▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁it ▁and ▁was ▁" con c ern ed ▁with ▁general ▁imp lications ." ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Par s ons ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Arthur ▁U ph am ▁Pope ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 1 9 6 9 ) ▁that ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁studies ▁of ▁Japan ▁certainly ▁had ▁intens ified . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Par s ons ▁worked ▁on ▁arr anging ▁a ▁major ▁study ▁of ▁occupied ▁countries ▁with ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Land he er ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Information ▁Office ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Par s ons ▁had ▁mobil ized ▁Georges ▁G ur v itch , ▁Con rad ▁Ar ns berg , ▁Dr . ▁Saf ran ek ▁and ▁The odore ▁Ab el ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁but ▁it ▁never ▁material ized ▁for ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Par s ons ▁un success fully ▁approached ▁Hart sh or ne , ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Psych ology ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Information ▁( CO I ) ▁in ▁Washington ▁to ▁interest ▁his ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁project . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Par s ons ▁became ▁the ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁Harvard ▁School ▁of ▁O verse as ▁Administration , ▁which ▁educated ▁administr ators ▁to ▁" run " ▁the ▁occupied ▁territ ories ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁task ▁of ▁finding ▁relevant ▁literature