[Secret]
From: Tokyo (Togo)
To: Havana
December 2, 1941
J 19-K 9
Circular #2445 Strictly secret.
Take
great pains that this does not leak out.
You
are to take the following measures immediately:
1.
With the exception of one copy of the O and L code, you are to burn all
telegraph codes (this includes the code books for communication between the
three departments and the code books for Army and Navy communication).
2.
As soon as you have completed this operation, wire the one word Haruna.
3.
Burn all secret documents and the work sheets on this message.
4.
Be especially careful not to arouse the suspicion of those on the outside. Confidential
documents are all to be given the same handling.
The
above is preparatory to an emergency situation and is for your information
alone. Remain calm _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Page
216
Also
sent to Ottawa, Vancouver, Panama, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Seattle and Portland.
Army 25879 Trans. 12/8/41 (3)
(EXHIBITS
OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)