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of further investigation before the Board is through” and he asked
if Kimmel would provide his source. Kimmel agreed to “cooperate
to the best of my ability, in conformity with the restrictions which
[had] been imposed upon me.” 71
Th e APHB members could not then pursue Kimmel’s leads
as they were fl ying to San Francisco and Pearl Harbor to question
other witnesses. Kimmel’s testimony raised new questions.
Grunert wrote Marshall another letter saying he wanted to ask
Marshall about information “brought to the attention of the
Board, which it did not have when you testifi ed” before. 72
APHB Flies to San Francisco and Hawaii
En route to and from Hawaii, 73 the Board stopped in San
Francisco to investigate charges of shoddy construction carried
out for the Army by the Hawaiian Constructors. 74 In Hawaii, the
board asked Army offi cers and local businessmen about Short’s
preparations for the islands’ defense. Generally speaking, they
approved of Short’s defense preparations. And except for a few
Japanese connected with the consulate, American businessmen
did not question the loyalty of most ethnic Japanese. 75
Th e APHB members left Hawaii for Washington on
September 13 76 and resumed their hearings on September 26.
Only when they were back in Washington were the Grunert
Board members able to follow up on Kimmel’s revelations. And
the board did not actually obtain copies of the documents on
which they were based until October 6, when the board was
71 Ibid.
72Ibid., part 29, pp. 2330–31.
73Ibid., part 28, pp. 951–1352.
74Ibid., part 29, pp. 2007–60.
75See for example, ibid., part 27, p. 414, and part 28, pp. 1364–65, 1369, 1382–
83, 1420–23, and 1441.
76Ibid., part 28, pp. 1355–2003.