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Anticipated Japanese Attack Threat to Pearl Harbor Defense
United Press reports Hawaii faced a planned Japanese strike aimed at Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field. The piece details defense preparations, possible sabotage by Japanese Americans, and the strategic aim to cripple the fleet and disrupt U S battle plans. It notes Gov Poindexter may invoke emergency powers and internment of aliens, with key bases including Pearl Harbor Ford Island Hickam Schofield Barracks and the surrounding defenses.
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United Press
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States’ Great Naval and Air Base
Honolulu
Hickams Field
United States
Continent
American High Command
Army
Naval
Air Corps
Hawaii
Hickam Field
Hickam
Hawaiian Islands
Joseph Poindexter
Oahu
Navy Command
Ford Island
Hickamfield
LaGuardia
New York City
Schofield Barracks