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NLTCCODE PILE)47
UNITED STATES FLEET
F-22
Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Washington 25, D. C.
rop - ULTRA
example)
15 August 1945.
SUMMARY OF RADIO INTELLIGENCE
Genoral
1.
It is as yet too early to determine from intercepted Japanese
traffic the reaction of the Japanese armed forces to the Imperial Rescript
accepting Allied surrender terms. Traffic during the morning of the 15th
reflected several sighting reports of Blue surface units by Japanese search
planes. Also, early on the 15th, 4 areas were alerted for OPERATION HOMELAND,
in addition to those alerted on the 13th. Diplomatic traffic reflected
intense preparations for peace.
2.
A Tokyo diplomatic circular on the 14th reported that burning of
Tokyo Foreign Office secret documents had begun. Diplomatic offices abroad
were instructed to handle their affairs in accordance with the situation pre-
vailing in the country where situated. Codes are to be retained as long as
possible.
3.
A dispatch from Sweden to Berne on the 13th requests that copies
of documents concerning negotiations between the Japanese and Germans over
items purchased by Japan but returned to Germany because of inability to ship,
be entrusted to a reliable source for safekeeping, as such documents in
Sweden have been destroyed.
4.
A diplomatic dispatch from Shanghai to Nanking on the 12th states
that expectations of peace are spreading throughout the city like wildfire,
that the Chinese national flag can be saen all over, and that even the U.S.
flag had beon hoisted. Crowds are welling in the streets and though prou
ventivo measures are being taken, apprehension is felt concerning maintenance
of public order.
5.
An Army message on the 11th states that because of Russia's entry
into the war, emphasis on shipping will be shifted from Northern Korea to
Southern and Western Korea, utilizing Yellow Seas and Korea-Tsushima Straits
routes. There was somo indication in another dispatch that Army planes on
Formosa might be transforred to Kores and Japan as a result of Russia's
entry into the ware
E.O. 12358, $4.4
- 1
92-34
is
MT Osta 11/14/94
IN Th's REPORT
IS NOT IO BE DISSEMINATED OR REPRODUCED
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