From: U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Pearl Harbor
Attack Hearings; Pt.
35, the Clausen Investigation, pp. 52-62.
Exhibit "A"
[114] UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
U. S. S. PENNSYLVANIA, Flagship
Cincpac File No. HRK
AA/FF1/(25)
Serial 01954
PEARL HARBOR,
November 27, 1941.
Confidential
From: Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific
Fleet.
To: PACIFIC FLEET.
Subject: Pacific Fleet Intelligence Bulletin No.
45-41.
Enclosure: (A) Subject Bulletin.
1. Enclosure (A) is forwarded herewith for
information.
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SOURCE AND INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, IT IS OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE THAT
THE CONFIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THIS BE CAREFULLY PRESERVED.
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or corrections) during the present National Emergency.
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P. C.
CROSLEY,
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direction.
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Exhibit "B"
[115] TOP SECRET
Confidential
INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN NO. 45-41
CONTENTS
(A) ORGANIZATION OF THE JAPANESE FLEETS .......
Pages 1 to 12 inclusive.
Major
Fleet Commands ............................. Page 1.
Combined
Fleet and First Fleet ...................
" 2.
Combined
Fleet and Second Fleet ..................
" 3.
Third
Fleet ......................................
" 4.
Fourth
Fleet .....................................
" 5 and 6.
Fifth
Fleet ......................................
" 7.
Sixth
Fleet-(Submarine Fleet).....................
" 7.
Carrier
Fleet ....................................
" 8.
Combined
Air Force ...............................
" 9.
Train for
Combined Fleet .........................
" 10.
Japanese
Naval Forces in China ...................
" 11 and 12.
(B) JAPANESE FORCES AND INSTALLATIONS IN THE
MANDATED ISLANDS, Pages
13 and
14.
General
Situation.
Air
Distribution.
Table
"A" showing distribution of material and personnel forces
in
Mandates
(2
pages to be pasted together)
Sketch of
PALAO (PELEW).
Sketch of
MALAKAL Harbor, etc.
Sketch of
JALUIT Harbor, etc.
[116] TOP SECRET
(A)
ORGANIZATION OF THE JAPANESE FLEETS. October 30, 1941.
(10574)
The following revision of Op-16-F-2, O.N.I. Serial
#27-41 supersedes and replaces the former report on this subject.
The principal change consists of a further increase
in the number of fleet commands. This has arisen from the regrouping of
aircraft carriers and seaplane tenders into separate forces, and from the
creation of special task forces in connection with the southward advance into
Indo-China. The regrouping has resulted in a notable specialization within the
various commands, as shown below.
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MAJOR FLEET COMMANDS
I. Combined Fleet
1 First
Fleet (Battle Force) 3 Batdivs, 1 Crudiv,
2 Desrons
2 Second
Fleet (Scouting Force) 4 Crudivs, 2 desrons,
etc.
3 Third
Fleet (Blockade &
Transport Small craft.
Force)
4. Fourth
Fleet (Mandate Defense Force) 1 Desron, 1 Subron and
many small units
5. Fifth
Fleet ? ?
6. Sixth
Fleet (Submarine Fleet) 6 Subrons
7. Carrier
Fleet (Aircraft Carriers) 5 Cardivs
8.
Combined Air (Seaplane tenders, etc.)
4 Airrons, & shore based
Force planes
II. Japanese Naval Forces (Staff Headquarters) 1 PG and 3 DD s
in
China.
1. First
China Exped. (Central China) Gunboats
Fleet.
2. Second
China (South China) 1 CA, 1 CL and small
Exped. Fleet.
craft.
3. Third
China (North China) Torpedo Boats, etc.
Exped.
Fleet.
4.
Southern Exped. (Saigon) 1 CL, transports and
Fleet. mine craft.
[117] The Japanese Navy now includes more vessels in
active service than ever before. More merchant ships have been taken over by
the Navy, and the line between merchant ship and naval auxiliary grows fainter
all the time. The base forces and guard divisions in the Mandated Islands have
also greatly increased the strength of the Navy, which is on full-war-time
footing.
COMBINED FLEET AND FIRST FLEET
YAMAMOTO Isoroku, CinC (Admiral)
NAGATO, Flagship
FIRST FLEET
Batdiv One Desron One (Cont’d)
NAGATO
(F) Desdiv
27
MUTSU SHIRATSUYU (F)
YAMASHIRO ARIAKE
Batdiv Two YUGURE
FUSO
(F)
SHIGURE
ISE Desron
Three
HYUGA SENDAI
(F)
Batdiv Three Desdiv 11
HIYEI
(F)
FUBUKI (F)
KONGO
SHIRAYUKI
KIRISHIMA HATSUYUKI
*HARUNA
Desdiv 12
Crudiv Six SHIRAKUMO (F)
KAKO
(F)
SHINONOME
FURUTAKA USUGOMO
AOBA MURAKUMO
KINUGASA
Desdiv 19
Desron One ISONAMI (F)
ABUKUMA
(F)
SHIKINAMI
Desdiv
6
AYANAMI
IKAZUCHI
(F) URANAMI
INAZUMA
Desdiv 20
SAZANAMI
AMAGIRI (F)
HIBIKI
ASAGIRI
Desdiv
21 YUGIRI
NENOHI
(F)
ASAGIRI
HATSUHARU
Total: 10 BB, 4 CA, 2 CL, 27 DD.
HATSUSHIMO
WAKABA
*Note: The HARUNA has been inactive during 1941, and
is probably undergoing major repairs.
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[118] COMBINED FLEET
SECOND FLEET
TAKAO, Flagship
Crudiv Four Desron Two (Cont’d)
TAKAO
(F)
Desdiv 16
ATAGO
HATSUKAZE
CHOKAI YUKIKAZE
MAYA
AMATSUKAZE
Crudiv Five* TOKITSUKAZE:
MYOKO
(F) Desdiv 18
NACHI KASUMI
HAGURO ARARE
Crudiv Seven KAGERO
KUMANO
(F)
SHIRANUHI
MOGAMI Desron Four
MIKUMA NAKA (F)
SUZUYA Desdiv 2
Crudiv Eight YUDACHI (F)
TONE
(F)
MURASAME
CHIKUMA HARUSAME
Desron Two SAMIDARE
JINTSU
(F) Desdiv 9
Desdiv
8
ASAGUMO
ASASHIO
(F)
YAMAGUMO
ARASHIO
MINEGUMO
OSHIO
NATSUGUMO
MICHISHIO
Desdiv 24
Desdiv
15
KAWAKAZE (F)
KUROSHIO YAMAKAZE
OYASHIO
SUZUKAZE
NATSUSHIO
UMIKAZE
HAYASHIO
Total: 13 CA, 2 CL, 28 DD.
*Note: There is a possibility that a new cruiser has
been added to
Crudiv 6.
[119] THIRD FLEET
TAKAHASHI Ibo-Vice Admiral
NAGARA, Flagship
NORTHERN BLOCKADE FORCE 2nd BLOCKADE FORCE-Con.
CHOGEI
(F) Desron
Five
Subdiv
........ Desdiv
34
........
HAKAZE
........
AKIKAZE
........
YUKAZE
Subdiv
........ TACHIKAZE
........ 1st
BASE FORCE
........
........ Maru (F)
........
Minelayer Division
2nd BLOCKADE FORCE ITSUKUSHIMA
Desron Five AOTAKA
NATORI
(F) HATSUTAKA
Desdiv
5 Mine Sweeper
Division 1 and 21
ASAKAZE
AM-1 AM-7
HARUKAZE
AM-2 AM-8
MATSUKAZE
AM-3 AM-9
HATAKAZE
AM-4 AM-10
Desdiv
12 AM-5 AM-11
SATSUKI
AM-6 AM-12
FUMITSUKI Gunboat Division 1
MINATSUKI
6 Gunboats (Converted Fishing
NAGATSUKI
Vessels)
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THIRD FLEET-continued
2nd BLOCKADE FORCE-Con. 2nd BASE FORCE
SUBCHASER
SQUADRON .........
Maru, (F)
.......... (F)
Minelayer Division 17
Subchaser
Division 1 and 11 SHIRTAKA
PC-1
PC-7 YAEYAMA
PC-2
PC-8 KUNAJIRI
PC-3
PC-9 At least 5
other men of war, and 17
Subchaser
Division 21 and 31 merchant ships.
PC-4
PC-10 Total: 1 CL, 12
DD, 1 AS, 6 SS, 6 CM,
PC-5
PC-11 12 AM, 6 XPG 12 PC, 46, AP.
PC-6
PC-12
27
AP-Names Unknown
[120] FOURTH FLEET
Hirata-Vice Admiral
KASHIMA, Flagship
Crudiv Eighteen FOURTH DEFENSE FORCE (HQ-
TENRYU
(F) TRUK
TATSUTA
Miscellaneous Forces Ashore, in-
KASHIMA
cluding Air Group #17 and
Desron Six Ponape Detachment of 4th Def.
YUBARI
(F) Force,
Kusaie Detachment of 4th
Desdiv
29 Def.
Force, Olol Detachment of
OITE 4th Def.
Force, Greenwich De-
HAYATE tachment 4th Def.
Force, Mort-
ASANAGI
lock Detachment 4th Def. Force,
YUNAGI
Pingelap Detachment 4th Def.
Desdiv
36 Force,
Puluwat Detachment 4th
MUTSUKI
(F) Def. Force,
Lamortek Detach-
KISARAGI
ment ...... (Hall ?) of 4th Def.
YAYOI
force.
MOCHITSUKI
5th BASE FORCE
Subron Seven Saipan, Headquarters
JINGEI SHOEI MARU (F)
Subdiv
26 Guard
Division 5
RO-60
Composition unknown
RO-61 Minelayer Division 19
RO-62
OKINOSHIMA (F)
Subdiv
27
TOKIWA
RO-65
Subchaser Division 56
RO-66 KASHI (F)
RO-67
XPG 561 (?)
Subdiv
33 XPG
562 (?)
RO-63
XPG 563 (?)
RO-64
Gunboat Division 8
RO-68 Composition
unknown
Subdiv-----
9 AP or AK
.........
FIFTH DEFENSE FORCE (HQ-SAI-
.........
PAN)
......... Miscellaneous Forces Ashore, in-
8
XPG
cluding Air Group #18.
[121]
4th BASE
FORCE Tenian
Detachment, 5th Defense
Truk,
Headquarters Force
........ Maru (F) PAGAN Detachment, 5th Defense
Guard Division 4 Force
........ Maru (F)
Survey and Patrol Division
........
KOSHU
........
KATSURIKI (CM)
4 AP or
AK KOMABASHI
(AS)
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FOURTH FLEET-Continued
FIFTH DEFENSE FORCE Con. 6th BASE FORCE-Continued
Repair and
Salvage Division Minesweeper
Division 16
MATSUEI
MARU NAGATA MARU (F)
NAGAURA
(MARU) CHOKAI
MARU
3rd BASE FORCE DAIDO MARU
Palao,
Headquarters IKUTA
MARU
..........
Maru (F) ?
Guard Division
3 |-
(This may
..........
Maru ....... |
be the
..........
....... Maru | SALVAGE
..........
....... Maru | Unit known
.......... ....... Maru
| to be in
.......... | 6th Base
Subdiv
6
|- Force)
RO-56
Subchaser Division 5
RO-57 PC-51
RO-58
PC-52
RO-59
PC-53
Subchaser
Division 55 SIXTH DEFENSE
FORCE (HQ-
.......... Maru (F)
JALUIT)
XPG 551 (?) KAIKEI Maru
XPG 552
(?) #5 FUKU Maru
XPG 553
(?) ....... Maru
XPG 554
(?)
Miscellaneous Forces ashore in-
THIRD DEFENSE FORCE (HQ cluding AIR
GROUP #19 at
PALOA)
IMIEJI, Jaluit Atoll and prob-
Miscellaneous Forces Ashore, in-
able Air Groups at WOTJE and
cluding Air
Group #16 and TOBI KWAJALEIN and
RUOTTO Is.
detachment
of 4th Defense Force (Kwajalein
Atoll) Detach-
.....
Detach. 4th Def. Force ment 6th
Defense Force KWA-
...... "
" " " JALEIN Is. (Kwajalein Atoll),
...... "
" " " TAROA Is. (Maloelap Atoll ),
...... "
" " " ENIWETOK Is. (Eniwetok
...... "
" " " Atoll), UJELANG Atoll, ENY-
Estimate
these unknown loca- BOR Is.
(Jaluit Atoll), IMIEJI
tions to be
SOROI, HELEN Is. (Jaluit
Atoll), WOTJE
REEF,
ULITHI, YAP and AN-
Atoll-Detach. of 6th Def. Force,
GUAR). UTIRIK
Atoll-Detach. of 6th
6th BASE FORCE Def. Force.
Jaluit,
Headquarters Total: 4 CL, 9
DD, 2 AS, 16 SS 1 Sur-
TAKUHAN MARU
(F) vey Ship, 3 CM, 15
XPG, 3 PC, 4 XAM
41 AP or AK.
[122] FIFTH FLEET
CL...........(F)
The composition of a new Fifth Fleet is still
unknown.
The Flagship has been reported at Maizuru.
SIXTH FLEET
(Submarine Fleet)
KATORI, Flagship
Subron One Subron Two
TAIGEI
(F)
KITAGANI (F)
Subdiv
I Subdiv
7
I-9
I-1
I-15
I-2
I-16 I-3
I-17
I-7
Subdiv
2 Subdiv
8
I-18
I-4
I-19
I-5
I-20 I-6
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FIFTH FLEET-Continued
Subron Three Subron Six
NAGOYA MARU
(F) KINU (F)
Subdiv
1 Subdiv 9
I-74 I-123
I-75 I-124
Subdiv
12 Subdiv 13
I-8 I-121
I-63 I-122
I-69 Subron Ten
I-70 KARASAKI
(F)*
Subdiv
20 Subdiv 18
I-71 I-53
I-72 I-54
I-73 I-55
Subron Five Subdiv 19
YURA
(F) I-56
Subdiv
28 I-57
I-59 I-58
I-60 Subdiv 21
Subdiv
29 RO-33
I-61
(Sank 10-2-41) RO-34
I-62 Total: 3 CL,
2 AS, 1 AP, 42 SS.
I-64
Subdiv 30
I-65
I-66
*Note: The old sub-tender KARASAKI appears to have
been recommissioned.
[123]
CARRIER FLEET (Cardivs)
CV KAGA Flagship
Cardiv 1 Cardiv 4
AKAGI ZUIKAKU
KAGA
(F) SHOKANU
Desdiv
7 Desdiv 3
OBORO
(F) HOKAZE
USHIO
SHIOKAZE
AKEBONO
NAMIKAZE
AKATSURI
NUMAKAZE
Cardiv 2 Cardiv ......
SORYU
(F) CV KORYU
HIRYU CV KASUGA
(MARU)
Desdiv
23 Total: 10 CV, 16
DD.
UZUKI
KIKUTSUKI
MIKATSUKI
YUZUKI
Cardiv -
RYUJO (F)
HOSHO
Desdiv 17
ISOKAZE
URAKAZE
HAMAKAZE
[124] COMBINED AIR FORCE
Kanoya Naval Air Station, Hdqtrs.
Shore-based land planes and seaplanes. The organization
provides for great mobility. Air units are ordered to work with other forces,
and return to the Combined Air Force pool when their mission is fulfilled. The
named Air Groups (e. g. the Takao Air Group) are not tied down to their
stations, but are sent freely wherever they are needed. Furthermore, the
various air squadrons and air groups frequently split into smaller units, and
are scattered over wide areas.
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Because of this extreme mobility, the picture is
constantly changing. Accordingly, the following list makes no attempt to
indicate all the temporary groupings into which the various units may be
combined.
SHIP-BASED SQUADRONS
SHORE-BASED AIR GROUPS
Air Ron 6 8th Air Group
KAMIKAWA
MARU (F) 10th Air
Group
FUJIKAWA
MARU 11th Air
Group
KENJO
MARU 12th Air
Group
(Has been
working with the 3rd 14th Air
Group
Fleet)
16th Air Group
Air Ron 7 17th Air Group
CHITOSE
(F) 18th Air
Group
CHIYODA
19th Air Group
MIZUHO 23rd Air Group
(Has been
working with the. 1st Chichijima
Fleet)
Chinkai
Air Ron 24 Genzan
KAMOI
(F)
Hyakurihara (or Moribara)
1 XAV Iwakuni
Yokohama
Air Group Kanoya
(Hdqtrs.)
Chitose Air
Group Kashima
(Has been
working with the 4th
Kasumigaura Sasebo
Fleet)
Kisarazu Suzuka
Patrol Squadron 2 Kure
Takao
NOTORO Maizuru Tateyama
(Formerly
with Air Ron 6) Oita Tsukuba
Ominato Usa
Omura
Yatabe
Saeki Yokosuka
TOTAL: 5 AV,
3 XAV, 35 Air Groups.
[125] TRAIN FOR COMBINED FLEET
SHIRETOKO ONDO AKASHI
SATA HAYATOMO MUROTO
TSURUMI NARUTO OTOMARU
SHIRTYA MAMIYA SETTSU
IRO ASAHI
Total: 8 AC, 1 AF, 2 AR, 1 AC, 1 Ice Breaker, 1
Target Ship.
[126] JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES IN CHINA
KOGA, Mineichi-Vice Admiral
IZUMO, Flagship
SHANGHAI
BASE FORCE Patrol
Division 11-Continued
ASUGA KURI HIRA
TSUGA HASU TOBA
Shanghai Harbor Affairs Section ATAMI
Special Naval Landing Force, Shanghai FUTAMI
Nanking Base Force FUSHIMI
Special Naval Landing Force, Nanking SUMIDA
HASHIDATE
CENTRAL
CHINA FLEET, OR FIRST Air Group 10
EXPEDITIONARY FLEET
Hankow Base Force
Kiukiang Base Force
KOMATSU, Teruhisa-Vice Admiral Gunboat Division ? ?
UJI, Flagship SHINFUKU MARU (F)
Patrol Division 11 HITONOSE
ATAKA CHIKUBU
SETA Total: 4 PG, 10
PR, 1 AP.
KATADA
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JAPANESE NAVAL FORCES IN CHINA-Continued
SOUTH CHINA
FLEET, OR SECOND [127] NORTH CHINA
FLEET, or
EXPEDITIONARY FLEET
THIRD EXPEDITIONARY FLEET
SUGIYAWA, Rokozo, Vice
Admiral
NIIMI, Wasaichi, Vice Admiral IWATE, Flagship
ISUZU, Flagship Patrol Division 12
Crudiv 15 IWATE (F)
ISUZU
(F) MANRI
MARU
ASHIGARA
Torpedo Boat Division 11
Patrol Division 14 HATO
SAGA SAGI
AM-l7 KARI
AM-18 KIJI
Torpedo Boat Division 1 Torpedo Boat Division 21
OTORI CHIDORI
HAYASUSA
MANAZURI
HIYOBORI
TOMOZURU
KASASAGI
HATSUKARI
Guard Division 15 KARUKAYA
Guard Division 16 Gunboat Division 1
Canton Base Force Gunboat Division 2
Amoy Base Force Gunboat Division 13
Hainan Is. Base Force Gunboat Division 14
13 Special Service Ships Tsingtao Base Force
Total: 1 CA,
1 CL, 4 TB, 1 PG, 2 AM, SOUTHERN
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
13 Misc. KASHII (F) (CL)
SHIMBUSHU (CM)
AP
Total: 1 OCA, 1 DD, 8 TB, 1
AP.
[128] (B) JAPANESE FORCES AND INSTALLATIONS IN THE
MANDATED ISLANDS
1. FOURTH FLEET, which may be termed the MANDATE
FLEET, apparently administers, the Naval activities, afloat and ashore and also
the Army Garrisons units in the Mandated Islands. While the forces afloat
exercise administrative jurisdiction over the Mandate area, the Yokosuka Naval
District is directly responsible for the supply of stores, material and
provisions. Truk is the headquarters for supply and munitions and has been
principle Fourth Fleet operating base.
2. Up to the present the entire Mandated Islands
have been lightly garrisoned, the majority of the garrison units being Naval Defense
Forces ("special Landing Forces" corresponding to our Marine Corps)
but some Army troops are believed to be on SAIPAN, PALAO, PONAPE, TRUK and
JALUIT. The total garrison force has been estimated at fifteen thousand. In
addition, there are Civil Engineering Units engaged in development work on
various islands. Working in conjunction with these are naval engineering units,
naval ordnance specialists, navy yard units with civilian navy yard workers and
technicians. The network of naval radio stations has been greatly expanded,
meteorological stations and high frequency direction finders installed at
strategic locations, aviation facilities increased both in scope and number,
and shore-batteries emplaced on strategic islands of key Atolls.
3. It is apparent that a decision to expedite the
fortification, expansion of facilities and militarization of the Mandated
Islands, was made late in 1940, probably concurrently with the signing of the
Tripartite Pact. The movement of naval auxiliaries, small and medium cargo,
freight-passenger vessels (ex-merchant marine) to the Mandates began in
December, 1940, and has increased in scope and number until some seventy odd
vessels are engaged in this traffic, the average number present in the Mandate
area at any one time being some forty odd vessels.
4. The function of supply of munitions, supplies,
material and provisions to the Mandates is under the YOKOSUKA Naval District
with a Headquarters for Civil Engineering, Munitions, Military Stores and
Supplies for the Mandates centered at Truk, although this function is normally
under the jurisdiction of Yokosuka as the Mandates are in the First
(HQ-YOKOSUKA) Naval District.
5. The Commanders of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Base
Forces are subordinate commanders under Commander-in-Chief, 4th Fleet; they
have a designated Flag-
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ship and a Headquarters or Administrative Section,
the latter remaining ashore at the home base regardless of the movements of the
command or the Flagship. Each Base Force contains a DEFENSE FORCE, detachments
of which are stationed on outlying islands of that general area. Four Ro Class
submarines have been reported to be attached to the PALAO BASE FORCE.
[129]
6. Considerable air activity has been in evidence in
the SAIPAN PALAO-PELELIU, TRUK, PONAPE and JALUIT-KWAJALEIN areas. Close
cooperation has been noted between the Defense Forces and the Aircraft
activities at their home bases. Foreign steamers nearing the SAIPAN area have
been subject to aircraft observation and close scrutiny by Patrol planes,
Bombers and fighters. Heavy land plane bombers and Patrol planes, undoubtedly
ORANGE, have made reconnaissance flights over the Gilbert Islands (TARAWA;
BUTARI-TARI, and BERU).
7. The distribution of material, personnel, and
installations in the Mandated Islands is indicated in table "A".
While this is admittedly incomplete and may be subject to inaccuracies, it
represents the latest and best intelligence on this subject. In addition to
those listed in Table A, there are a number of potential bases, principally in
the lagoons of the naturally protected atolls, which may be used as emergency
bases or may be earmarked for "priority two" development.
8. The latest information (up to 25 November 1941)
indicates that the present distribution of the Air forces (believed to be a
temporary strategical disposition other than a permanent assignment) in the
Mandates is:
Identification Location Includes
Airron 24 Marshall Area (AV) KAMOI
(AV) ...... Maru
ex-CHITOSE Air
Group
ex-YOKOHAMA Air Group
11th Air Group PALAO Area
16th Air Group PALAO Area
17th Air Group TRUK
18th Air Group SAIPAN
19th Air Group IMIEJI Is. (Jaluit
Atoll)
Air Station (and Air Group?) WOTJE
Air Station (and Air Group?) KWAJALEIN
? AIR GROUP TRUK
The exact composition of these Air Groups is unknown
and the estimates of total plane strength in the Mandates vary widely: 62-268
planes.
Last
Page of Intelligence Bulletin No. 45-41.
(Pages 130, 131 132, and 133 of Exhibit B consist of
Table A showing the distribution of Japanese material and personnel forces in
the Mandates, a sketch of Palao, and a sketch of Malakal Harbor. These pages
will be found reproduced as Items Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5) EXHIBITS-ILLUSTRATIONS,
Clausen Investigation. These illustrations will be found bound together
following the printed exhibits of the Clausen investigation.)
[134] NOTES TO ACCOMPANY SKETCH OF JALUIT
1. Aviation facilities.-Two landing fields, each
with a hangar capable of using twenty medium sized planes. Engineering Shop
(camouflaged) situated between the two fields. Adjacent storehouses (galv.
iron) camouflaged. Diesel fuel and gasoline storage in camouflaged, above-
ground tanks adjacent to air fields. Diesel power
plant (June 1940). Eighty planes reported based here (November, 1940).
On beach opposite southern air field is Naval Air
Station having small ramp and one hangar for seaplanes (June 1940). This may be
an auxiliary as present indications point to naval air Base on IMIEJI (EMIDJ)
Is.
2. Headquarters-Two story concrete building. Large
building to SE of headquarters is Post Office and Telephone central. Flagstaff
adjacent to Post Office is also used as signal tower. In town are many one
story concrete stores. Good bituman and powdered coral roads.
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3. Radio towers.-Two steel combination radio and
lookout towers 400 feet high. Diesel engine power plant near southern tower
(1940).
4. Shore Batteries-Bases and trunnions along the
three quarter mile water-front street called the Marine Parade (1940) (guns not
mounted in June, 1940 but are now). Also three 6" guns and a battery of
four 4.7" field pieces. Barracks for regular garrison of 500 soldiers
(1940) (probably enlarged now).
Mobile Batteries-Machine guns and AA guns mounted on
Diesel-tractor towed trailers. 10 searchlights on pneumatic tired truck
assemblies (1940).
5. Government Pier-600 feet long, 75 feet wide
(18’-25’ alongside) equipped with two railroad tracks and three 10 ton mobile
cranes. Storehouse on end of pier (1940).
6. Mole-150’ concrete mole constructed parallel to
shore line along NW. corner of JABOR (1933).
7. Conspicuous red building (may be red-roofed
building) (1936).
8. South Seas Trading Co. PIER (N. B. R. or
"NAMBO") also called "SYDNEY
Pier". Two water tanks and warehouses. Coal and briquette storage
(1938).
9. Two buildings (resembling hangars) with tracks
leading down to water from one of them (beaching gear?-small marine railway?).
A gasoline storage located near the two buildings. (1936.)
(Page 135 of Exhibit B is a sketch of Jaluit Harbor
which will be found
reproduced as Item No. 6, EXHIBITS-ILLUSTRATIONS,
Clausen Investigation.
These illustrations will be found bound together
following the printed
exhibits of the Clausen investigation.)
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