[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
13 October 1941
(Purple-CA)
#662
We
have made the necessary arrangements for a telephone connection between Chief
of the American Bureau of the Foreign Office, Terasaki, and Minister Wakasugi,
for noon (Japan time) on the 14th. On this occasion, the following passwords
and codes will be used.
U. S. attitude MARIKO
is reasonable OTAKU NI ASOBI NI KURUYA
(Is Mariko coming to pay you a
social call?)
U. S. attitude MARIKO
is unreasonable ASOBI NI KO NU
(Mariko is not coming to pay a
social call.)
General outlook of the SONO GO NO KOSI NO KENKO
negotiations (The health of the Minister since
then.)
The Four Principles SITIFUKUJIN NO KAKE MONO
(Japanese scroll of the Seven Luck
Gods.)
Will they stick to it? KI NI IRIMASITA KA
(Did it meet with your approval?)
Is there some way through KI NI IRIMASEN KA
it? (Did it not meet with your approval?)
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JD-1: 5840 (D) Navy Trans. 10-14-41 (S-TT)
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)