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User.Jn25b Add primary info to outbreak of Korean War, from Adolf Berle's book: Liberal,

Berle was FDR's security chief. It was Berle who received Whitaker Chamber's list of Communist spies in government. p298-300 "Berle listened to Chambers rattle off the names of Communists or former Communists in the government, a singularly unpleasant job".

The Secretary of State, Deane Acheson, had made a list of countries the U.S. was committed to defend, but South Korea was left off the list. Berle found that Alger Hiss was Deane Acheson's office manager. p.298-300 Which would explain why that list didn't include South Korea.