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“[A] possible further difficulty is cited, namely, that arising from the Constitutional provision that only Congress may declare war. This argument is countered with the contention that a treaty will override this barrier, let alone the fact that our participation in such police action as might be recommended by the international security organization need not necessarily be construed as war.”

~ Council on Foreign Relations

Source: Confidential Memorandum for the State Department [166] , "American Public Opinion and Postwar Security Commitments", 1944 (6 years prior to Korean 'police action')

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