Husband Kimmel Liveblogs World War II: October 14, 1941
PACIFIC FLEET CONFIDENTIAL LETTER NO. 2CL-41 (REVISED):
From: Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.
To: PACIFIC FLEET.
Subject: Security of Fleet at Base and in Operating Areas….(2) The security of the Fleet, operating and based in the Hawaiian Area, is predicated at present, on two assumptions:
(a) That no responsible foreign power will provoke war, under present existing conditions, by attack on the Fleet or Base, but that irresponsible and misguided nationals of such powers may attempt
(1) sabotage, on ships based in Pearl Harbor, from small craft.
(2) to block the entrance to Pearl Harbor by sinking an obstruction in the Channel.
(3) to lay magnetic or other mines in the approaches to Pearl Harbor.(b) That a declaration of war may be preceded by;
(1) a surprise attack on ships in Pearl Harbor,
(2) a surprise submarine attack on ships in operating area,
(3) a combination of these two.(3)The following security measures are prescribed herewith, effective in part in accordance with enclosure (B) or in their entirety as may later be directed by the Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet, or the Senior Officer Present Afloat in the Hawaiian Area...
