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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: TigerPaw who wrote (244046)3/30/2002 3:52:53 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
The U.S. may have expected war in 1942, but by the end of November, it was clear, war was coming sooner.

wtj.com

"November 27, 1941 - This despatch is to be considered a war warning. Negotiations with Japan looking toward stabilization of conditions in the Pacific have ceased and an aggressive move by Japan is expected within the next few days . The number and equipment of Japanese troops and the organization of the naval task forces indicates an amphibious expedition against either the Philippines Thai or Kra Peninsula or possibly Borneo. Execute an appropriate defensive deployment prepatory to carrying out the tasks assigned in WPL 46. Inform district and army authorities."

"On December 3, a warning was sent by OPNAV to Kimmel's Pearl Harbor command (CinCPAC) warning: "...categoric and urgent instructions were sent yesterday to Japanese diplomatic and consular posts at Hong Kong, Singapore, Batavia, Manila, Washington and London to destroy most of their codes and ciphers at once and to burn all other important confidential and secret documents." War was considered to be imminent. "

"American Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey had taken the aircraft carrier Enterprise out to Wake to deliver a squadron of Marine fighters in place of the withdrawn army aircraft which were being kept on Oahu... he issued Battle Order Number One : "The Enterprise is now operating under war conditions..." Enterprise maintained radio silence for the rest of her voyage, conducting fully armed combat air patrols and search patterns out to 200 miles. His own feelings were that his carrier would be at war by the time he returned to Pearl"

And for conspiracy theorists:

thesmokinggun.com
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