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.
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.