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ness?" Senator Ferguson retorted.
Senator Ferguson added that the
question was not as to the anthem
ITCHY of the document, but why
members of the committee had not
seen 1t previously. Admiral Inglis
said he did not know why they
hadn't.
The witness then was asked
whether he knew the merchant
steamship American Leader left
Honolulu under convoy November
20, 1S41. and whether the cruiser
Boise was escorting her. Admiral
Inglis said he did not know, but
would try to find out.
Asked whether any ships had left
West Coast ports in the United
States about that time under con-
voy, the admiral said it was his i'm
preston some had.
Turning to Col. Thielen, member
of the Army General Staff, Sena-
tor Ferguson asked whether he, too,
was instructed to avoid controversial
matters in his summary to the COM
mittee. The colonel said he was.
Has Evidence on Radar Report.
Senator Ferguson wanted to know
if these controversial issues that
were omitted from the testimony of
Admiral Inglis and Col. Thielen
would be presented to the commit
tee later. The Senator was trying at
the time to get details on the radar
station at Pearl Harbor where two
privates detected the approaching
Jap planes early that morning.
Il can answer that" Mr.. Mitchell
said. I'VE have all the evidence on
the radar report to be presented
later"
Senator Ferguson asked Admiral
Inglis if it had been suggested to
him in memorandum that, in Civ
ing the percentages of personnel on
duty he point out that there was no
drunkenness.
Admiral Inglis replied that was
not included in his instructions. He
said it was not included because it
was the opinion Of his research staff
that there was no drunkenness that
had anything to do with the attack
Gearhart Questions Thielen.
Representative Gearnart, remark
ing that he had listened to Col. THE
lens testimony with growing amaze
ment," asked why the officer had
referred to the mobile radar which
recorded the approach of the Jap
planes as "a practicing event." Col.
Thielen denied he had used the
word practice and the committee
man referred to transcript of the
officers testimony. He had said two
enlisted men were training" at the
station that morning.
did you refer to their work in
that way for the purpose of be-
lifting those men?" Mr.. Gearhart
demanded.
Il assure you, sir. had no inten-
ton of belittling the men in any
way" the colonel replied.
Reference was made to the op-
Grafton of the radar about 7 am.
the day of the attack by Pvts.
George E. Elliott and Joseph Lock-
hard. Pvt. Lockhard, who saw the
smudge of the approaching enemy
planes in the radar scope and re-
ported that at once, later was COM
missioned lieutenant.
Mr.. Gearhart quoted from 1t.
Lockhards testimony at an inquiry
at the Pentagon in October, 1914.
The young officer said he and Pvt.
Elliott were supposed to operate the
station from to 7 am. and then
leave, but, because the truck that
took them to breakfast was late,
they remained on duty longer. It
was 7:02 am. that the radar re-
corded the Japanese planes.
/ Timing of Attack Mentioned.
Did the fact that the Japanese
timed their attack Immediately after
all six of the radar stations in
Hawaii were supposed to shut down
suggest to you that they had ad-
vance knowledge of the schedule on
which these stations were operated?"
Mr.. Gearhart asked.
Not necessarily" said Col. THE
len. but it is a definite possibility"
Who was responsible for the
schedule?"
The witness said Gen Short, then
commanding the Hawaiian depart
ment of the Army, was.
Mr.. Gearhart recalled that ma
neuvers often had been held in the
Hawaiian Islands, and that only a
few months before the Pearl Har-
Dor attack simulated landing had
been made and the conclusion of
the referees had been that the best
time to launch such an assault was
with the rising sun. He asked the
witness if this was not a fact.
Il do not know" Col. Thielen re-
piled, but it is commonly accept
ed tactic"
Don't you think it strange, as an
Army officer" asked Mr.. Gearhart,
that all the radarS should 90 off
the air at the very moment an at
tack was most likely to occur?"
The witness said it had not &C.
CURED to him. :.
Asked If it did not suggest that
some sort of pressure had been
brought to bear somewhere, Col.