From: Manila
To: Tokyo.
17 October 1941
(Purple)
#691
Reports of reliability A.
On the afternoon of the
17th the
TON
MADDO
HON
4 destroyers
5 submarines (140 class)
BERU 1 minelayer and
oiler TRINITY
entered harbor.
In addition to the above
ships in port at present on the 18th are as follows:
A. Manila.
The same as my #685*
B. Cavite.
REI
2 minelayers
- - - - - - (4 groups missing).
3. Large scale barracks
are being constructed at NUEBA ESIHA between Cabanatuan and Laur (about 131
kilometers from Manila).
4. It is said that
mechanized maneuvers are being carried out between Laur and Aguilla.
23856
JD-1: 6004 (H) Navy Trans. 10-22-41 (6-AR)
*JD-1: 5952 (SIS #23755).
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 2 JAPANESE MESSAGES CONCERNING MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, SHIP MOVEMENTS, ETC.)