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He ( Hart ) had 27 subs submerged in Manila Bay, it was Washington, not the Asiatic Fleet Commander ( Hart ) that directed the fleet to withdraw from Manila.

Hart was directed by Washington to send US Navy surface forces and submarines southeast toward Australia.

Douglas MacArthur and Henry Stimson ( United States Secretary of War ) feuding with Admiral Hart over lack of US Navy submarine action.

MacArthur asked Admiral Hart: " What in the world is the matter with your submarines?

" MacArthur complained that Hart's inactivity allowed Japan's navy freedom of action.

According to Stimson, MacArthur felt that Hart's ships and submarines were ineffectual, but because Admiral Hart had lost his courage.

Admiral Hart's reaction to MacArthur's brickbats: " He ( MacArthur ) is inclined to cut my throat and perhaps the Navy in general.