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Washington Experts Warn Jap Raids Pose Personal Crisis
Naval experts said Japanese air attacks on the West Coast would threaten fleet and air units, aiming to crush morale. They noted such raids could be small scale before interception by U S forces and that silencing West Coast radio stations is a known tactic. They also warned Japan seeks to keep U S forces dispersed and to block broadcasts toward Tokyo, while planning for possible occupation of the Philippines and Wake and Midway as strategic bases.
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