West Wind Clear: Cryptology and the Winds Message Controversy--A Documentary History

4.5. Examining Safford's Version(s) of Events

Safford, after two days of testimony and his two memoranda, failed to convince the Joint Congressional Committee that a Winds Execute message had been intercepted and disseminated within the U.S. government prior to Pearl Harbor. He also failed to persuade the committee members that there had been a cover-up of the event. Instead, his story and evidence were shredded during the Committee's cross-examination of the evidence supporting his allegations. When he had testified before the other panels, aside from some queries to seeking more details, Safford had never been questioned critically nor had his evidence been examined with any rigor. Still, as was reported earlier, even with virtually no skeptical ...