Original sentence: It was the highest security Japanese Foreign Office system, but prior to Pearl Harbor carried little information about Japanese plans; the military, who were essentially determining foreign policy for Japan, distrusted the Foreign Office and left it "out of the loop".Several writers, including journalist Robert Stinnett and retired US Navy Rear Admiral Robert A.Theobald, have argued that various parties high in the U
Edited sentence: , have argued that various parties high in the U.Fleet Admiral William F.Halsey states in his Introduction to Admiral Theobald's 1954 book that he and other senior commanders of the Pacific Fleet were intentionally misled to believe any Japanese attack would likely occur against the Philippines or southern areas of in Malaya or the Dutch East Indies.He believes that Magic (decoded and translated Purple) intercepts were known by a few and kept secret to everybody else.He claims Magic intercepts well prior to the Pearl Harbor attack showed "Japan's minute and continued interest in the exact location and movement of our ships in Pearl Harbor.It was the highest security Japanese Foreign Office system, but prior to Pearl Harbor carried little information about Japanese plans; the military/industrialists, who were essentially determining foreign policy for Japan, distrusted the Foreign Office and left it "out of the loop", although they did demand of their diplomats detailed descriptions and locations and movements of American Naval ships only at Pearl Harbor beginning mid-1941, and this was known by the 13 recipients of "Magic" (decrypted and translated intercepts of Purple), prior to December 7, 1941.Purple (cipher machine)#further reading.Several writers, including journalist Robert Stinnett and Rear Admiral Robert A.Theobald U