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December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The details are not available. They will be in a few minutes.

The White House is now giving out a statement. The attack apparently was made on all naval and on naval and military activities on the principle island of Oahu. A Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor naturally would mean war.

Such an attack would naturally bring a counter attack, and hostilities of this kind would naturally mean that the President would ask Congress for a declaration of war. There is no doubt from the temper of Congress that such a declaration would be granted. This This morning Secretary Hull talked with the Secretaries of War and of the Navy.

Now the two special Japanese envoys, Admiral Nomura and Special Envoy Karusu, are at the State Department, engaged in conference with Secretary of State. Their appearance at the State Department on this Sunday afternoon emphasizes the gravity of the far eastern situation, where hostilities now seem to be actually opening over the whole South Pacific. Even more important than the visit of Tokyo's diplomats is this news

which comes from Pearl Harbor and the news which comes from South Asia. Whatever the diplomats from Tokyo or the cabinet in Tokyo may be saying, there is a conviction in official quarters here that Japan has now cast the dot. All the bits of information which came to the State Department and the Navy yesterday and