Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-12
Navy Files Reveal
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Just Before Raid
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WAC war Department.
William D. Mitchell, chief coun.
sci Tor the congressional commit.
tee, told the committee a few DAYS
ago that his investigation thus faI
had failed to confirm that eithe,
The Navy or Army. ever received q
warning in the form of a winds
message before Pearl Harbor, though
the matter still was being investi-
gated.
Hears Fleet Was Moved.
AS the hearing got under way
again this morning, Representative
keefe said he had reliable informa-
ton that when fear OF q Japanese
raid on Pearl Harbor developed in
June, 1910, the main body of the
Meet was moved out of the harbor
to secret place.
Gen. George C. Marshall, who
resumed the stand, said he had no
recollection of such a fleet move
ment.
Mr.. Keefe asked Gen. Marshall If
ne recalled any discussion with
Admiral Harold r. Stark, then chief
OF naval operations, that, in the
event Of a threat to Hawaii the
thing thi to, do was to get the feet to
II recall no such discussion" the
general replied.
1t was brought out several days
ago that Gen. Marshall ordered the
Hawaiian command on the alert
June II, 1910, on the basis of in
formation from a number OF sources
that the Japs might attempt a
"trans-Pacific raid"
Were you not advised by the chief
Of naval operations that he had
ordered the fleet away from Pearl
Harbor) in June, 1940?" Mr.-Keefe
pressed.
Starks Order Sought.
Gen. Marshall said If that hap
pened he feels certain he was ad-
vised Of it at the time, but has no
recollection Of it now.
WELL" said Mr.. Keefe. II will ask
committee counsel to get during the
day the order of Admiral stark,
directing Richardson to take the
fleet away to a hiding place."
admiral j. o. Richardson, retired,
was fleet commander at that time
IF there was such an order we
will try to get it," said Mr.. Mitchell.
Il am advised very definitely and
reliably there was such an order
and that it is in the Navy Depart
ment," Mr.. Keefe retorted.
Admiral Richardson expressed op-
position to basing the feet in Pearl
Harbor at a luncheon with Presi-
dent Roosevelt in the fall Of 1910.
He was replaced as fleet commander
early in 1941, when Rear Admiral
Husband E. Kimmel succeeded to
the Pacific Fleet command.
Pressure From All Sides.
In reply to a series Of questions
by Mr.. Keefe outlining events in
the summer of 1871, Gen. Marshall
said there was pressure from all
sides to aid the nations fighting the
Axis-from Russia, Britain and
China.
You were convinced as early a
August, 1941, that If the currents
continued to drift in the direction
they were taking we would be drawn
into war with Japan" Mr.. Keefe
suggested.
yes, that was my reaction at the
time"
Japan was engaging in double
talk all the time?" Mr.. Keefe sug-
gested.
ct don't know whether you would
call it that" Gen. Marshall said. =
We'll, you knew what their en-
voys were saying. And you had these
intercepted messages to tell you
what they actually meant?"
That's true"
Il can think of nothing more apt
to call it than double talk" Mr.
Keefe commented.
Mr.. Keefe laid the groundwork
Tor direct questions touching on
responsibility for the naval disaster
late yesterday when he developed
from the witness, who was chief Of
staff from 1899 until November 20
of this year, the role Hawaii played
In American military planning for
many years.
Plans Centered on Hawaii.
With a series of questions, the
Wisconsin committee m e m b E +
brought out from Gen. Marshall
that Hawaii always had. been the
central point in plans for the Pa
cific war that might come some day
The five-star general, who leaves
for Chungking on diplomatic mis-
sion for President Truman as soon
as the committee is through with
him, agreed that the island OF Oahu
on which Pearl Harbor and Homo
lulu are situated, was the bastior
of strength around which both de-
fensive and offensive war plans
we're built. -.
When Gen. Marshall left thu
stand temporarily late yesterday T.
answer a summons to confer witt
the President at the White Hous'
over his mission to China, Maj
Gen. Sherman Miles was recalled
to the stand.
Gen. Miles read to the COMMITTEES
a statement he had prepared sine
leaving the stand eight days age
The officer who was chief of intelli
gence at the time of Pearl Harbol
explained that he wanted to clarif,
the impression he felt, after readinl
a transcript of his testimony, HI
had left with the committee In Ger
tain particulars.
"On Saturday, December 6, W
were at peace with Japan" Ger
Miles began.
Keefe Objection Overruled.
Representative Keefe objected t.
the statement, contending 1t wa
not correction of the record, bu
a speech. Chairman Barley held
however, that the general nigh
read his statement.
It was true, Gen. Miles told tn
committee, that on that Decembe
6, the day before the attack on Peal
Harbor, there was every reason t.
fear break in diplomatic relation
with Japan and there was seriou
s.aosay, also RI fear .IaDan MIGHT q