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Re: Hiroshima Marks 60th Anniversary of Atomic Bomb Attack

Wesrock@aol.com
Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:51:06 EDT

In a message dated Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:07:24 -0300, jtaylor
<jtaylor@deletethis.hfx.andara.com> writes:

> The Japanese government fully intended to stop the peace negotiations
> before the attack occured, but the diplomatic staff at the Japanese
> emabssy was too slow decoding the message sent from Japan.

The Japanese intended that the message cutting off negotiations be
delivered just before the attack. Since it was Sunday morning in
Washington, the Japanese embassy had to call the code clerk to come
in.

Since the USA had broken the Japanese diplomatic code, and had people
on duty all the time, the USA had the full text in President
Roosevelt's hands before the Japanese ambassador delivered the note.

And keep in mind that communications between Washington and Honolulu
weren't the simple matter they are now. You couldn't just dial 1+.and
be connected.

Wes Leatherock
wesrock@aol.com
wleathus@yahoo.com

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