Hyakutake communicated the news directly to the Army's General Staff in Tokyo where Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe of the Operations Division noted in his diary that the loss of the Matanikau position was a "very bad omen" for the planned October offensive.
Hyakutake videresendte nyhederne direkte til hærens generalstab i Tokyo, hvor generalløjtnant Moritake Tanabe fra operationsdivisionen noterede i sin dagbog, at tabet af stillingen ved Matanikau var et "meget dårligt varsel" for den planlagte oktoberoffensiv.