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.
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.