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a. WAU• lo ceq ..,uon hao 'boon nporh4, Oonorol Short roporh tbat

.TIIJ>&allo plaaoo of throe ooporato tTpeo, 'broucht 4ow 1D Slllldq' o otteck, oro ill tho pooooooioJ> of tba Ara7 c4 Ia~. tho &lrcro!t oro UDder otu47. ~. 1M! coHf•

/ !broo 11-17 fow-eotoro4 'boahro h&YO boon 41opotche4 'b7 tho .Air V Porco t o atteck a ov.'baarbo roporh4 two h11114ro4 ailoo oouthaaot of IClaai ,

noriU. (Lat. 241'8' I- n<>to• 1). tho Ia~ Departaant baa otato4 t hat tho oullaarbo 1o noithor a.rtc&D aor ••tUob. !ho planoo ohoul4 bon U'1'1Yo4 o1'1r tho tarcot aroa at 2130 p, a,

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Decol:lber 13, 1941. 8:JO A, IC.

>l'i:IJ:l!WlDUII Fell THE I.!ILITARY AIDE TO THI: FR!.SI DE:/'l':

Subject: 111l1ta1"1 Information !rom J;.ney Source•, l~o. 10 .

l. PHILIFFOOS: General l!&cArthur report. that Cebu Island (east or

Nosros Island and about 250 ailoa aoutheaot o! llanlla) and Clark field were bo!lbed earl.y in the !orenoon o! the 12th b7 en01111 planes in cediu:o strength. Jepaneao vound actirlty was sporadic and unil:lportsnt. He otateo that it 1a now clearly indicated that the lmediate objective or tho """"'T 1o t-o secure illpro­vised air bases Ol.ltside o! the area onco3passed b7 our ground !orcu. The radio thia mornin;r announeea that "'"'Japanese air and possibly ground attacks were becinnina today.

2, SOUTH PACIFIC: Gener al Short t.elephoned at 5:40 p.m, on the 12th that

he h worried about Canton It land, whore "" are building an air­field !or trans..Pac1!1c use vi& ChriatJ!IILS and Fiji Iolands. General Short says that th<l J ap&nese are very near Canton hland, and that our lla'7 c~~nnot protect it,

), fo33T COi!ST: One sabotage incident involorina m atte;:pt to dest'I'Oy

an an:u' co!:t:IW>icationa line in San frtneioco wa.s reported at 8:30 P·"'· last niaht. The saboteur'• action D&'f haYe been sl.:eple thott, He""" arreotecl by the !'.B.I.

4. ~· Ice Condit.ions, The ftat Aretic Coast is f'I'Ozen. In

the Bering Sea ice extend8 one lllile out !rCIOI shore; a lancl1na there ia believed possible, thou,!~ di!!ieult. Ice conditions in Briatol Bay are not favorable !or J..a:,.linl operations , a.l.tholll!h they are favorable in the Oul! o! Alaska . (Source: Headquarters, Fourth Ann,y. )

' · HONGKONG: According to tho preas the Japanese have :oacle substantial

progress in their advance on the Chineae m~d towo.rd tho h&rbor ,

6 . ~· - -The VOUlld and ail' aituatione app tly are unc~~·-2'·

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OecaQber 12, 1941, 5:00 P, ll,

SubJect: llilltary Inl'or:aat.ion !roa Aroq Soureeo, tlo. 9 ,

l , PH!LI[p!N£S: llo further reports received ot hostile action ,

2 . HA~.UI: no further reports of hootile act ion, Population colt:l

and order lT, No oigns of sabotaj:e,

3 . r.'.:.3T COAST: At lO:ll a.m. (P.S.T.) todar a plana o! tbe 2d Air Porco

'llhile on reconn&laoance located ond bo.:lbecl a subCiarlne on !.he surface about 450 miles 118St or the center o! the Oregon cooet , (44t h para.llel) , After it had circled back the plane saw no sign o! the oubloarine . There are no reports of aabot c.ge or fi!tb column activities .on the coast,

4, BURLINGTON . IO·IA: An eJq>looion took place ohortlT after 1:00 p. m. t-oday

in the onl.T one of tbe three mixing units in fUll operation at the Burlillgton , Iowa Ordnance Plant. Tho cause has not been detenained. or 50 or 60 persona in the building, a big!\ pro­portion of caoualties is feared, with oovoral dead. The rae­torr b a ahell loading plant that nnt into operation in JulT.

5. ~· There io no aateria.l chat~~~• in tbe llalqan situation except evidence or ene""' rointorcmento. British bave aent reinl'orcementa to Khota Bahru area after withdrawing approxi­mately ten mil eo, Dutch fighter planeo ore on their way to

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MliiOIUlrlXlll JOlt 'rim MILITARY AlDI 'tO ,.1!11 PUSIDim:

SubJoott Military Intoraation !ro• Aza7 Souroet, ll'o. a.

1 . liiLIPPIUSr ltytl.a. D!ctper 11. X..C.Vthur rtporta ~hat enacy t'orett

bau UJ>olo4 at Locupt (2!0 au .. oouthooot ot KOD1la) aD4 are ott Z.bal.ta on the vett coat\ of Lutoa. !ht torct oft Za=balet it eoc.­pou4 o! 5 boa~ ohtpo aD4 11 4ootroyoro, u.s. eo:DUDicaHono are cut ao !ar north ao lla&&. Doaol1Uono are botnc eneute4. !lw • .,..1 appoaro to be auponttnc hie !oreoo at .l.parrt aD4 TigaD. t'ho prtttnt pbatt ot the boatilt action 1n90l••• a ttritt o! concentric thruoto which ba'f8 tho pnrpooo or cootuotn& ond docorolhi~ tbol 4o!onoo, It ooemo probable that an a44it ioual obJecti•• of tho northern •o•ement ta to eecure atrdromta f or the operation of lan~ ba.atd craft.

2. ~· Short report• tb6t uint ar-r bombert fro~ San Jrnnc1aco arr1•o4 1D B&vaii at 4:16 A.M. of tho 12th.

3. ym OOAsa: JJiP &J.Slit Ur Ct~rpa continual recon.naitaancea to 1n•eaticatt nu.meroUI

roporto ot hootile acttnty. lo eoDt&Dto aa4o •ith on..,...

• • !!aWl~.: i.roUDol Xot& Bharu t ho Britioh !orcoo apparentl)' are vith-

4rav1e& olovly. lt la roporto4 !ro• Manila t hat tho Britilh J.tr 7orco in Kola)'& h&o bean ro4uco4 br at loaot :llljl, !he .JaJ)&Jl .. o aro olao ol>fforlnc hoa17 air catuoltlu hi thto area. Our oboo"or at Sie&aporo otatoo that Britllh coobat air otr~tb oboul4 be i ncroaoool 1oo( to effecti•d7 4ete.c.4 M&lqa. atn.ce the Jaouete hold la.c4 ba••• !a the north. l!o ootlto.otoo \ bat tho .Japanou torctt oporatle& qatnat Molqa oov cona1at of tvo to three 41 Y11iont a.M. 250 to 300 pl.anee, plu• the n&1'Al torcet lo the e.rea.

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Kanilo r oporto that tho airdrome a t Miri and t~o S Ak oil faoilitioo ba•• boon 4omoliohod.

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Apparon\17 DO ch&Dco ln tho oi\ua\lon. !be Brltilh Y.r Of!lco en Doe•bor 11 contlnod roportl that Ohlneoe troo];>o aro attaokinc tho laponooo ln thio Y1o1nlt7.

1. v.s.s.a. a llllitarr AHacbo, t.olldcn, hao boon reliably 1ntor~>od that

Pr .. lor Sikoroki of tho Poliah ~c•ornmont hao ad•lood Stalin not to e.Dter the war vith Japan, oonter•inc bit torcee tor Ult acaind Oer­"*"¥· Slkoroki boll•••• tho lapanooo will net attack Ruooia UDlooo !orood.

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Dec•bor II, 1941 OtOO P,ll,

SubJoc\1 111lUt.r7 Il>for116Uon from .Azar 8ourOif, lo. 7.

1. PJII,tnrg: lo additional il>fomatlon rocohod. It 11 o.nucod that Japanooo

poooO\II'o dovt1 t ho Oqqan Yallq continu ...

2, MMUr lo Wo,...,Uon recoi'I'Od.

I i a. nst 004Sfr - '- L2, :roUl"th J.nq, re-por\1 !roa reliable Canadian eourcee ... ~ that a r...Uoc -· at 6t00 p. a , on a bootilo radio <00 mleo oout~ ;

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• weot of Unaluka indioaho poo oi~lo oarlJ' Japanooo action q81not ~ ; ~auu., Iol&ndo, Deto of r...Unc not ci•on but bolinod ~7 O..Z, J! c> / Jourtb ~. t o ba'I'O ~ .. ,. Deo•bor 10. Il>for100t1on from nanl oourcoo :. e r in ..... u. accor41nc to ..... 0..2 , tendo to ccl>fiu probab1l1t7 of

9;; "' boot1lo action in ~outi.,o, 0caan4loc Oenaral, lourth J.r-q, reporto "' en$ that cipher cardo fo\lll4 in Joponooo craohed plonoo aontion ~outiano, .S en Cl 1114wq on4 BanUao Iolande ,

i d Cl •• H t !tU- THHI.tl!Jh 1::. ~ g ll1litt.r7 J.ttacbo, London, reporh tho leu of Iota Bbaru

tor 4 .. ol1t1on of tho flTinc field. Tho Br1t1ob oteto their troopo o 1D contact with Japo.nooo forcoo on Thai ooll oome 6C miloo to tho

north a.a4 northaaot of POUAC. Tbq ooUa to tho Jepo.nooo forcoo in Thailand at fin 41rloiono .,4 ono aocbaD1u4 bricado vith throe or tour aore 41rie1oD• ea route.

15, iJ;Ut 11111\&rJ' o~oonar repone that Jua viii ao~llho on

Deo•bor II and \lult 110 Japanooo air oporaUono ban boen reportad to bia ap to lt42 p. a. (Jan Uao) Oil tho 9th,

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Dec .. bor ll, 1941 8r30 A.M.

MJI40lU1I:OIII J'OR !HJ MILITARY .U DJ: '1'0 TKI PUSIDJ:NTI

SUbJect: Mlllt&rT Intora.tlon froa ~ lourcet, lo. 6,

1. PHILIJ'PIIpr

!be Jepo.nooo attiOI]>to at l....Uac t..•o ccntlnud In northern LlliOn. z.act polnto of li.Dd.IIIC are Wlltnowu o:oe opt that tt.. .,.., lo doflnltolr aohore at t ho a out h ot t ho Coca7an Rl•or In tho ertreao north. General llac.uthur roported tt..t tho Cacaran Vallq "ao tho olll.J' placo In "hlch a dotornlned effort ""o aado to oxplolt li.Dd.laco. l!o added tt..t he ,.. oxac:utlnc d•olltlono In t ho • allq ao far oouth ao l&lote Pa10 and on tho Ilocoo coaot north of Llacar•n Gulf, (Belote Pau 1o 10111 160 all eo oouth of .lparrl . ) l!o &loo reported that tho tnlll;l' ,., ••rr octho l .n tho air and that 111 t ho earl7 afternoon ;rootor<lq hlo attacko cul..111natod In a forty.fho minute ra id on Manila In >rhlch ho uaed 35 hl"'-lnol bo11boro and an undetermined nWibor of din boaboro. Cart to and lllcholo llold voro tho ll&ln tarcoto. Prln­olplo <laaaco vao <lone to Ca•lto. l!o coac1u4ed, 'fho Japanooo h&•• o•or vholalnc pr opondoranco of air ot rancth. It he contlnuoo hlo prttture, our a1r force will be viped out b7 at trition, •

!bo.ro ha•o boOil nn lapor\ant alllt&rT d .. o1cpaonto. Oonoral Short reported l&ot nlcht that he now hu 14 hoa'7 hoaharo and 44 pur ouH plt~~W o &D4 vill han aero paroult r&a47 tor action In tho non fev <lqo. Be eatl .. tt t h1a ceneral caeol loe rtttrTt at ~f1c1ent for troa four to oh a ontho. l!o 1o -lac an lnontor;r of food otocJtocoo, l!o roporto that Mld"a7 an4 Wilko hlondo aro otlll In t he hando of our !Ia.,..

3. ~· !h& Japl!llooo aro ootla>atod to ban landed about throe 41•1ol ono

nor th o! lhota Baru (northaaot ohoul.dor of t ho 7odarate4 ll•h7 St•tu), Bea~ Jritl th re•i•taAce oon\lnue~

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OUr Militar,r Att~he, Loo4on, roporto that llritiah Mili­t ary Iotolli,onco ot at oo that tho lronch CApital ohipo, STRASJIOURG a.nd PIOVDOI a.ro at !cW.oa in tull 'baUlo tria, The three other o.pital ohipo undar the f ichT floc a.ro not ready for the line ot httlo,

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Deo•ber 10, 19~ 6r OO p ,a,

Sul>Joc~r lllllter7 Intor~~&tlon troa J.rrJq So\U'Cta, lo. e.

1. IIU OQM!r Sy lropci•oo. ,a. Oo......Une General, 9th Corpo, roporh through •th J.zwT,

that Vach1DC\on Stah polleo foun4 and ox\iDCUlahed a taritt of fire• at ?160 P· "· (Pacific Ooaot Uat) near Port Ancel••, Vuhinc\on, !ho t1r11 varo in tono ot an arrov po1nt1DC tovar4 Seattle. Search btiliC -· for 5t h colullll.htt, .u 8r10 p,a, a croup of high n71ne pl&ll vaa reported aoYinc D<>rtbvoot ot lrorth Con, cur lliUepa :Bq, 111 llaallirlcton.

}. :87 hllpllou froa Ooaaan41nc Onaral, 9th Corp• araar fhore vaa another a1r alert alone tho coaat laot o.l.gbt ac4 1c41eaUont vert that tho placet follcvod tho t&l>t ccurtt, i,t,, otarte4 111 tho toutb. and IIOTid north alone the eoaot , ao the;y did on tho night of tho 8tb-9th.

.9,. It vao learned that on t ho 9th t he Mexican Oon rcmont crantod ptr=iltion for u.s. air rtccAD&ioeance OTtr Lcvar California, vhtrt Japaneoe air aet1T1t7 hao bolD reported,

2. MW.AII NfD TQ PJAIPlllpr Ho roporto rtcoiTid on oporatlono.

3. IW,AD. LoA4AA· Dtowb•r 9t ll1lU11r7 .Attache roporto t hat rota Jhoru (northtaot corner

ot tho Jldarattd llalq Staht ) h tho ocoee of oonflald goUlld combat.

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1 . Plliltppluo - Tho Japonoae aN Mldn~; het."7 lt.nd~

a tt&ot.1 •&d.nat tho northwest coast ot Luzon l'rOCl San Fernando to Vit;o.n, aDd with reported ratdtnge in considerable otront;th near Aperri at the northern tip ot tho Ioland. Heavy Japanese J1e:.-al toroea are reported ott Ape.r r i. !lo operations htLve as&terlalhed 1n the southern leland II . General MacArthur launohed h1JJ air toroo against tho hostile landing toroos. In t ho firot u.s. bombift&, direct •ttaok wu oade on six Japeneao trt.naporta ott Visan, and resul ted in direot hita on thr ee shipa , one ot which oapai&ed and aank il:Dodia toly, O...erol llaoArthur &110 r eportod Navy plonoo attaoktnt; Japen01e war 1 hips and workin1 in oloao oooporation w1 th tho Army. In a later diopatoh roooind at 2•26 A. ll. , Genor&l llaoArthur estU...too that tho c.oaa of the o»eey air and nav&l 1 treno;th 1o c.-ittod to attack on Singapore •nd tho Philipplua, a. urce• oftena1Te air aotion &&&inat Japan proper.

2, Hawaii - No boatile operation• reported,

s. Weot Coaot - Tho pl anu detootod and tracked by rdd io and l1aton1ns deYioea, but not t een, in the San Franc11oo area. on the nicht of the 8- 9th are ot1ll not pooitivoly identified. !bo C.,..,.ndil\3 O.naral of tho Fourth ArJAy, and the c.,.,.,.~ ing General ot the Air Foroea a.re oonrl.Dced tba t they oame troa a J apa.t:eae carrier. Their objoot.1•• and further 1uteDt1ou a .re unknown,. It nown f'ro& a carrier , •• 1a probable, they My haft hen loat in the to;; ~ unable to return to the carr i er.

4. Paoitio Ooektt - There are lndtoationa, received troa Naval aourcea , ol Japan••• ooncentrationa ln Borin~ Sea ~d weat or the -- Canal . There 1a alae " naval roport lndlcoting action in the ao\ltb. 8•••• whore we haTe two convoya . Tbo• e r eport• w\11 , no doubt, be oo•ered in the Naval memorandUM ot thia date .

S. Falee Altrm on tlle F'..eat Coaet - The aouree or this al&J"'\ 1• DOW being 1o•ootl,ated by illltary outhoritleo ,

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l. l'lln.IPPIJIS: llan11a. Docombtr 9. !on Japanooo planoo bo»bad Nichol'•

J'iold, 3:15 •·•·, Doc•bor 9, Coouol tloo: 3 killed; 110 wounded. llatorial lo .. : 1 ~~&ncar d .. troyod; 1 ll-18 ud 1 0-52 ~d. Up to dark, Doc .. bor 9, thoro bad boon no turthor air &t tacko roporttd on tho Ph1Upp1noo.

ReTioed caoualtioo at Clark J'lold obov 55 ldllad, 110 wounded.

Ccntamplatod lormooa attack rendered 1Dpocoibla b;y condition o! Clark litld,

Eoot ile air oparationo characterl•od by high ef!icioncy, _, Some indication that vhite men aro pilotlnc hostile d1Yo bomboro.

No landlnc at tompta Cl34e , 2. WIST COAS'f:

No additional roporto on hootllo pl&noe in Snn 7renc1oco 1\f'tll.

3. Jl.!!.lll: Xo further report• rtct1Ye4.

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Drttenae atatea that. baaet OD tht Oalepacoa Ialanda are aYail­~blo to tho Ooitod Stotoo on roquoot.

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Jeeo·o'>er 8 , 10•15 r• 1e hy 1or,oM, '!'hero are nv..Uable in l'.awail b? CO'llbr.~ pll<MS U fOll0•11 ' 9 heavy "oo:lbero (:J-J7 1a) , 9 ':tecllu:Jl bo~:-s , 8 light !».~hera end 1.1 pur~uit . 'l'nere •re llao present ""· .. ole or repsir loc..U.:r 2 heavy "oo:lber• , l dodiw:. bo •• bera , 2 ll.;ht bo.lll;era o.nd 9- 16 pur:ruit .

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, l!awall 67 co•'bat planu u follovot 9 hoa.,. 'boabero (ll-1? 1 o), 9 .. 41"1111 'boabaro, 8 llcht 'boabero and 41 pgrouH. 'rbero are

(" aloo proo..,t capable of rapalr locall.T 2 1o .. ~ bo,.bero, 4 " ae41ua boa'boro, 2 llcht boDboro ao4 9-16 pgroult,

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A• lttdouarttre. Bayaitap Dtptrtatnt (b¥ telephone, 12:10 p.m. ). !here uo bt& llO f.ir raid tbio aulliQC. Wo bon had our purou1t ln tho alr tlcco btforo 4awll alld tbaro uo btoll llO 1D41catlon ot any raid, jll ldent lflcatlono of planoo and plloto ln 1••tardl¥'o attack oo far ohov tbao to bo Japanooo, Wo are all oot ; all t he troopo are ill tho field. !ho population h ~ulot , no rlotia&, no orcanioation of aobotouro. Wo "-•• arrootod oo~othlQC o•or 200 .Jap&nOIO 8410Dh, !here art DO 1od1CatloDI Of OZI:f bootlle troopo iD thio • lclmtr.

}. I!Wla, !!tcl!b!T 8 , !hero un boon oontln..-d but H&ht bOIIblQC attacko ou r ooutbern aD4 central Luoon durlnc thh liWrnl:~& and ln tho oarl7 afternoon. There vao one boa~ attack on Clark J'l old vbich lo•ohod 40 dln bomboro and 52 two-o.ncU.o bocboro, the latter opor&tlQC at bigh altl t udoo, Ce.eual u .. voro 23 dead and about 200 vouD4e4. Our air looooo han boon boa.,, l n..., l ooooo hiLTO boon IDodilllll. lno107 a•lation hao not ponot l'&t ad t o Manila, 1 vlll launch a boa~ bo•bor attock on tho hootilo air baooo ln J'or mooa tomorrov, l.rrooto of hootllo alieno ha•e boon effected without dlo­order •

.Q. Hpy!sgpc. Docmbor a. Hoackonc 1o coaplotoly ready and all obipo are oalllnc thoaco •• oooo ao practloablt. Tho local authorlt ieo hold tha t an attaclc on t ho lot~ ot Ira lo l n proopoot.

j, I1¥Jwn, l!!cllbor 8, Aerial roconnahoance raporh t hot the Japano .. art landlac at Patan, !halland, froa olx bll tranoporto oocortod by tvo dt­etroJ••·

a. Kipu wup U't"P= Lgp4pp I!IRIIb« 1, !ha War Oftlct btlln .. that the Ga""an co....,dor in

Llb70 11 llov aortDc ,ooc ell;r to tht vtotvar4 aD4 aban4on1ac bh adYanc• poolt loo bttvton Tobrulc and the JCrptlan bor4tr. If thl o lo true, tbt locatloo of tho one117 forcoo vlll b t aucb tbt ..,.. ao vh•n the Jrit l oh firot attacktd.

3 , ll!IUA• Lgp4qn. p!Cflblf ?. ! ht Jrltlth bt lio•• that the l uooiano haYo otcpptd

tbt Gtrman drln t o tho north of Moocov but that tho Goruno are otlll adYanclnc ln the !ula r•1lon to tho ooutb of Noooov. fh• Ru.oian attock from lootoY lo contlnulnc and lt epptaro •• t houcb tbe Axio will not bt ablo t o otop tho luoolano along tbt wto t bank of tho Nluo !i•er. (!he lt"- of thh rhtr h 11ntrall7 north fro• Tacanro,.) ?; )

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