FDR Knew about Pearl Harbour?

[NormanStewart]

@boemboemtsjak

director of the CIA to be able to come up with documents. Proving this is just impossible

You don’t have to be.

Japanese-American relations (7-24-41 – 11-30-41)

Japanese Foreign Office (July 24, 1941) [Secret] From: Tokyo To: Washington July 24, 1941 Purple (CA) #406 Secret outside the Department. Re my #397. That the leaders of the United States Government will at this time display a high degree of statesmanship is what I am secretly hoping for the sake of maintaining peace in the Pacific. The Japanese Government would do likewise and would like to reciprocate. However according to information received by us lately, especially according to new…

Japanese-American relations (Dec. 1941)

Japanese Foreign Office (December 1, 1941) [Secret] From: Tokyo. To: Hsinking. 1 December 1941 (Purple) #893 _ _ _ _ _ In the event that Manchuria participates in the war _ _ _ _ _ in view of various circumstances it is our policy to cause Manchuria to participate in the war in which event Manchuria will take the same steps toward England and America that this country will take in case war breaks out. A summary follows: American and British consular officials and offices will not be re…