"Democrat Harry Byrd of Virginia asked Omar Bradley about Russian strength in the vicinity of Manchuria and North Korea. Bradley responded forthrightly, “There are 35 Russian divisions in the Far East. Nine of them are in the Vladivostok area; four in the Port Arthur-Dairen area; three in Sakhalin; two in the Kurile Islands; one near Kamchatka; and 16 others scattered along the railway from Lake Baikal on east.” “About 500,000 in all?” asked Byrd. “Thirty-five divisions, plus supporting troops, run probably something like 500,000 or more,” Bradley replied. Bradley’s comments were deleted when the transcript was released. Another category of excisions revealed American vulnerabilities in a larger war. Byrd asked what would happen if those 500,000 troops were “thrown into action with enemy submarine attacks to prevent the evacuation of our troops should they be badly outnumbered and have to evacuate?” Bradley answered: “Should Russia come in with this army strength, her naval strength, which is quite strong in submarines, and her air power, which is quite strong in the Far East—if she should come in with all of those, we might have a hard time supplying our troops in Korea and would even, under certain circumstances, have difficulty evacuating them.” How many submarines did the Russians have in the vicinity of Korea? asked Byrd. “Approximately 85,” Bradley said. “If they went into action, could we then still evacuate our troops?” “Yes, to a certain extent because we have considerable naval forces there who could help us.” But it wouldn’t be easy, Byrd sensed. “It would be a very serious situation?” “It would be a very serious situation,” Bradley confirmed. Byrd asked about the broader consequences of Russian intervention. “What other areas in Asia is Russia likely to take over if there is war in Asia?” “Through the use of the Chinese they have the possibility of and even capability of taking over Indochina, Siam, Burma and maybe eventually India,” Bradley said. “In addition to that, they could take over Hong Kong and Malaya.”"