Pearl Harbor-1941 Pg.3
Nov. 26 - "most fateful document" was Hull's counterproposal to "B"
- must withdraw first from Indochina and China
- Hull knew this meant the end of diplomacy
Nov. 27 - Stimson sends "hostile action possible" warning to Pacific bases
- Gen. Short issues only sabotage alert at Pearl; no anti-torpedo nets, ammo for AA guns
Nov. 28 - Magic translates "winds" code sent Nov. 19
- "East Wind Rain" meant break diplomatic relations
- Navy issues another war warning
Nov. 29 - Imperial Conference decides on war because diplomacy failed Dec. 1 - FDR reads Togo's warning to Germany of "extreme danger between Japan & Anglo-Saxon nations" Dec. 1 - Togo tells Nomura to continue negotiations "to prevent the U.S. from becoming unduly suspicious" Dec. 1 - Japanese fleet code changed second time in one month - unprecedented Dec. 2 - Yamamoto signals Nagumo's fleet "Climb Mount Nitaka" code to proceed with attack; fleet is refueled by Dec. 3 halfway to Hawaii
Dec. 2 - Magic translates Togo's "boomerang" message to destroy all codes
- Army G2's Rufus Bratton wants another war warning but Marshall says no