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TEXT OF 4:30 AM DECEMBER 8 (3:30 PM DECEMBER 7, WASHINGTON TIME) MESSAGE
(WAR DEPARTMENT 749 TO USAFFE):
REPORTS
OF JAPANESE ATTACKS ALL SHOW THAT NUMBERS OF OUR PLANES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED ON
THE GROUND STOP TAKE ALL POSSIBLE STEPS AT ONCE TO AVOID SUCH LOSSES IN YOUR
AREA COMMA INCLUDING DISPERSION TO MAXIMUM POSSIBLE EXTENT (TEXT MISSING) AND
PROMPT TAKE OFF ON WARNING NOTE END ARNOLD