Witness Warned Not To Testify

In 1946, a Joint Congressional Committee held hearings on Pearl
Harbor. Though Kimmel testified, every effort was made to divert any
possible blame from Roosevelt or his Administration, and Kimmel again
could not cross-examine witnesses, call witnesses for himself, or post
a true defence. The Navy petty officer who actually took the *East Wind
Rain* decrypt was warned by his commanding officer not to testify. And
this Navy petty officer did not testify. This was vital evidence. And
it was being excluded from the hearings. *East Wind Rain* was the
missing December 4 war signal. This was the early warning signal that
Japan intended to wage war against the United States. The most
important American military message of the 20th century (and at least
three copies of it) had completely disappeared from Navy files. The
vital witness who could testify that such a message had once existed
was ordered not to testify. The last known person to have possession of
all the messages relevant to this case, was Admiral Noyes.