Title: “Objectives of the Japanese during the Leyte Operation”

For the Japanese, what do you believe were (1) the strategic objective; 
(2) the theater-strategic objective; and (3) the operational objective during the Leyte operation? As part of your answer explain how these objectives are connected / aligned with
one another.
reference:
Vego, Milan. Joint Operational Warfare, Theory and Practice. Newport, RI: Naval War
College, 2009. Read: II-3 – II-20, “Military Objectives and the Levels of War.”
(Government)