 Without any carrier aircraft to inform him, he ordered Admiral Masami Kobayashi to disperse his 28,000 troops primarily to the outer islands of Maloelap, Wotje, Jaliuit, and Mili.However, Allied intelligence intercepted Imperial code, informing the Americans of which islands were more heavily defended.The Americans decided to invade the least protected but strategically important islands of Majuro, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok.