LAWYERS RESIGN
PEARL HARBOUR INQUIRY “ TRAGIC DEVELOPMENT ” (Rec. 7 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The entire legal staff of the Pearl Harbour Committee has asked to be excused from taking further part in the inquiry. Mr William Mitchell, the chief counsel, explained that the scope Of the inquiry had been so broadened that it would require months to complete. It was originally planned to finish the inquiry by January 3, but only eight witnesses had appeared thus far, and 60 remained to be heard. The committee chairman said the development was tragic for the committee, Congress, and the country. He said it would be difficult to replace the legal staff, and he himself might be forced to resign from the committee in view of his obligations as the majority leader of the Senate. Prior to Mr Mitchell’s announcement Representative B. W. Gearhart demanded that the inquiry should be broadened to include evidence from enlisted men on duty during the Pearl Harbour attack in order to obtain “ the real story.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26028, 17 December 1945, Page 5
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