[Secret]
 
From: Tokyo
To: Singapore
December 2, 1941
Purple
Circular #2450 (5 parts complete.)
 

 

Re my Circular #2409 [a].

We have drawn up the following table for the particular needs of  your localities to supplement for the already given list.

 
  Code Word                                Meaning
 
KIKUTI                   Shipments on the road whereby CHIANG
                         receives assistance (the Burma road ?) are now
                         very lively.
KAGEYAMA                 Shipments along the road whereby
                         CHIANG receives assistance (the Burma
                         road?) have now virtually stopped.
(DE?)GUTI                ... (blank)  ... (blank)  has been
                         forced backward at . . . (blank) . . .
AYAOKA                   The Burmese Independence movement is
                         gradually gaining momentum. The officers
                         are endeavoring to quell this with every 
                         resource, however, the movement is gradually
                         growing more fierce.
ITAGISI                  On the . . . the Burma . . . (blank) . . . was
                         attacked by the Independents wing with
                         pistols (or dynamite).
FUKUNISI                 On the . . . th in the . . . (blank) . . . area
                         rioting broke out.
MIYAMOTO                 I will continue the action I described to you
                         until advised by you to do otherwise, then I
                         will end it immediately.
 
(Part II)
 
 
KITAMURA                 Recently . . . (blank) . . . American military
                         planes arrived at . . . (blank) . . .
MUTO                     . . . (blank) . . . and pilots numbering. . .
                         (blank) . . . arrived at . . . (blank) . . .
NAGAOKA                  . . . (blank) . . . divisions of . . . (blank)
                         . . . troops arrived at . . . (blank) . . . and
                         left for . . . (blank) . . . on the . . . th.
INABA                    . . . (blank) . . . divisions of . . . (blank)
                         . . . troops are reportedly concentrated on the
                         . . . (blank) . . . border.
YASIROEN                 The Independents movement at . . . (blank)
                         . . . and negotiations thwarting England are
                         now progressing smoothly.
TUMURA                   At present there is a total of . . . (blank)
                         . . . enemy merchant men docked at . . .
                         (blank)
HINO                     Merchant ships now docked at . . . (blank)
                         . . . are as follows: American . . . (blank)
                         . . .; British . . . (blank) . . .; Netherlands
                         . . . (blank) . . .
NAGAI                    . . . . . an merchant ships left for . . .
                         (blank) . . . loaded with arms.
HIGUTI                   Our means of communication with Burma
                         and the South Seas is disrupted and we can-
                         not receive.
SEGAWA                   Our resident Nationals have been camped.
 
Part III
 
 
YASUI                    It is reported that riots are breaking out.
NARUSE                   Progressing with preparations to bomb oil
                         fields.
KUBOTA                   Oil fields bombed.
NIBA                     The residents of _ _ _ _ _ area re pre-
                         paring to flee.
MOORI                    Orders issued to residents of . . . (blank)
                         . . . area to flee.
SEKYA                    Morale wavering.
TUKAMOTO                 Netherlanders.
OCHIAI                   Japanese Nitta Natives.
KURIBARA                 Japanese.
NISIYAMA                 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
YAMANOUTI                Premier.
NOSE                     Specialists' Commission.
KURODA                   High tide (?)
HIRAI                    Some officers and private citizens _ _ _ _ _ _.
INOYAMA                  Telegraphy.
ENDOO                    The Yamashita Agency.
ATUKAI                   The Nakamura Company.
KOIZUMI                  India.
ABE                      Java.
EDOGUTI                  Sumatra.
HIROSE                   Celebes.
HUKUI                    Borneo.
INOUYE                   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
FUKA _ _ _               British India.
KASAURA                  Ceylon.
IKAWA                    _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 
(Part IV)
 
 
HUJIMURA                 Hainan Island.
IIJIMA                   The Spratleys.
ARIASA                   Singapore.
HURUYA                   Pinan.
NIWA                     Bangkok.
KAMIYA                   Chien mad* _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Singora.
ISIDA                    Saigon.
NINOMIYA                 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
HOSOKAWA                 _ _ _ _ _ _ _    
NEZU                     Tonkin.
YOKOTA                   Cambodia.
NUMATA                   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
WATANZAKA                Manila.
NOZAKI                   _ _ _ _ _ _ _
KERI                     Batavia.
SEKINE                   Menado.
SERISAWA                 Makassar.
SONE                     _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ANDO                     Pankaran-Brandan*.
DOBASI                   Pankan Susu*.
FUKUSIMA                 Mandalay.
HAKAMATSU                Palembang.
 
PART V
 
 
ISTUMOTO                 Jambi.
NAKINO                   Tarakan.
MAKINO                   Pa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pan.
SAKURAI                  Sageirinda*.
TAKANO                   Sanga Sanga*.
UEDA                     Puura*.
YANAGIYA                 Banka*.
WATAGI                   Biriton*.
EGAWA                    Sunda*.
AIDA                     Malacca.
BANDO                    Sumaran*.
FUNABASI                 Timor.
IKEDA                    New Guinea.
KATAGIRI                 Lashio.
MIZOCUTI                 The Perurisu* region.
NUKADA                   The Geta* region.
SAWAKAWA                 The Kota Bharu Region.
TAKESITA                 East.
UTSUNOMIYA               West.
YAMANE                   South.
ARAMAKI                  North.
DOOKE                    Island.
 
Army 25943                                           Trans. 12/9/41 (NR)
 
[a] See S.I.S. #25609 in which Tokyo sends out a circular containing 
hidden-meaning words to be used as an emergency system for dispatches. 
[b] Kana spelling.
 

(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)