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L1o June 19527 

Dear Billy: 

I hasten to answer your letter, which arrived while I was on leave in 

London. I bad not written before because I heard you were in hospital, and 

did not know whether you were well enough to pursue your Pearl Harbour 

enquiry further. 

I have fairly complete evidence from the English records that the Winds 

Mess~e (War ~a.inst U.S. and Britain) was broo.dce.st, but not until after 

the attack on Pearl Harbour. Around the end of November we knev what to 

expect, ani I uwereuudetatched ubi1 Fto th'.~ 

War Office, which a.rrMged their a.ccomodfl.tion at Evesham (not f~trom: 

Chel tenhem), where the B .B .c. had theii· headquarters. From then on t.ill 

8th December ei the~._ ___________ ____.lif~tened in four times dei ly 

to the Japanese broadcasts. 

Nothing suspicious was heard, accordi~ to I,__ ____ .... ~ who works with 

me now. And after hearing the J.ast Ja.pfi.nese .broadcast on the night of 

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Sunday 1 7th Jecember 1 I .... ____ __.~ heard on the BBC news a report of the attack 

on Pearl Harbour. The Japanese broad.casts were all recorded, but a playback 

established that the Winds Signal had not been made on Sunday. 

However~._ _____ .... llistened in to the Japanese broadcast on Monday 

morning, 8th :Jecember, about oBoo G.M.'r., and the Winds Signal, announcing 

War against U.S.A. and Britain, ve.s definitely made. 

( 'rhis seems to conflict w1 th your enquiry finding that it was never made, 

or perhaps it was not listened for in the States, after the attack on Pearl). 
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So much for the reception of the Winds Signal in Engl and. If you want 

further details I I can get them rral kc:>:r dig up record.S from 

.__ _____ ..... ~uestel>11shuthatuth~ Winds Signal was heard at 8 a.ni. GM.r .on 

Monday morning 8th December. 

As regards Hong-Kong or Singapore. I em ~till tr)"ing to/collect 

evidence as to when the Winds Message .. 'W&S heard. And I shall wr1 te to yow 

again when J: have got s.11 theeVidence collated. !have no doubt that the 

Winds Message was maiief and heard b7I ltn Singapore and possib~ 

______ .... I :til ~ong-Kong. I have not yet established the time it vas 

heard, and my memory that it was before Pearl Harbour mA:1 be faul.t7. 

l'l.ease let me know if there are aey specific points which are not 

cleared up in this letter, and whether the real crux of the matter is 

whether the Winds Signal was ma.de, or whether it was made before or a:f"ter 

the attack on Pearl. 

Mary Joins me in her cordial greetings and our beat vi.shes to"J: your 

speedy recovery. 

Yours sincerely, 

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