TRUMAN, HARRY S., President. Typed letter signed ("Harry Truman") as President to Carl H. Claudy, Washington, D.C., 2 May 1951. 1 page, 4to, integral blank, White House stationery, with original stamped envelope.. ON HIS FIRING OF MACARTHUR: "My thanks for that heartening expression of approval of my action in making a change of commands in the Far East...In justice to my own responsibilities and our objective in Korea, I could not do otherwise." The President refers to his recent decision to replace Douglas MacArthur with General Matthew Ridgeway, due to the public criticism of U.S. policy by the former.