soc.history.war.world-war-ii

mtfester@netmapsonscape.net wrote:
:> In that situation, and given the lack of contemporary records of the decision,
:> Hasegawa does make a defensible case.

: Actually, very good records were kept of the decision process, and have
: been available for some time, even in Japanese.

: I occassionally hear these sorts of things from modern scholars,
: sometimes even Japanese ones. I have yet to see them address the actual
: notes of the discussions of the Liaison Council.

Since the Liason Conference was replaced by the Supreme War Leadership Council
in July 1944, I am not sure the discussions of the Liason Conference would
have too much bearing on events from February to August 1945.

As far as I know, there are no existing notes of meetings the Supreme War
Leadership Council and recollections of surviving participants do not always
agree. Even if they did, I doubt that the deliberations of a body as riven by
factionalism and rivalries would say as much as we would like them too.

Andrew Warinner
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