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		Page i PEARL HARBOR ATTACK HEARINGS BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATESSEVENTY-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
 Page ii JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL 
      HARBOR ATTACK ALBEN 
      W. BARKLEY, Senator from Kentucky, ChairmanJERE COOPER, Representative from Tennessee, Vice Chairman
 WALTER F. GEORGE, Senator from Georgia
 SCOTT W. LUCAS, Senator from Illinois
 OWEN BREWSTER, Senator from Maine
 HOMER FERGUSON, Senator from Michigan
 J. BAYARD CLARK, Representative from North Carolina
 JOHN W. MURPHY, Representative from Pennsylvania
 BERTRAND W. GEARHART, Representative from California
 FRANK B. KEEFE, Representative from Wisconsin
 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
 Page iii HEARINGS OF JOINT COMMITTEE Part  Pages   Transcript              HearingsNo.              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 endorsements.
 Page iv JOINT COMMITTEE EXHIBIT NO. 157 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
 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 connection 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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