负责珍珠港驻守事务的美国海军官员，太平洋总司令，将这份紧急的公文发送给其他主要海军指挥官与舰队人员。广播电台在接收到这个消息之后，也中断正常节目，持续对美国民众播放这则新闻。在罗斯福总统于隔天发表正式声明之前，大多数人都已经瞭解这场攻击对美国的意义：美国将对日本宣战！

"AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL."

The ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, known as the Commander-in-Chief Pacific, sent this hurried dispatch to all major navy commands and fleet units. Radio stations receiving the news interrupted regular broadcasts to announce the tragic news to the American public. Most people knew what the attack meant for the U.S. even before Roosevelt's official announcement the next day. The U.S. would declare war on Japan.

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