Pearl Harbor Attack: Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Congress of the United States, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Con. Res. 27, 79th Congress, a Concurrent Resolution Authorizing an Investigation of the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Events and Circumstances Relating Thereto ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946 - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry |
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14th Naval District 27 November Admiral Bellinger Admiral Bloch Admiral Kimmel Admiral Stark agreement air attack Aircraft Warning Service alert ammunition antiaircraft Army and Navy attack on Pearl bombers bombs British Burgin Capt carriers Chief of Naval Chief of Staff Coastal Frontier Defense Colonel Comdr Commander in Chief condition of readiness CONFIDENTIAL Court of Inquiry Defense Plan directed dispatch duties effect estimate evidence exercise fact Gerow GRUNERT guns Hawaii Hawaiian area Hawaiian Department Honolulu indicated Interceptor Command Japan Japanese Japanese attack Marshall ment military Naval Base Defense Naval Operations Navy Department November 27 Oahu officers opinion Pacific Fleet patrol planes personnel Philippines Plans Division possible prior radar Rear Admiral responsibility Roberts Commission sabotage Secretary Secretary of War sent ships Short situation submarine Task Force testified testimony tion U. S. Fleet United vessels W. F. Halsey War Department Washington
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Page 4651 - 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 4700 - Court is of the opinion that no offenses have been committed nor serious blame incurred on the part of any person or persons in the naval service.
Page 4616 - 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 4574 - The subjects and citizens of the two countries, respectively, shall have liberty, freely and securely, to come with their ships and cargoes to all places, ports, and rivers, in the...
Page 4570 - To ascertain and report the facts relating to the attack made by Japanese armed forces upon the Territory of Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
Page 4574 - The United States and its nationals shall have free access to the island of Yap on a footing of entire equality with Japan or any other nation and their respective nationals in all that relates to the landing and operation of the existing Yap-Guam cable or of any cable which may hereafter be laid or operated by the United States or by its nationals connecting with the island...
Page 4584 - I have washed my hands of it and it is now in the hands of you and Knox— the Army and the Navy.
Page 4666 - Navy, be charged with the operations of the fleet, and with the preparation and readiness of plans for its use in war...
Page 4676 - Chances of favorable outcome of negotiations with Japan very doubtful. This situation coupled with statements of Japanese Government and movements their Naval and Military forces indicate in our opinion that a surprise aggressive movement in any direction including attack on Philippines or Guam is a possibility.
Page 4670 - The letter further assumed that "a declaration of war might be preceded by: (1) a surprise attack on ships in Pearl Harbor. (2) a surprise submarine attack on ships in operating area. (3) a combination of these two.