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PEARL HARBOR ATTACK:  HEARINGS BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

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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

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN
INVESTIGATION OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL
HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, AND
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
RELATING THERETO

PART 39

REPORTS, FINDINGS, AND CONCLUSIONS OF ROBERTS
COMMISSION, ARMY PEARL HARBOR BOARD, NAVY
COURT OF INQUIRY, AND HEWITT INQUIRY, WITH
ENDORSEMENTS

Printed for the use of the
Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON : 1946
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    JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

         ALBEN W. BARKLEY, Senator from Kentucky, Chairman
     JERE COOPER, Representative from Tennessee, Vice Chairman

WALTER F. GEORGE, Senator from Georgia JOHN W. MURPHY, Representative 
SCOTT W. LUCAS, Senator from Illinois  from Pennsylvania
OWEN BREWSTER, Senator from Maine      BERTRAND W. GEARHART, Representa-
HOMER FERGUSON, Senator from Michi-    tive from California
gan                                    FRANK B. KEEFE, Representative 
J. BAYARD CLARK, Representative from   from Wisconsin
North Carolina

                               COUNSEL

                    (Through January 14, 1946)

               WILLIAM D. MITCHELL, General Counsel
               GERHARD A. GESELL, chief Assistant Counsel
               JULE M. HANNAFORD, Assistant Counsel
               JOHN E. MASTEN, Assistant Counsel

                    (After January 14, 1946)

               SETH W. RICHARDSON, General Counsel
               SAMUEL H. KAUFMAN, Associate General Counsel
               JOHN E. MASTEN, Assistant Counsel
               EDWARD P. MORGAN, Assistant Counsel
               LOGAN J. LANE, Assistant Counsel

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HEARINGS OF JOINT COMMITTEE

Part  Pages   Transcript              Hearings
No.              pages

1     1- 399      1- 1058  Nov. 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21, 1945.
2   401- 982   1059- 2586  Nov. 23, 24, 26 to 30, Dec. 3 and 4, 1945.
3   983-1583   2587- 4194  Dec. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 1945.
4  1585-2063   4195- 5460  Dec. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, 1945.
5  2065-2492   5461- 6646  Dec. 31, 1945, and Jan. 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1946.
6  2493-2920   6647- 7888  Jan. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 21, 1946.
7  2921-3378   7889- 9107  Jan. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, and 29, 1946.
8  3379-3927   9108-10517  Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, 1946.
9  3929-4599  10518-12277  Feb. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14, 1946.
10 4601-5151  12278-13708  Feb. 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20, 1946.
11 5153-5560  13709-14765  Apr. 9 and 11, and May 23 and 31, 1946.

EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE

Part                                   Exhibits Nos.

12            1 through 6.
13            7 and 8.
14            9 through 43.
15            44 through 87.
16            88 through 110.
17            111 through 128.
18            129 through 156.
19            157 through 172.
20            173 through 179.
21            180 through 183, and Exhibits-Illustrations.
22 through 25 Roberts Commission Proceedings.
26            Hart Inquiry Proceedings.
27 through 31 Army Pearl Harbor Board Proceedings.
32 through 33 Navy Court of Inquiry Proceedings.
34            Clarke Investigation Proceedings
35            Clausen Investigation Proceedings.
36 through 38 Hewitt Inquiry Proceedings.
39            Reports of Roberts Commission, Army Pearl Harbor Board.
              Navy Court of Inquiry and Hewitt Inquiry, with endorse-
              ments.

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                      JOINT COMMITTEE EXHIBIT NO. 157

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Report of Roberts Commission, dated January 23, 1942 ............   1
2. Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board dated October 20, 1944 ........  23
3. Appendix No. 1: Supplemental Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board on
   phases mentioned in House Military Affairs report which relate to
   the Pearl Harbor disaster ....................................... 179
4. Exhibits A and B to appendix No. 1 (above) ...................... 219
5. Top Secret Report, Army Pearl Harbor Board ...................... 220
6. November 25, 1944, memorandum, from Judge Advocate General for
   Secretary of War, re APHB report ................................ 231
7. September 14, 1945, memorandum, from Judge Advocate General for
   Secretary of War, re Lt. Col. Henry C. Clausen's Investigation .. 270
8. September 14, 1945, memorandum from Judge Advocate General for
   Secretary of War, re APHB Top Secret Report reviewed in connec-
   tion with Clausen Investigation ................................. 283
9. Report of Naval Court of Inquiry, dated October 19, 1944 ........ 297
10. Addendum to Navy Court of Inquiry findings of fact ............. 323
11. First endorsement to Navy Court of Inquiry report, by Navy Judge
    Advocate General for Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, 
    and Chief of Naval Operations, dated November 2, 1944 .......... 330
12. November 3, 1944, memorandum from CincUS and CNO to Secretary of
    Navy, listing parts of Navy Court of Inquiry record that contain
    information of super secret nature ............................. 332
13. Second endorsement to Navy Court of Inquiry report by CincUS and
    CNO to Secretary of Navy, dated November 6, 1944 (not made 
    public) ........................................................ 335
14. Paraphrase of second endorsement (item 13) which was made 
    public ......................................................... 345
15. Third endorsement to Navy Court of Inquiry report, by Secretary 
    of Navy, dated December 1, 1944 ................................ 354
16. Fourth endorsement (undated) to Navy Court of Inquiry report, 
    and fourth endorsement to report of Hewitt Inquiry, by Secretary
    of Navy (not made public) ...................................... 355
17. Paraphrase of fourth endorsement (item 16), dated August 1945, 
    made public August 29, 1945 .................................... 371
18. December 3, 1944, memorandum, from CincUS and CNO to Secretary
    of Navy, commenting on report of Army Pearl Harbor Board ....... 383
19. Third endorsement to report of Hewitt Inquiry, by CincUS and CNO
    to Secretary of Navy, dated August 13, 1945 .................... 387
20. Second endorsement to report of Hewitt Inquiry, by Navy Judge 
    Advocate General for CincUS and CNO. Dated August 10, 1945 ..... 388
21. First endorsement to report of Hewitt Inquiry, by Secretary of 
    Navy, dated July 25, 1945 ...................................... 389
22. Report of Admiral H. Kent Hewitt to Secretary of Navy, dated 
    July 12, 1945 .................................................. 390

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