"Statement By the Honorable Cordell Hull Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack"

This is a lengthy statement by U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. In it, he outlines the history of U.S. - Japan relations prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He details various incidents where Japanese military actions directly contradicted their diplomatic promises. Hull stresses U.S. efforts to encourage Japan to adopt peaceful policies while Japan continued its aggressive actions.