From: Tokyo (Toyoda)
To: Singapore and Batavia
September 6, 1941
Purple
Cir. #1947 (Strictly Secret)
After you have made an immediate
investigation on the following matters, please make a report, sending it to us
in an appropriate manner.
1. Please inform me as to
the various types of fishing entered into by Japanese from the point of view of
their use in fishing of gasoline-powered vessels ("gasoline-powered
vessels" is a military term for vessels known as "sea arks"
which have a considerable cruising ability).
2. In regard to these
fishing concerns who operates these so-called "sea arks":
(a) List the number of
vessels for each concern separately.
(b) Give the tonnage of
each vessel.
(c) The speed of each
vessel.
(d) Whether or not they
have wireless equipment.
(e) Give the present
position of each ship.
(f) Should we require the
use of these fishing vessels, please advise us as to the method by which we
could transmit instructions for each vessel. (This is particularly important.)
(g) The time of day we
should wire these orders. (This is particularly important.)
(h) Please ascertain the
length of time-required subsequent to receipt of orders to move from their
present position to the southern part of French Indo-China.
ARMY 22009 Trans. 9/10/41 (6)
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)