War Declaration

Ladies and gentlemen, we're standing by for further words from Honolulu, and we expect to rejoin them in just a moment. However, here's a bulletin which the deaf come into the NBC Newsroom in New York.

No mjor, the Japanese ambassador, and Kuroshu, the special Japanese convoy, we're at the State Department at the time of the White House's announcement of the attacks on Hawaii. The two Japanese went to see Secretary of State Hall at 1.35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and remained about 20 minutes.

Clackian, New York City, here's a bulletin. Honolulu, Japanese bombs killed at least five persons and injured many others, three seriously, in a surprise morning area of attack today on Honolulu. The sky was filled with posts of smoke from exploding shells fired by American Army and Navy anti-aircraft units.

Weather surface vessels of the United States fleet were in action against the enemy, could not be learned at once, but columns of water rising from the sea as shells hit the water indicated a naval action.

viewed from the hills back of Honolulu where many city folk went to view the fight, columns of heavy black smoke went skyward from Pearl Harbor. Another bulletin the Secretary of War has just announced that all military personnel on active duty is to appear Monday in uniform.

Ladies and gentlemen, we regret the interruption in the service of the National Vespers and the firm and the doctor Harry Emerson part We give you now shortly past noon on December 8th President Roosevelt emerged from the White House on his way to the Capitol building wrapped in his big dark naval king he was grim, angry, unsmiling