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To General of the Army Douglas MacArthur

November 29, 1945 Radio. Washington, D.C.

Personal for MacArthur from Marshall.

Thanks for your message of the 22d.¹ My retirement was of rather short duration and the outlook does not indicate still waters.

Document Copy Text Source: George C. Marshall Papers, Pentagon Office Collection, Categorical Materials, Resignation Tributes, George C. Marshall Research Library, Lexington, Virginia.

Document Format: Typed radio message.

1. Marshall had received a telegram from MacArthur’s headquarters in Tokyo: “The entire command sends sincere greetings and hopes you will find full contentment in green pastures and by still waters.” (MacArthur to Marshall, Radio No. ZA-9315, November 22, 1945, GCMRL/G.C. Marshall Papers [Pentagon Office, Categorical, Resignation Tributes].)

Recommended Citation: ThePapers of George Catlett Marshall, ed.Larry I. Bland and Sharon Ritenour Stevens(Lexington, Va.: The George C. Marshall Foundation, 1981- ). Electronic version based on The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 5, “The Finest Soldier,” January 1, 1945-January 7, 1947 (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003), pp. 372-373.