Show House Committee Slates Probe I I I Into to Pearl Harbor Disaster II WASHINGTON Jan 27 INS Representative Maas R. R Minn ranking member of the house naval affairs committee Tuesday declared that the committee committee committee com com- will make malte an exhaustive study of the Pearl Harbor disaster disaster disaster ter supplementary to the Roberts report Maas a World war marine naval officer made the statement after an executive meeting of the com com- All of this does not mean that we disagree with the Roberts report report report re re- re- re port he said It means that we intend to find out all we can about the whole situation and make sure that we dont don't have anymore any anymore anymore more Pearl Harbors The first thing we will do I think is to ask the White House for the full Roberts report includIng including including ing the documents and other data After studying this we probably will hear from some members of the Roberts commission Finally we may decide to go to Hawaii Representative Vinson D D. Ga chairman of the committee re refused refused refused re- re fused to comment on tl the e committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tees tee's plans Maas however promised promised promised prom prom- that the committee would act While no definite action was taken aken in the closed session Maas' Maas definite statement indicated that thata a majority of the members were in n agreement that some kind of a aurther further urther congressional investigation tion should be made Some strong administration supporters supporters sup- sup porters Joined the call for establishing establishing lishing one-man one responsibility for far defense and the War Var effort Senator Norris Ind Neb a consistent administration supporter support support- er proposed the creation of a I single department of national defense defense defense de de- de- de embracing the army navy j and air corps I Senator Walsh D. D Mass Massif j chairman of the senate naval I a fairs committee conferred Wi wf I members with a view to dete l J Jing ling ing whether a broad t of preparedness at Hawaii she sho- shobe shot t f be undertaken l Senator Barkley D. D Ky m m leader said he saw no pr pre ent need for congress to take an an 1 action in connection with the no Ito Rom erts' erts report It is a matter for th thu f executive departments he said |