Numerous Japanese warships and transports sighted in the Dutch East Indies according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 27 January 1942

An item reported that aircraft sighted numerous warships and transports in the Celebes (12)-Halmahera (20) area, Dutch East Indies.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No.48 dated 27 January 1942.