 The Japanese kept a close watch on Dueñas and wanted to exile him, but worried that relations with local people would worsen if they did so.Japan decided to send to Guam two more cooperative Catholic priests, Monsignor Dominic Fukahori and Father Petro Komatzu, but Duenas at personal risk often refused to co-operate with them.Friends and associates operated secret radio receivers, and kept Dueñas well informed on the progress of war.