Intercepted Japanese messages showed detailed attention to the warships at Pearl Harbor but were not summarized for Kimmel and Short. Senior officers later said they assumed Kimmel was receiving the material, yet no one verified that assumption. Even George Marshall's admission of overload illustrates a headquarters without enough staff capacity or clear ownership for critical distribution. Secret intelligence requires an accountable process for turning collection into assessments delivered to operational commanders.
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When no one owned intelligence distribution
The missing Magic-derived assessment reveals an organizational failure in how secret intelligence reached operational commands.