1 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo To: Manila #245 (or 246) (?) |
"Please inform us regarding the camouflage and distinguishing marks of the American naval and military aeroplanes in Manila." See doc. |
2 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo (Toyoda) To: Panama #63 |
"If possible, I would like you to telegraph me concerning the transit of the canal by English and American merchant ships." See doc. |
2 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #474 |
"1. Anchored warships-Dfionomi." See doc. |
2 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #476 |
"Though I am making additional secret investigations, that is all for the time being." See doc. |
2 August 1941 |
From: Havana (Nanjo) To: Tokyo #44 |
"Between the 16th and the 24th of July, the following American warships were anchored in the naval harbor of Guantanamo:" See doc. |
4 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #480 |
"Two destroyers sailed on the fourth. All the war ships at anchor have sailed." See doc. |
5 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo. To: Washington. #447 |
"On our side, however, there are quite a few persons who vigorously insist that the U. S. economic pressure on Japan is being daily in creased in intensity." See doc. |
7 August, 1941 |
From: Tokyo. To: Washington. #452 |
"We are firm in our conviction that the only means by which the situation can be relieved is to have responsible persons representing each country gather together and hold direct conferences." See doc. |
7 August 1941 |
From: Washington. To: Tokyo. #663 |
"I now wish to describe the recent general outlook in the United States." See doc. |
9 August 1941 |
From: Washington. To: Tokyo. #674 |
"The United States assumes that our occupation of South French Indo-China indicates that Japan has definitely set her course. On this point the President and the Secretary of State are in complete agreement and it would be a mistake to try to differentiate between their attitudes." See doc. |
12 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #507 |
"At the time a non-commissioned officer of the American Navy told me confidentially that the ship mentioned in my #414... was the Warspite and I took this to be reliable information." See doc. |
15 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo. To: Berlin. #739 |
"Since then, we have been asked by the Soviet as to the attitude of Japan toward the German-Russian war; ..." See doc. |
15 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo To: Berlin #740 |
"On the 15th I told the German and Italian Ambassadors in Tokyo confidentially, of my recent conversations with the Soviet Ambassador along the lines of my separate message #739*." See doc. |
16 August 1941 |
From: Washington (Nomura) To: Tokyo #703 |
"As I have successively reported to you, Japanese-American relations have today reached a stage in which anything might happen at any moment, and they are likely to grow worse suddenly as soon as Japan makes her next move. That this sudden change will take place with Japan's occupation of Thailand is a view upon which both Japanese and Americans agree." See doc. |
18 August 1941 |
From: Panama (Akiyama) To: Tokyo #120 |
"Ships moving through the Panama Canal" See doc. |
18 August 1941 |
From: Panama (Akiyama) To: Tokyo #121 |
"The Douglas B-18, the Martin B-17A bombers, totaling 100 planes, as well as a number of heavy Boeing 24's, which have been stationed at Albrook Field in the past, completely disappeared about two weeks ago." See doc. |
20 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo To: Washington #487 |
"It is a self-evident fact that Japan is pressed with the necessity of taking precautionary measures for the sake of maintaining peace in the Far East as well as for the sake of Japan's national defense and security, in view of the actuality that that part of Soviet Russia is adjacent to Japan and Manchukuo." See doc. |
20 August 1941 |
From: Panama (Akiyama) To: Tokyo #123 |
"The Triomphant left Balboa for Tohita on the 17th according to report." See doc. |
20 August 1941 |
From: Manila To: Tokyo #532 |
"There are many tall buildings in the city, to the upper stories of which admittance is forbidden. It is thought, therefore, that antiaircraft guns have been placed in them." See doc. |
20 August 1941 |
From: Manila To: Tokyo #533 |
"Last March work was begun on the reparation of the airplane base south of Darurakku [a] on the way to San Miguel." See doc. |
22 August 1941 |
From: Davao (Kihara) To: Tokyo #104 |
"Because too much time would be required to fill in the paddy fields as originally planned in the construction of a new air base, it is rumored that these plans have been changed." See doc. |
22 August 1941 |
From: Davao (Kihara) To: Tokyo #107 |
"During the middle of July a number of American destroyers entered the harbor of Jolo. We have intelligence to the effect that they came to this port from Hawaii, but we have no evidence to substantiate it." See doc. |
23 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo. To: Washington. #497 |
"American inspection of Japanese firms and banks comes closer to being a search for "subversive acts" rather than an inspection connected with the freezing order." See doc. |
23 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #543 |
"Ships in port on the 23rd." See doc. |
26 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo To: Washington #504 |
"Re my #503. That message contains the maximum concessions that we can make to the proposal of the President of the United States;" See doc. |
26 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo To: Washington #505 |
"Notwithstanding representations made by us on successive occasions the United States is treading a course which seems to be bent on exciting public opinion within our country. Beginning the first day of September they are exercising stringent limitations on gasoline shipments essential to our civilian population." See doc. |
26 August 1941 |
From: Manila (Nihro) To: Tokyo #554 |
"Four "S" [a] boats on the 24th and "REI" on the 25th entered the harbor." See doc. |
28 August 1941 |
From: Batavia (Ishizawa) To: Tokyo #895 |
"While the Java class Cruiser was still at anchor in Puriooku [b] harbor, on the morning of the 27th, one destroyer of the Bankerutu [b] class entered port."See doc. |
29 August 1941 |
From: Washington. To: Tokyo. #756 |
"The following is the gist of my discussion with Hull, last evening, (28th), regarding the proposed conference, etc." See doc. |
30 August 1941 |
From: Manila To: Tokyo #559 |
"Warships at anchor in this harbor on the 30th:" See doc. |
30 August 1941 |
From: Tokyo (Toyoda) To: Manila #277 |
"Please investigate the waters in and around Manila for some trace of this warship and then make your report." See doc. |