[Secret]
From: Tokyo
To: Washington
November 26, 1941.
Purple
#836. To be handled in Government Code.
The
situation is momentarily becoming more tense and telegrams take too long. Therefore,
will you cut down the substance of your reports of negotiations to the minimum
and, on occasion, call up Chief YAMAMOTO of the American Bureau on the
telephone and make your report to him.
At that time we will use the following code:
Japanese [*] EnglishSangoku Joyaku Mondai Nyuu Yooku(Three-Power Treaty question) (New York)Musabetsu Taiguu Mondai Shikago(The question of nondiscrimina- (Chicago)tory treatment) Sanfuranshisuko
Shina Mondai (San Francisco)(The China question) Itoo KunSoori (Mr. Itoo)(Premier) Date Kun Gaimudaijin (Mr. Date)(Foreign Minister) Tokugawa KunRikugun (Mr. Tokugawa)(The Army) Maeda KunKaigun (Mr. Maeda)(The Navy) EndanNichi-bei kooshoo (Marriage proposal)(Japan-American negotiations) Kimiko SanDaitooryoo (Miss Kimiko)(President) Fumeko SanHaru (Miss Fumeko)(Hull) ShoobaiKokunaijoosei (Trade)
(Internal situation) Yama Wo UruJooho Suru (To sell the mountain)(To yield) Yama Wo UrenuJooho Sezu (Not to sell the mountain)(Not to yield) Kodomo Gaumareru
Keisei Kyunten Suru (The child is born)(Situation taking critical turn)
For
your information, telephone addresses other than our Home Office are as
follows:
Bureau Chief YAMAMOTO: Setagaya 4617Section Chief KASE: Yotsuya 4793
The Minister's residence: Ginza 3614 The Vice-Minister's residence: Ginza 1022Army #25344
JD-6841 Trans. 11-26-41 (S)(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)