[Secret]
 
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
December 4, 1941
Purple (Urgent)
#891
 

 

To be handled in Government Code.

 

Re your #1256 [a].

 

What you say in your telegram is, of course, true, but at present it would be a very delicate matter to give any more explanations than set forth in my #875 [b]. I would advise against it because unfortunate results might follow, so please reply in accordance with my afore-mentioned message.

 
Army 25731                                            Trans. 12-4-41 (S)
JD-7105
 
[a] Not available.
[b] S.I.S. #25725

 

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