AWP/St
 A8-2 (P)
SECRET
Serial No. 2030001
2 January 1942

FIRST ENDORSEMENT
      To Dutch Harbor Secret Letter, 1 December 1941

From:         Commandant, Thirteenth Naval Disctrict
To:           Commandant, Fourteenth Naval Disctrict

Subject:      High Frequency D/F-Radio Intelligence Report

       1.     Contents Noted.

       2.     It is essential that this letter be forwarded with the least possible delay and its transmission by registered mail within the continental limits of the United States is necessary and authorized.

 

 

C.S. Freeman
Commandant

 

 

 

Guy Davis Chief of Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECRET
Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
December 1, 1941.

 

From:           Radioman in Charge.
To  :           Commandant Fourtheenth Naval District.
Via:            Commandant Thirteenth Naval District.

Subject:        HF D/F- Radio Intelligence Report.

Reference:     (a) Com14 SECRET Ltr., Z-2051 dated 8 Oct., 1941.

Enclosure:     (A) Bearings of Orange Navy Ships and Stations.

      1.       Radio Intelligence Report forwarded herewith in compliance with reference (a). This report consists of three (3) pages.

      2.       It is hereby certified that the originator considers it to be impracticable to phrase this document in such a manner as will permit a classification other than secret.

 

R.J.Fox

 

 

Copy To:
Com13.
Opnav.
File.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECRET

6 Nov. to 1 Dec.,1941.
Station K PERSONNEL 
        1.  The following named men are attached to High Frequency Direction Finder:-

FOX, R.J. CRM "FX"
 Married-living on Main Radio Station
 QUALIFICATIONS- RI-completed training course in Orange work at station "S".

HESS, F.W. RM1c "BY"
 Single-living at Aerological Station.
 QUALIFICATIONS-one and one-half years HF D/F at
 station "S".

GILMORE, T.E. RM1c V-3 USNR "TG"
 Single-living at Aerological Station.
 QUALIFICATIONS-one and one-half years HF D/F at
 station "S".

HOOD, H RM1c V-3 USNR "HH"
 Single-living at Aerological Station.
 QUALIFICATIONS-RI-completed training course in
 Orange work at station "S".

TARIS, C.M. RM1c V-6 USNR "TS"
 Single-living at Aerological Station.
 QUALIFICATIONS-RI-completed training course in
 Orange work at station "S".

 

Copying Speed of Personnel

Fox,R.J. CRM           16 WPM.
Hess,F.W. RM1C         12 WPM.
Gilmore,T.E.RM1C       12 WPM.
Hood,H. RM1C           17 WPM.
Tarie,C.M. RM1C        19 WPM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECRET 6 Nov. to 1 Dec.,1941.
Station K OPERATIONS 

   1.  ASSIGNMENTS:

COMBINED FLEET
4030-8060-8820-11640-5970-6480-6775.

UNIT COMMANDERS
4310-8620-4650-6775.

SUBMARINES
Comsubron One - 5640.
Comsubron Two - 5275-5970-5640-6100-6390-12772.

AIRCRAFT
Comairron One -
Comairron Two - 5275-5970-7650-9490.

AIR FREQUENCIES
6200-6550-7855-7920-9835.

MANDATE FLEET
6600-6700-7655-8930-9085-9770-10720.

NORTH,CENTRAL,SOUTH CHINA FLEETS.
4500-5500-5685-6270-11370.

DETACHED VESSELS.
6150-12250

COMMERCIAL MARUS
6200-6250-7900-8210-8270-12400.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECRET

Station KOPERATIONS CONT.

        On 7 November at 1050 GCT the Tatsuta Maru (JFYC) working station JQE on 8270 kos was noted to be exchanging considerable traffic with that station.
        The following stations seem to control the circuits listed below:-

CONTROLS FREQUENCY STATIONS WORKED.
2TA3 6715 4NOHI 5HOSO KA25
7UKE 6715 3TUHO 7NOI
YAWI3 6700 2TAYU 9MOTU
TAWI3 6495 INI3 UKE1
7TOFU 8640 2KUSE 4NUYU 7EI 4KINI
4KIYO 12400 6RURI 8NUMA 1USO
WIMO3 6775 HORE7 NAWA1 MISU0
Assumed to be connected with aircraft.
NAWA1 6775 HIMO4 UKE1 WINA6 SISO6
ALSO ASSUMED AIRCRAFT.
7UKE 6715 7NOI 8NOMU.(Started to sign de NE- then busted and signed 7UKE.
8YUNA 4960(Measured) 8YUHO O"NO
(First time heard any calls on this frequency in many months.
FUNU9 7680 KERI3 RAWA1.
IAWI 8460 7TOFU 2KUSE.(First time control call heard).
HANO3 6900 TUYO9 TIHO9 NOYO6
FUNO1 6700 HOMI3 EME6 IMU3 RETI3
HOMI3 6700 YAMA9 NATE8 NESE2 IKU7 YAWI3
YOME9 EKA9 RAHA9 IKE7 MONO7
KIKO6 MOO2 KUTO3 HONA9 SEI3
UMA1 TAKU3 RIYO0 all assumed to be part of the mandate fleet.

        At 2210 GCT on Nov. 20 the following transmission was recorded:- 6802 de PKN Si A UNA KON2 K-Later called- SI A 0622 3450 5084 8114 9393 de PKN SI A KON ? k.(He had a shallow note like the Maru boats and tone of signals fluctuated-It is assumed that they are Russian).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report was transcribed to HTML by Tracy White and any transcriptions errors should be reported to him. The Citation for this report is as follows:

Record Group 181 (RG 181); NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle); Thirteenth Naval District; Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments; Central Subject Files, 1934-1941 1937-1945 Entry 50; District Communications Office Classified; Box 4, Folder A8-2, Intelligence and Security, Reports from Dutch Harbor

The above format gives the box number for the report, current as of August, 2004. It is, however, not the citation format favored by the NARA archivists and box numbers can change over time, so a researcher wishing to contact NARA over these documents in the future may be better served by the following citation:

National Archives Format:
Dutch Harbor Monthly Report, January 2, 1942; Folder title "A8-2"; Central Subject Files, 1934-1945 (Entry 50); District Communications Office; Thirteenth Naval District; Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181 (RG 181); NARA, Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle).