IPS Doc. No. 15-H - Ex. 1194 - Intercepted Diplomatic Messages re Pearl Harbor

Contains excerpt from "Pearl Harbor. Intercepted Diplomatic Messages sent by the Japanese Government between July 1 and December 8, 1941. Printed for the use of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack by United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1945, p. 199." In a communication from Tokyo to Washington on 29 November 1941, the sender conveys the Imperial Government's position regarding negotiations with the United States, including the China problem, to their negotiating representative. The telegram concludes with "(In carrying out this instruction, please be careful that this does not lead to anything like a breaking off of negotiations.)" [Note: Date of document reflects the original date of the communication]