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devised and worked out by General Short as well as a Joint Agree-
mon with the local Naval authorities for joint action in the event
of an emergency, and he and the Navy commanding officer had the
primary responsibility of putting into effect those plans or such
portions thereof as the occasion demanded. This last, however,
had not boon donc at the timo of the Japanese attack.
I. find that during the yoar 1941, and particularly during
October and until the lattor part of November, Gonoral Short yes ro-
peatedly advised of the critical events which woro developing. I
find that he was clearly warned on November 27th by the appropriate
authoritics in Washington that a brock in diplomatic relations between
the United Statos and Japan might occur at any timc, that an attack
by Japen on the United States might occur, and that hostilitics wore
possible ct any moment. I find that he was informed that the defense
of his command was to be regarded as paramount to all other considera-
tions and that he was specifically directed to take such measures of
reconnaissanco as he decmed nocessary. In addition to the information
received directly from Washington through both Army and Navy sources,
General Short received continuous reports from his own Intelligence
Section, which clearly revealed the scriousness of the situation.
General Short himsolf kn cw that it was traditionally the policy l'or
a responsible commanding officor to anticipate and to be prepared for
the worst form of possible attack, and he had recoived and approved
military estimates from his own staff as well as from the Chicf of
Staff to the effect that a surprise raid by air and submarino con-
stituted the principal porils to Hawaii.
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