<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishUamuzi wa kuwahifadhi ulichukuliwa na Henry Stimson, Waziri wa Vita wa Marekani, ambaye alijua miji hiyo kutokana na ziara zake mwenyewe kabla ya vita.  <response>: The decision to spare them was actually taken by Henry Stimson, the US Secretary of War, who knew the cities from his own pre-war visits. 