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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (11125)11/22/2001 1:38:59 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (3) of 281500
 
Hawk,

DavesM has the most complete knowledge of the chain of events leading up to 12/7/41. The attack was no surprise to FDR. He was well aware of the contents of the "purple" Japanese diplomatic code, though the evidence that we had broken the Japanese military code at the time is not as convincing. There was, additionally, irrefutable proof that triangulation was done on the errant radio traffic emanating from the Japanese attack fleet on its approach cruise by our Signal Corps. The information being suppressed and kept from the staff in Pearl.

A fascinating battle has been fought for the last 60 years by the heirs of Admiral Kimmel

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, who was the designated scapegoat for Pearl Harbor. He was instructed by Washington to keep the fleet in port and, in the event, provide the best possible target that we could.

Some believe FDR saw this as one of the only ways to overcome the isolationist elements of the Congress. Realpolitik.
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