"U.S. Spies in Japan Before Pearl Harbor" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	23 Dec 2025 4:23 p.m. PST
It was a common assumption that Japan in 1941 was practically impossible for American spies to penetrate. Indeed, there were real, significant barriers to espionage… Naval History magazine: link
John the OFM	23 Dec 2025 4:53 p.m. PST
What happened to the Embassy staff after Pearl Harbor? Were they treated with proper diplomatic protocol and protection?
Editor in Chief Bill	23 Dec 2025 5:16 p.m. PST
Didn't Japan and the US exchange diplomatic personnel after the start of the war?
John the OFM	23 Dec 2025 5:47 p.m. PST
Yeah. 🤷 I'm looking for details.
BuckeyeBob	23 Dec 2025 7:29 p.m. PST
link and link
Frederick	23 Dec 2025 7:48 p.m. PST
Prior to the OSS and the CIA, the US had fairly limited foreign intelligence capacity- but, then again, so did most countries
TimePortal	23 Dec 2025 7:49 p.m. PST
IS had died everywhere. Missionaries were invaluable. Sending reports back along with tigress reports for congregations. Very common in China evens early as 1890s,
TimePortal	23 Dec 2025 10:50 p.m. PST
US had spies every where
John the OFM	24 Dec 2025 7:22 a.m. PST
"Gentlemen do not read each other's mail."
OSCS74	24 Dec 2025 2:35 p.m. PST
Frederick from what I read. The Japanese had a very good spy system. The main reason for the internment camps, still unjust in MHO.

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