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redtothesecretaryofstateaformalreplytoarecentamericanmessage。whilethisreplystatedthatitseemeduselesstocontinuetheexistingdiplomaticnegotiations；itcontainednothreatorhintofwarorarmedattack。
itwillberecordedthatthedistanceofhawaiifromjapanmakesitobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksago。duringtheinterveningtime；thejapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheunitedstatesbyfalsestatementsandexpressionsofhopeforcontinuedpeace。
theattackyesterdayonthehawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoamericannavalandmilitaryforces。verymanyamericanliveshavebeenlost。inaddition；americanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweensanfranciscoandhonolulu。
yesterday；thejapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstmalaya。
lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedhongkong。
lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedguam。
lastnight；japaneseforcesattackedthephilippineislands。
lastnight；thejapaneseattackedwakeisland。
thismorning；thejapaneseattackedmidwayisland。
japanhas；therefore；undertakenasurpriseoffensiveextendingthroughoutthepacificarea。thefactsofyesterdayspeakforthemselves。thepeopleoftheunitedstateshavealreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafetyofournation。
ascommanderinchiefofthearmyandnavy；ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefense。
alwayswillwerememberthecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。
nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion；theamericanpeopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory。
ibelieveiinterpretthewillofthecongressando
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