ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɑːɹmi dʒˈɛnɚɹəl stˈæfs mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns dᵻvˈɪʒən wɪð ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi fɚðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːst ænd ɪspˈɛʃəli dʒəpˈæn.
In early 1937 he was appointed to the War Department as a member of the Army General Staff's Military Intelligence Division with responsibility for the Far East and especially Japan.