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Letter to Admiral Kimmel on Alleged Russian Pearl Harbor Attack and Amelia Earhart Claims

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An individual identifying as Roy A. Wykoff writes to Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, alleging that the attack on Pearl Harbor was perpetrated by Russia using Russian-built copies of Japanese planes launched from Vladivostok. The author also claims Korean and Chinese informants told him in 1940 that Amelia Earhart was shot down over Saipan, survived, and escaped to the Marianas while Japanese forces mistakenly executed a British missionary wearing Earhart's jacket alongside navigator Fred Noonan. The text reflects heavily distorted, speculative wartime claims presented to Kimmel.

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“The actual perpetraters of the aAERAS Ou! ATLACK! wag RUSUIA a and i”

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Beneret es and myself made phetes' ef this carrier Wowill 1 sent copie ‘as « te F, Dy R. via agents ef the . * pPsts On Stica. : nabs toTBR inbts of Majer.Gen.Wm, J. Denevan, se ceples eo e phete pf the Russian aircraft carrier were placed in the files ef The BLYING PIGMRS ALRFORCH ef the A. V.G. Our Kerean agents ef the Kerean Laber Battaliens then empleyed in Vladivisteck reperted in Oot eber ef 94 that atte Russians rier with MOSCOW BUI HER Heth "i ui and cepies of the aoe peta he gepeneso —— er e lets ofgnfa ef Asiatic erigins that i ~ or oe bALSEEAN TBAB A10' ht 4 and Alge . Ter, Ber, Fuscjanc_s ef > bygge-chewever all vpilete were Aor he g.,Russian directed, and based. atjackt greup en The reasen that the Russians planned the attackt is pessibly because ef the German -Japanese Combined plans te attackt Russia, Se therefere when Russia bembed BearlHarber it precipatated a - Ter pee ween the he United States and aijam Japan en the thesis of - — d . that is the plem caused the U.S. te declare wa en Japan where-as =the real culprit was Stalin end the Communists. - ‘The Kereans even secured stelen Russian erders ef ordering the attackt which were alse sent via0.8.5. ani Gen. Chennatlt te Washn. D, O.--alee previeusly in late 1040 the military intelligance seotien ef the 0, S, 8, secured the Japanese eede beek from the reyaul palace ef Eaporer Hirehite ef Japan- , Zhe Japanese Imperial Arpy was then currently qrenarene an _utteckt e nehurts and Russia and Vladivisteek in erdér coc ef “4 ze. eut wt teaver. th, £ the Jap Gemmunist army ef the infaneus _ - @ DOTWARA whe was later Killed at Battle ef Nengkeng ee China in Dec, I94I at whieh time the army ef Kewleen ef the The Black Dragen Scelety whserganized by Stalin and Tretsky. Lenine in eand later began the Romani st.senquest ef ehurda dhara in I93I, reug ef the JepMongelian-Russian Cemunniiets and Belshevaks ~ ef nen Tas Bast --opreciphted thé V. W.f 2 war ef Japan --U.8, | >. Released pursuant to ODNI memo, dated 1 October 2025, ES 2025-01253: “DECLASSIFICATION OF US GOVERNMENT RECORDS RELATED TO THE DISAPPERANCE OF AMELIA EARHART” and E.O. 13526, Paragraph 3.1(d) Y fsa 39° ‘ t ef the fight@™ plane pilets were from @.-r Menge2 3% weoy stp ee a ef the Viadivisteck area ef: an oA The natural result efthe at tackt was the wer ‘Detween. the. U,G.and Japan as the’ Comminists: se knew at that time-- ‘The Commnists were then hard pressed in China “tue ts the warfare between Generalissime Chiang Kai Shek and the Reds and tke actiens of the Velunteers when fighting the intérs tional. Reds in China, . In Nevember 1941 complete reports were sent te FP, De Re by eur Oriental Ga2 greup ef the Flying Tigers ef the prepesed raid en PearlJarber we even had sighened documents ef Stalin, - hewever.-I de net knew if they reached F. Dy Re perhaps the en. Cemmnists dntercented the reperts ef enriault hewever phetes ef the Russian carrier at Viladiviséeck Russia were ° placed in the Chennai a iles ef ihe Ae Ve Ge later the 14th U,SAirferce+--( Nov - (94! ————Zlse in regards te the weman flyer» AMELIA BARHEANT this fameus yoman flyer was last seen alive in Oeteber , 1940 at Marianes ‘slands, «---- At that time I was en leave a absence ’ fvem the Flying Tigers fer ene menth and had been empleyed as Chief ef War pak ycopendents in the Hengkeng effice ef the HAVAS NEWS AGENCY end Oriental News Agemy ¥ n Ogt, 1940,° + that time in Oet. 1940 the Meo onne was ormed Kerean men and Chinese men who ceme te my office that they had seen Amelia Earkeart ‘alive and well at Meffenes Islands-«. ng te my infermants the Japanese shet: dewn the airplane ef Miss Earheart ebver Saipen and the plane landed in Garapan Bay, The Japs captured Fred Neenan the navigater a few heurs later at the area ef the D, Esprey Missien at Garapeg.. -- Later the ‘next day the Japanese. Army search team ef General Nemma and Celenel Ite and Majer Negi ef the Jap army Beme te the Garapei Mission and began te search fer Mies Harheart-- The British weman missionary att he BD, Eeprey Missien at . Garapen read was hiding Miss Rarheart and the flyer then hid in the jungles abeut 4 mile nerth ef the missien--then the British weman missienary ine age ef the Garapen Mission put en the flying jacket ef Miss Amelia Earheart ad wert out te meet tie Japs--the . British wan was dying ef caneer and hereically Tenis sersdte mislead-the Japs«o the Japs searcéhed the woman missionary and found a wallet and cards ef Miss Karheart in the peokets and then jumped te the cenelusien that it Was VWies Earheart- The Japanese of Gon. Homma then shet the British weman may ae te a Neenag.in the equrtyard nerth ef the Mission en July T9376 Later the next. day Miss- Bark art Lets Saiper a native ' Island outrigger canes ef 160. fect tree” eenee 5 08 € of Stats siz taney Zs slands, Miss al reached .a eae isla : re den it was a @issionary st Marianes tisndsseo-ee Mts x s Earkheart was living en that Petand fren July 7,987 te Odteber” » 1940 aceording te the Kereans and Chinese pearl fisherman and aaterene and -merehant s whe tela me in 1940, ay" Released pursuant to ODNI memo, dated 1 October 2025, ES 2025-01253: “DECLASSIFICATION OF US GOVERNMENT RECORDS RELATED TO THE DISAPPERANCE OF AMELIA EARHART” and E.O. 13526, Paragraph 3. 1(d) —% T ‘ oe Te igre The Kexean Bor, Battalic spies wor Mien putlaing Jap oe gr Vferts on.Saipen-and 3. Christian Kereans pided Miss - - c.oca ‘Earheart te evade te Japs of Gen. Homma ih, July 1937, or Later a greup of fif ty men ani wemen 1 ft Baipen’ ‘in the 76 eutrigger canee and were-Seme British and Amcitan sailers whe “had rescued Miss’ Earheart med ethers included the Korearé and Chinese spies enSaipen whe spied en the Japs for Gen, Chiang Kai’ Shek in 1937- te I[940--.8 These spies ef the Keréans and Chinese later teld me in late Octeber ef 7940 Apat Amelia Rarheart had exsoaped fren Saipon te Marines Islands.--- | : Neonande*he navicrter ef the Earhe: rt Plane. and the -: British weman that the Jape theught was Miss Harheart werer ‘purried-in the ceurtyard abeut I00 feet nerth of the main “pullding ef che Garapen Desprey missien of the British-French | Mision at Gearapon Read en Saipon at Garapen Bay area , abeut Juky 3, 19357.eee-- Neonan had seme geld teeth in his meuth @ccerding te my informants inOct. 30@@ I940\the Koreans whe saw Neonan shet in July 3, 1937 at the missien the Japs tied V7. % Neosnnto a post and at o th e Britisi: woman and shet them welater. ‘the Christian Koreens burried beth bedies in a cemmen grave inthe couryard missien an unmarked grave at a g@s pest just abeut I00 feet nort:of the skp missionary building, The Kereans then knev also that Ged. Hemma had sent the personal effects 0 Mis; Farheart to JTOKIU , JArAN tie. items found in the flyi. suit were a gold .cigerette lighter marked ad engr: ved a as aed follewss - ju TU Aula dadttaeie “Hb PAUL" , * . She. a Fatienal Geographic Medal feund dn Miss Earheart .? flying suit which was worn by the Briti® missienary weman whem . the Japs shot inthe: mistaken belief that it WAS Earheart, er ‘ Miss Amelia Earheart was reperted by the Kereans te be alive in Oct, 1940 and wearing a ehee$ered shirt and blue jeans , and then on th 11 ian islan t ef ialand Sf the DARONGS (Siuuins CROOP oe -tds POluae GuAkas WANDATIO Si PSLANDS in “es Ty 1937 to Octe 940. ; The abdeve data supplied te me pertaining te Miss _karheart in ont. Taao Released pursuant to ODNI memo, dated 1 October 2025, ES 2025-01253: “DECLASSIFICATION OF US GOVERNMENT RECORDS RELATED TO THE DISAPPERANCE OF AMELIA EARHART” and E.O. 13526, Paragraph 3.1(d) - Weenies ITive 7 Rey A. wykeff\ : . Mutual News-Pix Fe: tures SIs # East Sixth Str. Davenpert, Iewa “Py S,The complet phetes files ef the Vladivisteck carrier and Russian built plane data was sent te F. D. R.via 0. 8, 8. agents an November abeut Nev, 15, I94I frem general Chennault and the . Flying Tigers Airferoe--the infermation adviced-Washn .'D, @. and «FD. Re aQtherities that Russian was’ based: planes. were thed — preparing an attackt en PearlHa: ‘bor, The unde sighned served as it,’ Celenel of the American Velunteer . Greup ha ae: General Ghannanh Flying Tigers from 1930 te T94Toe6 ne