ɪts pˈiːpəl, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪts kəmˈændɚ, dʒˈoʊsəf ɹˈɑːʃɪfˌɔːɹt, θˈɔːt ɐ fˈɔːɹθkʌmɪŋ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐtˈæk ˈɜːli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd fɚðə sˈɛntɹəl pɐsˈɪfɪk, wˌaɪl əpˈɪniən æɾ ˌoʊpˈiː twˈɛntidʒˈiː, bˈækt baɪ kˈæst, fˈeɪvɚd ðə nˈɔːɹθ pɐsˈɪfɪk, pɚhˈæps ɪnðɪ ɐlˈuːʃənz.
Its people, including its commander, Joseph Rochefort, thought a forthcoming Japanese attack early in 1942 was intended for the central Pacific, while opinion at OP-20-G, backed by CAST, favored the North Pacific, perhaps in the Aleutians.