Truman rejected MacArthur's request to attack Chinese supply bases north of the Yalu, but MacArthur promoted his plan to Republican house leader Joseph Martin, who leaked it to the press.
Truman afslog MacArthurs anmodning om at måtte angribe kinesiske forsyningsbaser nord for Yalufloden, men MacArthur forelagde alligevel sin plan for den Republikanske leder af Repræsentanternes Hus, Joseph Martin, som lækkede den til pressen.