[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)