[Secret]
 
 
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
December 7, 1941
Purple (Extremely Urgent)
#910
 

 

After deciphering part 14 of my #902 [a] and also #907 [b], #908 [c] and #909 [d], please destroy at once the remaining cipher machine and all machine codes. Dispose in like manner also secret documents.

 
Army 25854                                            Trans. 12/7/41 (S)
 
[a] S.I.S. #25843-text of reply.
[b] S.I.S. #25850.
[c] S.I.S. #25853.
[d] S.I.S. #25858.
 

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