əpˌɑːn ɹˈiːdɪŋ ðə dɪspˈætʃ mˈɑːɹʃəl ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðætˈɪt "mˈɛnt dʒˌæpənˈiːz hˈɑːstəl ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst sˌʌm ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɪnstəlˈeɪʃən ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk æt ɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚ wˈʌn əklˈɑːk ðæt ˌæftɚnˈuːn" fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ænd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðæt ˈɔːl ˈɑːɹmi pɐsˈɪfɪk kəmˈændz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ həwˈaɪiː ʃˌʊd biː ɐlˈɜːɾᵻd, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ænd tˈaɪlənd wɜː θˈɔːt təbi mˈoːɹ lˈaɪkli tˈɑːɹɡɪts.
Upon reading the dispatch Marshall realized that it "meant Japanese hostile action against some American installation in the Pacific at or shortly after 1 o'clock that afternoon" (494), and decided that all Army Pacific Commands including Hawaii should be alerted, although the Philippines and Thailand were thought to be more likely targets.