS CONFERENCE, TOKYO, JAPAN

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. J. LAWTON COLLINS PRESS CONFERENCE, TOKYO, JAPAN

1952

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VS, Collins seated behind desk during press conference in Pershing Heights pays tribute to Gen Van Fleet and to the "fighting spirit" of the 8th Army. He says that 250,000 men have been rotated in the past eight months. He praises the British, Australian, Turkish and other UN contingents. He was most impressed by the "phenomenal progress" of the ROK Army, explaining that division COs have utmost confidence in their ability. (Some underexposure at this point.) Collins says that although we have tested atomic artillery, we are not ready to use it at this time. (Exposure normal from this point.) Collins states that we will be prepared to use atomic weapons tactically in a few years.

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Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton), 1896-1987

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Joseph Lawton Collins (1896-1987) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his graduation from West Point in 1917, he commissioned with the infantry. He served with the American forces in Germany from 1919 to 1921. Between 1921 and 1931, he taught at West Point and the Infantry School. He graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1933 and the Army Industrial College in 1937. Upon graduation from the Army War College in 1938, he became an instructor there. In 1941, he left to serve as c...

Van Fleet, James A. (James Alward), 1892-1992

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