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Administration Directed Supplementary Investigations 599 of the Winds execute message, both in the Army and in the Navy, had been destroyed and ordered to be destroyed. . . . I am quite sure that it was not of his own knowledge. He was passing on second-hand information. 98 Friedman: Col. Sadtler didn’t impose any secrecy upon what he was telling me. Oh naturally he trusted to my discretion. . . . I certainly wouldn’t have said anything to Capt. Saff ord about it if he imposed some sort of secrecy upon what he was telling me, and of course you understand that, not giving any credence to it myself, I didn’t feel that Saff ord would believe any of it. But to my astonishment, Saff ord seemed to think there might be something to it, at least he thought there was a Winds execute message and now it can’t be found. 99 Colonel E.W. Gibson, aide to Clarke Inquiry: Mr. William F. Friedman has testifi ed before Adm. Hewitt of the Department of the Navy recently as follows: “Th en if I remember correctly I asked Col. Sadtler whether he had a copy, had ever gotten or seen a copy of this message [the Winds Code execute], and his answer was, if I remember correctly that he hadn’t himself seen a copy but that he had been told by somebody that the copies had been ordered or directed to be destroyed by Gen. Marshall.” Col. Sadtler: I will make an absolute fl at denial of that statement made by Mr. Friedman because as far as I know, that message was never in the War Department and I never made any statement that Gen. Marshall ordered it destroyed or that anyone told me that Gen. Marshall ordered it destroyed. . . . Gibson: At some time did somebody tell you that messages pertaining to the Pearl Harbor aff air were being destroyed? 98 Ibid., pp. 79–81. 99 Ibid., p. 82.

600 Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy Sadtler: Yes. Sometime during 1943 Gen. Isaac Spalding at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, told me something to the eff ect that J.T.B. Bissell had told him that everything pertaining to Pearl Harbor was being destroyed or had been destroyed. Sadtler said that he might possibly have told that to Friedman in one of their conversations. 100 Sadtler went on to tell about the warning message he had written: After leaving Gen. Miles’ offi ce where Gen. Miles and Col. Bratton more or less casually threw off this information about the execute of the Winds message, I went back to my offi ce and thought that something ought to be done. Th e message was typed up and I went to see Gen. Gerow and talked this over for a few moments with him and suggested that he notify them. Gerow’s reply to the eff ect was that they had been adequately notifi ed, as I recall it. I then went to see Secretary of General Staff , Col. Bedell Smith, and told him what had been done and suggested he send a message. His reply was to the eff ect that he refused to discuss it further. 101 Sadtler: I never made any statement that Gen. Marshall ordered it [a Winds Code Execute] destroyed or that anyone told me that Marshall ordered it destroyed. . . . Some time during 1943 Gen. Isaac Spalding at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, told me something to the eff ect that J.T.B. Bissell had told him that everything pertaining to Pearl Harbor was being destroyed or had been destroyed. 102 Clarke and Gibson questioned Spalding personally about Friedman’s testimony about Sadtler having said that Spalding 100Ibid., p. 86. 101Ibid., pp. 86–87. 102Ibid., p. 86.

600 <strong>Pearl</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Seeds</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Fruits</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Infamy</strong><br />

Sadtler: Yes. Sometime during 1943 Gen. Isaac Spalding at Ft.<br />

Bragg, North Carolina, told me something to the eff ect that<br />

J.T.B. Bissell had told him that everything pertaining to <strong>Pearl</strong><br />

<strong>Harbor</strong> was being destroyed or had been destroyed. Sadtler<br />

said that he might possibly have told that to Friedman in one<br />

<strong>of</strong> their conversations. 100<br />

Sadtler went on to tell about the warning message he had<br />

written:<br />

After leaving Gen. Miles’ <strong>of</strong>fi ce where Gen. Miles <strong>and</strong> Col.<br />

Bratton more or less casually threw <strong>of</strong>f this information about<br />

the execute <strong>of</strong> the Winds message, I went back to my <strong>of</strong>fi ce <strong>and</strong><br />

thought that something ought to be done. Th e message was<br />

typed up <strong>and</strong> I went to see Gen. Gerow <strong>and</strong> talked this over for<br />

a few moments with him <strong>and</strong> suggested that he notify them.<br />

Gerow’s reply to the eff ect was that they had been adequately<br />

notifi ed, as I recall it. I then went to see Secretary <strong>of</strong> General<br />

Staff , Col. Bedell Smith, <strong>and</strong> told him what had been done <strong>and</strong><br />

suggested he send a message. His reply was to the eff ect that he<br />

refused to discuss it further. 101<br />

Sadtler: I never made any statement that Gen. Marshall ordered<br />

it [a Winds Code Execute] destroyed or that anyone told me<br />

that Marshall ordered it destroyed. . . . Some time during 1943<br />

Gen. Isaac Spalding at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, told me<br />

something to the eff ect that J.T.B. Bissell had told him that<br />

everything pertaining to <strong>Pearl</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> was being destroyed or<br />

had been destroyed. 102<br />

Clarke <strong>and</strong> Gibson questioned Spalding personally about<br />

Friedman’s testimony about Sadtler having said that Spalding<br />

100Ibid., p. 86.<br />

101Ibid., pp. 86–87.<br />

102Ibid., p. 86.

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