JOHN FRANKLIN CARTER
(Jay Franklin)
1210 NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C.

December 16, 1941.

MEMORANDUM ON SUMMARY OF WEST COAST AND HONOLULU REPORTS BY MUNSON, ETC.

The reports submitted by this unit prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor emphasized the following:

1) No substantial danger of Fifth Column activities by Japanese. (Despite Secretary Knox's contrary statement, his report shows he was referring to close physical espionage at Honolulu directed by the Japanese Consulate General).

2) Considerable danger of sabotage to strategic points left unguarded.

3) Need to arrest all suspects without regard to citizenship (This has been done only for alien suspects).

4) Need to reassure loyal Japanese and Japanese-Americans. (This is doubly necessary following the Knox "Fifth Columnist" statement).

5) Army Intelligence poor or non-existent on West Coast; F.B.I. pretty good; Navy Intelligence also good.

6) Navy Intelligence poor at Honolulu; F.B.I. excellent; Army Intelligence pretty good.

7) Good cooperation between services along Mexican Border. Need for coordination and change of methods or attitude at Washington.

8) Munson continues to work at Los Angeles; Irwin is completing his "tour" of Northwest Mexico to Mazatlan and back. Irwin has already reported an Axis "underground railway" into Mexico leading out of Phoenix or Tucson. (This has been reported to the F.B.I.)

J.F.C.