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Joint Congressional Committee, Pearl Harbor Attack: Part 3 821
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On April 11, 1946, after introducing additional material on
the record, the committee stood “adjourned subject to the call of
the Chair.” 297 However, on May 23, it reopened to accept a few
more documents. Among other materials, Ferguson introduced
for the record written statements from former Secretary of State
Hull 298 and former Secretary of War Stimson. 299 Stimson’s notes
for December 7 described a meeting with Hull and Knox that
morning and told of his position that “the main thing is to hold
the main people who are interested in the Far East together—the
British, ourselves, the Dutch, the Australians, the Chinese.” For
the record, Stimson attached copies of the statements expressing
similar sentiments he had solicited that morning from Hull and
Knox. 300
With the introduction of these documents, the hearings were
“offi cially closed” and the committee stood “adjourned, subject to
call by the Chair.” 301
JCC Hearings Reopened Again to Hear an
Account of Stark’s December 6 Evening
Although offi cially closed, the committee reopened once more
on May 31, 1946, at the special call of Barkley. Stark had written
Barkley a letter advising that he had fi nally been reminded of his
297 Ibid., part 11, p. 5364.
298Ibid., pp. 5367–416, “Replies to Interrogatories Propounded by the Honorable
Homer Ferguson.”
299Ibid., pp. 5416–40, 5441–63, “Secretary of War Stimson’s Statement of Facts
as Shown by My Current Notes and My Recollection as Refreshed Th ereby.”
300 Ibid., pp. 5439–41.
301 Ibid., p. 5542.