[Douglas43]

Ah, found out who Hull was (from Wikipedia), sorry to readers who are way ahead of me:
The Hull note, officially the Outline of Proposed Basis for Agreement Between the United States and Japan, was the final proposal delivered to the Empire of Japan by the United States of America before the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese declaration of war. The note was delivered on November 26, 1941, and is named for Secretary of StateCordell Hull. It was the culmination of a series of events leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was considered by the Japanese as an ultimatum for Japan to withdraw from China and other occupied territories, and was perceived by the Japanese Government at the time and many historians around the world as a casus belli.



Curiously Eden's predecessor was Halifax. Which means that as the world headed into war the UK and US foreign ministers were Hull and Halifax. I never knew that.


There is a saying going back to the 17th century "From Hell, Hull and Halifax, good Lord deliver us".

[pilowsky]

Well, there you go! I'm reading Hirohito, the Emperor's Army and Pearl Harbor by Saki Dockrill (1992) Rev Int Stud 18 319-333, and a few other sources to prepare this little story.
The intelligent man sitting South was...

[pilowsky]

It was Oswald Jacoby who walked out as South when the siren went off to indicate that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbour. He joined Naval intelligence and made outstanding contributions to cryptography.
This hand was 'posted' by Truscott in the NY Post which prints all the news that's fit to print.

So as I said, the intelligent man transferred himself after the preemptive attack.