Show Captain CapIn Claims Dafa Missing WASHINGTON Feb 2 UP UP- UP Navy C Capt pt L L. L F. F Sa Safford ord said sald Saturday there 1 Is appearance of ofa ofa ofa a conspiracy in the war and navy departments to destroy evidence that this government Intercepted before Pearl Harbor a winds message which forecast Jap Japans Japan's ns n's decision for war with the United States Safford based his charge on ol the disappearance from army and navy files of a winds code message message message mes- mes mes mes- sage which he insisted Ji Jia i saw Dec 4 1941 three 1941 three day daya b before fore the Pearl Harbor attack Telling congress congress' Pearl investigating committee committe f of ot his lila efforts to find evidence concerning concerning concern concern- ing lug the message in army and navy files Safford said Baid he found foun much material was missing Message Missing He said that not only was was the winds message itself missing but everything in connection with the winds message Earlier Sat Saturday U I day Safford charged that the navy department tried to get him to change his testimony that the winds message message mes rues sage was intercepted by the navy said a navy department representative Lt John to g make me AIe beHe be- be He re e s sl l J fg f r rom mh I abo aboUt t the tha winds windi mes mes- sage Witnesses throughout the Pearl Harbor investigation have agreed that the Japanese in November 1941 Informed their diplomats abroad that if it a break was Imminent imminent imminent nent in relations with the United States the words east wind rain would be included e in a Tokyo broadcast Saturday Safford te testified that came to him last year and tried to get him to change the testimony he had given In previous Inquiries was representing Adm H. H K Hewitt who was making a new inquiry at direction of ot Secretary of Navy James Forrestal He said that tried to get him to change his testimony Defense Attorney Safford said he became convInced convinced convinced con con- vinced that wa was acting as defense attorney for the late Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and Adm Harold R. R Stark former chief of naval operations Safford made the charge after Seth W. W Richardson committee counsel pointed out to him that he told previous investigations the winds message was intercepted the night of Dec 3 and told he congressional congressional con con- gressional committee Friday It was intercepted the morning of Dec 4 Safford said he obtained new evidence only two weeks ago ago ago- monthly reports of navy interceptor tor stations whIch stations which refreshed his memory Richardson asked S Safford a f f ford o r d See Page 2 Col Column mn S PEARL HARBOR Continued from Ps wh whether ther he lie was befuddled tn previous testimony particular r 1945 rIn In 1945 1845 there w was s a d dete effort to make me roe chang testimony Safford replIed j Richardson demanded and dates ates and ford referred to a which he said ald he had pre July 14 1945 after testify the Hewitt investigation He said he had written the 3 because there had hod b certain acts which he co cc con unusual unofficial and p pro Illegal He referred to his T Tous ous conver conversations with S prior to his appearance Hewitt Safford said sald he didn't Hewitts Hewitt's integrity but he ti th thoa that was pulling the over Adm Hewitts Hewitt's eyes The Hewitt report found foud 3 there was WM no winds m The congressional ro then Instructed Safford to rn memorandum on the windi a asage sage Bage which he said he had pared for M May 15 1 l Lists LIst Officials He started out by listing cf omI om I who knew it had been reef recel He listed 11 persons In the I and 13 in the navy Those Thoe he l listed ted In the amy eluded Gen George C. C CM H Mir chief of staff L Lt Gen Ceo Its T. T Gerow then chief of ot war Maj Gen Sherman Miles Mile fl chief of ot military intelligent f several of their aides aide Marshall Gerow and Mils Miles have told the congressional d they had no kno knowledge knowledg ledge fl the winds code was used wed by In the navy group Safford included Adm 4 Harold K R. S Ja chief of naval operations Adm Richmond Kelly Turner fl chief of ot war plans Adm Po P. Ingersoll then assistant c chi t naval operations Vice Adu Adm Wilkinson then chief of ot nani and Rear Adm Ada J. J Beardall naval aide to ti Ut tIe President Roosevelt |