From: Panama (Akiyama)
To: Tokyo
November 12, 1941
J-19
#282
1. On the night of the
11th, a British light cruiser went through the Canal in the direction of the
Atlantic. This cruiser is understood to have undergone repair in San Francisco
and seems to have been the Liverpool.
2. On the 12th, a British
military transport of approximately 27,000 tons, of the Union Castle class,
passed through the Canal on its way from the Pacific, filled to capacity with
military personnel.
3. Early in November, 12
Douglass two-motored bombers and six Airacobra pursuit planes, flew here to
increase the Canal air force.
ARMY 25636 Trans. 12/3/41 (2)
(EXHIBITS
OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)