HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION
OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

PURSUANT TO

S. Con. Res. 27

79th Congress

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN
INVESTIGATION OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL
HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, AND
EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
RELATING THERETO

79716

PART 1

NOVEMBER 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21, 1945

Printed for the use of the

Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1946

D
7442

JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE PEARL
HARBOR ATTACK

ALBEN W. BARKLEY, Senator from Kentucky, Chairman
JERE COOPER, Representative from Tennessee, Vice Chairman

WALTER F. GEORGE, Senator from Georgia
SCOTT W. LUCAS, Senator from Illinois
OWEN BREWSTER, Senator from Maine
HOMER FERGUSON, Senator from Michi-
gan

J. BAYARD CLARK, Representative from
North Carolina

JOHN W. MURPHY, Representative from
Pennsylvania

BERTRAND W. GEARHART, Representa-
tive from California

FRANK B. KEEFE, Representative from
Wisconsin

II

COUNSEL

(Through January 14, 1946)

WILLIAM D. MITCHELL, General Counsel
GERHARD A. GESELL, Chief Assistant Counsel
JULE M. HANNAFORD, Assistant Counsel

JOHN E. MASTEN, Assistant Counsel

(After January 14, 1946)

SETH W. RICHARDSON, General Counsel

SAMUEL H. KAUFMAN. Associate General Counsel

JOHN E. MASTEN, Assistant Counsel

EDWARD P. MORGAN, Assistant Counsel

LOGAN J. LANE, Assistant Counsel

Transcript
pages

1- 1058

1059-2586

2587-4194

983-1583 1585-2063 4195-5460 2065-2492 5461-6646 6 2493-2920 6647-7888 7 2921-3378 7889-9107 8 3379-3927 9108-10517 9 3929-4599 10518-12277 10 4601-5151 12278-13708 11 5153-5560 13709-14765

Hearings

Nov. 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21, 1945.
Nov. 23, 24, 26 to 30, Dec. 3 and 4, 1945.
Dec. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 1945.
Dec. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, 1945.
Dec. 31, 1945, and Jan. 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1946.
Jan. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 21, 1946.
Jan. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28 and 29, 1946.,
Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, 1946.
Feb. 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14, 1946.
Feb. 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20, 1946.
Apr. 9 and 11, and May 23 and 31, 1946.

21

22 through 25

26

27 through 31

32 through 33

34

35

157 through 172.

173 through 179.

Exhibits Nos.

180 through 183, and Exhibits-Illustrations.
Roberts Commission Proceedings.

Hart Inquiry Proceedings.

Army Pearl Harbor Board Proceedings.
Navy Court of Inquiry Proceedings.
Clarke Investigation Proceedings.
Clausen Investigation Proceedings.

36 through 38 Hewitt Inquiry Proceedings.

39

Reports of Roberts Commission, Army Pearl Harbor Board,
Navy Court of Inquiry and Hewitt Inquiry, with endorse-

ments.

III