Statement by Lieutenant D. W. Wigle, December 11, 1945

His efforts will not be forgotten.

Thanks for providing this.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Some Japanese Diplomatic traffic was copied on the International circuits in Continental code as a matter of research and to keep operators busy during slack periods. This traffic, however, had a very low priority and the volume was very small.

Cheltenham was equipped to record voice transmissions and this recording was carried out in connection with our regular assignments and for research purposes. Such recordings were always forwarded to the Navy Department for analysis. I do not recall any Japanese language recordings being made. Cheltenham was never given any directive to record Japanese voice transmissions. There were no personnel at Cheltenham capable of understanding or speaking Japanese.

To the best of my knowledge Cheltenham was not, during the period immediately preceding Pearl Harbor Day; i.e., for 28 November 1941 to 7 December 1941, given any additional Japanese morse or voice assignments."