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The terrain ranging from the lowlands in the west to the rugged central and eastern sectors is not adaptable to such a system of defense were we, for any reason, to sacrifice the natural defense features of the River line itself, features to be found in no other natural defense line in all of Korea. Nor would it be either militarily or politically defensible to yield this natural protective barrier safeguarding the territorial integrity of Korea.

In the first place from a military standpoint my personal reconnaissance of the Yalu River line yesterday demonstrates conclusively that it would be utterly impossible for us to stop upon commanding terrain south of the River as suggested and there be in a position to hold under effective control its lines of approach to North Korea.

翻译：无论如何，如果我们不去利用鸭绿江的自然防御功能，那么这种西部低洼，东中部崎岖的地形是不适于我们的防御系统的。这条河是整个朝鲜绝无仅有的天然屏障，但如果仅仅依赖于此作为唯一的天然防线，则无论是军事还是政治的防御能力都不足以维护韩国的领土完整。

首先，从军事角度看，我昨天对鸭绿江的考察得出的结论是：如果按照所建议的那样，只是占领鸭绿江以南地区旋即停止推进，我们根本就不可能有效地控制鸭绿江在北朝鲜的支流。

鸭绿江北岸难道不是中国领土？美军踏上来不是侵略？中国不出兵，就要接受这个安排。