Wilfrid Fleisher

This is the summary of a report created by Frank Knox who was Secretary of the Navy in 1941. Knox wrote the report for President Roosevelt after Knox had inspected Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack. Knox noted that the Army in Hawaii had been preparing for potential sabotage while the Navy was concerned about possible submarine attack. Neither force had anticipated an air attack.

This article, written nearly a year after Pearl Harbor, details the diplomatic activities of the Japanese in the weeks prior to the attack. It speculates that Japanese Special Envoy Saburo Kurusu knew about the attack before he met with American officials on December 7, 1941 and details the personalities involved in the negotiations that preceded Pearl Harbor.

This article was written after the Roberts Commission investigating Pearl Harbor announced their findings. It discusses the testimony of General Walter Short, who had command of the Army in the Hawaiian Islands prior to and during the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

This is a lengthy statement by U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. In it, he outlines the history of U.S. - Japan relations prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He details various incidents where Japanese military actions directly contradicted their diplomatic promises. Hull stresses U.S. efforts to encourage Japan to adopt peaceful policies while Japan continued its aggressive actions.

This press release documents the timing of the arrival of the Japanese Ambassador at the office of the U.S. Secretary of State - after the attack on Pearl Harbor had already taken place - and the response of U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. 

This press release discusses the document handed by the U.S. Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambassador on November 26, 1941. It details U.S. proposals for resolving Pacific region tensions and includes principles like the importance of territorial integrity and non-interference in domestic affairs, aiming for a peaceful and cooperative international environment. The document reflects efforts to bridge gaps between the U.S. and Japanese positions through mutual agreements​.

This press release details the text of the document handed to the U.S. Secretary of State by the Japanese Ambassador on December 7, 1941 at 2:15pm. In it, Japan declares that "it is impossible to reach an agreement through further negotiations."

This press release is a statement by the U.S. Secretary of State. It declares that "Japan has made a treacherous and utterly unprovoked attack upon the U.S."

This press release covers communications between the U.S. Secretary of State and the Japanese Ambassador in the weeks leading up to Pearl Harbor. It consists of the text of three annexes attached to President Roosevelt's message to Congress, which was delivered on December 15, 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.