[Buttons12]

...he says the Dec. 7th date caught his eye. But I thought the go ahead for the attack had to be given somewhat earlier?

Well, the 7th in Hawaii was the 8th in Japan.

[Solidstatechemist]

<<...he says the Dec. 7th date caught his eye. But I thought the go ahead for the attack had to be given somewhat earlier?

Well, the 7th in Hawaii was the 8th in Japan.>>

Right, but the whole operation was planned and ships were launched for the attack well before that.

I just think that a December 7th meeting could possibly be a fait accompli unless Hirohito was already in the loop. Like I said, I don’t know, just wondering about how much you can infer from this memo.