Pap 253: 

REF ID:A66419 

BnruU h'ca 

The ~tiou ot the 

JoiDt ea.tttee on. the Iuventaat1oa 

at the 

Pearl Barbor Attack 

"'?bat then be a COl!ltleW illtegratlon ot Anti &Ill la.VJ" intel.U.gnce apnciea 

1D order to avoid. 'the pittalla at divided respomi'bili'Q' Wich experience 

haa m4AI ao ~ .,uen.t1 tat ..,_ ~inc a uaitted. intel· 

1181 ... , ottioen be Mlecte4 tw imel licence work no J09M9• the 

'b&olrgrou811., peaoburt, aa4 ~itJ' t• nch WOl'kJ aD4 tla~ '\h97 be 

airltaim4 ia the work tor aa extaSJe4 JW1o4 ot t.m 1• cmtw 1-bat 

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thq _,. 'beC09 ateepecl in the ftld.ti•tlona ad ftftNWata of 

their tiel4 anti -.l.oJ' tM.a J'NU'YOir ot bovl.e4ge ill ewJ.atiJIS 

ateial rece1ft4. !'be .... s.p.nt ot an otticer having an aptitude 

tor nch VVl"k •bould not 1llPlda hU nocr••• nor affect hi• PJ'OllO\iou .. Bttictent :Latelllpnce tllll'Tieea ue .tun aa ••Hllt:tal. 1n ttme ot peue 

aa ill ,.,. , aa4 th19 bnach ot our _.... Hn1.eee auat &lvqa be aoCGl'tlecl 

tbe 1llportut l'01- Vhich it ........ " 

"I. '!'be ooortimtlon aa4 pJ'GIPh" ....i-.t1oll f!ll !JRel.U.gnce 1D. time ot 

a't:nu aua't be 1Dnrecl 'b7 coat.1.md.tJ' ot eervloe aD4 ceD'1'alis&tion ot 

n9P9Dlfib1l1t7 ill 001pttent ott1c1&19 

Oil ooouion vitmaeea -.. echoe4 the aatilmnti tat the P-.rl Jiulbol" 

ubaele .. ac1a pout'ble, .t b7 the ~ er1m• or Joor Jvdannt. 

ot arq irdirtd.ual. • 1.DIU:vitml 1 but rather 'b7 IW.SOll ot the t..-tection 

ud. ~101.wie• ot them• .... b,. Anti &DI ... .,. illtellipnce .. 

~ 

eoord1Mt.4 

coaci.ton 

aa4 eval-.ted.. 

sm•wh u 

<>aJ¥ 

., ammrt. 

partial 

at 

end.ace, 

coor4inat1on 

hcMn'W, 

am no 

cu 

.,.._ 

be ~ 

coul4 

be ettected to ~--- tor lack ot ~ aD4 1-ciMUDll• ~laa, theft u eubataatia.l 'buia, rroa a nrteY ot tbe Parl 1fll.r'bmt inYeatication 

111 s.ta entue~, to ooaallllht that im apt.a ot bulllillc 111t:ellipll0e .. 

aa1-•1T at tav.lt ul. tlat the MCN1'1V ot 'tbl Batloa ou. be, ianre4 oa1¥ 

tbl'oulh oomilmi:Q' ot ..nee ..... cenV&lizatiOD ot nQOmibWV iD tboM 

,ha!i!I.~~~ 

ca.....,_ with hu4UDS lmelljpnce. .. --' ~ AD4 

@tat_!4 

the =·= 040ijilliL1• ~ u ~ 

~-~ DiW -&£feet h11_pl'OlllO\toae. 

'!De )milt•.. 01iiiiiitil' Ot in'Mllipnce Wl'k cloee DOt ..,_... to haft 

'beu naJUl.1' appne.t&W 11l e1\hlr the War°' la'VJ' ~. It .... to llaw lMMn n~ u Jun &llO\bel" t.cNJt ot duty, u ntlecW 'b7 

lild.taitona illp)ee4 aa tm ,..wot auio-at to aua won,._ other 

~1... The comittee i.a noet.'"4 ti. tia'ti.DOt illpnUiOD t.st thin _. 

a tn4eDq, whether n&l11e4 cw an, to nlepte iDtellJ.guce to a role 

ot~~· 

\~ ~rfL~~) 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 11-22-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
.... , REF ID:A66419 

Aa an integrated picture, the Pearl Harbor inveatip.tioDI grraph1calJ¥ p~ the 1mperat1ve nece•11t7, in the WU" and l&vy ~ .. 

(1) tor "lect1on of men tor intelligence vcrt Vbo P<>IP•• the be.clrground, 

capacit7, and pencl'.lurt tor nch vorkJ (2) tor a1n.ta.1n1Dg them in the 

work O'lft an extem.4 period. of tu. 1n. otdar that thq _,. becom •teeped 

in the :ruit1cat1m:ut and ret1Ile9nta ot their field and em.ploy th1I 

reeervoir ot knowledge in eva.J.\ating data received.J and (3) ~or the 

central.1aat1on et respon11b1llt7 tor handling intelligence to avoid all 

ot the pitt&lla et dJ.vicJed reapona1bil1ty which experience ha.a made 10 

abUndant}1 apparent.~