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The personnel, materiel, and equipment were insuf-
ficient to place the forces on a war footing and maintain
them on that footing for an extended period. These defi-
ciencies did not preclude measures which would have to a
great extent frustrated the attack or mitigated its severity.
A considerable number of the Army and Navy personnel
were on pass or liberty December 6th, for the reason that the
state of alert or of readiness demanded by the emergency had
not been put into effect. With immaterial exceptions Army
and Navy personnel had returned from leave and liberty hours
before the attack ensued, fit for duty.
Both officers and men responded immediately in the
emergency and exhibited initiative, efficiency and bravery
in meeting the raid.
Based upon its findings of fact, the Commission
reaches the following
CONCLUSIONS
1. Effective utilization of the military power of
the nation is essential to success in war and requires:
first, the coordination of the foreign and military policies
of the nation; and, second, the coordination of the operations
of the Army and Navy.
2. The Secretary of State fulfilled his obligations
by keeping the War and Navy Departments in close touch with
the international situation and fully advising them respect-
ing the course and probable termination of negotiations with
Japan.
3. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy
fulfilled their obligations by conferring frequently with the
Secretary of State and with each other and by keeping the
Chief of Staff and the Chief of Naval Operations informed
of the course of the negotiations with Japan and the sig-
nificant implications thereof.
4.
The Chief of Staff and the Chief of Naval Opera-
tions fulfilled their obligations by consulting and cooper-
ating with each other, and with their superiors, respecting
the joint defense of the Hawaiian Coastal Frontier; and each
knew of and concurred in the warnings and orders sent by
the other to the responsible commanders with respect to such
defense.
5. The Chief of Staff of the Army fulfilled his
command responsibility by issuing a direct order in con-
nection with his warning of probable hostilities, in the
following words: "Prior to hostile Japanese action you are
directed to undertake such reconnaissance and other measures
as you deem necessary."
6.
The Chief of Naval Operations fulfilled his com-
mand responsibility by issuing a warning and by giving a
direct order to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, in
the following words: "This despatch is to be considered a
war warning"; and, "Execute an appropriate defensive deploy-
ment preparatory to carrying out the tasks assigned."
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