Evening star., 1945-11-26
Pearl Hurbor
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no wish to stand between you and
the throne"
The Emperor's reply closed with
the statement that, since the repo-
tiatlons in Washington were making
no progress, it had been decided to
call them off. Mr.. Grew said he was
not alarmed by that, because nego-
tiations had been stalled before.
Mr.. Grew told the committee
Togo said not one single word to
me about the attack on Pearl Har-
Dor, although it had started four
hours earlier, about $3.50 am, Japa-
nese time.
Il never understood why he didn't
tell me-" said Mr. Grew, whether
ne didn't have the courage or
whether he thought it was not
protocol"
The American Ambassador started
back to his Embassy, only to hear
neWsboyS calling an extra paper.
At the outset of his testimony
Mr.. Grew was questioned as to the
source of the message he sent to
the State Department on January
81, 194l-11 months before the at
tack-telling of reports in Tokyo
that, If trouble developed with the
United States, the Japanese would
attack Pearl Harbor.
The committee had previously
made public the text of the message
showing that the Peruvian Minister
in Tokyo had passed the tip on to
Mr.. Grew after hearing it from
many sources, including a Japa-
neSe source"
Cutoff From Contacts.
Did it persist, or was it heard
only at the time of the January
message?" Committee Counsel Ger
hard Gesell asked.
mo, only about the time of my
dispatch" Mr.. Grew answered.
Was there talk of attacks on the
United States anywhere else2" Mr.
Gesell continued.
| During that final year of negotia.
tions, Mr.. Grew explained, his staff
in Tokyo was cut off from japanese
contacts, because they did not dare
be seen with us, so it was difficult
to keep up with what the people
were thinking"
Asked If he knew Jap fleet com.
manderS were called home in Sep.
teMber to discuss war plans, Mr.
Grew said such conferences wer,
routine, that he knew they wer,
going on, but did not know wha
details they were discussing.
/ No Access to Intercepts.
/ The former Ambassador reminded
counsel that I'VE in Tokyo had n,
access to the Japanese telegram
that were being intercepted-we di,
not know they existed" He wa.
referring to the voluminous set o
Jap communications this Govern
ment intercepted after it cracked
the Japanese code in 1941.
Regarding the meeting of the Jal
cabinet about December /, 1941, q
which war was reported to hAv
been discussed, Mr.. Grew said a.
he knew about that was guessworl
He sent a dispatch to the State De
partment about the meeting, report
ing that Japanese newspapers wer
saying that, while the cabinet recog
nized the seriousness. of the situa
ton, negotiations with the Unite
States nevertheless would be con
tinued.
The witness told Mr.. Gesell h
guessed an attack on Pearl Harbc
was included in the discussion 9
that cabinet meeting, but he doubte
J it sent any report on that precis
point at that time.
Mr.. Grew reviewed the CROWN
: signs of the rise of the milital
clique in Japan during his 10 yeal
in Tokyo, which prompted M
lGesell to ask:
when did you conclude war ".
inevitable?"
Strong Probability" Of War.
Mr.. Grew replied that the dipl
matte service Is the first line
ldefense against international di