[Secret]
From: Rio de Janeiro (Ishii)
To: Santiago
2 December 1941
(J 19)
Circular #329 (In 3 parts, complete)
Tokyo to Rio as Circular #2432, on 29 Nov.
Re
my Circular #2409*.
The
following are added this date to my Circular #2409*, for special use in your
area. Please use them together with the others, (after making them up in a
table).
(Translator's
note. Underlined values are doubtful due to garbles. Probable correct value
added below in parenthesis.)
Code Word Meaning
ASHINA* From . . . (blank) . . . (date), Japanese
ships stopping here will not be allowed to take
on fuel.
DATE* Please telegraph probable amount of . . .
(blank) . . . that can be imported.
KAWAHARA I estimate we can probably import about
. . . (blank) . . . tons of . . . (blank) . . .
NIWAGUCHI It is impossible to carry out . . . (blank)
(Kawaguchi)
NAKAMUTA Are in the process of arranging for im-
(Nakamura) portation of . . . (blank) . . .
SATUNAKATA Send communications via . . . (blank)
(Munakata) . . . (country).
KAZAMA Communications will be through offices
stationed in . . . (blank) . . . (country).
TOKUSIMA Japanese ship should arrive in . . . (blank)
. . . (country) on . . . (blank) . . .(month)
. . . (blank) . . . (day).
TAKENOUTI Is it possible for Japanese ships to come
to . . . (blank) . . . (country) ?
YA GI It is not possible to send Japanese ships
(YANAGI) to . . . (blank) . . . (country).
TONEGI It is possible to send Japanese ship(s) to
. . . (blank) . . . (country).
(Part 2)
TAKAGI Minerals
SAWAMURA Lead.
SUMI Mercury.
(Kasumi)
IWASAKI Petroleum.
HIROHATA Diamonds for industrial use.
ITAMI Platinum.
KADA Copper.
NAKAGAWA Carat.
MAEHATA Peru.
MASUKO Chile
SENEDA Colombia.
TAKENAKA Paraguay or Uruguay (?)
SIMAZU Paraguay or Uruguay. (?)
IMAZAWA Venezuela.
FUJIKAKE San QINY**
HASIMOTO Cuba.
SINDO Havana.
TIBA Rio de Janeiro.
TOZAWA Sao Paulo.
(Part 3)
HASEGAWA Riberao Preto.
IRIFUNE Santos
ENOMOTO Bauru.
BEPPU Curityba.
TIKAMATU Belem.
SUETUGU Buenos Aires.
OKIZUMI Santiago.
YAMATO Lima.
UMEGAWA Bogota.
HARA Caracas.
ISONO Montevideo. (?)
FUKAMATI Asuncion.
Relay
from Rio de Janeiro to TPT***, Lima, Sao Paulo. Mexico City relay to
Washington, Panama, Havana, Caracas (?), Bogota.
25830
JD-1 (Y) Navy Trans. 12-5-41 (7)
*JD-1: 6985 (S.I.S. #25609). List of code names to be used in plainlanguage messages. with indicator S T O P at end.
**Code value is QINY, (probably Salvador or Domingo).
***Probably "Buenos Aires and Santiago."
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)