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Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Item # 723508
February 20, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
* Films showing mass murders at camps
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
AI notes: The 1946 Joint Congressional Committee report on Pearl Harbor offered the most thorough official investigation into the December 7, 1941, attack, concluding that responsibility was shared between commanders in Hawaii and officials in Washington. It found that Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and General Walter C. Short had failed to prepare adequately for a Japanese attack, but it also criticized the War and Navy Departments for serious intelligence and communication failures, including the mishandling of intercepted Japanese messages and the failure to deliver clear, actionable warnings to field commanders. The report emphasized that the absence of a centralized intelligence system and the vagueness of prior warnings left Kimmel and Short uncertain about the threat level, contributing to the surprise attack’s success. While the committee highlighted systemic failures at multiple levels of government, it did not place direct blame on President Franklin D. Roosevelt, portraying the attack as the result of organizational breakdowns, poor coordination, and misjudgments rather than intentional negligence. This report marked a significant shift from the earlier Roberts Commission by recognizing shared and institutional responsibility, shaping the modern understanding of Pearl Harbor as a failure of planning and communication rather than solely of individual commanders.
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