Basque In November 1952, Euzko Deya magazineEn Euzkera se dio la orden del desembarco de Guadalcanal, Ramón de Arrieta, Euzko Deya. La Voz de los Vascos en México 149 (November 1952), p. 22, México D.F. reported that sometime in May 1942, upon meeting a large number of US Marines of Basque ancestry in a San Francisco camp, Captain Frank D. Carranza had thought of using the Basque language for codes.La orden de desembarco en Guadalcanal se dió en vascuence para que no lo descubrieran los nipones, Juan Hernani, El Diario Vasco, December 26, 1952, it quotes Revista general de marina. Bibliographic reference in Euskomedia.org . Based on Criptografía, Revista General de Marina, 143 (November 1952), pp. 551–552. Ministerio de Marina, Madrid His superiors were concerned about risk, as there were known settlements of Basque people in the Pacific region, including: 35 Basque Jesuits in Hiroshima, led by Pedro Arrupe; a colony of Basque jai alai players in China and the Philippines; and Basque supporters of Falange in Asia. Consequently, the US Basque code talkers were not deployed in these theaters; instead, they were used initially in tests and in transmitting logistics information for Hawaii and Australia.
basque in november 1952 euzko deya magazineen euzkera se dio la orden del desembarco de guadalcanal ramón de arrieta euzko deya la voz de los vascos en méxico 149 (november 1952) p 22 méxico df reported that sometime in may 1942 upon meeting a large number of us marines of basque ancestry in a san francisco camp captain frank d carranza had thought of using the basque language for codesla orden de desembarco en guadalcanal se dió en vascuence para que no lo descubrieran los nipones juan hernani el diario vasco december 26 1952 it quotes revista general de marina bibliographic reference in euskomediaorg  based on criptografía revista general de marina 143 (november 1952) pp 551–552 ministerio de marina madrid his superiors were concerned about risk as there were known settlements of basque people in the pacific region including 35 basque jesuits in hiroshima led by pedro arrupe; a colony of basque jai alai players in china and the philippines; and basque supporters of falange in asia consequently the us basque code talkers were not deployed in these theaters; instead they were used initially in tests and in transmitting logistics information for hawaii and australia