From: Panama (Akiyama)
To: Tokyo
October 6, 1941
J-19
#194
The result of my
investigations, as I reported in my secret letter #142 [a] are as follows:
1. The airplane bases
which the United States is constructing are located at La Chorrera in Panama
province, (please refer to part 4 of my #149 [a]) Chitre in Herrera province,
Mensabe [b] in Los Santos province and at Remidios and Las Ra-Hasu in Chiriqui
province
2. The Panamanian airports
already constructed which will be converted into military establishments are
the ones at David in Chiriqui province and Paidonya [b] outside the limits of
Panama City.
3. Airports which have
been surveyed but because of the poor condition of the terrain have not been
constructed, are the airports at Guarare in Los Santos province and at eight
other projected points.
ARMY 24465 Trans. 11/7/41 (2)
[a] Not available.
[b] Kana spelling.
(EXHIBITS
OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)