Japanese naval preparation, 1931-1941
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is part of: David Conde fonds
is part of: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
is part of: Prosecution documents and exhibits
creator: Conde, David W.
issued: 2015-03-20
description: 2 copies - Doc. 6257
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note: Doc. No. 6257 p a g e д_ INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and Others - AGAINST - ARAKI, Sadae and Others Ргедадмм! Statement and fieport_ on Japanese Naval Pre] I93I-T94I / Prepared Statement and Report by Admiral James 0. Richardson, United States Navy, Retired: In response to the request of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, dated 31 May 194-6, the Secretary of the Navy on 25 July 194-6 designated me to appear as a witness before this Tribunal to present information in regard to docu- ments in the custody of the Navy Department bear- ing on the questions at issue here. I proceeded to consult official naval reports, records and documents made or l:ept by officers acting in the course of official duties and in accordance with established naval procedure in investigating, recording and reporting facts which are matters of concern to the United States Doc. No. 6257 Page 1 /OoJs Doc. No. 6257 Page 2 Navy. This statement is a report to this Tribunal of my investigation of those records which bear upon the subject of the plans and preparations made by the Japanese Navy leading up to the naval hostilities which Japan initiated and waged on and after 7 December 1941. This subject will be pre- sented under four headings, as follows: (1) The plans and preparations concerned with naval construction, particularly construction of air- craft carriers. (2) The plans and preparations concerned x?ith the establishment of naval bases and the erection of fortifications in the Mandated Islands. (3) The plans and preparations concerned with consular espionage as an aid to naval attack. (4) The plans and preparations for secret attack by Japanese aircraft carrier task force upon the United States naval personnel and ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 7 December 194-1, without notification having been given by Japan to the united States by a previous, explicit and reasoned warning that there would be a commencement of hostilities in a war…
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