Hearings, Nov. 15, 1945-May 31, 1946U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946 - Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
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action Admiral Kimmel Admiral Stark Admiral WILKINSON air attack alert Army and Navy believe British Chief of Naval Chief of Staff Colonel Bratton command copy correct counsel December defense diplomatic direct discussed dispatch document Exhibit fact fleet forces GEARHART GEROW GESELL going Government Hawaii Hawaiian Department Honolulu Hull indicated intercepts Islands Japan Japanese Japs Joint Committee KEEFE knew letter magic MARSHALL matter memorandum ment MILES military MITCHELL morning MURPHY Naval Intelligence Naval Operations November 27 o'clock Oahu Pacific paragraph Philippines planes Plans Division President prior question radio recall received recollection reconnaissance record referred regard relations reply responsibility Roberts Commission sabotage Secretary Secretary of War Senator BREWSTER Senator FERGUSON Senator LUCAS sent ships Short situation specific statement Stimson testified testimony tion Tokyo Top Secret understand United VICE CHAIRMAN War Department Washington
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Page 1651 - Japanese future action unpredictable but hostile action possible at any moment. If hostilities cannot, repeat cannot, be avoided the United States desires that Japan commit the first overt act.
Page 1805 - This dispatch is to be considered a war warning. Negotiations with Japan looking toward stabilization of conditions in the Pacific have ceased and an aggressive move by Japan is expected within the next few days.
Page 1766 - Obviously it is the intention of the American Government to conspire with Great Britain and other countries to obstruct Japan's efforts toward the establishment of peace through the creation of a new order in East Asia, and especially to preserve Anglo-American rights and interests by keeping Japan and China at war.
Page 1122 - Japanese are presenting at one pm eastern standard time today what amounts to an ultimatum. Also they are under orders to destroy their code machine immediately. Just what significance the hour set may have we do not know but be on the alert accordingly.
Page 1412 - He brought up the event that we were likely to be attacked perhaps (as soon as) next Monday, for the Japanese are notorious for making an attack without warning, and the question was what we should do. The question was how we should maneuver them into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves.
Page 1137 - The current raids by Admiral Halsey's carrier forces on Japanese shipping in Manila Bay and elsewhere were largely based in timing on the known movements of Japanese convoys, two of which were caught, as anticipated, in his destructive attacks. You will understand from the foregoing the utterly tragic consequences if the present political debates regarding Pearl Harbor disclose to the enemy, German or Jap, any suspicion of the vital sources of information we possess. The Roberts...
Page 1302 - Negotiations with Japan appear to be terminated to all practical purposes with only the barest possibilities that the Japanese Government might come back and offer to continue.
Page 1135 - The conduct of General Eisenhower's campaign and of all operations in the Pacific are closely related in conception and timing to the information we secretly obtain through these intercepted codes.
Page 1620 - Prior to hostile Japanese action, you are directed to undertake such reconnaissance and other measures as you deem necessary but these measures should be carried out so as not, repeat not, to alarm civil population or disclose intent.
Page 1786 - President replied that that was about the picture as he saw it, that he felt very strongly that every effort should be made to prevent the outbreak of war with Japan. He stated that what he intended to do was to request Secretary Hull by radio to inform the Japanese Ambassador that the President would return to Washington next Saturday or Sunday and desired to see the Ambassador immediately upon his return. The President stated that in that interview he would Inform...