Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-10-19 | Page 4 | Kimmel, Short Testify at Probe of Pearl Harbor by Army-Navy

Kimmel immel Short Testify at Probe Of Pearl Harbor by Navy Army WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Oct 19 UP UP- UP 0 Rear Admiral Husband E E. E Kimmel I and and Maj raj Gen Walter Vatter C C. C Short have testified before the thc army and navy boards inquiring f into to the circumstances cir cir- tan the We Japanese Japas Japa Japa- c e ee s surrounding I nese e attack on Pearl Harbor it was WS learned authoritatively Thurs Thurs- day Both men who were top army a and d navy commanders in the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- at the time of or the attack appe appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap pe red separately before each cach board The he boards which wh ich h were set up u p 14 this year Were reported report report- ed to have have- completed their investigation investigation Uon and nd to to be e preparing reports re reports reports re- re ports for the secretaries of war and navy Secretary of or N Navy y James Forrestal Forrestal For For- ot- ot restal said ald he expected ted to r receive the navy boards board's report in the near future He added that he did not know whether the report would be made public immediately that it depended on its nature Forrestal said he intended to read the report first before determining ing the next course of ot action Kimmel who was commander in chief of the thc U. U S S. S fleet and Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- cinc fleet and Short commander of army forces in the Hawaiian area at th time of ot the Japanese attack both have been ordered tried by court martial but trial has been postponed on grounds of military military mili mili- tary fury security Both men have demanded an I early arly tri trial J Some congressional quarters also have demanded an early airing of the Pearl Harbor situation The army and navy boards were created as a result of this pressure