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land at Niihau on the evening of "D" day and, as there are only one hundred and forty people on the island, no radion station or other means of communication, except by water, probably the first information of this force, received at Honolulu, would be the appearance of the hostile aircraft. There are severe; hundred Japanese sampans in the Hawaiian Islands, splendid seageing, thirty to sixty foot fishing boats which would be of great assistance to any force seizing the Island of Niihau. 
     4. The pursuit ships could be set up and made ready for service during the night and be ready for duty the next morning. (Twenty submarines could carry twice as many pursuit ships as the ten mentioned above.) The force destined for Midway Island could debark its bombardment equipment from the transports, prepare the airdrome in the sand with landing mats and the necessary auxiliarues to the aircraft. All the islands between Midway to Niihau would be occupied with observation posts and radio sets. 
     5. The flying time between Midway to Niihau is eleven hours. By equipping the bombers with the auxiliary fas tanks in their bomb compartments a cruising ability of about sixteen hours can easily be given them. As soon as set up and tested, those ships would fly to Niihau and be ready to attack Oahu immediately after-  

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