Adm. Kimmel Testifies On Pearl Harbor (1946)
1946 · Newsreel · 7 min
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(1) Kimmel speaks to congressional committee that he did not get vital information about Pearl Harbor (2) UNO Tackles Peace Job (3) Eisenhower Promises GI Releases - Ike speaks that every man who served in the war will be home soon. (4) 10 Killed In British Rail Wreck - trains carried 400 passengers in tangled wreck (5) Marine Pageant - decorated private boats on parade (6) speed ice skaters - The End.
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★★ · Pear Harbor controversy & more · Bob Capps · 2006-07-03
Postwar newsreel features Admiral Kimmel defending himself in front of the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee, suggesting that Washington had secret information about the movements of the Japanese before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Next, delegates arrive in London at the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The new President was elected (Spaak, from Belgium). Notables present included King George VI, Secretary of State Stettinius, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Some footage of a horrible train wreck in Britain follows, then shots of decorated boats in a parade celebrating Miami's…