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woman with the alabaster jar” (Mt 26, Mk 14, Lk 7), even though artists over the centuries have assigned her that identity. But Mary is more than just a pretty picture. She no doubt sinned in her life, but she is not the forgiven sinner of Luke (caught with that alabaster jar). However inspiring that woman’s reformation may be, prostitute is still a label by which no woman cares to be remembered. Her fortunes changed a bit in 1969, when the liturgical calendar was reworked. (This is when we “lost” some favorites, such as St. Christopher.) The pertinence of Scripture readings assigned to feasts was revisited. The Gospel proclaimed on Mary Magdalene’s feast would no longer be Luke 7:36-50 (the pardon of the sinful woman), but rather Mary’s discovery of Jesus’ empty tomb in John 20. Bad reputations, though, are hard to live down! It’s those demons that still tempt readers to think Mary a fallen woman. In Luke 8, some Galilean women are described journeying with Jesus, together with the Twelve. They include “some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities [and] Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out.” Famous Presbyterian scholar George Buttrick, in his 1962 Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, says Luke’s phrase doesn’t mean possession but physical sickness. “She had been cured of a serious illness,” he believes. “The number seven would accentuate the seriousness of her condition or possibly its recurrent nature.” Elizabeth Johnson adds that the demons possessing scriptural men are not associated with sin; the same principle should hold for Mary. Mary's principal role Today’s scholars, more and more, embrace the earlier view of St. Augustine, in the fourth century, who said, “The Holy Spirit made Magdalene the Apostle of the Apostles.” Apostle is a title of distinct importance in the Bible. Paul prized it greatly. In 2 Corinthians 12:11-12, he seems rather annoyed not to be counted as one. Yet Mary too could say, with Paul, “I am in no way inferior to these “superapostles....” This is her entirely legitimate and scripturally based claim to fame. The word means, says Webster, “one sent on a mission” and it was Jesus himself who said to her, “Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father…’” (Jn 20:17). It would be easy for The Da Vinci Code readers and viewers to think that Mary Magdalene was supposed to tell these brothers, “Jesus and I were married, so now I’m taking over!” After all, its author claims on page one that his book is rooted in historical fact. He never claims theological accuracy, to his credit. And his use of the word fact simply is not factual. Some of author Dan Brown’s “facts” are total fabrications or imaginative hypotheses, while others can be traced to sources such as the apocryphal (gnostic) gospels. One such source, the Gospel of Mary, is even named for Mary Magdalene. In this and other gnostic texts, Mary Magdalene is featured more prominently than in the four canonical Gospels. She even seems to be pitted against Peter. You can imagine trouble brewing, I’m sure. To oversimplify, these gnostic texts do not reveal deep secrets, nor are they “forbidden books.” They simply are not part of our canon of Scripture, our Bible. Why not? One reason is that the apocryphal gospels were not written by people who had witnessed events as they happened—or even heard from eyewitnesses later. They were composed centuries after the New Testament’s four Gospels. Those four Gospels were chosen as “canonical” (official) by the early Church as the strongest, most authentic written representations of the Gospel story as it was being told and lived by the Christian community. So Dan Brown isn’t making appropriate use of either history or Scriptures (canonical or otherwise) when he tells us (in about 25 pages of his thick thriller) that Mary Magdalene, of royal blood, was the wife of Jesus, that they had a child together and that Magdalene and her daughter began a dynasty that survived in France. To top it all off, Brown asserts that the Church intentionally slandered Mary Magdalene, promoting violence and mayhem so that no one would ever honor this woman or her offspring. In Brown’s view, the Church feared that power and leadership would then be in the hands of a woman. One thing on which we all might agree: The Church has not valued women enough, especially a woman whose greatest assignment was to tell the apostles the pivotal news that Jesus was alive. Her words, “I have seen the Lord,” are the first act of faith in the Resurrection. THIS EXCERPT IS FROM WIKIPEDIA Misidentification as a prostitute Mary Magdalene by Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys. Ca. 1860 For centuries, Mary Magdalene has been incorrectly identified in Western Christianity as an adulteress and repentant prostitute, although nowhere does the New Testament identify her as such. Discoveries of new texts and critical insight have now proven that portrait of Mary is entirely inaccurate. According to Harvard theologian Karen King, Mary Magdalene was a prominent disciple and leader of one wing of the early Christian movement that promoted women's leadership.[5] King cites references in the Gospel of John that the risen Jesus gives Mary special teaching and commissions her as an "apostle to the apostles." She is the first to announce the resurrection and to play the role of an apostle, although the term is not specifically used of her (though, in Eastern Christianity she is referred to as "Equal to the Apostles"). Later tradition, however, names her as "the apostle to the apostles." King writes that the strength of this literary tradition makes it possible to suggest that historically Mary was a prophetic visionary and leader within one sector of the early Christian movement after the death of Jesus.[5] Asbury Theological Seminary Bible scholar Ben Witherington III confirms the New Testament account of Mary Magdalene as historical: "Mary was an important early disciple and witness for Jesus."[6] He continues, "There is absolutely no early historical evidence that Miriam's relationship with Jesus was anything other than that of a disciple to her Master teacher." Jeffrey Kripal, a religion scholar, wrote, "Migdal or Magdala (meaning "tower" in Hebrew and Arameic respectively) was a fishing town known, or so the legend goes, for its perhaps punning connection to hairdressers (medgaddlela) and women of questionable reputation. This is as close as we get to any clear evidence that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute."[7] According to Kripal, the identification of Mary Magdalene as a prostitute also goes back to the above-mentioned sermon by Pope Gregory.[7] However, Gregory identified Mary merely as a peccatrix, a sinful woman, using her as a model for the repentant sinner, not a meretrix, a prostitute. However, he also identifies Mary with the adulteress brought before Jesus (as recounted in the Pericope Adulterae John 8), concurring with 3rd and 4th century Church fathers that had already considered the sinful woman's sin as "being unchaste". Gregory's identification and the consideration of the woman's sin as sexual later probably gave rise to the image of Mary as a prostitute. "Kreuzigung" by Meister des Marienlebens. This viewpoint is also espoused by much Western medieval Christian art. In many medieval depictions, Mary Magdalene is shown as having long hair which she wears down over her shoulders, while other women follow contemporary standards of propriety by hiding their hair beneath headdresses or kerchiefs. The Magdalene's hair may be rendered as red, while the other women of the New Testament in these same depictions ordinarily have dark hair beneath a scarf. This disparity between depictions of women can be seen in works such as the Crucifixion paintings by the Meister des Marienlebens. This image of Mary as a prostitute was followed by many writers and artists until the 20th century. Even though it is less prevalent nowadays, the identification of Mary Magdalene with the adulteress is still accepted by some Christians. This is reflected in Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis's novel The Last Temptation of Christ, as well as in José Saramago's The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and Hal Hartley's The Book of Life. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire </p> 6286877 2009-06-12 03:41:20 2009-06-12 03:41:20 open open mary-magdalene-9-mm-002002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6286877 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo 10400967 telson http://wordpress.com/ 127.0.0.1 2009-07-12 09:04:11 2009-07-12 09:04:11 Many syncretistic religions formed gnosticism. Gnosticism was rivaling against Christianity and gnosticism held itself better religion as Christianity was. Word gnosticism comes from Greek word gnosis, which means knowledge. Gnosticism was various effects, for instance, some Gnostics taught that divinity can be achieved through unity of the man and woman. This thought led some Gnostics to reach for divinity through sexual intercourse between the man and woman. There existed also some Gnostics, who abstained from sexual intercourse. When we know the fact that Gnostics held Christians as their enemies and that Gnostics held themselves better as Christians and that Gnostics wanted to show in every way that Gnosticism was better as Christianity, so Gnostics made so called gnostic gospels were they twisted, slandered and misrepresented the real gospels. Gnostics went so far in this misrepresent that they wrote "new gospels" by faking the real gospels. In these faked gospels Gnostics wrote that Jesus Christ was an ordinary man who has a sexual relationship with Mary Magdalene. <br /> <br /> http://koti.phnet.fi/elohim/marymagdalene.html<br /> <br /> 1 0 0 coalition 2.coa.0010012 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/06/08/coalition-2-coa-0010012-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6264859/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:49:01 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>Following Golda Meir's resignation on April 1974, Rabin was elected party leader, after he defeated Shimon Peres. The rivalry between these two labor leaders remained fierce and they competed several times in the next two decades for the leadership role. Rabin succeeded Golda Meir as Prime Minister of Israel on 3 June 1974. This was a coalition government, including Ratz, the Independent Liberals, Progress and Development and the Arab List for Bedouins and Villagers. This arrangement, with a bare parliamentary majority, held for a few months and was one of the few periods in Israel's history where the religious parties were not part of the coalition. The National Religious Party joined the coalition on 30 October 1974 and Ratz left on the 6 November. In foreign policy, the major development at the beginning of Rabin's term was the Sinai Interim Agreement between Israel and Egypt, signed on September 1, 1975. Both countries declared that the conflict between them and in the Middle East shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means [8]. This agreement followed Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy and a threatened ‘reassessment’ of the United States’ regional policy and its relations with Israel. Rabin notes it was,”an innocent-sounding term that heralded one of the worst periods in American-Israeli relations.”[9] The agreement was an important step towards the Camp David Accords of 1978 and the peace treaty with Egypt signed in 1979. Operation Entebbe was perhaps the most dramatic event during Rabin's first term of office. On his orders, the IDF performed a long-range undercover raid to rescue passengers of an airliner hijacked by militants belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's Wadie Haddad faction and the German Revolutionary Cells (RZ), and had been brought to Idi Amin's Uganda. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire The operation was generally considered a tremendous success, and its http://Louis-J-Sheehan.biz spectacular character has made it the subject of much continued comment and study. Towards the end of 1976 his coalition government with the religious parties suffered a crisis: a motion of no confidence had been brought by Agudat Israel over a breach of the Sabbath on an Israeli Air Force base when four F-15 jets were delivered from the US and the National Religious Party had abstained. Rabin dissolved his government and decided on new elections, which were to be held in May 1977. Meanwhile two unfortunate developments from his perspective occurred: following the March 1977 meeting between U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Rabin, Rabin publicly announced that the U.S. supported the Israeli idea of defensible borders. Carter then issued a clarification.Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire A "fallout" in U.S./Israeli relations ensued. It is thought that the fallout contributed to the Israeli Labor Party defeat in the May 1977 elections [10]. The second development was the revelation that his wife, Leah, continued to hold a US dollar account from the days that Rabin was ambassador to the United States. According to Israeli currency regulations at the time, it was illegal for citizens to maintain foreign bank accounts without prior authorization. In the wake of this disclosure, Rabin handed in his resignation from the party leadership and candidacy for prime minister, an act that earned him praise as a responsible person and a man of integrity. http://Louis-J-Sheehan.biz [edit] Opposition Knes</p> 6264859 2009-06-08 18:49:01 2009-06-08 18:49:01 open open coalition-2-coa-0010012-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6264859 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo technical term 8.tect.0020 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/06/04/technical-term-8-tect-0020-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6233489/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:32:21 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire Prosody is a technical term used in linguistics and poetry to describe the patterns, rhythms or meters of a language. Prosody can refer to the rules for the pronunciation of a language as well as its versification. Correct pronunciation of words includes enunciation, as well as proper accenting and making sure each syllable has its required length.</p> 6233489 2009-06-04 03:32:21 2009-06-04 03:32:21 open open technical-term-8-tect-0020-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6233489 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo Lenape 6.len.002002 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/06/02/lenape-6-len-002002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6223408/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:41:00 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>The Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans) are organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic characteristics. These are the people who were living in what is now New Jersey and along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, the northern shore of Delaware, and the lower Hudson Valley and New York Harbor in New York, at the time of the arrival of the Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries — and some continue to live in this area today. Their Algonquian languages are Unami and Munsee The Lenape practiced large-scale agriculture to augment a mobile hunter-gatherer society in the region around the Delaware River, the lower Hudson River, and western Long Island Sound. The Lenape were largely a sedentary people who occupied campsites seasonally, resulting in relatively easy access to the small game that inhabited the region: fish, birds, shellfish and deer. They developed sophisticated techniques of hunting and managing their resources. By the arrival of Europeans, the Lenape were cultivating fields of vegetation through the slash and burn technique, which extended the productive life of planted fields. They also harvested vast Lenape 6.len.002002 quantities of fish and shellfish from the bays of the area, and clams were harvested year-round in southern New Jersey. The success of these methods allowed the tribe to maintain a larger population than nomadic hunter-gatherers were able to support. It has been estimated that at the time of European settlement there might have been about 15,000 Lenape total in approximately 80 settlement sites around much of what is now the New York metropolitan area, alone. Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor, in 1524.</p> 6223408 2009-06-02 16:41:00 2009-06-02 16:41:00 open open lenape-6-len-002002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6223408 publish 0 0 post 0 injection of sulphur dioxide http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/06/02/injection-of-sulphur-dioxide-6217281/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:25:30 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Leeds. The eruption in the Emeishan province of south-west China unleashed around half a million cubic kilometres of lava, covering an area 5 times the size of Wales, and wiping out marine life around the world. Unusually, scientists were able to pinpoint the exact timing of the eruption and directly link it to a mass extinction event in the study published in Science. This is because the eruptions occurred in a shallow sea – meaning that the lava appears today as a distinctive layer of igneous rock sandwiched between layers of sedimentary rock containing easily datable fossilised marine life. The layer of fossilised rock directly after the eruption shows mass extinction of different life forms, clearly linking the onset of the eruptions with a major environmental catastrophe. The global effect of the eruption is also due to the proximity of the volcano to a shallow sea. The collision of fast flowing lava with shallow sea water caused a violent explosion at the start of the eruptions – throwing huge quantities of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere. "When fast flowing, low viscosity magma meets shallow sea it's like throwing water into a chip pan – there's spectacular explosion producing gigantic clouds of steam," explains Professor Paul Wignall, a palaeontologist at the University of Leeds, and the lead author of the paper. The injection of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere would have lead to massive cloud formation spreading around the world - cooling the planet and ultimately resulting in a torrent of acid rain. Scientists estimate from the fossil record that the environmental disaster happened at the start of the eruption. "The abrupt extinction of marine life we can clearly see in the fossil record firmly links giant volcanic eruptions with global environmental catastrophe, a correlation that has often been controversial," adds Professor Wignall. Previous studies have linked increased carbon dioxide produced by volcanic eruptions with mass extinctions. However, because of the very long term warming effect that occurs with increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (as we see with current climate change) the causal link between global environmental changes and volcanic eruptions has been hard to confirm. This work was done in collaboration with the Chinese University of Geosciences in Wuhan and funded by a grant from the Natural Environment Research Council, UK. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire </p> 6217281 2009-06-02 03:25:30 2009-06-02 03:25:30 open open injection-of-sulphur-dioxide-6217281 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo chop chop 9.cho.001002 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/05/23/chop-chop-9-cho-001002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6165800/ Sat, 23 May 2009 23:49:27 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>THE recent scandals about poisoned baby milk, contaminated pet food and dangerous toys from China have raised questions about manufacturing standards in the country that has become factory to the world. In China’s defence, it was probably inevitable that as production grew so would the problems associated with it, at least in the short term. Similarly, it could be argued that China is going through the same quality cycle that occurred during Japan’s post-war development or America’s manufacturing boom in the late 19th century—but in an environment with infinitely more scrutiny. A response to both these observations can be found in “Poorly Made in China” by Paul Midler, a fluent Chinese speaker who in 2001 moved to China to work as a consultant to the growing numbers of Western companies now replacing factories in Europe and America with subcontracting relationships in the emerging industrial zone surrounding Guangzhou. It was the perfect period to arrive. The normal problems of starting a business, such as getting clients or providing a value proposition, do not hinder Mr Midler, who had the benefit of being in the right place at the right time. Not only did he quickly, and seemingly effortlessly, find customers, they were delighted with what they found in China. Factories will do anything to please. Prices are famously low and production cycles short. His clients returned from their initial trips to China stunned by how quickly factories became proficient and puzzled by how much could be done so well, so fast, so cheaply. They were right to wonder. Most of Mr Midler’s work is coping with what he calls “quality fade” as the Chinese factories transform what were, in fact, profitless contracts into lucrative relationships. The production cycle he sees is the opposite of the theoretical model of continuous improvement. After resolving teething problems and making products that match specifications, innovation inside the factory turns to cutting costs, often in ways that range from unsavoury to dangerous. Packaging is cheapened, chemical formulations altered, sanitary standards curtailed, and on and on, in a series of continual product debasements. In a further effort to create a margin, clients from countries with strong intellectual-property protection and innovative products are given favourable pricing on manufacturing, but only because the factory can then directly sell knock-offs to buyers in other countries where patents and trademarks are ignored. It is, Mr Midler says, a kind of factory arbitrage. The first line of defence against compromised products are the factory’s clients, the importers. The moment they begin suspecting a Chinese manufacturing “partner” and want to discover what might be unfolding is the moment they become particularly eager to find people in China like Mr Midler. That suggests they want information. But, as Mr Midler discovers, they are finicky about what is found. When suspicions turn out to be reality, all too often they become unhappy—miserable about resolving something costly and disruptive, yet terrified about being complicit in peddling a dangerous product. This is particularly true if the problems could go undetected by customers. Better, to some extent, not to know. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire Aware of these dynamics, Western retailers increasingly use outside testing laboratories for Chinese products. But this too, Mr Midler writes, is more form than function, since the tests are by their very nature more limited than the ways to circumvent them. The process resembles the hunt for performance enhancements used by athletes, where a few get caught but the cleverer ones stay ahead by using products not yet on the prohibited list. http://LOUIS-J-SHEEHAN.US It would be unfair, of course, to see all Chinese companies in this light. A few are gaining international recognition for quality, but in contrast, say, to Japan or America, this recognition comes at a cost to the firms themselves because it is accompanied by unpopular scrutiny and compliance. This odd situation became apparent when Mr Midler witnessed large, modern Chinese factories outsourcing work to smaller, grittier, facilities even though this meant forgoing the production benefits from economies of scale. The tiny outfits were in a much better position to skirt environmental controls and safety standards for products and workers. The obvious way to clean up this mess—and to know whether it is really as pervasive as this book suggests—is through broader disclosure, but by whom? The Chinese press is sometimes revealing but typically controlled, as are foreign reporters. Many production problems are well-known within local manufacturing circles, Mr Midler says, but collusion is rampant and there are no rewards in China for whistle-blowing. Most of the people in Mr Midler’s position would not dream of disclosing what they see and many testing laboratories protect their reputation by hiding, rather than revealing, what they test. As a result, if Mr Midler’s perceptions are true, the primary source of discovery will come in the worst possible way—by consumers who buy Chinese products, only to discover their flaws themselves.</p> 6165800 2009-05-23 23:49:27 2009-05-23 23:49:27 open open chop-chop-9-cho-001002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6165800 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo stoppage 7.sto.0002 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/05/07/stoppage-7-sto-0002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6072860/ Thu, 07 May 2009 02:12:49 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>Three babies are alive after each received an unorthodox heart transplant, researchers report in the Aug. 14 New England Journal of Medicine. But the method has resparked debate about the definition of death. The experimental transplant procedure marks the first time infants have received hearts from infant donors who had been taken off life support. And had the transplants not been done, all six babies would have died, says the study's lead author, Mark Boucek of the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. Boucek also says that each year, 50 to 100 infants are added to the waiting list for a heart transplant. A quarter of the infants die while waiting. Boucek and colleagues at DiMaggio along with doctors from The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colo., wanted to provide more hearts. The team used hearts from three donor infants who had life-threatening brain injuries, had not been declared brain-dead and had been kept alive only through life support. The parents consented that the infants not be resuscitated and their organs be transplanted upon death, if possible. The hearts were transplanted to babies less than one year old who had malfunctioning or diseased hearts. After the transplants, the health of the recipients was compared to that of 17 babies who received transplants in the standard way: from infants who had been declared brain-dead. Surgeries were performed in Colorado between May 2004 and May 2007. access Enlargemagnify THE ETHICS OF TRANSPLANTS Moderator Atul Gawande of Harvard Medical School asks George Annas of Boston University about details on the ethics involved in a recent transplant scenario.New England Journal of Medicine The three babies who received hearts from infants taken off ventilators are still alive compared to 14 of the 17 control infants. “Our study is small,” Boucek says, “but it establishes that it is possible to transplant hearts from infants that die of respiratory failure that led to heart failure.” Previously, it was thought that this method would not work because once taken off life support, the donor babies’ circulation stops, causing possible damage to the heart. If those hearts are restarted in other people, though, then are the individuals from whom they were taken really dead, asks James Bernat of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. “This experiment was bold. It worked,” he says. “But it highlights that question of death which needs to be answered before this experimental procedure makes its way into mainstream medicine.” And, that is probably part of the reason why the journal published it, Bernat notes. The dilemma focuses on the dead donor rule, an ethical guideline stating that a donor must be dead before vital organs are prepared for transplantation. When the heart has stopped irreversibly, it is called cardiac death. Dead donor rule protocol, based on a 2005 consensus in the medical community, suggests waiting between two and five minutes after the pulse stops to declare death. But more time between circulation stoppage and transplantation causes more damage to the donor organs, especially the heart, Boucek says. So, based on the recommendation of an ethics review board, the final two experimental heart transplants were performed one minute and fifteen seconds after the donor’s pulse ceased. That shorter time period raises the issue of whether the donors were dead. http://LOUIS-J-SHEEHAN.US But the dead donor rule can get in the way of organ donation, says Dr. Robert Truog of Children’s Hospital Boston. “Parents in these cases want to make the best of a tragic situation. They want their children’s organs donated,” and the wait time can jeopardize that, Truog says. He advocates getting rid of the dead donor rule. Donors’ prognoses and their or their guardians’ consent to donate would drive the donation procedure. But timing decisions would be made by the transplant team. Jettisoning the dead donor rule is radical and risky, Bernat argues. He instead advocates developing a consensus-driven, standard time protocol to follow when handling cardiac death donations. This discussion is making the transplant process more transparent for society, Boucek says. Nevertheless, his team saved three lives, and the method could potentially save hundreds more, he says. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire </p> 6072860 2009-05-07 02:12:49 2009-05-07 02:12:49 open open stoppage-7-sto-0002-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6072860 publish 0 0 post 0 donor weight 7.wei.01 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/05/05/weight-7-wei-01-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6060268/ Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56:45 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>Cutting way back on calorie intake for six months doesn’t take a bite out of bones in people who haven’t yet reached middle age, a new study shows. The finding, reported online and in the Sept. 22 Archives of Internal Medicine, thickens the debate over calorie restriction: A 2006 study had suggested that quick weight loss weakened bones in people over age 50.http://Louis-J-Sheehan.de The current study looks at volunteers with average ages in the late 30s. It’s possible that the reports’ different results stem from the age discrepancy, says Luigi Fontana, a physician and gerontologist at Washington University in St. Louis who coauthored the earlier study. Calorie restriction — eating fewer calories than necessary for maintaining a steady body weight — seems to offer health benefits and possibly a way to stretch a person’s longevity. But researchers are now investigating whether there might be a downside to the practice, apart from being hungry. The new study focused on bone density over a short time period, as measured by X-rays before volunteers began dieting and again after the volunteers had dieted for six months. Leanne Redman, an endocrinologist at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and her colleagues randomly assigned 46 healthy but slightly overweight people to maintain one of four diets for that time period. Each diet group included roughly a dozen volunteers. One group served as a control, eating a normal, healthy diet about equal to their energy output each day. Another group achieved a net energy deficit of 25 percent by eating fewer calories, while a third group achieved the same deficit through a combination of dieting and exercise. People in the fourth group drew the short straw, assigned to consume a very restrictive diet of only 890 calories a day — about half the daily average typically needed to maintain weight — until they achieved a 15 percent weight loss. At that point they switched to a diet that maintained a steady weight for the remainder of the study. All volunteers also took calcium and vitamin D supplements. The controls lost 1 percent of body weight on average, whereas the two calorie-restricted groups, whether exercising or not, lost 10 percent of their body weight. People in the fourth group, who were on the strictest low-cal diet, lost 14 percent of body weight.http://Louis-J-Sheehan.de Despite these sharp losses, none of the groups showed a significant change in bone mineral density over the half-year study. Heavier people have more bone because the stress on their frame demands it, Redman says. The bone density remained unchanged in these people, whether adjusted for a change in weight, she says. The 2006 study found some bone density losses during a one-year trial in which participants maintained slightly less arduous calorie restriction than in the new study. But those losses didn’t show up in people who also exercised. That trial also comprised slightly overweight volunteers, but they averaged about 20 years older than participants in the new study. The two studies are part of the initial wave of calorie restriction studies in people, Fontana says. “Women over 50 who are post-menopausal are already losing bone due to the fact that they are estrogen deficient,” he says. Men also show a loss, although it’s less abrupt. To clarify the issue of calorie restriction and risk of bone loss, Fontana says, researchers will need to go beyond bone density measurements and actually record bone fractures over a longer time period. Such studies will reveal overall bone quality and not merely density, he says. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire </p> 6060268 2009-05-05 02:56:45 2009-05-05 02:56:45 open open weight-7-wei-01-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6060268 publish 0 0 post 0 weight 15947075 Unmanimilassy http://wordpress.com/ 127.0.0.1 2011-06-22 17:17:55 2011-06-22 17:17:55 thai fashion jewelry http://clothingtrends.eu/men-page21.html coupon for in fashion kids 775608 1 0 0 Zeta Reticuli 0.z Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/04/30/zeta-reticuli-0-z-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6032750/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:52:32 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>The Demetabolization of Humanity: If Not Now, When? Lou Sheehan Harrisburg University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT Humanity has great reproductive potential vis-à-vis other members of the Zetan species. Additionally, Humanity has significantly superior intellectual capacity vis-à-vis almost all intelligent species in the Galaxy. However, Humanity’s irrationality is dysfunctional and can be exploited as a terminal weakness in the Galactic power struggle. Background Zeta Reticuli is a system comprised of two stars both of which are about 1 billion years older than the Earth’s sun. Zeti Reticuli is 39.2 light years from Earth and Zeta I is approximately one-eight of a light year from Zeta II (Friedman, 2008). In 1947, two Zeta Reticulan I Ovoid-Class extraterrestrial lenticular-shaped aerodyne craft collided while on an observance-only mission over the atomic testing grounds in the State of New Mexico, USA, Earth (Friedman, 2008). Radar film and tower logs from American Holloman Air Force Base reflected the merger of three objects prior to collision and subsequent crashes with the third object believed to be an unrecovered test balloon (Majestic Twelve Project, 1952). The two Ovoid-Class craft experienced non-planned ground contact at two dispersed sites in New Mexico. Four Zeta Reticulan I bodies were recovered, three of which were unevacuated in a damaged escape cylinder and one of which was found several yards from the cylinder (Majestic Twelve Project, 1952). Three of the four were nonmetabolic and badly decomposed as a result of exposure and assumed predatory action. The fourth – the evacuated body – became nonmetabolic within the first hour of the American Army Air Force recovery operation (Briefing Document, 1952). Years of intensive Human study of the retrieved components of the two Ovoid-class craft seeded numerous Human technological advances. Within decades of the recovery, the reverse engineering of recovered components led to the fruition, as examples, of fiber optics, integrated circuits, lasers, Kevlar and accelerated particle beam devices (Corso, 1997). In 2021, Human scientists at the Furey Institute, Harrisburg University, fully replicated a functioning Ovoid-class power source (Cheng, 2022). The reactor was fueled with Element 114 in a closed system. Fueling was the initial step in the provision of amplified Gravity-✜ and Magnetic-✜ waves allowing Knaubian travel (http://www.boblazar.com). The reactor bombarded Element 114 with hydrogen protons using a microparticle accelerator. The hydrogen protons fused into the Element 114 nucleus creating the misnamed “radioactive” form of Element 115 (“R-115”). The almost simultaneous decay of R-115 produced one particle of Anti-Hydrogen, a form of antimatter, as well as a large number of neutrinos. The flux of Anti-Hydrogen particles produced in the reactor were channeled through an evacuated tuned tube within a flowing stream of neutrinos where it was reacted with plasma in a Naccian Annihilation Reaction. This Annihilation Reaction released/exposed the inherent Subquarkian gravitational and magnetic forces of the reacting R-115 and, further, amplified the Gravity-✜ and Magnetic-✜ waves as a result of the “Island of Stability” properties of element 114 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3313/02.html). The generation of the Hyper-Gravity-Magnetic-Gate theoretically allowed the craft to “fall” through space to its targeted (a.k.a. “attracted”) position at theoretical “speeds” of up to 1,000 times the speed of light (“1000-c”). However, the inefficiencies of the Human constructed “Model A.X” restricted Knaubian travel to speeds of under 12-c. With the Human National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s successful test of the first Human interplanetary flight in the Schiavelli Program (the first manned extra-Earth program after the suspension of the Apollo Program), overt and nonconcealable Zeta Reticulan contact was initiated in compliance with Zeta Reticulan Containment Policy: Earth (Pyramid 0099742.7760.04, -65,778,912). The Zetan Founders evolved on a planet orbiting Zeta I Reticuli and populated a Zeta II Reticulan planet with a domestically genetically altered species version – to accommodate different environmental conditions – of their species. Subsequently, on Earth the Founders attempted to genetically modify a native species of simians to approximate the Founders’ appearance and abilities in the context of yet another divergent environment. As represented in many artistic representations as well as written and oral traditions, Humanity has a long record of the Founders’ involvement with Humans (Von Daniken, 1970). Yet, consistent with Human behavior, all such involvement was officially denied and actively concealed. Rorschach Analysis for Psychological Operations This paper’s analysis builds upon the previous research performed by agent Gregorius of Rome in Human year 590. Agent Gregorius’ report lists the following seven fundamental human weaknesses: gluttony, greed, lust, envy, wrath, pride and sloth (Gregorius, 590). Your humble agent has uncovered the following Human Directive relating to the above-mentioned Ovoid-class crash categorized as “TOP SECRET – RESTRICTED” and herewith uses it as a succinct instrument for evidencing the current state of the Human mind as well as ongoing Human psychological weaknesses. The Human decision in 1947 to conceal the New Mexican crashes was premised on the following rationales (Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining Mission Assessment, 1947) : a. Public trust of the political institutions might be eroded and possibly held in disrepute. b. A complete re-evaluation might take place among institutions of higher learning, thus calling into question the certainty of scientific knowledge. c. The ability of the Armed Forces to ensure National Security might be put in jeopardy and possibly lead to public fear and disorder. d. History and religion in the political context would probably suffer the most damage causing unprecedented upheaval in social and psychological well-being. e. Political repercussions might occur in our diplomatic efforts of containing the Communist threat to our democratic interests. f. If such an announcement was made by the current Administration, it could be perceived by the opposing party as a trick, laying open the possibility of unethical posturing and manipulation of the public’s mind. How prescient and revealing was Lt. General Twining’s 1947 Assessment? Public trust of the political institutions might be eroded and possibly held in disrepute. In fact, public trust in Human/American institutions rapidly deteriorated subsequent to 1947 in the contexts of Vietnam, Watergate, Operation Desert Freedom, Bailoutgate, FDAgate, EPAgate, and NSAgate. Nevertheless, the United States remained a distinct and sovereign entity until a few years after “First Contact.” As is evident from numerous meta-analyses of Human nature, Twining’s peers’ decision to cloak their own short-run interests as equating to Humanity’s best interests for the simple purpose of maintaining the current economic inequalities led to the collapse of Human political organization (Marx, 2029). In sum, the Human impulse toward gluttony distorts Human rationality and results in foreseeable periods of extreme intra-species destruction. A complete re-evaluation might take place among institutions of higher learning, thus calling into question the certainty of scientific knowledge. Perhaps the greatest strength of the Human branch of the Zetan species is its ability to comfortably live with intellectual ambiguity (Brooks, 2008). If properly channeled, the phenomena of “Selective Consciousness” and “Fuzzy Logic” augurs well for the Zetan races for purposes of any future war with the Reptillian Co-Prosperity Sphere. However, the Human Achilles’ Heel is rooted in the same phenomena and exposes the Zetan Confederacy to multiple dangers. Indeed, these phenomena led directly to both Humanity’s relatively rapid technological advancement (Meek, 2023) but also to the massive population losses – estimated to be nearly 45% of all Humans who lived past the age of one (0.06793 Zetan I, 0.00044701 Reptilloid) solar year – caused by intra-species greed (Simcox, 2029). The ability of the Armed Forces to ensure National Security might be put in jeopardy and possibly lead to public fear and disorder. The Human Social War (2024 – 2028) had the effect of reducing the Human population from approximately 11 billion to under one billion. Nevertheless, in comparison with the Zeta I population of approximately 4,000 and the Zeta II population of approximately 850, the Earth branch of the Zeta species -- having the capacity for incessant lust and therefore the desire for rapid reproduction -- has experienced only a short period of disorder and, by their standards, small population loss (Wagner, 2029). Analyses of the causes of the Social War point not to fear relating to insecurity but, rather, to individual desire to have -- i.e., envy for -- the material objects possessed by other Humans (Olivetti, 2031). Once again, the only conclusion possible is that Human leadership employed misleading rhetoric so as to manipulate and thus retain control over Humanity over the short-run. Of course, the rest of Humanity compliantly remained delusional. History and religion in the political context would probably suffer the most damage causing unprecedented upheaval in social and psychological well-being. Given inherent Human intellectual plasticity and the historical evidence, Lt. General Twining’s fourth contention is laughable to the Reptillian mind. As one example, within months of First Contact the major Human religious texts had all been reinterpreted – each, in turn, in numerous ways -- to accommodate First Contact as well as other follow-on facts relating to same. More, Zeta’s own truth traditions, i.e., “Shokesiansanity,” gained Human adherents and, not surprisingly, several antagonistic and wrathful Human groups developed with differing interpretations of that Faith (Sagan, 2031)! Political repercussions might occur in our diplomatic efforts of containing the Communist threat to our democratic interests. This self-serving supposition was not relevant at the time of First Contact as this particular competing subset of Humans – i.e., “Communists” – had been incorporated into a rival, i.e., the proud American, system of economic exchange in less than 50 Earth years after First Contact (Gibbons, 2012). Evidenced, once again, is the lack of correlation between Human “reasoning” and reality; what other intelligent species cannot plan 50 years in advance? The Zetan-Human subspecies is not inclined to connect in-puts and out-puts. If such an announcement was made by the current Administration, it could be perceived by the opposing party as a trick, laying open the possibility of unethical posturing and manipulation of the public’s mind. Ironically, of course, to avoid overly disruptive intra-leadership competition, Human leadership determined it was appropriate to adopt a unified leadership policy of tricking Humanity by adopting unethical postures and to otherwise manipulate the public’s mind in conjunction with the assumption that the historical pattern of sloth would guarantee Humanity’s unquestioning acceptance of the leadership’s pronouncements (Adams, 2024). In lieu of reality, the leadership chose to focus Humanity’s attention on reproduction (Massengale, 2029). Conclusion Humanity has enormous intellectual and reproductive capacities. Concurrent with these gifts, however, is a profound irrationality. Your humble agent concludes that proper utilization of Human weaknesses will not only negate Human advantages but will, further, allow the Reptillian Co-Prosperity Sphere to undermine what, if any, intellectual advantages the Founding Zetans have. At a minimum, we should continue to situate the Humans as if they are in Cosmic Kindergarten, i.e., requiring tremendous amounts of the Founder’s time for supervision. To avoid Humanity’s ever-increasing ability to detect our presence, it is recommended that our installations on both the Earth’s Moon and on Mars be removed. Additionally, we should continue to both randomly distribute gold to Humans and, further, target the distribution of gold to violent Human organizations. All of the evidence suggests that Humanity has not been able to overcome its flaws during the past 1,500 Human years. At this juncture, the Reptillian Co-Prosperity Sphere should have little trouble exploiting the seven significant Human weaknesses and thus stymie the Zetan Confederacy’s gambit for rapid expansion. Further, given its inherent abilities, unpredictabilities, and contradictions, it is recommended that Humanity be eliminated proximate to the elimination of the populations on Zeta I and Zeta II as a precautionary measure for our future eggs’ sakes even if it means such operations require the elimination of the Earth habitat. Subsequently, and assuming the destruction of Earth’s habitat, Earth may still be used as a base in our expanding Galactic Transportation System, as a source of heavier minerals and water, and as an encampment for prisoners of war (if any). References Adams, N. (2024). Look It Up Yourself! Harrisburg University: Illiteracy Project. Bates, H. (1940, October), Farewell to the Master. Astounding Science Fiction Magazine. Briefing Document. (1952). Operation Majestic 12 Prepared for President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Project Operations Group, White House.) Washington, DC: White House. Brooks, M. (2008). 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense. New York: Doubleday. 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Chariots of the Gods? New York: Bantam Books, Inc. Wagner, J. (2029). Piece It Together. Kalamazoo: Paperwork Press. Saved at: Element115.doc </p> 6032750 2009-04-30 01:52:32 2009-04-30 01:52:32 open open zeta-reticuli-0-z-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6032750 publish 0 0 post 0 zeta reticuli neutrinos 2.neu.0001 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/04/28/neutrinos-2-neu-0001-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6024660/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:28:37 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>Neutrinos are elementary particles that often travel close to the speed of light, lack an electric charge, are able to pass through ordinary matter almost undisturbed and are thus extremely difficult to detect. Neutrinos have a minuscule, but nonzero mass. http://Louis1J1Sheehan.us They are usually denoted by the Greek letter ν (nu).Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire Neutrinos are created as a result of certain types of radioactive decay or nuclear reactions such as those that take place in the Sun, in nuclear reactors, or when cosmic rays hit atoms. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire There are three types, or "flavors", of neutrinos: electron neutrinos, muon neutrinos and tau neutrinos; each type also has an antimatter partner, called an antineutrino. Electron neutrinos or antineutrinos are generated whenever neutrons change into protons or vice versa, the two forms of beta decay. Interactions involving neutrinos are generally mediated by the weak force. Most neutrinos passing through the Earth emanate from the Sun, and more than 50 trillion solar electron neutrinos pass through the human body every second.</p> 6024660 2009-04-28 18:28:37 2009-04-28 18:28:37 open open neutrinos-2-neu-0001-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6024660 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo French Ambassador in Tokyo 9.fat.1 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/04/26/french-ambassador-in-tokyo-9-fat-1-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6012939/ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:04:03 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>No. 953 October 14, 1941 #657. FROM: Rome TO: Tokyo I shall endeavor to sum up the situation in this country as it has developed in recent days.http://Louis-j-sheehan.com 1. The report which I gave you in my #655[a] recounted the strengthening of economic control in all areas. This has brought a heavy burden upon the people of this country, both high and low. Furthermore, because of the unrest brought about by the lack of food and other commodities, rumors are rife that there is an atmosphere of extreme unrest in all areas. However, the Government, at the same time that it is mobilizing the party, is taking strong measures to quiet the unrest of the people and to improve the morale in order to bring about the realization to the people that they must bear the same burden as the soldiers and officers in the front line. It is viewed that an attempt is being made to quiet public feeling, to still party strife, as well as to quiet the fears of all the people. England and the United States are exaggerating the current situation. But speculation to the effect that Italy will collapse internally rather than for any economic reason is nothing but the purest fancy. On the other hand, it would seem that they, England and the United States, are taking this as the opportune time for circulating rumors of the possibility of a separate peace with Italy. Both these ideas are not worth consideration. Furthermore, in this connection, there are intelligence indicating that because MYRON TAYLOR is giving the President of the United States extremely optimistic reports, the pessimistic observations of Ambassador PHILLIPS are not given the credence they merit. 2. In governmental circles there seems to be considerable satisfaction with the developments of the war against the Soviet. They are anticipating that together with recent developments, there will be stepped-up activities in the Near East shortly. They are convinced that within the near future the time will come when the difficult position Italy faces in the Mediterranean and especially in northern Africa areas will take a decided new turn. 3. With regard to relations with the United States, there is even now the tendency to regard those relationships with a little more optimism. There are many who believe that the United States will not go beyond the position which she is now taking. 4. Recently riots have broken out in Albania and Montenegro. Though the Italian army is being utilized to quiet these disturbances, it would seem that they are meeting considerable [A-482] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR difficulty in certain areas. The anti-Italian feeling in Croatia seems to be no less strong than it has been in the past. Relayed to Berlin and Washington. [a] See III, 952. Trans. 10-16-41 No. 954 October 15, 1941 #664. FROM: Rome TO: Tokyo In 2 parts complete. On the 14th, I met and talked with Paulucci who headed the mission which visited Japan. The following is his opinion on various subjects. 1. Bluntly speaking, the Italian people in general were of the opinion that when Germany and Italy fought the Soviet Union, Japan would, of course, join with her Axis partners. For this reason, these people find it exceedingly difficult to understand Japan's conducting negotiations with the United States. Certain elements even say that the United States has demanded the right to act freely in China and in Manchukuo for the purpose of tying Japan's hands against any northward or southward move. This has made the Italian's feel some apprehension on two accounts: One concerns the present and is the fear that Germany and Italy will lose the support of Japan; the second concerns the future and is based on fear lest Britain and the United States attempt to do in the Far East, after this war is over, what they have done in the past to Europe. Thus, these Italians feel apprehension for Japan also. 2. My (Paulucci's) personal opinion is that Japan should strike at the Soviet Union immediately. At such a time as this, when the collapse of the Soviet Union is practically at hand, Japan should seize Vladivostok which is a constant source of trouble for Japan as a nation. At the same time, this seems to be the most opportune time for Japan to settle the vitally important North Sakhalien problem as well as others, once and for all. Japan's entrance into the war against the Soviet Union does not necessarily mean that the United States will be brought into the conflict. There is a strong anti-Communism sentiment within the United States which further substantiates the improbability of her becoming actually involved. Moreover, the United States has not reached the stage as yet where she could effectively fight in this war. All her belligerent displays and threatening acts are no more than bluffs. After the complete destruction of the Soviet Union, Japan will be connected to Germany and Italy by land. This is an important factor for Japan, for she will then have access to many essential materials. It is quite true that there is a danger that the Soviet Union will resort to guerrilla warfare in the future, which will not make the above-mentioned land communication line an easy matter to maintain. On the other hand, with the defeat of the Soviet Union, the said guerrillas will have lost the source of their military supplies. Moreover, since neither the United States nor British goods could get to them, this source would also be of no aid. Therefore, it should not be too great a problem to suppress these guerrilla bands. [A-483] (Part 2) 3. Japan's southward expansion program should come subsequent to the developments outlined in paragraph 2 above. The right moment to do so must be carefully chosen and at the same time, the opportune moment must not be allowed to pass by. If Japan waits too long, it simply means that Great Britain and the United States will be allowed unnecessarily long hours to make preparations. 4. In my (Paulucci's) personal opinion, the course that should be pursued by the Allies (Germany-Italy-Japan) should be to eliminate British influence from the Near East and from the Mediterranean area, rather than the invasion of England. Hitler seems to be of the opinion that if England herself is crushed, the British Empire as a whole will crumble. It seems as if the Fuehrer puts too much weight on the attack on England. In my opinion, England would lose her main fighting power if she were to be defeated in the Near East, the Mediterranean area and in Egypt. This would be a much quicker way of bringing the Empire to her knees than to do so by defeating England proper. I am, therefore, of the opinion that it is of the utmost importance to have the Berlin Government realize at this time the importance of: (1) Manipulation of Turkey. (2) Military moves in the Near East, Mediterranean and Egypt. (3) Access to the Near Eastern Oil. Through these means, if it becomes possible for Germany and Italy to come into contact with Japan by both sea and land, not even the United States could compete with the power which would then become available. Trans. 10-18-41 No. 955 October 15, 1941 #661. FROM: Rome TO: Tokyo Concerning the evacuation of Japanese merchants from Europe, I understand that in Berlin, although the personnel of the various business houses themselves, as well as the higher officials are going to remain. In Rome, on the other hand, all the establishments with the exception of Mitsubishi, are closing down. This is taken as a slight by Italians, when they compare the circumstances with those in Berlin, which is not a favorable condition. Moreover, from the standpoint of trade expansion of the future, we feel that it is essential to keep the various business houses open at this time. Please arrange, if possible, to have at least one member of the Bank of Japan, and at least one young and promising representative of businesses (such as Zumoto of the Mitsui) remain here. Will you please advise me whether the decision to have all the business houses with the exception of Mitsubishi pull out of Italy, means that Mitsubishi will carry on the business hitherto carried on by Mitsui and Okura? If so, is this being done as a phase of our national policy? I would appreciate being advised of this for my information only. Trans. 10-17-41 [A-484] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR No. 956 October 2, 1941 #632. FROM: Rome TO: Tokyo The official notes which we exchanged concerning the extension of the compensatory trade agreement with Italian East Africa, concluded March 26, went out of effect on June 30. Don't you think we ought to renew this understanding? In my opinion, considering the present shipping situation, we ought at least to extend the arrangement for a year, if possible. Trans. 10-4-41 No. 957 October 17, 194 #666. FROM: Rome 1 TO: Tokyo Re your #274[a]. The exchange of the official text was completed the 17th. The effective period is from June 30th of this year till June 30th of next year. The text in the main is the same as the previous one. [a] Not available. Trans. 11-14-41 No. 958 August 7, 1941 #345. FROM: Tokyo TO: Vichy Action Hanoi as #216. Due to the French policy of procrastination, no definite decision has yet resulted from the negotiations which were being conducted in your city and in Vichy which regard to an increase in the Japan-Thailand regular plane service. Recently, however, the French Attache for Air in Tokyo called on the man in charge in this office in the name of the French Ambassador in Tokyo, and outlined the following French proposal. (1) a. Semi-weekly service between Tokyo, Hanoi, and Bangkok. b. Semi-weekly service between Formosa, Canton, Hanoi, and Bangkok. Total of four north bound lines. (Abandon the line which detoured to Saigon.) c. Bi-weekly seaplane arrivals in Saigon. The French said they would formally approve the above on condition that in exchange we approve the following: (2) a. The French also permitted to operate the same number of planes over the same course. b. In order that contact with the French Concession in Shanghai may be established, the French planes be permitted to stop at Shanghai. c. Materials be made available in Japan. We cannot approve points (2) a and b at the present time. However, as was set forth in my message #94, with a view to the future when normal conditions return, we are prepared to give [A-485] a preliminary approval on condition that planes of each may fly into Paris and Tokyo respectively. We are willing to make suitable arrangements with regard to point c. P. (1) Conflicts with our original requests, (see my message #293[a]). We are anxious to conduct negotiations along the lines of our original proposals. We feel that your city is the most suitable place to conduct these negotiations. Please, therefore, get in touch with the governor there and urge him to give his approval to it. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire (We shall advise the French Ambassador in Tokyo that we are in favor of holding the negotiations in Hanoi.) Already two special seaplane flights have been made for the purpose of transporting the committee to definitely establish boundaries. In view of the fact that it is going to be necessary to make several more of these trips, we are anxious to have approval granted for the establishment of a regular seaplane service as soon as possible. In the event that the decision on this point is delayed, we intend to operate-----transport system. The last point is for your information only. [a] Not available. Trans. 8-11-41 No. 959 August 7, 1941 #1766. FROM: Tokyo TO: Net Action Shanghai (?) as #795 (?). (Abstract.) The French Ambassador called on Toyoda on the 4th to request permission to send 350 French soldiers from the Shanghai French Concession to French Indo-China for the purpose of exchange of soldiers. Toyoda says that it is difficult to grant this permission to the French alone in view of previous regulations, but because of the special relationship existing between France and Japan now, Japan will give tacit consent. Trans. 8-13-41 No. 960 August 11, 1941 #348. FROM: Tokyo TO: Vichy Re your #452[a]. On the 4th the French Ambassador resident in Tokyo called upon me and made the following requests: 1. For permission to return about 350 Shanghai French Concession French soldiers to French Indo-China for the purpose of exchange of soldiers. 2. For the addition of the French language to the three languages, Japanese, English, and German, to which telegraphic communications between Japan and French Indo-China is restricted at present because of the tremendous inconvenience occasioned. -----27 groups missing------ -----(I replied) that when England had requested permission to exchange some "seamen" the request had been denied and that from the standpoint of principle it was very difficult to [A-486] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR make an exception in the case of France alone, however in view of the special relationship existing between France and Japan at the present time as a special consideration the above exchange would be given tacit permission and that in regard to item No. 2 special permission would be given for that also. In this connection when you have an occasion to confer with Darlan regarding recognition of the Nanking regime please make special reference to the above considerations. Ever since the conclusion of the joint defense agreement the Japanese government has given special consideration to Japanese-French relations. Please stress the fact that we are giving especially favorable consideration to the various problems that come up relating to France. [a] See III, 961. Trans. 8-28-41 No. 961 August 8, 1941 #723. FROM: Tokyo TO: Berlin Message from Vichy #452 on the 6th. Re your #336[a]. On July 29th, on the occasion of the signing of the Franco-Japanese agreement, I requested DARLAN to reach an early decision in the matter of recognizing at as early a date as possible the new People's Government in China. This should come as a logical sequence to the spirit of the recently promulgated agreements between Japan and France and, also, in view of the unrest in the French Indo-China area having been already practically dispelled. He promised to give due consideration to this matter. On August 2nd when I had conversations with BUNOIR MESSIEN, I made explanations as to the pro's and con's of this matter. Immediately thereafter he said: "I personally do not feel that we should discuss such questions as these for a little while until public excitement has quieted down as a result of the French Indo-Chinese question." On August 5th, when I tried to secure an interview with DARLAN, I found that he was out of town. In his stead I saw Acting Vice Minister REGARDE (?) and made detailed explanations to him. Before I left I gave him an Aide Memoire. During the course of our conversation, he said: "Though I will convey the details of the matter to DARLAN upon his return to his post, I can say this much: Though he does not feel opposed to the matter, for various reasons he feels that this matter should be shelved for two or three months." For reasons of public opinion and also since difficulties will arise should relations with Chungking be broken off, the French feel that it would raise difficult and peculiar problems. Continuing, he said: "For myself, I feel that the shelving of this more or less secondary question is in keeping with the French Government's straightforward spirit in which they are putting into operation the various agreements covenanted by Japan and France." I replied: "Although this affects but one part of the Far East, the realization of this matter is of the utmost importance. I urge you at this time to reach a speedy decision." At any rate, within the next few days I plan to call upon DARLAN after he returns to Vichy. [A-487] Furthermore, with regard to the matter of the Italian Ambassador, REGARDE (?) told me that he was immediately taking steps so that the Italian Ambassador would not arrive at his post in Vichy but would stay for a time at some point on the way. Relay to Berlin. [a] In which the Japanese Ambassador in Vichy reports conversations with DARLAN regarding recognition of the Nanking Government. Trans. 8-12-41 No. 962 August 8, 1941 #705. FROM: Shanghai TO: Tientsin Circular Message to Tokyo #1479. Re your #795[a] and my letter #2142, secret outside the department and dated August 5. 1. It goes without saying that we should make the French cooperate more than ever for the sake of disposing of the China incident. Regarding the various questions arising from French concessions, French garrisons, and French rights and interests in various parts of China, however, due to lack of a clear-cut and uniform attitude and policy on both sides, we have been able to settle the various questions which have come up in a manner applicable only to the localities concerned, and because of this lack there have been some who have even advocated in the recent Hankow French Concession incident that we should go at one step so far as to demand the control by use of police power. At the same time we found ourselves at a loss as to how to handle the question of taking over the Chungking regime documents kept in the French concessions, though this was relatively a simple question. 2. This lack of a definite policy has left us to seek solution at times in a manner differing according to the locality concerned. It has also led to disagreement among our officials in China. http://Louis-j-sheehan.com On the other hand, every time an unfortunate incident occurs, it causes discontentment among the French officials as well as French residents. Not only that, we have also given the Chinese as well as the third powers the impression that we were taking advantage of the weak. Under these circumstances, settlement of the respective questions has often been crippled, and even when settlements have been arrive at, by leaving behind an impassable fortified area so to speak, between us and the French we have failed to contribute toward effectively settling the general situation. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire If we look at the situation here in the same light as above, we find what I have mentioned above has been the greatest cause interfering with the carrying out of the demands which we have made to the French concession as a preliminary step in our dealing with the international concession. 3. Therefore, now that we have succeeded in getting the French to agree to the joint defense of French Indo-China, we should at this time make them adopt a basic policy for cooperating with us with a view to disposing of the China incident (something which goes much farther than the ARITA-HENRI agreement concluded last year). I suggest that the following be made the principal points in such an agreement: (1) I believe that it would be necessary to have the French recognize the People's Government, thereby making the position of the French officials in China clear and their exercise of power easier. This would contribute toward the settlement of various questions, such as the question mentioned above concerning the return of documents belonging to the Chungking Foreign Office, as well as that of the use of hospitals in the French Concession, the use of [A-488] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR Chungking currency, and that of suppressing Chungking organizations and anti-Japanese elements. (2) Furthermore, have them directly play a part in the settlement or adjustment of French concession questions (namely, to have them agree to the method of guarding the concession, keeping peace and order, controlling materials, using of currency, and other matters necessary for the settlement of the China incident, and also agree upon our right to supervise these activities, and the right of the People's Government in making proposals regarding them. (3) We should unhesitantly make our demands direct at this moment with a view to settling the question of French garrisons (to get them to agree to withdraw the garrisons or to use them jointly with Japanese garrisons for defense). This would go a long way toward settling the China incident. 4. The opinion of both the army and the navy with reference to the French request mentioned in your caption telegram was that it should be handled entirely by the Central Government. However, our opinion is what I have given above. While we should like to avoid annoying the French from time to time on these questions, it would be unrealistic to use gentle methods when we have just exercised strong pressure methods with regard to the French Indo-China question, for gentle methods would lead to our adopting a less effective policy. This, therefore, should be avoided. It seems to me that it is necessary to open our negotiations at this time with such reasonable demands as have been listed above. I have mentioned among other things my views regarding the question of having the French recognize the Peoples' Government, but I presume that you have already considered or even arranged this matter. I referred to it merely for the purpose of reference. [a] See III, 959. Trans. 8-18-41 No. 963 August 12, 1941 #715. FROM: Shanghai TO: Net Circular Message to Tokyo #1506. Regarding your #795[a]. With reference to the relief (interchange) of the French Anamese troops stationed in China a request has come from the Naval Branch of the French Military forces in Shanghai that facilities be accorded for the relief of those in Tientsin and Hankow as well as those in Shanghai. They want these to be moved in three shifts of about 120 men each, the first during the middle part of August, the second the latter part of August, and the third during the early part of September. On the other hand our naval authorities here have been informed by headquarters that both the original request from the French Commander and the reply to the same from our war office referred only to the relief of the Shanghai detachment and did not extend to those in Hankow and Tientsin. It is my understanding that particularly in the case of Hankow, in view of recent events, discussions were limited only to the question of rendering assistance for the actual withdrawal of the troops. Your caption message indicates that there appears to be certain inconsistencies between the requests made to us here and the request made by the French in Tokyo. Please take this [A-489] matter up with the French authorities in Tokyo and wire me what we should do about the Tientsin and Hankow contingents. [a] See III, 959. Trans. 8-15-41 No. 964 August 8, 1941 #453. FROM: Vichy (Japanese Ambassador) TO: Tokyo Regarding your #339[a]. ARNALD returned to his post and on the 8th I sent HARADA to tell him the purpose of your instructions. ARNALD replied, "I have as yet received no report from Ambassador HENRY, but I knew about this; however, I am quite surprised at the number of people you include in his investigation group. I will give you an answer as soon as I have conferred with Colonial Minister PLATON." HARADA then stated, "What we expect in sending this investigation group is that the French Indo-China officials will cooperate with them entirely. I would like for you to instruct the officials in French Indo-China on the spot of this effect. I understand that you have already sent them my instructions but this is a very serious matter. Please advise them to work hand in hand with us." [a] Not available. Trans. 8-10-41 No. 965 August 12, 1941 #4—. FROM: Vichy TO: Tokyo Re our #453[a]. The results of a visit with ARNALD: ARNALD said that the French were in accord with the proposal submitted by Japan. (They had agreed ?) upon the instructions to be sent to the Governor General in French Indo-China. He further added that he wanted you to understand that choosing the members of the committee to study the large numbers of people[b] would be difficult at any rate. HARADA, after stating that he (ARNALD) should not worry about this matter, went on to say that he believed there was no need of the various stipulations previously requested by the French. It was requested at this time that instructions be sent to the authorities in French Indo-China to cooperate at this time with this investigation and to cooperate wholeheartedly after the arrival of the committee. [a] See III, 964. [b] Probably to study the large influx of Japanese into French Indo-China. Trans. 8-14-41 [A-490] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR No. 966 August 14, 1941 #461. FROM: Vichy (Kato) TO: Tokyo The situation in France has lately grown more and more strained. There is much economic desperation; materials of all sorts and particularly food are almost impossible to obtain; hence, the livelihood of the people is precarious. Lately anti-German and anti-Vichy antipathy had been waxing and swelling. Moreover the obscure activities of the free French and particularly the Communist Party throughout both the occupied and unoccupied areas has brought the government face to face with a delicate problem of such proportions that the government began to feel it might be even beyond its power to maintain eternal peace and order. I told you in various messages how Vichy was negotiating with Berlin. Well, England and the United States, not to mention the de Gaullists, have always been quick to point to that and spread propaganda which has played havoc with the esprit francais. I even heard rumors that if LAVAL had been restored there would immediately have been a revolution. So the government held successive cabinet conferences for three or four days and as a result Marshal PETAIN at 9 p.m. on the 12th broadcast to the whole country. He gave warnings to the people on the situation here and elsewhere and at the same time pleaded for the United States to understand. He announced the appointment of DARLAN to the post of Minister of National Defense and expressed his intention to endeavor to strengthen the administration of the internal affairs of France and to rationalize its functions. In that broadcast Marshal PETAIN said, "What has done the most damage to the work of reconstructing France is the fact that supporters of the regime of the yester-year and the supporters of the trusts stand between me and my people. In order to break their power first of all I must strike their leaders." This point caused quite a sensation. Trans. 8-26-41</p> 6012939 2009-04-26 20:04:03 2009-04-26 20:04:03 open open french-ambassador-in-tokyo-9-fat-1-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-6012939 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo barbs 7.bar.0003 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/04/18/barbs-7-bar-0003-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-5963775/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:46:29 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR 3. Does HARA's appointment to Panama as a Foreign Office official mean that the aforementioned -----of Commerical Attache in 1937 has become invalid after HARA-----? If ---------------is to be responsible for-----as well, is there any reason why he should not be placed in charge of both offices as a Vice Consul who had been appointed to his post in Panama? 4. In my opinion it would be well to have IZAWA take up his duties here as suggested in my caption telegram and to have HARA placed in charge only of commercial duties. In consideration of the circumstances described in-----telegram #4, I am wiring this for your reference. [a] Not available. Trans. 9-17-41 No. 493 September 18, 1941 No number. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo Re your #74. Before I took up my post MIZUSAWA spoke to me about this matter. However, I do not understand it as having been definitely settled. Are you of the intention of keeping IZAWA here as I have suggested in my #154[a]? When is-----NAKAYAMA arriving here? Are you in favor of having HARA attend only to commercial matters? These questions are still not clear to me. NISHIKAWA is not yet eligible to-----because of his limited linguistic ability. Furthermore, I have received as yet no reply concerning the question of a typist which was dealt with in my #146[b]. Under the circumstances and in view of the fact that an employee cannot be found here, we need OGAWA because of his knowledge of languages. (He is ?) able to contact the United States and Panamanian authorities just as well as any permanent resident here. For these reasons, to remove from this office at your whim without your wiring me about the aforementioned points and without waiting for my request would, at this critical time, do serious harm in that it would cause confusion of duties which had finally been assigned satisfactorily and the intelligence organization in this office which is operating smoothly. My intention, therefore, is to keep the (personnel ?) unchanged until I have received your reply to the aforementioned points. I would appreciate your wiring me your reply. [a] See III, 492. [b] Not available. Trans. 10-10-41 No. 494 September 12, 1941 #156. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo The Panamanian Government has made the following announcement concerning the ship "Sessa": 1. In August the German Government demanded the withdrawal of Panamanian Consuls from European nations under German occupation. Therefore, the Panamanian Government [A-253] Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire issued an order for the withdrawal of its consuls not in the occupied countries only but also in Germany. Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire 2. With regard to the sinking of the Panamanian ship "Sessa", for the purpose of deciding what attitude the Government should take, Panama has ordered its Minister in Washington to investigate whether the attack on this ship was made in belligerent waters or not, since, if it was made in belligerent waters, the Panamanian Government should ignore the question. (According to a presidential order issued on February 19th of this year, the Panamanian Government has declared itself not responsible, but only the shipping company responsible, for any risk taken by a ship of Panamanian registry sailing in belligerent waters of Europe or in belligerent waters of any other part of the world and for the damage suffered in consequence of such action.) Trans. 9-16-41 No. 495 September 26, 1941 #182. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo In regard to President ROOSEVELT's announcement concerning the sinking of the Pink Star, the Tribuna said on the 25th that since the arming of the ships of Panamanian registry would be done at the expense and responsibility of the owners, the Republic of Panama would not be responsible therefor. Trans. 10-1-41 No. 496 September 16, 1941 #162. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo (Part 1 of 2.) The principal points of the conversation which I had with the Foreign Minister yesterday, the 15th are as follows: 1. As to passage of Japanese ships through the Panama Canal, according to a treaty between the United States and Panama, when the United States has declared an emergency and informed Panama to that effect, it becomes a duty of Panama to cooperate with the United States, regardless of what measures the latter takes in the Canal Zone, and Panama cannot offer any objection. 2. The Panamanian Government, attaching much importance to the question of whether or not shipments to Panama and from Panama to Japan will be held up in the Canal Zone, has gotten a promise from the United States Government that no interference will be made in transporting shipments. Therefore, over this point there is no reason for Japan to be concerned. Trans. 9-25-41 [A-254] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR http://Louis1J1Sheehan1Esquire.us No. 497 September 16, 1941 #162. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo (Part 2 of 2.) 3. With regard to cooperation among the American countries, general principles for their safety were discussed at the Mexico Conference, but no decision was made concerning the detailed steps to be taken in the individual countries. The stationing of the United States troops and the building of bases in Panama have been carried out after consulting the Panamanian Government in each case. http://Louis1J1Sheehan1Esquire.us 4. It seems that Panama is obliged to cooperate with the United States for the defense of the canal and she is also duty-bound to join the war in case the canal is attacked, but that in case the United States itself enters war, Panama is not obliged to automatically do likewise. Trans. 9-25-41 No. 498 September 20, 1941 #77. FROM: Tokyo (Toyoda) TO: Panama You are assigned to Nicaragua in addition to your other posts as of the 20th. Trans. 9-24-41 No. 499 September 20, 1941 #169. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Tokyo (Part 1 of 2.) Since taking office, I have made a special study of the attitude of the United States and also of the nature of the people and topography of this section; and as a result have made the following estimate of the amount of money needed for enlightenment and propaganda purposes. This amount is necessary in making contacts for intelligence purposes, and already some expenditures have been made. I know that this will be "hard to take," but beg of you that you will consider the matter carefully and wire me the result (all per month expenses): 1. (a) Bonuses for officials or spies residing at some distance from the Canal who go at night to observe the movement of warships $ 70.00 (b) For those who from time to time give warning 150.00 2. Money to supplement the activities of the Kyowa Company in this country $100.00 (Part 2 of 2.) 3. Running expenses of our broadcasting office 50.00 4. Money for special spies 50.00 5. To follow the principle of paying well those who try as well as those who accomplish results 100.00 6. For maintaining contacts with newspaper reporters and other agents 130.00 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire 7. Costs of making arrangements 30.00 [A-255] 8. Money for spying in other countries to which I am accredited 50.00 The above are for the current fiscal year. Trans. 10-3-41 No. 500 September 23, 1941 #146. FROM: Buenos Aires TO: Panama Circular Buenos Aires to Tokyo #416. (Strictly Secret) C.O.R. When Minister Yamagata[a] was in Panama he was asked by the Italian Minister there to deliver some maps and charts of the Panama Canal Zone for him, which he did. Since then, we had Usui go to Chile to take charge of those maps and upon their arrival here they were delivered to the Italian Ambassador. At the same time, we requested that we be given copies of the maps. Recently, these copies were delivered to us. (At the time of this delivery, Assistant Attache Kameda and Usui were present to ascertain that they were exact copies of the originals.) And we entrusted them to our Navy's courier Tatuma who is returning home on the Buenos Aires Maru. The Italian Ambassador here requests that upon the arrival of these papers in Tokyo, we notify the Italian Government to that effect through (our Embassy in Rome ?). http://Louis1J1Sheehan1Esquire.us Minister Yamagata has already advised Chief of Bureau Terasaki regarding this matter. The Navy has also sent a report. [a] Minister to Chile. Trans. 10-22-41 No. 501 September 30, 1941 #50. FROM: Panama (Akiyama) TO: Washington Message to Tokyo #180, September 24, 1941. Since the right of Japanese ships to enter the port of Panama was abolished, Japanese merchants have been unloading their merchandise at Callao. From there the merchandise was supposed to be forwarded to this place, but because of the fact that Callao shipping firms have been told that they must secure permits from the U.S. for all Japanese shipments to Panama, and that if they bring in such cargoes without permits they will not be allowed to leave port, it seems that none of them will undertake the job. This, I believe, is an example of the practice described in my #175[a]. Relayed to Lima. [a] Not available. Trans. 10-9-41 </p> 5963775 2009-04-18 03:46:29 2009-04-18 03:46:29 open open barbs-7-bar-0003-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-5963775 publish 0 0 post 0 ufo background g.bac.0003 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire http://Louis9J9Sheehan9esquire.blog.ca/2009/04/17/background-g-bac-0003-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-5962092/ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:24:38 +0200 Beforethebigbang <p>No. 458 October 2, 1941 #663. FROM: Tokyo TO: Hsinking Message from Vladivostok #442, dated Sept. 30. The American Consul called on me on the 29th. During the course of the conversation, we touched on the question of aid to the Soviet. I made the following statement, "Disregarding the application of a petroleum embargo against us by the United States, don't you think that the supplying of large quantities of the fuel, which we so badly need, to the Soviet is a most unfriendly course of action?" The Consul replied, "The only American tankers which have come to this port to date are the Fitzsimmons, the Associated, and the St. Claire. There are not more than two or three others scheduled to come to this port in the near future. Furthermore, the date of arrival of these other vessels is uncertain-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------The current negotiations being carried on by England and the United States, with regard to aid for Russia, are viewed to be the firm and fixed national policy by these two powers. In the event that the United States becomes embroiled, foodstuffs and meat products will have to be supplied through Siberia. Aid to Britain and aid for the Soviet through Iran will be diverted to Siberia, first, because of the shortage of vessels and, second, because of the difficulty in dispatching ships to Iran." He continued talking to me in the same vein. Trans. 11-18-41 [A-237] No. 459 October 4, 1941 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire #636. FROM: Tokyo TO: Washington Re your #872[a] and #893[b]. 1. Please immediately present requests for the money mentioned in lists a and b. Also please request permits for the living and returning expenses of the Chiefs of the Tourist Bureaus and their staffs in New York and Los Angeles. The above is for your information. 2. I want you please to list the following four men as government officials (please note, however, that the names of YAMAMOTO and HAYAKAWA are not to be included because they could not be called government officials: (1) GOROO FUKUYAMA, Assistant Professor at the University of Hokkaido, majoring in forestry, Attache to the Consulate General in San Francisco. (2) SHIGERU NISHIO, Assistant Professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, studying engineering at California State College at Berkeley, International House. (3) KENTARO SHIMIZU, Assistant Professor of Medicine of Tokyo University, Attache to the Consulate General at Chicago. These three men are to be paid by the Department of Education. (4) SHIZUO KAKUTANI, Assistant Professor at the Osaka Imperial University, studying at the Princeton Institute for Higher Study in New Jersey, paid by the Princeton Institute for the Study of Higher Mathematics. [a] Not available. [b] Not available. Trans. 10-8-41 No. 460 October 6, 1941 #138. FROM: Seattle (Sato) TO: Tokyo Re your message to Washington #631[a]. Since the evacuation of Japanese businessmen from this area, (Vancouver and Portland are included) the number desiring to return has increased by approximately 400 persons. In the event a ship is dispatched to this port, it is thought likely that the number will increase still further. However, should these additional persons all be sent to San Francisco, a number of difficulties and problems will arise to say nothing of the inconvenience that will be caused. I discussed the question of transporting Japanese now resident in Canada to San Francisco for evacuation purposes with the Chief of the local Immigration Office. He told me that should such a transfer take place permission would have to be secured for transit through the United States from the Central authorities in Washington first and then transported in one group in the custody of immigration officials from the time they crossed the border until they reached their destination. There is no other way that this transport can be handled. As this sort of transfer would be by a train resembling a convict train, there is danger that newspapers might play it up jingoistically. Should these persons board vessels for their return to Japan at this port and providing you permit, as I suggested in my #132[b], the dispatching of the Heian Maru for this purpose, this office could take care of the actual evacuation with little difficulty. However, the baggage of the [A-238] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR evacuees will more than exceed the capacity of one ship. Therefore, please arrange it so that a second ship, the Hikawa Maru, can be dispatched to this port at as early a date as possible. [a] Not available. [b] Not available. Trans. 11-8-41 No. 461 October 7, 1941 #642. FROM: Tokyo TO: Washington Re my #631[a]. We have not had a reply from you since then and this matter of this temporary scheduling of ships demands haste. It is necessary to secure a guarantee from the American government regarding the first ship, the Tatsuta Maru, and those to follow and to notify the prospective passengers and arrange for the departure of the ship. Until this is done it is impossible to arrange a fixed schedule. In view of the scarcity of vessels it is highly improbable that a new schedule can be arranged in case this present schedule cannot be carried out. We can not leave things in this present state of uncertainty so please wire immediately. [a] Not available. Trans. 10-8-41 No. 462 October 11, 1941 #925. FROM: Washington (Nomura) TO: Tokyo Re your #649[a]. I reported this to the State Department on the 10th but the State Department took the attitude as reported in my #812 that until the fundamental problem of national relations was adjusted there was no use trying to reach a settlement of such subsidiary problems. And this matter of trying to arrange for the exchange of special ships to move the freight would only complicate the issue, so I did not bring it up. Furthermore, in regard to American freight from Manila and also American freight that has been paid for in Shanghai, etc., the State Department stated that they were waiting for a detailed report from Grew. Please get in touch with him and take suitable steps in the matter. [a] Not available. Trans. 10-14-41 [A-239] No. 463 October 6, 1941 #639. FROM: Tokyo TO: Washington Re your #682[a]. The Yokohama Specie Bank's frozen accounts (I do not mean the current accounts. Please refer to my 603[b]) include all accounts held by the bank. When appropriate monthly transfers are made from these funds to diplomatic office funds, permits can be expected in each case. Therefore, insofar as the Yokohama Specie Bank's deposit banks are concerned, permits should be granted to them as well. (Please refer to the points in my #630[b] as well as paragraph 2 and 7 of my #566[b] having to do with the mistaken impression held by the American Embassy in Tokyo as of September 9.) Furthermore, as you are well aware, settlement on this point has for its purpose making more feasible the acquisition and disposition of funds to cover the traveling and living expenses of employees as well as the operating expense accounts of the offices of the other country within the limitation of fixed amounts. This being the case, Japan and the United States together should give special consideration to this question in order to achieve the objectives in mind. Currently, in Japan, in view of the fact that the local National City Bank already virtually has exhausted its funds, we have held conferences with the competent authorities and are having the Yokohama Specie Bank through its branch offices in the United States present a proposal covering the transfer and circulation of Japanese funds as a condition for the consideration of a like sum for the National City Bank. In anticipation of an actual settlement of this matter, should the American authorities take such measures as would indicate that they do not agree with the above objective, I would like to have you request of the State Department that they make definite revisions in the regulations now in force. [a] See III, 449. [b] Not available. Trans. 10-7-41 No. 464 October 7, 1941 #902. FROM: Washington (Nomura) TO: Tokyo (In 2 parts—complete.) Re your #636[a]. It appears that a basic agreement has been established in regard to the reciprocal exemption from this freezing order, however in view of conditions since that time and particularly in view of America's attitude, it is evident that things are not going to go as we desired, namely, that permits for the office expenses and allowances of embassies and consulates would be granted automatically. It appears that the State Department is arguing about the various points concerned even to the amount involved (whether it is large or small). Even though over two weeks have elapsed since the request was made there has as yet been no report concerning it. In the future even though there should be a basic agreement reached its application will not be a simple affair, partly due to the fact that we refused their request in regard to occupied China and also from a general standpoint due to the stiffening of the attitude of the administration to the whole question of regulation of Japanese-American diplomatic relations, and hence [A-240] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR there appears to be no other way than to make application for permit for each separate occasion as it arises. Hence it would be well to make the negotiations for the minimum requirements at this time. From this standpoint we should undertake the revision of the amounts for the so- called government organs, whether they are recognized by the government or not and also of those recognized by the government, and since it would be inexpedient for a delay to occur in the permit for foreign diplomatic establishments and consulates there is no other way than to arrange to have all those whose business has ceased and those who have no further necessity for residing in America return to Japan at once, with the exception only of those who have to remain in America, and to arrange in some way for their fare home. Also since request cannot be made for those connected with the Tourist Bureau whose business has been suspended, referred to in your caption telegram, and those studying abroad under the Department of Education, (in the future it will be impossible to say that this is a government organ simply giving as a reason that these are government officials), we desire to have the same steps taken regarding them after contact has been made with the departments concerned. And since we wish to make the request for the allotment for the foreign diplomatic establishments and consulates after the departure of the above mentioned persons please bear this in mind and take steps accordingly. [a] See III, 459. Trans. 10-14-41 No. 465 October 8, 1941 #81. FROM: New York (Morishima) TO: Washington (Circular) Message to Tokyo as #478. In the past few days the editor of the locally published "Asia" magazine has been distributing among Japanese in this country and Americans sympathetic with Japan a pamphlet entitled "Hitler Intends to Destroy Japan" written by ALTON PETTENKOFER under the pseudonym of ELSE WEIL. (This is expected to be printed in the November issue of the magazine.) I think that this is part of the propaganda program of the Committee to Defend America which has been working so assiduously to alienate Japan from Germany. Relayed to-----. Trans. 10-15-41 No. 466 October 8, 1941 #272. FROM: Tokyo (WOTNS) (Head, General Affairs Section) TO: Washington (RIKUGUN) When you are in receipt of the installment of the "Army Directory" for March of this year and afterwards, and the "Tables of Organization, Infantry Units" (as advertised on the inside cover of the August issue of the INFANTRY JOURNAL), please forward them. Trans. 1-16-45 [A-241] No. 467 October 9, 1941 #914. FROM: Washington (Nomura) TO: Tokyo The money order covering staff salaries for August has just been received, and advice of September's allotment having been sent by cable is also here, but thus far permission has not been granted for payment on either, and we have been compelled to advance salaries out of secret funds on hand in this office. For the payment of these salaries $9000 each month and for travel expenses, wages for people employed by us, and other unavoidable expenses, about $60,000, in cash will need to be paid out by the October pay day. The funds of this office are just about exhausted, and even though the negotiations mentioned in my #848[a] should be successfully concluded, there would be various difficulties connected with the securing of this large amount of cash. Therefore, I wish the accounting section director could arrange to send enough American paper money to cover the October, November, and December salaries of the staff by courier. (If possible by the Tatsuta Maru. We would have Hosida contact him at San Francisco.) Please advise by return dispatch with the amount of money you could actually have sent. [a] Not available. Trans. 10-14-41 No. 468 October 16, 1941 #670. FROM: Tokyo (Toyoda) TO: Washington Strictly secret. Recently, there has been an increase in Japan of demands for United States paper currency and so will you please arrange to have the returning Japanese bring as much as possible of United States paper money instead of sending their money by means of drafts. Trans. 10-22-41 No. 469 October 10, 1941 #919. FROM: Washington (Nomura) TO: Tokyo Re #1206[a] from Berlin to Your Excellency. While in Buenos Aires on his way home from Europe, Admiral SAKAMAKI told TERASAKI that Germany opened hostilities against Russia without any previous demands or negotiations whatever. Therefore, I put no credence whatever in the intelligence in my #869[b]. That is why I made it a report of secondary importance. However, (a) in case the contents of an intelligence report have a bearing on Japan (my #869[b] is this sort), or (b) in case it is desirable to check the trustworthiness of a spy report, I will hereafter continue to wire you this sort of intelligence report. Let me point out something to you: For the past several years, not only have astounding reports been circulating, but astounding events have taken place. I mean to say that things which we could not by any manner of human logic foresee, have happened. Who could have [A-242] THE "MAGIC" BACKGROUND OF PEARL HARBOR imagined HESS flying to England? Likewise, it would not at all seem logical for Germany to make a brazen attack upon the Soviet without any negotiations. In other words, in this day and time now news is really news, and any report that we get which might correspond to (a) or (b) above, I think ought to be investigated from every angle possible, preposterous as it may seem.Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire [a] Regarding an intelligence report on Germany's attack on the Soviet and a report that RIBBENTROP is operating a spy agency. [b] An intelligence report which names three demands HITLER made of Russia and states that RIBBENTROP advised HITLER that the destruction of the STALIN regime would be exceedingly simple matter and so had fallen into disfavor with HITLER. </p> 5962092 2009-04-17 18:24:38 2009-04-17 18:24:38 open open background-g-bac-0003-louis-j-sheehan-esquire-5962092 publish 0 0 post 0 because Cheeloo Hospital 3.che.00020 Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire