From: Tokyo (Toyoda)
To: Manila
August 30, 1941
J-19
#277
According to intelligences
obtained by naval authorities, the Houston was observed on the 20th or there
about to pass through the harbor entrance but since that time they have not
been able to learn where it went. Please investigate the waters in and around
Manila for some trace of this warship and then make your report.
ARMY 24527 Trans. 11/8/41 (6)
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)