From: Manila
To: Tokyo
18 November 1941
(Purple)
#757
1. The CA heavy cruiser of
my #753* was the Portland.
2. On the morning of the
13th a British destroyer of the Defender type entered port.
3. It has been ascertained
that 8 (or 4?) of the nine submarines of my #742* are of the 129 class.
They have entered port here recently but the exact date is uncertain.
JD-1: 6503 24780 (H) Navy Trans. 11-13-41 (S-22)
*Not available.
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)