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... East even though the British fired the first shot ! The President's dilemma now becomes clearly apparent : The Japa- nese were about to attack the British and Dutch , which was known in Washington from intercepts of Japanese messages ...
... East even though the British fired the first shot ! The President's dilemma now becomes clearly apparent : The Japa- nese were about to attack the British and Dutch , which was known in Washington from intercepts of Japanese messages ...
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... East . By then , the Japanese hoped they would be well established and heavily protected by shore air bases , well fueled from the Indies and well fed from Burma / Indo - China . The temporary shackling of American offen- sive power ...
... East . By then , the Japanese hoped they would be well established and heavily protected by shore air bases , well fueled from the Indies and well fed from Burma / Indo - China . The temporary shackling of American offen- sive power ...
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... East , it will be im- portant to be in a position to undertake more offensive opera- tions . Such operations are not practicable from Singapore , and we consider that it is necessary to have , in due course , a base further north from ...
... East , it will be im- portant to be in a position to undertake more offensive opera- tions . Such operations are not practicable from Singapore , and we consider that it is necessary to have , in due course , a base further north from ...
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aboard action Adair Admiral Admiral Hart Allied American anchor Army arrived ashore Asiatic attack Australia base boat bombs British called Captain carried Cavite Chief clear close coast Commander course crew cruisers December deck defense destroyers direct Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish Fleet forces four half hand Hart headed heavy Island Japan Japanese Java knew land Lanikai later less letter Lieutenant light looked MacArthur Manila March miles months moved Naval Navy night officer Operations patrol Pearl Harbor perhaps Philippines picked planes plans possible President probably radio remained Roosevelt sail sent ship short soon staff Stark submarine suggested Surabaya things thought told took torpedo turned United vessel warning Washington weeks wind wrote yards