負責珍珠港駐守事務的美國海軍官員，太平洋總司令，將這份緊急的公文發送給其他主要海軍指揮官與艦隊人員。廣播電台在接收到這個訊息之後，也中斷正常節目，持續對美國民眾播放這則新聞。在羅斯福總統於隔天發表正式聲明之前，大多數人都已經瞭解這場攻擊對美國的意義：美國將對日本宣戰！

"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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