【131】 原文中の（）内のページ表示は本誌ページです （和訳は１６年８月号２３８ページをご覧ください） GENERAL MAC ARTUR'S BIRTHPLACE 　Senator Fulbright. 　General, as you know, I am not a military man, but I do have a great respect for you as a general and as a great American, as I know all Americans have; but I want to make the record clear on another point. 　Certain misinformed representatives in the Senate and the Congress have referred to Wisconsin as your native State. 　Now, General, for the record, I want you to state here in a positive manner where you were born. [Laughter.] 　General MacArthur.　Senator, I remember one of the early jokes with which I was twitted with the comment that I was born when my parents were away. [Laughter.] 　My father was a Wisconsinite, but he had the good sense to surrender to a Virginia girl. It was intended that I should be born in the old homestead at Norfolk, but he was ordered down to Little Rock, Little Rock barracks, as I recall ----- 　Senator Fulbright. 　In Arkansas. 　General MacArthur.　In Arkansas; and I am very proud to say, sir, I was born in Little Rock barracks on the 26th of January, 1880. 　Senator Fulbright. 　I hope that Senator McCarthy and Senator Wiley are here. The other day on the floor of the Senate, Senator McCarthy referred to you as a native son. 　General MacArthur.　I may say, too, Senator, that is the one item that I have testified to that I have a dead certainty that is right. [Laughter.] 　Senator Tobey.　General, I might point out in those days it was called Arkーanーsas. [Laughter.] （１６年８月号２３９ページ） 　Senator Fulbright. 　Well, only by the illiterate. [Laughter.] FACTORS AFFECTING SOVIET DECISION TO ATTACK 　Senator Fulbright. 　General, I hesitate really to engage in asking you questions because I feel that I know so little about it, but on the other hand, in view of my abysmal ignorance, I will have to ask you some questions in the hope that I might absorb a little information. 　On that last question, which is not in my list, I wondered if you could elaborate a little, because you have mentioned it at another time in these hearings. What do you think might determine the Soviet choice, if it is not anything that might happen in Asia? Can you indicate, and give me some idea of what type of thing you think could happen that could or would influence their choice? 　General MacArthur.　My own belief is that from the strategic military point of view, the relativity of the strengths on the two sides would be of the greatest possible influence in dictating the Soviet action. 　Another point would be whether they were succeeding politically and by the present methods in achieving the aggressive intent, the expansion which is so evidently being attempted by them. Those are two of the fundamental reasons that I believe they would take into consideration such judgements as they might render. 　Senator Fulbright. 　Is it fair to say that you feel that if any substantial relative increase in the strength of Russia might take place, that that would be a material influence in determining them to attack?