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654 Pearl Harbor: The Seeds and Fruits of Infamy
Marshall ever seen “any message . . . implementing this winds
code message?” Marshall replied: “Not to my knowledge.” 123
Finally, at noon, after each member had another chance
to question him, the committee fi nished its interrogation of
Marshall, released him, and he was free to fl y to Chungking. 124
General Miles Recalls the “Pilot Message;”
General Marshall Does Not
After Marshall had completed his testimony, Miles took the
stand once more. Ferguson again asked him about the “Pilot
Message,” Japan’s announcement that her response to the U.S.
“ultimatum” was en route. Th is time Miles replied that “to the
best of my knowledge and belief it was in the Saturday afternoon
locked pouch among several other messages, which you will
fi nd were translated on that day, and that it did go to General
Marshall. He does not remember seeing it.” 125 Th at was as far as
Miles would go toward contradicting Marshall.
Pearl Harbor Hearings, Scheduled
to Last Four Weeks, to be Extended
with New Counsel and Staff
Th e Congressional Committee had begun its hearings
November 15. General Counsel Mitchell and his chief assistant,
Gesell, had expected to do most of the selection and questioning
of witnesses, with the committee members observing and asking
only occasional questions. However, public interest in the investigation
was intense, and the members discovered many points
to probe. Th e Republican members especially, Mitchell said, had
123 Ibid., p. 1507.
124 Ibid., p. 1541.
125 Ibid., p. 1555.