I have read them, apparently in greater detail than you have.
Can you answer why Adm. Halsey informed his boss, Adm Kimmel of his
intentions on sailing from PH the week prior to 7 December ?

Actualy Kimmel sent 46 warships to open sea to the safety in late November
without notifying Washington.
When White house learned of Kimmels move Washington ordered all ships to return
to the base.
Battleships and their crews were expendable and their intended role was playing
sitting ducks.
For much more information please check out:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tna/20...no12_facts.htm

But what about the Dutch ?
Did they know ?

Yes.They knew too,check out the above link

No, there isn't.


The current official position of US gov't is as follows:
"Historical records do not establish convincingly that President
Roosevelt,Gen.Marshall and others in Washington "deliberately" witheld
information from Adm.Kimmel and Gen.Short as part of a plan or conspitacy to
expose Pearl Harbor to attack in order to thrust America into the war".

This diplomatic wording says in plain English:Yes information were witheld from
them ,but not deliberately.

This the limit that ANY government in this world could accept.
As you probably know if government,any government,accepts killing of its own
sailors and soldiers for political goals,members of any gov't might face firing
squad.