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INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 446 28 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUiIENTaRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT> Title and Nature: Temporary Manciiukuo Colonists Investigation Council (File) Date 1939/40 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanes Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (alsQ V/ITNESS if applicable) as of: Docuiient Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Inves- tigation Division PERS0NS LIPLICATED: « CRIMES TO YJHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Shows Manchuria was not a free state, but colony exploited by Japan. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Parts which are narked "Top Secret": Outline of basic colonization policy in Manchuria. Plan of organization of "uanchurian Colonists Young Mens' Volunteer Corps". Indoctrinated in the spirit of a new "ethical" V/orld urdsr. Centralized training of this Corps. (a) in training centers in Manchuria (b) if necessary, in Japan Training of leaders, etc. Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner w.S.A. Doc. No. 446 y INTERNATIONAL PP.0ScfCUTTON SECTION Doc,, • No* 44v' Date 21 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOOUklENTÂ Y EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT, _ Ti1 and Nature- Reports from the House and F ins. r 0 e Minx s tr ie s. Date: 19^5 Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language? Jap. Hss it been translated? Yes C ) No fx) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of 1 Document Division. SOURCE OF ORIGINAL? Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Section. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIJES TO VKICK DOCUMENT APPLICABLE! SUMMARY OF RELEVANT r'OINTS (with page references) 5 t a - k.g v oujid ma t er i a 1 Includes^ Main points in the organization of the "National Volunteers Co.rpf Objectives? Keeping ancl serving the Emperor- idea fighting on fronts in emergency Miscellaneous tasks (production etc,,. (b) Organization (c) Formations in emergency Cd) School organizations (e) Control of N.V.,C. by military commanders also; printed booklet; "Provisional Budget for 1945" Analyst: 2nd Lt, Steiner W.S.A. Doc, No. 447 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc^ No. 448 Date 22 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUl-EwT^Y EVIDhwCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOOuMEi\T. Title and Natures File of documents from various ministries. Date: 1942-44 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes C ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division. SOURCE OF ORIGINAL; Cabinet Secretariate through Investi- gation Division. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Opium trade. Subjugation of Manchuria SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Contains: Report of Manchuria Office of the Greater East Asia Ministry to the Chief of the General Affairs office of the Cabinet Secretariate, stressing a policy on ultra nationalistic basis: a. Based on fundamentals of Shintoism b. Aiming at a Manchurian contribution to the establishment of a "New World Order" Other points: Plen of education5 establishment of a State.monopoly for opium. Attached is a demand of the War Department General Affairs Office and the Bureau of Naval Affairs to present their opinions, before the above report is acted upon, including an expression of criticism Page 1 Doc. No. 448 Doc. No 448 (cont) of the article of the report, which deals with c omnruni c at i on s ̂ Other items; Letters of thanks from 2 Chinese collaborationist groups ("associations of Chinese emigrants in various fields for participation and support of the war") regarding the alliance of Japan with the (Nanking) government of China and promising cooperation in the Great East Asia War. Classified as "Top Secret"; Regulations regarding prohibitions and other limitations of the Press i Jan. 1944) Analysts 2nd Lt, Steiner W.S.A. Page 2 Doc. No, 448 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No, 449 Date 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Natures Activities and Resolutions of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. Date; 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of % Document Section. SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division. PERSONS IMPLICATED CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): No evidentiary value. Background material in as much as it refers to dissolution of Imperial Rule Assistance Association and consolidation with other organizations into "National Volunteers' Corps" (Marked "Secret") in accordance with decision of Minister Conference of 2 April 1945; (1) Transfer of all functions of IRAA and all auxil- iary organizations to N.V.C. (2) Preparation for dissolution of IRAA and IRAa youth organization at a date to be indicated in future (around end of May) ( 3 ) Incorperation of auxiliaries (Womens1, Industrial, Agricultural etc.) into N.V.C. at that time Page 1 Doc. No. 449 Doc. Wo 449 j Actual date of dissolution 10 June 1945 National movement (People's Rise to Action Drive) will be temporarily discontinued. Essential IRAA agencies will be handled by N.V.C. (e.g: those dealing with increase in food production) Handling of unfinished business by temporary agencies. Analyst: 2nd Lt„ Steiner W.S.A. Page 2 " Doc. No. 449 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. Noo 450 Date 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature; File of Education Ministry Matters Date: 1945 Original(x) Copy ( ) Language: Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable as of: Document Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate PERSONS IMPLICATED: NINOMIYA, Harushige (Vice Minister of Education) CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Contains routine matters (sending of Univeristy professors to Manchukuo for research etc.) Background material in printed pamphlet marked "Secret", containing report of Education Ministry thought. Investigation Committee (containing general-principles and measures of Thought control policy.); (1) Theater: Stress of traditional, Classical theater work for fighting spirit, sound morale, enlightenment5 exclude; "popular front" ideologies. (2) Musics reverse the trend among the intell- igentsia towards western music| control popular music and songs, popularize light, simple songs, elevate the fighting spirit. Page 1 Doc. No. 450 Doc. No. 450 (3) Publications: enforce guidance from and educational viewpoint, fullfill basic vision viq: wartime thought control. (4) Radio: Enlightenment and propaganda & Education of the people to wartime living Enforcement of educational guidance in regard to method and contents of broadcasts, etc. (5) Museums: Display of traditional Japanese cult- ture Collection of cultures of various races and peoples of Great East Asia, pointing in the direction of the establishment of a Great East Asia with Japan as its center 5, (6) Libraries: Concentration of "better" books; Elimination of "bad" books to be undertaken from the viewpoint of cultural guidance Clarification of source and influx of Communist thoughts Other principles: Guard against enemy's"psycholog- ical warfare" Ejection of democratic, liberal or communistic tendencies which still exist in parts of the cultural field Destruction of the Communist - Popular Front scheme, working under the name of "Culture of Production" (SEISAN BUNKA) Elimination of "undercover activities of those once convicted or suspected of dangerous thoughts. More aggressivness in this policy than "our regrettably lax activities of the past:i Propaganda for the Great East Asia Co-prosperity Spheret Raising the fighting spirit of Great East Asiatic races etc. Page 2 Doc.. No. 450 Doc. No. 450 Attached " Plan for the enforcement of guidance of culture and airt" Includes; Investigation into various cultural activ- ites, e.g. the so called '-'Racial culture", "Culture of Production" (SEISAÎ BUIIFTA) ''Factory Culture" "Rural culture" etc. Analyst; 2nd Lt. Steiner Page 3 Doc0 Ho. 450 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION •-naCc No. 451 Date 7 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION UF ATTACHED DOCUMENT; Title and Nature: Imperial Rule Assistance Association. Dates 1944 Original (x) Copy ( ) Languages Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESo if applicable) as of: Document Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate by Investiga- tion Section PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE:' SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Valuable background material re: doctrines and working method of Imperial Rule Assistance Association (IRAA) and Establishment of National Movement (KOAUKIIN UNDO) Contains minutes of monthly general meetings5 pamphlet of regulations of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association! list of auxiliary organizations. Also: (1) Report regarding establishment of local planning committee in all branchesof I.R.A.A. for liaison concerning planning and management of National Movement. (2) Outline of reorganization of I.R.A.A.; giving the reasons for the organization of Kokumin Undo ("necessity of fighting within Japan in view of present war situation (Sept, 1944)5 urgency of this task") This reorganization includes the establishment of a Propaganda office and of a Investigation office (thought control) 1 Analysts 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Doc. No, 451 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION * Doc. No. 452 Date 22 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTAhY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT Title and Natures File of Small and Medium Industries Investigation Committee Date; 1939/41 Original (x) Copy ( ) Languages Jap Has it be*en translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGL-iL.(also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE; SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Background material. Shows Japanese control of Manchuria is confidential report res Japanese business organizations in Manchuria (e.gs Special and Exclusive Production public corpor- ation, Manchurian Company for distribution of necessities of life), Also names other Japanese controlled Manchurian organizations e.g. ,!Associationof Employees of the Manchurian Railroad". Analyst: 2nd Lt„ Steiner W. S-A. Doc. No0 452 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 453 Date 18 January 1946 DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED iJOCbMEî T. Title and Natures File of miscellaneous correspondence Dates 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) " No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT JOINTS (with page references): Background material re: Dai Nippon Fujinkai (Greater Japan Woman's Association) in document, dated June 13, 19455 Dissolution of Dai Nippon Fujinkai in order to cooperate with the National Volunteer Corps. (Kokumin Giyutai) - 1 Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.b.A. Doc, Na. 453 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No, 454 - 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTA^HED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: File of various documents of the Diet Date: 1944 Original (x) Copy ( ) Languages Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINALi Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATEDs CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references)s '.'!• Toeech of Premier TOJ0 before- the 84th Diet m 1944 Declaration of Far East Asia Committee Promise of support to 1 Free India government" of SJG, Eo.se. Cooperation v/ith Germany and Italy in estab- lishing a_New"WorId Order (2) Speech of Premier K01S0 before the 85th Diet in 1944 Object of Wars Continued existence of Japan l expansion of Greater East Asia Promise of support and praise for Phiilipine government of Jose P. Laurel and for the 'Free India government" of S,G. Rose Promise of independence and praise for the armed cooperation of the East Indies Analyst: 2nd Lt„ Steiner W.S.A. Doc. No. 454 X INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No* 455 22 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Mimeographed file of various ministries, compiled by the Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: IWAMURA, Michigo (Minister of Just- ice 1942) • CRIMES TO MICE DOCUMENT ̂ PPLICxiELEi Instigation to aggresive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): (1) These documents show the strict control of the political life under the IRRA and the strict censor- ship of public opinion. , (2) Lecture of IKAMU.A, Michigo in Nagoya, 18 March 1942 res Preparation of the Nation for election under the "Imperial Rule Assistance Association". Cites as purpose of the constitution the achievement of the "Imperial Way", blames the "delay" in unification of the people and in establishing the I.R.A.A. or neglect to observe the "La?/ of loyalty and filial piety'=' Urges that only loyal members with complete understanding of the "Japanese spirit" be sent to the Diet under the system of the I.R.A.A. (3) Report from the Vice Minister of Home Affairs to the Cabinet Chief Secretary. (24 March 1942) Enumerates the topics, candidates were prohibited to mention in their elections speeches; 1. Expressions of pacifism or of optimistic opin- ions, which*would weaken the fighting spirit of the people. 2. Personal opinions regarding the South Sea Area 3. Classification of the present v\rar as a war between races (white and colored) Page 1 Doco Na0 455 Doc* No. 4-55 4f, Opinions that the assistance to the Wong government (in Nanking) be dropped and the Chiang - Kai - Check government (in Chungking) be recognized. 5e Criticisms of the Tripartite -fV^r 6, Incitement to war against Soviet Russia 7o Criticisms of the government or its policies 8i Denunciation of the leading class - any reference to the existence or future existence of CLic^u&S 9„ Expressions of Anti-Army or Anti-Bureaucratic opinions ' 100 Complaints about the lack of food 11* Criticism about the control of economy 120 Indication of an inflation m the near future 13, Overestimation of the economic value of the South Pacific Area 14, -Speeches to stay away from the polls ("neglect the election") 15, Criticises of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association Policy Analyst: 2nd Lt„ Steiner W ̂ S « A * < Page 1 Doc. No. 455 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. Nor 456 24 January 194-6 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT • A Title and Natures File of documents from various ministries compiled by the cabinet Secretariate Dates 1940-42 Original (x) Copy () Languages Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photstated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of; Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO V/HICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SLMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Background material, showing the fight political control of the Japanese government over the smallest socia. social units; Report b the Vice Minister of the Dept. of Home Affairs regarding the organization of "Neighborhood Meetings" (BURAivb-hAl) s (1) Object: a. Extension of the "Emperor-idea" through rigid union of the people, b. To be the basis of national training c. Improvement of living Page 1 Doc, No. 456 Doc. No„ 456 2. Organization; The "Neighborhood Meeting" (called "Chouaikai" in cities. "Rurakukai" in rural districts) is composed of several "Rimpohan" or "Tonarigumi", which in turn are composed of 10 families each. 3. Meetings must be regular (R) In "Outline of Population Policy", issued by the "Population Problem Research Institute": 1. Encouragement of child birthes by increase in rations, encouregement -of marriage (eg: celibacy tax), economic assistance, prohibition of birth control 2. Decrease in death rate of children 3 . Redistribution of population 4. Education She file aslo includes the text of the New Primary School system, citing as first object of this system the indoctrination with and training the "Emperor - idea Also: a short address by Premier Tojo in regard to the election in April 1942, and a regulation, prohibiting newspapers to write about the rice situation Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Page 2 Doc. No. 456 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No, 457 - 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE • DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Inquiries to the House of Peers Date: 1945" Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes v( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINALS Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: Count FUTARA, Yoshinori and other members of nobility. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMIIRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Includes an inquiry by groups of Japanese subjects res Government policy towards realization of the spirit of "Unification of the world under the Emperor" (Hakko Iu) as expressed in the Greater East Asia Co-prosper- ity Declaration, containing names of inquirers and fec'tion' taken (Referral to the" Price Minister) Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.a. Doc. No. 457 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 4f8 21 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT0 Title and Natures Report from various prefectures Eas it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF. ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Background material* "Secret" report of admin- istrative conference in Hokkai area, requesting organ- ization of National Volunteers Corps as basis of a volunteer fighting corps, which, in case of mobilization is to be incorporated into the army enbloc. Stressing the "Factual necessity of completing the organization by June., Also: "Outline of Preparation for Total War in KINKI Area". Is typical of the complete regimentation for the war effort. Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Doc. No. 458. INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No, 459 - 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDEx̂ CE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: File of requests to Cabinet by various organizations Date; 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL; Cabinet Secretariate through Investigative Division. PERSONS IMPLICATED: Organizations named below. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Background material regarding various private organ- izations, requesting advisors, directors and counsillors from agencies, which are under direct cabinet control (of Information Bureau and Examples; International Cultural Relatives Assoc- iation (Pr§sident: Prince Konoye) Asiatic Section of Imperial Rule Assistance ASSOC- . iatioru (President: Matsui Iwane Literary Patriotic Society (President: Tokutomi, Lichiro) Great Japan Religious Patriotic Society (President: Kodania, Hideo J Japan Propaganda Association etc. Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Doc. No. 459 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No, 460 - 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: File of reports, regulations and list of convictions submitted by the Ministry of Justice Date: 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes C ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT P O M S (with page references): Contains: (1) Record of prosecution of SAWATE, Takejiro for opposition to the w^r effort (Militarists and Militaristic government) by predicting defeat, declaring that "this is not a war of the nation, but of the militarists etc. also: (2) Regulations re: establishment and dissolution of firms. (3) Punishment reports of company officials (e.g. Viscount TAKATSUJI, Masanago of the Mitsui Main Office and Marguiss HASKITSUGA, Masauchi) for illegal export of valuable metals. Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Doc. Mo, 460 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 461 17 January 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature? Award of Order of Merit 1-Class to Heads of Foreign Countries. Date: 1920-1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Languages Jap Has it been translated? Yes C ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also_WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate PERSONS IMPLICATED: Jose P. Laurel etc. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Contains record of award of Order of Merit 1 Class to Jose P. Laurel as President of the Phillipines. (also to U Pah Woh or U' Paw Maw as representative of Burma 1944 and Wang Sung Weh as Chief of the National Government of China) Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner W.S.A. Doc* No. 461 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 462 1 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACKED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: File of Applications for permission to merge, expand capital investments, convert, etc., and action taken. 6 Volumes. Date: Nov. 43 to Apr 44 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Has it been translated? Yes ( T No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Section SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate by Investigation Division PERSONS IIIPLIC.-i.TED: CRIMES TO VJHICH DOCUMENT xtPPLIĈ BLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Of potential value in investigation of economic control of "Zaibatsu." Includes records of loans by SUMITOMO BanK, etc., of acquisition of stocks of various companies by MITSUI sub- sidiaries and other transactions involving MITSUI and MITSUBISHI subsidiaries, showing whether the trtuasaction was approved or not. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner T T VV • D * JN. • Doc. No.462 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 4-63 1 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and. Nature: Petitions to the' Imperial House- hold Minister. 2 Volunes. Date 1940/41 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investigation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: The petitioners and organizations listed below. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEV.sNT POINTS (with page references): Includes: (a) Petition by Vice Admiral UWAIZUMI, Tokuya, Presi- dent of the "National morale association" (XOICUFUiuil) re: "Establishment of National Body Hall" for indoctrination of the people and raising of the national spirit. (b) Petition of 0KU30, Masatomo, Chief of "Great Japan Political Enguiry~Office ( DAI NIPPON SEIJI KOSHINSHO) -with same purpose. (c) Petition relating to establishment of a Shinto Shrine in Port Arthur, Awantung, with exclusion of worship to Amaterasu Onikani and Emperor Meiji. (d) Two petitions by a Christian Missionary M̂ TSUYAI.L., Teizo. Re: (.a) Treatment of diplomatic affairs on basis of sincerity. ( (b) Nv^-intervention in Russo-German War, because of Japanese-Russian Pact. " * '' Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 463 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 464 1 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Documents of the 86th Diet Date: 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: lap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Cabinet Secretariate through Investi- gation Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: KOISO, SUZUKI CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Contains speeches before Diet. (a) Premier KOISO: "Raising of fighting spirit." Praise for the German people, fighting bravely to victory or death in their homeland. Urging everybody to be ready to be a "living bomb". (b) Premier SUZUKI: Blaming war on America. Stating Japan's aims as: political equality, economic assistance, maintenance of traditional culture. Promising that conditions for fight in mainland will be favorable. Urging to fight to the last man and promising early formation of a National Volunteer Corps. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 464 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 465 8 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT: Title and Nature: Scroll letter containing speech of General DOIHARA, Kenji. No date Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated'? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also r/ITNESS if applicable) as of: Docunent Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Residence of Gen. DOIHARA PERSONS IIIPLICATED : DOIHARA, Kenji CRIMES TO ,/HICII DOCUMENT ̂ PPLICABLE: SUIIIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS {with page references): DOIHARA held this speech as representative of the gussts at a banquet given by a visiting Chinese "military Observation Co.ilission". He stresses the great successes of the Japanese Army and Navy and their part in liberating the oriental races from English, American and Dutch domi- nation and in the establishment of the Great East Asia Co- Prosperity Sphere. He declares that the relationship be- tween Japan and China became closer, after China joined the war, and.stresses the need for closer cooperation. He hopes that the observations in Japan will help in the es- tablishment of the Chinese Army. Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner V'V . O . A , Doc. No. 465 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 466 S February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Requests to the War minister (Gen, TOJO) for assignments of PWs to work in the Joban Coal Mines« Date: Original (:c) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Attached Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also wTTNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: PW Information Bureau by Legal Sect. PERSONS IMPLICATED: Gen. TOJO Crines TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Mistreatment of PWs. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Evidence that the War Minister was responsible for the assignment of PWs to work details. Legal oecticn advises that the PWs on these details were aistreated and a large percent of then died. Analyst: Maj. Allen Doc. No. 466 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 467 8 February 194b ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DC GUM- .NT. Title and Nature; Preli iinary Trial Brief - Narcotics Conventions (in two volumes)e Date: Not given Original ( ) Copy (x) Language: English Htis it been translated? Yes ( ) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes (x) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: SOURCE OF ORIGIN. IL: PERS 0No I"IPLTCATED : CRI IES TO "JHIGE DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Violations of the Narcotics Conventions; economic exploitation of Cnina in violation of Nine-Power Treaty. SUMMARY OF RELEV.MIT POINTS (witn page references): This trial brief incorporates the charges and specifi- cations to be brought against Japan for the violation of treaties dealing with the control of narcotics, the text of these treaties, and numerous exhibits supporting the allegations of the charges and specifications. It is or- ganized in the following manner: Tab 1 contains the three sets of charges and specifications of violations of the Narcotics Convention, signed at the Hague 23 Jan 1912, and 9 July 1913, the League of Nations Second Opium Conference Convention signed at Geneva, 13 July 1931, and the Narcotics Conven- tion signed at Geneva 13 July 1931• Lnediately following this is a section listing the specifications in su.i.iarized fori and, with each speci- fication, a tabulation of the exhibits which are directly in point and cross-references to other relevant exhibits. The last entry in Tab 1 is the text of the Nar- cotics Convention of 1912, followed by the texts of the Doc, No. 467 Page 1 Doc. No. 467 - Pago 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd. other two conventions which appear in Tabs 2 and Tab U contains a list of the countries which ratified or ac- ceded to the terns of these three conventions. The next tab is an addendum containing additional references and cross-references for each of the specifica- tions o.nd several exhibits which were obtained too late to be included elsewhere. The last tab preceding the exhibits includes commentaries on the three Narcotics Conventions extracted from the "Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences" and an evaluation of the evidence contained in the brief. Tabs 6-38 contain the evidentiary exhibits, most of which are official documents fro.a the United States Treasury and State Depart lents and fro i the League of Na- tions. They establish the fact that Japan not only en- couraged the growing of the opium poppy and the manufacture and distribution of narcotics in the areas of China under its control, but also i ipeded the Chinese in their efforts to suppress the traffic in these drugs, and they reveal, incidentally, the extent of Japanese control in China, implemented by such agencies as the "Opium Amelioration Bureau" and the "Asia Development Board" whicn exerted a profound influence on the social, political, and economic life of China. Analyst: 1st Lt. Palmer W .S .A. Doc. No. 467 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 468 8 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ,,TTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: addresses before tne assembly of Greater E^st Asiatic Nations, Tokyo, November 1943. Date: Nov 1943 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language: Jap. with English translation Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also jITNESS if applicable) as of: SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Foreign Ministry to Document acquisi- tion Division PERSONS I. PLICATED: CRIMES TO vJHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This pamphlet records the speeches made by representa- tives of the nations of Greater East Asia at an assembly held in Tokyo, Nov. 1943» and the co.iiunique, dated 6 Nov 43, issued by the Secretariat of the assembly of Greater East Asiatic Nations, setting forth their joint declaration of cooperation. General TOJO's speech, which highlighted the assembly, set the keynote of the fallowing addresses by Prince Waith- ayaken Jf ..Thailand-, Jose Laurel of the Philippines, Dr. Ba Maw of Burma, and Subhas Chandra Bose, head of the Provision- al Govt, of Azad Hind. In effect, he stated that Japan was heading the Asiatic Nations in a struggle to free themselves from the imperialistic shackles of Great Britain and the U.S. and to establish a co-prosperity sphere in Greater East Asia. The representatives of the other nations then pledged themselves to help Japan in this effort and to con- tinue to fight for their independence. Analyst: 1st Lt. Palmer " T Q H • O « i± • Doc. No. 468 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 469 8 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and. Nature: HASHIMOTO Manuscript concerning bombardment of British gunboat "Ladybird", and introduc- tion of war against U.S. and Britain. Date: 20 Jan 46 original ( ) Copy (x) Language: Eng. Translation Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION 07 ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of 23 Jan 46: CIC SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Manuscript submitted by HASHIMOTO, Kingoro to CIC to IPS. PERSONS IMPLICATED: HASHIMOTO, kingoro; YANIGIGAWA CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT ̂ PPLIC^BLE: Firing upon ship of neutral nation; advocating war. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Contains a brief account of an incident that occurred about 10 Dec 37 on the Yosuko River ne^r Nanking. Col. HASHIMOTO received orders fro:.i Coiimandant YANIGIGAWA to "sink the eneny ships (on the Yosuko River) without any question of their identity or nationality". Acting on these orders, HASHIMOTO'S artillery bombarded the British gunboat "Ladybird" which was anchored near some ships loaded with Chinese soldiers. Both this ship and another British gunboat were then detained by HASHIMOTO for at least one day. Page 2 contains a statement by HASHIMOTO in which he favored the Triple Pact alliance in order to "intimidate" Britain. In last paragraph HASHIMOTO states "In 1941 I spoke several tiies advocating the necessity of war". Analyst: 1st Lt. Palmer W . S . jn. . Doc. No. 469 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 470 $ February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Japanese Order to kill eneny pilots — news article in Keijo Daily News. Date: 21 July 42 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language: English Translation Has it been translated? Ye? (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also NTTNESS if applicable) as of: SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Japanese newspaper token from steam- ship "Gripshoi.i". PERSONS IMPLICATED: UMETSU, AG of Awantung Division. CRI.IES TO VffllCH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Illegal punishment of Air PVs; conduct of war in illegal manner; violation of Geneva Convention. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): News article contains a declaration by UiTETSU, Com- mander of the Nwantung Division, to the effect that enemy pilots will be punished by death "for violating interna- tional laws". Analyst: 1st Lt. Palmer W.S.A. Doc. No. 470 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 471 8 'February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: "YOSUKE MATSUOKA, THE GIANT" by OKAY/A, Saburo. Date: May 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: lap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Hone of 2LIT3J»OKA. PERSONS I IPLICATED: MATS'JOKA, Yosuke. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT ..PPLIC.a3.LE: Incite lent to and preparation of ag^ressi- . ^ SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This book is written as a tribute to MATSUOKA's Im- perialism. It contains quotations fron statements by MATSUOKA, among then are (p. 115) » hailing the manchurian Incident, the secession from the .League of Nations, the May 15 Incident and the Bloods Bi-othornood Society (KETSUMEIDI-LN) as steps on the way to the Japanese revolu- tion or self-exe lination, by whioh Japan has become in- dependent, ideologically speaking. Excerpts from a speech entitled, "Facing the Great Re- organization of the World", .lade at the meeting of the Pacific Society in May 1941: "I have been foretelli.ig the outbreak of World War II for several years Ja^an has not joined the War, but it is inevitable that she wi.il be involved in it indirect- ly, if not directly The Second European war and its changing aspects, America's relations with the other coun- tries, Jap.-American relations i.1 particular, and the future situations in the South Seas and in tne Pacific xxrê s are the important points to be considered, when we talk of the disposition of the China Incident.... Is it not a historic inevitability that these two developing powers on the same stage should co le into collision someday?" (p.238) The writer of the book calls the Tri-Partite Pact a "Military Alliance". However, this term is not used by MATSUOKA*himself in the quotation that follows that refer- ence . Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner ' r Q Is LIL.D. A. Doc. No.'471 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No„ 472 8 February 1946 XDSLILYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Mimeographed collection of addresse radio broadcasts, press and newsreel interviews, by MAT- SU0KA, Yosuke. Date: Oct 32-Apr 33 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: English (with the exception of three inter- views in French and one in German.) Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also Y/ITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division. SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Delivered to Investigation Division by MATSUOKA's son. PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke. CRIMES TO .IHIICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Violation of treaties aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): These statements by MATSUOKA, made for foreign con- sumption, deal mostly with the Manchurian incident and Japan's exit from the League of Nations. An indication of his early sympathy for National Socialist Gerrany is to be found in his statement to the German Press (4 March 1933) in which he calls Germany "the one and onljr country, the history of which shows many parallels with that of Japan and which also fights for recognition and its place in the eyes of tbe world", (p.175) Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 472 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 473 3 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: A collection of addresses by Foreign Minister I1AT3U0KA. Date: 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of• Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Delivered to Investigation Division by MATSUOKA'S son. CRL'IES TO ,,THCH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Incitement to and preparation of aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVI jTT POINTS (wiv.. , ' 3- references): This booklet contains 37 addresses, delivered by MATSUOKA between July 1940 and May 1941. Among those which are ultra-nationalistic in character are the following1 (1) announcement of the "Diplomacy of the Imperial "vay". (l Aug 1940) (p.5) "I have been insisting for many years that it is the mission of our Empire to proclaim, the Imperial Way to the world." "At present, the diplomatic policy of our nation must, first of all, be the establishment of the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, encompassing Japan, Manchuria, and China in accordance with the great spirit of the Imperial Way." (2) In a speech entitled, "The Establishment of the Great East nsia Co-Prosperity Sphere" and held on 10 August 1940, MATSUOKA refers to the announcement of Doc. No. 473 Page 1 Doc. No. 473 - Page 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd. the "Elements of our Fundamental Foreign Policy" and to the above speech as clarifying the basis of Japanese Foreign Policy. (p.6) It contains the following phrase: "In establishing the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, we cooperate with nations having the sane beliefs as we. Above that, we must create more countries of that type ana must eliminate all obstacles with firmness." (p.6) (3) In a speech delivered on 22 August 1940, entitled "The original Mission of the Yamato Race": "The emphasis is on the establishment of the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere with Japan, Man- churia and China as a basis and adding to them the South Pacific Region. I am convinced that this is the mission assigned to the Japanese people." (pp.9, 10) (4) In a speech delivered on 15 Sept 1940, en- titled "Looking back at the Establishment of Manchukuo": '"The day of 24 February 1933 (Analyst's note: Marking the de facto break of Japan with the League of Nations) will shine brilliantly and for a long time in the history of the world. On that day, Imperial Japan challenged bravely the hypocricy which is a characteristic of the present civilization. This is the day on which Japan set the world on the road to a real peace, without hypocricy. .ALso on that day Japan dealt a fatal blow to the hypocritical organization, maintaining the status quo." (p.20) (5) In a speech delivered on 27 Sept. 1940, about the Tri-Partite Pact, he advocated alliance with Germany and Italy as "having the saie policy and mental attitude", cooperation with "countries which can work with us all over tile world", and establishment of a "New World Order" as the final objective of the Yamato-race. He attributed the alliance to the decision and illustrious virtues of the Emperor. Excerpt: "In this time there is only one way cur nation can take. In home affairs it means the establishment of a new social order, perfecting the defense status of the country, creating one spiritual unity out of 100 million people." (p.25) Doc. No. 473 Page 1 Dec. No. 473 - Page 3 - S I M M Y Cont'd. (6) In a speech delivered on 7 oct 1940, ex- horting the audience to devote themselves to the Emperor: "The -dunchurian Incident was an exultation of the National spirit: also, in a way, it was an explo- sion caused by the oppression of the peaceful development of Japan by the ̂ miglo-Saron powers." (p.32) ''The fundamental cause of the China Inci- dent was really ideological." (p.34) "In the enactment of our national diplo- matic policy, the fact that Japan is a divine country must be considered." (p„43) (7) In a speech entitled, "Expecting embassador OSHILIA", delivered on^l5 January 1941: "A.xbassador 0SHIL1A has personally the confi- dence of the members of the Gur ian Government and can speak with them openly." - (3) The booklet contains, furthermore^ in English, messages to the German and Italian people upon conclusion of the Tri-Partite Pact (p.150), an adjdress entitled, "Diplomacy for Establishment of a New v/orld Order", with English translation (p.90), a speech entitled, '•The Common Purpose of AII Races in East ̂ sia" (p.66) etc. ^ f V Analyst: 2d Lt. Stcinor Doc. No. 473 Page 3 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 474 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Pamphlet by MATSUOKA, Yosuke: "Why Do I Cry Out Loudly For The Dissolution of The Old Parties" Date: January 1935 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes { ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also .JITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: From MATSUOKA'S son. PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES TO V/HICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Incitement to and preparation of aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POIXNTS (with page references): This pamphlet was published by the "SEIT0 AAISHO RENMEI" (association for the Dissolution of the Old Politi- cal Parties). In it MATSUOKA advocates a Japanese brand of one party system. He refers to two previous articles on the same subject, published in the December 1933 issue of "KAIZO" and in the'issue of December 15, 1933 of the "SHOWA ISHIN" (Showa Restoration) respectively. The latter magazine is the or>n of the Association for the Dissolu- tion of the Old Political Parties. He writes: "This is not the time for discussion,»but action. I think that action is the dissolution of the old parties, nowJ" (p.2) "The reason why those in leading position don't wake up is the fact, that the economic conditions here are not as difficult as in Europe or in USA." (p.9) "One country, one policy (KOKUTAI)" is the origin- al fori of Japan to which we should return at once." (p.19) "Unless the general public in Japan realizes the fact that an outbreak of war is just ahead it is almost Impossible to have the existing political parties really unite." (p.23) Doc. No. 474.' ... Pa ;q 1 Doc. No, 474 - Page 2 - SUMLLiRY Cont'd. MATSUOKA agrees with the view, expressed by TOMITA, Kojiro at a friendship Party of tne SEIYUKAI and MINSEITO, that Japan should not follow Germany and Italy as examples. However, he disagrees on the question of cooperation be- tween the existing parties, as in England; since in Japan many people do not belong to any party, a union of politi- cal parties would not mean a union of the whole nation, (p.36) "In Japan there are many who are opposed to letting the political parties administer the country any longer." (p.37) When asked, "What comes after the dissolution of the old parties," he answers: "I have a plan to be carried out after it, but it is not yet the ti_ae to show it. What I aim at is the creation of an atmosphere in which my plan can be put in operation." '.•/hen asked, "Is not the plan you advocate Fascism", he replies that the question is ratner vague, but that there may be something that looks like tne establishment of Fascism under MUSSOLINNI in the plans he envisions for the era after the S:iO..A-restoration, However, he finds Leninism and Fascism impractical in Japan and advocates "Nipponism" instead. "..hen the dissolution is aCxiieveu, the mission of the "SEITO KAISHO HLN1.ILI" is fulfilled and its existence should end. At that time men of the sa_̂ e belief may regain and organize a new and radically different Japanese type of party. (p.53) lifter such incidents as the may 15 incident or the Blood Brotnerhood alliance (KETSUMEIDAN) affair, political parties behave, for a time, prudently because of the shock. They show signs of self-reflection or hesitation when they meet with the decisive attitude of the military men. But this is just : momentary. If the .military men and the people give enough power to them, they will immediately show the old selfish spirit, xvlong the chief party men there are some who may dare to plot the separation of X and X, which would be dreadful. (MATSUOKA ref-rs probably to the separation of "military men" and "people", but the original uses X in place of these words), (p.57) After the dissolution of the parties, a few î ore opinions lay appear. Small groups like KOSEIRAI and the KOYU Club (analyst's note: these were groups in the House of Peers) will be welcome. (p.63) Doc. No. 474 Doc. No. 474 - Page 3 - SUiI'LiRY Cont'd. What I an worried about is tile problen of securing unity in the country in the coning four or five years which will be the tine of a great crisis....If war breaks out, I shall stop the love.ie.it for the dissolution of the political parties on that very day, because txien it will not be necessary to talk about such a thing. (p.73) If, what I advocate, cannot be realized to ny regret, there will be a 2X. It won't stop without seeing XX. {Again ILiTSUOxiA uses "XX" instead of tne words in this place. The words are, probably, "Revolution" and "blood"). This I want to avoid. I wish to find a way to save nodern civilization by a refom without force and to lead Europe and Aiierica, which stand at a deadlock. ... my dream for tonorrow will be realized. Dated; December 20, 1934 Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 474 W.S.A. Page 3 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 475 11 February 1946 .lNALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTAGEED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Book, entitled "The Great Task of Reconstructing Asia" by MATSUOKA, Yosuke Date: May 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also '/ITNESS if applicable) as of: DOCUMENT DIVISION SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: From MATSUOKA'S son. PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES TO lf/HICZ DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Incitenent to and preparation of aggressive warfare. Violation of inter- national treaties. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The book contains sone of the most outspokenly ultra- nationalistic and aggressive essays, written by MATSUOKA. He states his belief that the present time, inspite of all difficulties, is the opportunity for the "great expansion". If this opportunity is lost, Japan will have to aonfine her self for a few centuries. (p.5) He calls for an organization for total war and for an expansionist force, displayed as both armament and economic power. (p.6) He asserts that the Japanese spirit will not retreat before threats, such as the U.S. embargo and finds it an opportunity for Japanese heavy industry to become inde- pendent from the U.S.A. (p.17) In this connection, he boasts of liis efforts in developing heavy industry, inde- pendent of the U.S.A., during his days as president of the Mancnurian Railroad. (p.21) In the Mancliurian Incident the Japanese spirit burst forth and the fire, which once flared up will never be put out (p.18) Japan became the leader, responsible not only for Manchuria, Mongolia and China, but also for the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere and, by conclud ing the alliance with Germany and Italy, she joined those, who are erecting a "New I/orld Order". The YAIATO Race - '-Doc, No* 475 Doc. No. 475 - Page 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd. alone can save the peoples of the world from ruin and tide over the present crisis of civilization. He, there- fore, calls for a return to the Japanese spirit at hone and an enlargement of the national power abroad. He sup- ports "Continentalis.1" and "Nipponisn". Japan's push into the continent is inevitable and should be carried out by the government at all costs. (pp.26-42) He tells the young generation that the destiny of Japan not only in the world in general, but also specific- ally in Asia will be determined within the next few years, (p.115) He then calls on Japan to choose between two possible national policies: One is to live well materially in Japan's little islands, exercising birth control etc. The other is the persecution of Emperor JIM'IU'S principles: "To unite the universe, to open our capitol to it and to make a roof covering the eight corners of the world". This is the "Imperial way" of Japan. "In order to pursue it, we must not avoid any sacrifices, we must not shrink fron dangers or difficulties; we nust definitely decide for it, even if we have GO reduce our meals to two per day and. even if we die." It is clear which way Japan must choose. (p.117) In regard to the Manchurian Railroad: Pie declares that it is not like other economic organizations, which arc established for profit's sake, but that it was organ- ized for the purpose of establishing or strengthening, the foundation of Japan's national defense. Tnerefore, it does not natter, whether it "pays" or not. Following the general hypocritical trend all over the world, the "Manchurian Railroad was cnce called a genuine economic organization, so as not to sound bad. But there were hardly any people, naive enough, to believe this to be true. (p.150) He terns the reconstruction of ^sia and the preparations to fight it out" even against all the countries in the world "the first step towards the uni- fication of the world under the Emperor". (p.293) Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner T.J O A # O • il • Doc. No. 475 Page 2 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SEC TI ON Doc. No. 476 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCU.IENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUIENT. Title and Nature: Book, "Talking about MATSUOKA, Yosuke. Date: Dec. 2, 1936 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Eas it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x)' Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also ,*ITNESS if applicable) as of: DOCUMENT DIVISION SOURCE OF'ORIGINAL: From MATSUOKA'S son. PERSONS LLLIGALLO: MATSUOAA, Yosuke CRIMES TO VIEICII DOCLLJLNT APPLICABLE: Incitement to and preparation of aggressive warfare. Violation of inter- national treaties. SUIINRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Background Material. This book was written upon request by SHIMONAKA, Yasaburo, President of Eastern Cultural Institue ("TOHO BUNKA GAKKAI"). It contains an enthusiastic appraisal and biography of MATSUOKA, followed by two essays by MATSUOICA: "Stop Rivalry, ReconciliateJ" and "Tne Mission of tne Japanese Race". analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner TIT O / <.'« • O • Jri. • Doc. No. 476 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 477 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCURLENTRI-TY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTAOIILD DOCUMENT. Title end Nature: Book, entitled: "Unrest Over the Whole of East AS id" by MATSUOKA. Yosuko Date:' 25 Sept.1931 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translatea? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL, (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: DOCUMENT DIVISION SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: From MATSUOKA'S son. PERSONS I;ELICATED : MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES TO \JIICH DOCUMENT IRPLICABL^: Incitement to and preparation of aggressive warfare. Violation of inter- national treaties. SUIIIARY 07 RELEVANT POINTS. (with page references): Background material, especially re: Manchuria ana NAKAIIURA Incident. This book shows the expansionist ideas of MATSUOKA as far back as 1931 and his vioys on Manchurian-Japauese relations. He stes, as a basic principle, the thesis "Manchuria and Mongolia are tne lifeline of Japan", (p.l) . He complains about the secrecy which comionly surrounds diplo iatic affairs in Japan, citing the fact that the Foreign Minister has not made any announcement regarding the BiiMPO ZAN Incident (Japanese spelling of Chinese place name) and the Korea Incident, which occurred two months earlier. (p.5) In the chapter dealing with Russia he predicts that no concerted action of Aussia and U.S. will be forthcoming, (p.21) Regarding the NAKAIIURA Incident: He attributes it to Chinese audacity and the weakness of SHIDEIIARA'3 foreign policy. The Chinese Foreign Minister, OSEITEI (Japanese spelling of Chinese name) stated to Japanese newspapermen on August 3: "According to our investigations, the NAKA- MURA Incident was provenr-to be fictitious and. made up by the Japanese". Fortunately China has recently recognized, that the incident was true after all. PILL TTO +• . ORL T + Doc. No. 477 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 478 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and .-Inture: Message to tie Axis" a speech by MATSUOKA. Yosukc Date: April 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) lias it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also -GTNE3S if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: TFRON MATSUOMA'S son PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOX., Yosuke CRIMES TO TVLIICH DOCUMENT AP?LICA3LE: Instigation to an illegal war. Conspiracy for the acco.iplish.ient of a war of aggression. SUMILARY 0? RELEVANT POINTS (with page references) : The booklet contains a Public address by Foreign Minister MATSUOKA at Hibiya Hall, Tokyo after returning fron his trip to Berlin and Moscow. Excerpt: "aast February I foretold that the Italian aray would stage a cone-back in trie near future. Many people were doubting this. Then Italy began to conquer in both the Balkans and in North Africa. I knew itu Behind the scmie, there was a mutual understanding. Since I knew about it. I told you of t:.is conclusion." (p.6) "Soon after I cane back from Geneva I advocated very strongly the dissolution of political parties. I was called crazy, But, I told the young nen, tnat a race witn- out ideal will perish. Today we talk of having a history of 2600 years and of "HAKICO ICHIU" (The ideal of unifica- tion of the world under Japan;s Emperor), but we p^y only lipservice to it.5 Are we doing anything to realize then? (p.10) In regard to relations with Russia: "We nust hit, if we think we should,..and if not, we must shake hands." The rest is nationalistic propaganda under such slo- gans as "our inco iparabl© national structure (KOKUTAI) etc. Analyst: 2d Lt. steiner Doc. No. 478 ' INTERNA TIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. V y Date: 4 February 1946 ANALYSIS OE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION 0? ATTACKED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Book, entitled "SHOWA - Restoration" "by MATSUOKA., Yosuke Date: Jan 1938 Original (X) Copy ( ) Language: Ja.pa.nese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (X) Has it "been photostated? Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION 0? ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division. SOURCE OE ORIGINAL: PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRirr^ m0 WHICH DOCUMTT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OE R-L^VANT POINTS (with page references): This is a collection of essays, written by MATSUOKA for the magazine "SHOWA.-Restora.tion,n organ of the "Association for the Abolition of the Political Parties" which MATSUOKA founded in December 1933 (p l). Added is the essay "Appeal to the Japanese after Seceding from the Party," which is on file in the Document Division in a. separate panrohlet. (P 1P3 ff) It shows MATSUOKA as an early advocate of a Japanese totalitarianism (1933) because of the crisis at hand. In regard to the Shanghai Incident: "Some members of Japan's "Intelli- gence" were afraid that there actions, carried out by Japanese soldiers in righteous indication, might be too rash, but have they not awakened us frcm the illusion of defeatism and driven us to the restoration of the Japan- ese Spirit?". . (p 77) He nraises the KETSUMEIDA1I (Blood Brotherhood Association) incident and the May 15 incident for having achieved in one morning as much as 20 or 30 years of teaching or preaching. In a play on words , he describes the assas- sination of the Premier in broad daylight "not a dark -plot, but rather a light one." (p 77 and 78) Analyst: K. STEINER INT^TOIATIOKAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. jSftf Date: 31 January 1946 >.Nr.LYcIS 0^ DOCUJFNTJ RY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION 0"5, ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Book: "Young Men, Wake Up!" "by MATSUOKA, Yosuke, published "by "NIPPON SHISO KENKYU FA I" (Japanese Society for Ideological Research) Date: 21 Dec 193? Original ( ) Cony ( ) L a n g u J a p a n e s e Has it "been translated? Yes ( ) No (X) Has it "been photostated? Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION 0^ ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of : Document Division SOURC*7 07 ORIGINAL: PPRc0NS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES ^0 WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Incitement to aggressive warfare (China.) SUMMARY OP RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This "book "by MATSUOKA reflects his expansionist and ultra-nationalistic views. He traces Japan's emergency to the population problem. Since the in- crease of the Japanese, population should not he checked, he foresees a crisis, for which Japan should prepare herself thoroughly ( p 11). Acknowledging the desirability of oeace, he finds that Britain is interested only in main- taining the "status quo". He ridicules the Japanese Government for conducting foreign affairs the same way as Eurooe and the U.S.A. and. states: "Having signed the Anti-War Pact and all kinds of treaties, they (the Japanese Government) have "bound their own hands and feet, so that they can not move freely." (p 39) He denounces Soviet policies and praises Italy s.nd Germany (p 58) and, particularly, the latter for having "bolted the League of Nations and the Disarmament Conference in spite of her vulnerability which is so much great- er than Japan's, because Germany is not an island. He wishes to awaken Japan to the fact that in this time of crisis all nations are making strenuous efforts. "The all-around effort of the nation should be devoted to this." (p 88) He stresses the importance of Manchuria and Mongolia for Japan. In spite of foreifm nations who claim to have successfully chained Japan, he declares: "It will be impossible in the end to check the development of the Yamato-racp (the Japanese) with any treaty." Speaking about the Manchurian situation and the peace in the vsr Past, he writes: "'•'or the next ten years Manchuria and Mongolia are plenty for us. Analyst: K. STEINER (Continued on Pap-e TVo) Doc. No. ̂ ftfd IUTTSHf.TIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION (CONTINUED) Date: 31 January 1946 DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED POCUIiPNT. Tit Is and Nature: Book: "Youne: Men, Wake Up!" "by MATSUOEA, Yosuke, published by "NIPPON SHI SO K7INKYU 7AI" SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (Continued) To deal with the whole r3roblem of China exceeds our national strength for the present." (p 118) About U.S. - Japanese relations, he writes that he always declared him- self for "Pro-Americanism" and that he regrets the disagreement about the Navel Power. HP then declares that the Ja;oan"se character is such that they dare to fight even when they think it almost hopeless-to win, and that he hopes the U.S.A. will understand this doint. He predicts a tremendous disaster for both countries, if the U.S.A. thinks peace can be kept by check, ing Japan (p 180). He praises the Manchurian incident of Se-otem̂ er 18 as an epoch-making event- for Japan, the Par East ?nd the world (p 284) and states his belief in KAMIXAZ" ("divine word"), the favor of the Gods, which finds expression in the Meiji-Restoration, the withdrawal from the League and the Manchurian incident. Analyst: K. F^IIFB -2- INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 481 12 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATT^CHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Collection of' Addresses by MRTSUOKA, Ambassador Plenipotentiary. Date: May 1933 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: DOCUMENT DIVISION SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: From MATSUOKA'S son PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES TO ViHICH DOCUMENT A?PLICA3LE: Violation of treaties. Incitement to aggressive warfare. SUIIIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This book contains addresses by MATSUOKA in connection with the Manchurian Incident and the subsequent exit of Japan from the League of Nations. An English translation of the speeches, numbered 8 ("East is East and West is West"), 9 (Chicago broadcast, 1 April 1933), 11 (at the Chicago Foreign affairs Association) and 12 ("Sayonara" speech) can be found in "Mineographed collection of addresses etc, by MATSUOKA, Yosuke on file in the Document Division. The statenents regarding the incident of September 18, 1931 include the following: "The Incident of September 18 of last year was merely an opportunity, cutting the wire that was already stretched to its extreme. That is to say, it was caused by a single destruction on a railway line, which was overlooked in other cases but was grave on the above mentioned background. The Japanese aruy stationed along the railway took immediate military action. It was natural that this army, composed of 14,000 men, was well prepared for any unforeseen event for the sake of self- protection, surrounded as it was by Chiang's 300,000 men, equipped with fight' lanes and the most modern weapons, He denies that this incident followed the "Japanese Continental Policy". (p.38) China ever had." Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner U.S.A. Doc. No. 481 Page 1 Doc. No. 481 - Page 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd. He declares that the "TruSTAKA Memorial" is a falsifi- cation, distribution of which should have been stopped in accordance with a promise by the Chinese Foreign Minister WANG in APRIL 1930* (p.16) He stresses that Manchukuo was founded without parti- cipation or interference by any Japanese. It was founded by the Manchurians themselves. (p.66) In his speech "Japan on the Cross", (pp.99ff) deliver- ed before the Extraordinary General Assembly of the League of Nations on December 8, 1932, he denies the existence of a Japanese Military clique. He restates his belief that true internationalism can bo constructed through sound nationalism and, by way of explanation, concludes that Japan contributed to the internationalism of Asia. He asserts that JapanSs action in Manchuria should not be con- sidered as the action of the Militarists, since all Japan- ese were stirred by it and support it. The sa^e is true for the Shanghai Affair. In "Forty-two against One", (24 February 1933) he objects to the Leagues' plan to put"-Manchukuo under inter- national control, giving as reasons that Manchukuo is not part of China because China itself is not properly a. nation, and that the league committee that investigated the situa- did not give a true report. He asks the league to revoice its decision, and then announces that Japan cannot co-oper- ate with the league in its far eastern policies, thus ending Japan's membership in the league. "On My Return from Geneva", 1 May 1933, which was broadcast from Tokyo, IL-ITSUOKA reviewed the circumstances which led to Japan's withdrawal from the league. He claims that almost all of the intelligent public in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, England, and in the U.S.A. sympathize with and support Japan's position. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner VI. S . A. Doc. No. 481 Page 2 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 482 12,February 1946 ANALYSIS JF DOCU.IENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Mature: Notebook, containing handwritten notes, purported to be a diary of IIATSUOKA, Yosuke; partly in Japanese, partly in English. Date: not dated Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap and English Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: DOCUMENT DIVISION SOURCE OF ORIGI'JAL: XIATSUOKA'S residence through Document Acquisition Division PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES TO '.JEICE DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Instigation to aggres sive warfare. Conspiracy. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POIATS (with page references): This document purports to be a diary of MATSUOKA. The only date given is the note "28/12" on tne first page. (Analyst's note: The reference to Matsuoka's visit to the United otates would make this appear to mean "28 December 1932". However the, reference to "atomic bombs" and "hos- tilities in Europe" seems to contradict this.) The docu- ment starts with a note about MATOUOKA'S trip to Paris and Holland after the break down of the Geneva Conference and his conferences in Holland regarding the Japanese-Dutch Arbitration Treaty. From there he went to the U.S. upon requests by Mr. Roy Howard, Mr. Bickel (UP) and Mr. Layout. The diary describes his visit to Colonel House, who propose to act as mediator between Japan and China. .-IATSUOKA asked him "for the sake of peace between the States and Jap^n" to request the president not to condemn Japan as Mr. Stimson did. He also requested Mr. Thomas Lamont to intercede for peace between the States and «apan. He then descrioes his conference with President Roosevelt, ^e visited tne Senate and saw messrs. Borah and Reed, -tie also appealed to Mr. Hull not to blame Japan, adding a request "to leave room for people like myself, who were eager for friendship be-; tween the two countries and to assist in the peace move- ment". Then he had a talk with Assistant Secretary Morrow. Doc. No. 482 Pa,.e 1 Doc. No. 482 - Page 2 - SlILL-J-iY Cont'd. Then he proceeded to Portland and San Francisco and re- turned to Japan. (analyst's note: On the opposite page is a note... "I did so nuoh for the cause of the Japanese- American friendship and yet the present situation caae about, A thousand emotions crowd my uina.") The following three pages are in English; MATSUOKA asserts that he worked all his life for: 1. Peace and internationalisn. 2. a breathing space and Lie an s of subsistence for Japan's masses. 3. The liberation of the Asiatic peoples. He restates his belief in HAKKO ICHIU, which he de- fines as "universal concordance, the old Japanese tradi- tion, which leans every race or nation must have its own place and work out its destiny." a na-rginal note1 refers to the fact that this is taken from his speech at the opening of the Diet session, which he had printed and distributed. He then recalls his audience with the Pope in which he referred to his wish "for an early cessation of hostilities in Europe". This part in English ends with the words: "atonic bombs or trampling and severe punish- ment of vanquished will not prevent war." On the next page is an outline for the following part of the notebook: (" 1. Leaving the League see sep. page 8) Under the title "Leaving the League of Nations" he recalls the statements he made at that time, which indi- cate his regret about leaving the league. He adds "Japan could not stay and was obliged to leave. Next Germany and Italy left it one after the other and thus the League lost its qualification to be a peace securing organ". He then states his own plan of "securing the peace by a link connecting the center countries of different spheres of powers" and expounds his idea regarding an alliance between Japan, England ana Germany, Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner '»/. S . A • Doc. No. 482 Page 2 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. (Continued) Date: February 1, 1946 Title and Nature: Booklet, "Anpea.l to the Japanese Peorale after Secedine from the Party," "by MATcU0KA, Yosuke. SUMMARY 0? RELEVANT POINTS (Continued) ^he booklet contains evidence of his early admiration for Mussolini and Hit- ler. "Benito Mussolini is the only one who is sowing the seeds for a new era. Mussolini says irTThe individual should sacrifice himself for the pood of the nation.' The Western civilization is worthless without this sacri- fice. Mr. Eitler is making progress alonp the same Dhiloscohy. What is the cancer in the civilization of Europe and America? They show symptoms of the corruotad civilization of today ... We can not profit by dig-est- inp the remnants of the Western civilization." (Pa,<?e 59) ANALYST: K. STEINER INTEBNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. Fo. ̂ / V Date: February 1, 1946 ANALYSIS 0? DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Booklet, "Appeal to the Japanese People after Seceding from the Party," "by MATSUOKA, Yosuke. Published by the Osaka Mainichi and Tokyo Nichi Nichi. Date: Dec 1933 Original (X) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) Fo (X) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION r? ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division. SOURCE OE ORIGINAL: Matsuoka. Yosuke PERSONS IMPLICATED: Matsuoka. Yosuke CRIMES n0 "HICH DOCUI-̂ NT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OE RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The content of this pamphlet is a speech by Matsuoka, Yosuke. "Japan is unsuited for diplomacy and it is unnecessary to Japan. Diplo- macy is only a. bad reflection of the true character of a nation." (paee 6) "I despise diplomacy. I went to Geneva, with the intention of revealing the true character of the Japanese to the Western World.. I firmly believe that I succeeded in this respect." The diplomatic difficulties of Japan he attributes to the Japanese them- selves for beinr superior to others. "It is natural that many diplomatic troubles will occur because the Japanese people are superior to others." Finally, "there is no power in nature to prevent a nation destined by God to become powerful." (paa:e 26 & 27) Analyst: K. STEINER (Continued on Page Fo. 2) INTEREATIOHAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. N o . ^ ^ p ^ Date: 28 January 1946 ANALYSIS OE DOCUMENTARY "VIDENCE DESCRIPTION OE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: "Speaking about the Manchurian Railroad" by MAT3U0KA, Yosuke Date: May 1937 Original (X) Cony ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (X) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION OE ORIGINAL (also 7ITJTSS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE 0~ ORIGINAL: PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, Yosuke CRIMES ^0 "'.THICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OE RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The book contains essays by MATSUOKA on historic, industrial, and diplomatic-political developments in Manchuria, with particular emnhasis on the role of the Manchuria:! Railroad. In a reference to the Washington Conference, he writes; ''We must never fcrsret this gloomy conference which was held, on the one hand, for the fulfillment of the hopes of the U.S. in Manchuria and China and, on the other hand, for eradicating or diminishing. Japan's international position and her snecial interests there. It is for the preparation of a bold step that I look back into the past and that I talk about the great men in the past." The chanter on "The Manchurian Incident and the Manchurian Railroad" is entitled "Colla/boration of the Army and the Manchurian Railroad." After asking "Did the Manchurian Railroad frive its fullest cooperation to the Army at the time of the Maacnurian Incident?", he answers this question in the affirmative and adds: "At the same time, it took part in the sacred task of establishing Manchukuo." (? 269) "The Manchurian Incident was, indeed, an expansion of the snirit of the establishment of our Empire by Emperor Jimmu unto the continent." (P 292) Analyst: K.S^EINER INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTON SECT OF Doc. No. y % Date: 25 January 1946 ANALYSIS OP DOCUMENTARY TIDTTCE DESCRIPTION 0' ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title end Nature: Printed Rook: "Changing Manchuria and Mongolia" "by MATSUOKA, Yosuke Date: 1931 Original (X) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it "heen translated? YPS ( ) No (X) Has it been photostated' Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION OP ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OP ORI-INAL: PERSONS IMPLICATED: Yostute MTSUOKA Chirrs TO ,,THICE DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Crimes ae-ainst Peace. SUMMARY OF RELEYAIP POINTS (with page references): mhe book contains speeches anc papers of MATSUOT\A and. in the annex, the agreements regarding Manchuria and Mongolia.. Included are Par- liamentary Inquiries to Foreign Ministers SHIDEHARA and MATSUDA. P 106: The inquiry of January 1931 criticizes SHIDEHARA's foreign policy because it is "too subservient" to America, in order to maintain friendly relations with her and "considers only the feeline of security on the Ride of the American people, without thinking of the feeling of security and the pride of the Japanese." P 226: In the sgaoeh af <rttly 19~1, the importance of Manchuria and Mon- golia is stressed: (a) from the standpoint of national defense (b) economically (c) as "life line of the Empire" from which Japan must not withdraw. In addition to all this and aside from the question of existence or non- existence of Japanese immigration, territorial acquisition or investments, the historical relationship "between Japan and Manchuria and Mongolia is written with the blood of sacrifice. Therefore, Manchuria and Mongolia must be held at all costs against any other nation. The book was published in July 19.̂ 1, shortly before the Manchurian incident. Analyst: K. STEINER INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 436 26 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: A_copy of the Agreement of Armis- tice of the 1st Shanghai incident made public by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 May 1932. Date: 5 May 1932 Original (x) Copy { ) Language:Japf Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also /ITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Admiral HASEGAWA PERSONS IMPLICATED: Infra CRIilES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The following is a partial translation The main points of the Agreement are as follows: Article 1: By orders from both Japanese and Chinese authorities, the hostilities have already ceased and it shall be taken as agreed that from 5 May 1932, all hostilities shall cease. Both forces shall endeavor their utmost to avoid the outbreak of all forms of hostile ac- tions in the environment of Shanghai. If there should arise any doubts regarding the truce, the representatives of the allied powers participating snail confirm the actual situation. Article 2: The Chinese forces shall ,be sta- tioned at the locality at which they are now, until further arrange lent, even after the restoration of order to the former state in the area, dealt with in this Agreement. Doc. No. 473 Page 1 ' Doc. No. 436 - Page 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd. The said locality shall be as in the supplementary document No. 1, attached hereto. article 3' The Japanese forces shall retreat to the Settle lent and to the Koko (Japanese spelling) dis- trict, but to the widened road outside the Settlement, as they were just before the Incident, that is 28 Jan 1932. But a certain number of the Japanese forces shall be sta- tioned in the location adjoining the aforesaid locality for so & time, The above location shall be as in the supplementary document No. 2, attached hereto. Article 4'- For the verification of withdrawal of both forces, a joint-committee shall be established and it shall be co iposed of coimittee-members representing the allied powers. The said comiittee shall cooperate in the actual transfer fro a the withdrawing Japanese forces to the Chinest Police Force. The said Chinese Police shall actually take over i,.mediately after the withdrawal of the Japanese troops. The constitution, and the proceedings of the above comiittee shall be as stated in the supple- mentary document No. 3 attached hereto. Article 5'- This Agreement shall co^e into force from the day on which it was signed. This Agreement shall bo made in Japanese, Chinese and English and in case there shall arise any differences of opinion on the meaning of the original Agreement made in Japanese, Chinese and Eng- lish, the questions shall be decided by the English one. Done .on this 5th day of may, 1932, at Shanghai. Lt-General UEDA, Kenkichi (Signed) Special Ambassador Plenipotentiary 3HIGEMITSA, Ani " Rear-Ad ij.ral SHIMADA, Shigetaro " Ha j, General TASHIRO, Kan-ichiro " Vice-Chief, Foreign Affairs, KAKU, Tai Ki (Japanese spelling) " Lt.-General Tai Geki (Jap.spelling) " Lt.-General Ko Kyo " " Those present as witnesses are: In accordance with the resolution decided at the General Meeting of the League of Nations held on Doc. No. 473 Page 1 Doc. No. 436 - Page 3 - SUMMARY Cont'd. 4th Mar. 1932, the representatives of the allied powers, who shall assist in various negotiations. Their names are: British Ambassador to China - Sir Miles w. Lampson American Ambassador to China - Nelson Trusler Johnson French ambassador to China - Henri nugust x'ilden (?) Italian Deputy-Minister Resident in China - Count G-, Ciano D. Cortelazzo Attached are: Supplementary Supplementary Supplementary Document No. 1 Document No. 2 Document No. 3 Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 486 Page 3 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 487 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Book entitled, "Speeches for Young Men" by HASHIMOTO, Ningoro. Date: July 1937 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGTNAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Dccunent Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Uyenc Library PERSONS IMPLICATED: HASHIMOTO, Aingoro. CRIMES TO VffilCH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Instigation to aggressive warfare. SUIELIRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): HASHIMOTO claims that there is a crisis in modern history out of which Japan can realize her destiny. He shows Japan as a pillar of strength against the tide of white aggression5 and he supports one party rule under the Emperor. He claims that policies of the white nations toward Japanese immigration and manufactures force Japan to expand, and suggests the East Indies. Preface: Outline. This book answers many questions brought up by book "Outline of the National System of Advancing Greater Japan". (HIYAKUTEKI-DAINIPPON-KOKILX-TAISEI-TAIKO) , re- futes the arguments of Marxism that have influenced many young men, and strives to give these young men a con- sciousness of their place in the future. Doc. No. 487 Page 1 Doc. No. 487 - Pug© 2 - SUIE1MRY Cont'd. Chapter I: Fall of Materialistic Civilization. The Feb. 26th Incident and the Spanish Civil War are but foreshadowings of the fall of modern civili- zation. In spite of abundant production people are starving to death. Merc lies the cause of the fall of materialistic civilization. Karl Marx theories are out of date. Chapter II: Destruction of rid Liberalism, (p.12) Here the author attacks liberalism, majority- rule, imperialism, and white rule. He advocates substitut- ing a controlled economy for a froe economy. The existing world order has come to such a pass that it lust either settle accounts or undergo a second World War. (p.23) Chapter III: Material Civilization and Spiritual Culture, (p.24) Here the author says that the white man has conquered four-fifths of the globe, and Japan alone is standing against hi 1. Unless strengthened by Japanese influences, Asiatic peoples fall prey to the white man. The author presents historical arguments to the effect that Asiatic arms were often and Asiatic culture was al- ways superior to European. He views history as a. struggle between the Europeans and the Asiatics. For 3000 years the Asiatics were superior, but in the past 300 years the white man turned the tables because of his material progress. Does this mean that (Asiatic) spiritualism will always bow to materialism? No.' Net the true Asiatic Spirit, but a degenerated form cf it 'was defeated. Japan will lead a revival of the old Asiatic culture. Chapter IV: The Japanese Spirit. (p.49) A list of Japan's past cultural glories and statements to the effect that even though she absorbed so much fro.. other civilizations, Japan has always main- tained her special individual character. A new world principle of leadership will be born out of Japan. The ti ie has come for eastern and western civilizations to unite in Japan, (p.69) Chapter V: The Real Principle of tne Japanese National Polity. (p.74) The world at present is in a state of reforma- tion. It started first in Russia, then Italy and Germany, • Doc. No.487 Page 2 Doc. No< 4«7 - Page 3 - Sit 1 IARY Cont'd. and now in America. and England. Japan's future policy in this world reformation must be based on her National Polity (KOKUTAI). This KOKUT^I has been kept pure through the ages, for though the political system has been changed, the spirit of the people and their devotion to the Emperor has remained the sane. Emperor Jim.iu declared he would unite the world under himself. Emperor Meiji stated in his educational rescript that it would be right to observe his instruc- tions both within and outside the national boundary. Now we should unite all our efforts and re- sources under the Emperor and set off into a new era of progress. Chapter VI: -a Progressive Economic System, (p. 95) Our KOKUTAI is living and growing and will de- velop forever. Materially, 90°/o of the Japanese people do not have enough. A weak point in our present economic system is the unequal distribution of wealth. Foreign trade should be put under national control, so that the wants of the people can be satisfied. Chapter VII: Japan of the morld, the World of Japan, (p.157) Here the author argues for the necessity of Japanese expansion, giving as reasons the crowded condi- tion of Japan as compared to the white man's countries. He claims that there wore three courses open to Japan. The first two, emigration and national industrialization were blocked and boycotted by the whites, so the only course left is for Japan to enlarge her territory. Thus Japan is literMLly forced to expand by the white man. He goes on to compare the benevolent and progressive Japanese policies in Manchukuo to the bloody imperialism of the whites. The whites develop foreign lands for the benefit of mankind, they say. why cannot we develop, say, the East Indies for the benefit of mankind-? Here follows a description of East Indies islands, including their areas and populations. He speaks of organizing the na- tives of such places as the East Indies, giving them equal rights under the Emperor. Our amy and navy are personally controlled by the Emperor, and aro the means to shew the dignity of this country of the gods. (p.201) Doc. No. 473 Page 1 Dcc. Mo. 48? - Page 4 - STMIARY Cont'd. The laanchurlan Incident is a heavenly instruc- tion to Japan to fulfill ner ultimate destiny, (p.159) There are four countries we must watch today: China, Soviet Russia, jnmerica .and the English Empire which presses Japan from tno South, (p.159) Chapter "VIII: Establishment of a. Pure Japan, (p«207) Japan must return to her original National Pol- ity (KOIOJTAI). "WE are firmly against the old principle of government by majority rule." (p.213) Real constitutional government shall be carried on by general mobilization to help the Emperor, (p.215) Germany and Italy established strong govern- ments organized under one authority, (pp.217-219) The DAINIPPON-8EINENT0 (Young men's Party of Greater Japan) has been organized to fulfill a great mission. This party is fair and disinterested in spirit, pious towards the Emperor; it will lead the nation in striving for one party rule for the country, (pp.219-221) Analyst: 2d Lt. wilds : r o Doc. No. 487 Page 4 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 488 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DCCUI2NTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACxiED D0CTJM2NT. Title end Nature? Book entitled, "The Inevitability of the Renovation" by HASHIMOTO, Pangoro. Dates 25 Dec 1940 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL : Uyeno Library through Document Acquisition Div. PERSONS IMPLICATED: HASHIMOTO , xingoro CRUvIIo TO '.-lilCH DOCUM NT APPLICABLE: Incitement to aggressive warfare. Conspiracy. SUMK/iHY OF RELEVANT POINTS (rith page references): This book chows HASHIMOTO as an advocate of aggression against Eritain in the foreign field and of totalitarianism in the homeland* It also contains the "Declaration c? HASHIMOTO" Qf 17 October 1936, and the principles and regulations of the "DAI NIPPON SEKI SFLKAi". the reorganised firm of the "DAI NIPPON SEINENTO"r which HASHIMOTO feunded in 193b > The book starts with an account of HASHIMOTO'S experiences in China as a regimental commander.. In it the following version of the bombardment of a British gunboat ("Ladybird1') is given: "The body to which I belonged was ordered to attack Nanking, but twe days before the fall of Nanking we received an order to attack the Chinese soldiers retreating to -ard the north on board th" transport ship. We instan.tly got back to .VUEI and bombarded several transport ships* T later heard that there was a British gunboat among th.-yci and that" they made a fuss about it, but the measure 1 took was natural and suitable to the occasion." (page 19) DoCo No. 488 Page 1 Doc. No. Zj.88 - Page 2 - SIM<IARY Cont'd. "Throughout all the stages of the China Incident covering two years already, it has been completely proved that England is not a third party but our actual enemy. Besides giving arms and funds to the Anti-Japan Chiang government, she has supported Chiang's currency and made protests against Japan several times. Why is it that we have no hostility against Englanc. when we know that she is our real enemy? The cardinal point of the solution of the China Incident and the key to the establishment of the new order in East Asia is the expulsion of English influences from the Ear East.." (page 19) "The world from now on will be divided into two groups: One is the .group of such countries as England, America, France and the Soviet Union that stand on liberalism and democracy, and the other is the group of such countries as Japan, Germany and Italy that are founded upon totalitalianism and nationalism. This is an inevitable phenomenon, and the opposition between the two groups is now being sharpened. our alliance should be highly strengthened in the fields net only of politics, economics, culture but also of the army and navy." (page 20) "Germany and Italy new have risen in Europe. They set about destroying the old order with unremitting exertions. The war has already been declared between the force to preserve the democratic old order and the force to create the nationalistic new order. The rise of Germany and Italy is a historic trend advancing in response to our pursuit of the sacred war against Chiang who has England, France and the Soviet as his supporters. This is our united front toward the establishment of the new order in the world. Communism advocated by the Soviet Union is certainly poisonous to the world, but what prevents most seriously the progress of the world and the prosperity of the races is the existence of England, japan has only to show her decisive attitude, ""e have only to say that we will occupy Hongkong and Shanghai. England knows that if she loses in China, she must withdraw also from India." (page 24) Under the heading "Dawn of Japan" (15 September 194°)» he talks about pains and difficulties through which Japan has to make her way. (page 31) The Aim of Japan: (1 January 1940) "A nation is a living organism; it is not an inorganic body. If it has no definite principle and aim, there is no possibilit3r of its development. Japan has an everlasting guiding principle of the unification of the world under the Emperor, as expressed in the Imperial Edict promulgated by the Emperor JET"TJ at the time of founding the Empire. (page 35) Doc. No. 488 Page 2 Doc. No. 488 - Page 3 - 31IE.1JRY Cont'd. "The most urgent necessity under the present condition is to give a definite aim to the people who are now aimless and without principle " (p.36) "We can find two main trends in the world. The one is the tendency in every country to shift over to a. totalitarian state, which was caused by the powerlessness of the League of Nations. The other is the tendency to make a bloc of countries. Each country cannot defend and develop by herself, thus tending to collaborate closely with other countries in the fields of politics, economics, national defense, culture, and so on. The difference be- tween this bloc and the hitherto concluded alliance of nations lies in the fact that the countries in the pres- ent bloc have to be of the same character. The world to co.ie will be divided into three blocs: The .American bloc with the Monroe doctrine, the oriental bloc of the orien- tal races, and the European bloc in Europe. These three blocs will have to strive for mastery. There are two other trends of less importance; one of which is the superiority of politics to economy, and the other is the higher estimation of material and nan than gold in the field of economics. Therefore, the enterprise will sub- stitute gold in controlling the economical situations in future. We must take these two trends into accuunt in deciding the fundamental principles of the new national structure of Japan." (p.36) "In promoting Japan to international position, the 'lost important point is the establishment of the Japan-Manchukuo-China bloc. "This bloc must have a form and power strong enough to preserve completely the three nations' right to live. In order to obtain that effect, a political alli- ance alone is not enough; we must also establish a firm economical relation. From this viewpoint, this Japan- Llanchukuo-China bloc must necessarily be a bloc of a complete new order, as stated in the KONOYE Declaration. This new order means a thorough destruction of the old world order sustained by England, America, France and the Soviet Union, accordingly, the Wang Ching-wei government should never be dependent upon England and America. This means that we are not going to open our doors uncondi- tionally to foreign countries and that we will not give equal opportunities to all the countries. shall open our doors to the 'western countries so far as they do not interfere with our right to live The sweeping away Doc. No. 483 Page 3 Doc. No. 488 - Page 4 - SI12IARY Cont'd. of the old order is the expulsion of the Anglo-American organization to exploit East N S L U , and of Soviet's inten- tions to communize Last Asia and to assist Chiang Kai-shek In order to achieve our first end, that is, the overthrow of England, we must think of shaking hands with the Soviet Union for the tine being." (p.36) Political idea of reason (vernunftidee) of the New Era: He says that politics should not be the business only of politicians, but that everybody should participate in politics. Then he insists upon the importance of cul- tivating the national spirit, and upon the national spiritual lcbilization in leading the war to our victory* (p.45) The cardinal points of the new social order (5 .mg 40): The first lost important step that should be adopted is to centralize all politics, economy, culture national defense, and others in one spot, the Emperor. This new organized measure is the only way for the complete promotion of "Hakko-ichiu" (unification of the world under the Emperor). Consequently our nation has the right to establish a new order and a problem like the "China Incident" can be considered as the beginning of the establishment of this new world order, (p.52) Talk on "a Powerful Cabinet": (19 Apr 40) "Since the outbreak of the China Incident, the other nations were very much displeased with the conduct of Japan. Oppressions were tried in various forms, but they were merely individual anti-Japanese acts so far. However, today, those nations keep in close touch with one another, in matters of anti-Japanese movements. This is proven by looking at the truth of the Koronsu Incident (Jap spelling), Nomonhan Incident (Jap spelling), the abolition of the Japan-American Commercial Treaty, and the Anglo-Japanese Parley. It is beyond doubt that those nations like Britain, America and Soviet are scheming to oppress Japan by Laving a close touch with one another." (p. 53) Doc. No. 488 Page 4 Doc. No. 488 - Page 5 - 31IE.1JRY Cont'd. "The nation which stands as the leader of the anti-Japanese enveloping attack is Britain. Therefore, the infliction of a decisive bio.; on Britain, the leader, prior to their thorough amalgamation, is one of the ways for dispelling the others. Once Britain is defeated, America will not act haughtily. But if in spite of that, if America shows'sign of challenging us, she can easily be knocked off by means of an individual attack, and this is the only strategy through which Japan can win her vic- tory " (p.62) "In the light of the existing European situa- tion, there is no better cnance for Japan as the present time, ohe- is not in a solitary situation like 13 to 1 or 40 to 1 as was the case at the time of the Manchurian Incident. Fortunately, the cream of Europe, two mighty nations, are extending their hands for an alliance with Japan. Now is the critical moment for deciding the ques- tion of creating the Expanded Greater Japan.' The Time has come I If we do it now, it can be done! ...." (p.64) A query to Premier YONAI: (15 Peb 40) "Germany and Italy are fighting against England and France in order to overthrow the status quo and to establish a new order, And it is needless to say that the China incident in Asia also is tne Japanese-Chinese united front against the Ang 1 o-rulerican domin_tion. When we take a stricter view of the historical facts, Japan, Germany and Italy have already gone into an inevitable war against England, France and America. Those who purposely refuse to admit this fact are dependent upon England and America." (p.71) "If you try to put an end to the China Incident in collaboration with England and America, you will never be able to solve the problem. On the instant you make up your mind to expel England and America from China, China will start ̂ oving toward a new order. . If you make up your mind to have a united front with Germany and Italy, the situation in Europe will be instantly changed When you establish a firm policy of setting up self- supplying, self-sufficient economics within the Japanese- Llanchurian-Chinese bloc, throwing away your attitude of depending upon England and .Aierica, you can establish for the first time a definite concrete plan for increasing the production of armaments We might lose England Doc. No. 483 Page 3 Doc. 488 - Page 6 - SUXLhlT Cont'd. and America, but Manchuria, China and probably the South Seas also will be curs." (p. 73) Make a dash at the whole body politics: (1 March 1940) He talks of the urgency for every member of the nation to rise as a loyal subject of the Emperor. The politics should be the politics of the whole nation. (p. 75) Establishment of economic control: (10 June 1940) He talks of the necessity of controlling economics which is the military power in a broad sense. (p.81) Military industries, electricity and finance should be managed directly by the government: (10 October 1939) "7e ,:.iust -lake up our mind to face a war on a ̂ larger seals." (p. 86) From controlled econox-iy to commanded economy: (15 March 1940) He says that the economy of a nation should be to the supreme command what an army is to the commander. (p. 92) "Lot's get into a hand to hand fight with liberalise*" (5 May 1940) "It is very clear that Germany ana Italy want to destroy the status quo, while England and France want to maintain it. The opposition between these two groups has given rise to the present European War, which is considered as a fight between the old and the new orders. However, if we look at it from an ideological point of view, it is also a struggle of liberalism against tetali- tarianism. It is amusing that England that rose as a defender of liberalism, has been enforcing a highly controlled economy in order to strengthen her fighting power. France, too, has given up her traditional liberal- ism by oppressing communists....Those phenomena eloquently suggest the victory of totalitarianism." (p. 99) Mighty Groat Japan: (20 July 1940) He says that this is the time for creating a eighty and great nation of Japan. (p. 105) ' U :• : • „ Doc. Mile. 488 Page 6 Doc. No. 438 - Page 7 - SGLIIARY Cont'd. a trial for tlie race: (5 October 1940) "The trend of the drastic changes in the world has already been decided; that is, the establishment of the new world order outside and the organization of tne new national order inside. This great tide can never be stopped by human power..,.. The alliance between Japan, Germany and Italy is a turning point in the world history. The only problem left behind is tne regulation of Russo- Japanese relations» The day when it is completed, the history of the world will take a great turn . It is already three years and a half siace the outbreak of the China Incident. »/o shall suffer more and longer, but when we shall have overcome t trial, the prosperous development will await us." (p.110) The inevitability of renovation: (19 November 1940) He talks of the vicissitude of the races and emphasize the fact that ideologies which were considered dangerous or dreamy a few years ago are considered natural and necessary today. He says that although this is the time for tctalitarianis i to rule the world, we should not adopt the ideas of totalitarianism as they are; we must adapt then to suit our own conditions. (p* 115) Organic monism: (5 December 1940) The world is advancing from individualism to tctalitarianis ̂ and in the future the nations in tiie world will be united into one. (p. 122) An alarm-bell at the year-end: (20 December 1940) "The world is now divided into two camps; the one camp is for the status-quo and the other is for the new order. Japan is not neutral.... Our cne of course, are England ana America who "Want to maintain the status-quo.... V/hy should we hesitate to take a decisive attitude toward America?*...; .'whatever form it may take, tne collision between Japan and America is inevitable.... V;e had best rise when it is not too late and establish a co-prosperity sphere in the south. Nothing ventured, nothing gained..." (p. 131) "It is four years since the outbreak of the holy -war and the state of affairs both outside and inside Doc. No. 488 Page 7 Doc. No. 488 - Page 8 - SUMMARY Cont'd. is literally the accumulation of serious emergencies. I dare say that it will reach its culmination during tne next year." (p. 135) HASHIMOTO Kingoro Declaration (17 October 1936) (Analyst's note—This declaration constitutes a basic state lent of Japanese ultra-nationalism to which other nationalists frequently took reference. For this reason it was translated in full) Declaration: Since the materialistic and liberaiistic system has been brought to a deadlock, the world now is facing a historical turning point which necessitate a great renovation. However, the nations of the 'world have not been able to evolve completely from their old form of national life, and their powers being almost tne Same, there is no country that has an outstanding influence over the others. The nation which takes a step forward now by estaolishing a superior national system will be destined to shine over the whole world. Methinks that cur nation which has the realization of the unification of the world under the Emperor as her national policy should instantly manifest her inherent nature in uniting all her people directly under tue Emperor, and through the establishment of an advanced national order of unity of spirit and matter, should become the glorious moral leader of the world. This I declare. Doctrines: Spiritual Advance: Make the people thoroughly realize tnat our Emperor is supre is and absolute and the manifestation of the universal truth, and make it a religious belief for tnei tnat the E iperor will rightly be able to unify the world upon moral principles. At the same time, not only recreate and preserve in the progressive form such superior characteristics as impartiality, moderation, intelligence, bravery and righteousness- which are sadly on their way to decay under the present materialistic ana liberaiistic system, but also try to promote and develop them, making them the centre of our spiritual civiliza- tion. Doc. No. 488 Page 8 Doc. No. 438 - Pago 9 - STM-'IARY Cont'd. Economic Advances: Liberate tile economy frcn the yoke of commercialism. Resources, labour and techniques should be made the basis for valuation and they should be controlled and administered by the state itself. In the field of production, we should enlarge the controlled state enterprise to its oxtre ;ity and try to ̂ ake a rapid progress in production, keeping in mind the enhancement of the standard of national living above all things. Hake utmost use of modern science in order to have the highest working efficiency. Make the value and substance produced by resources, labour and techniques the reserve material .loiietary standard for money which should be issued by the state and allowed to have trading value only. Foreign trade should be managed by the state and should as a rule not exceed the necessary amount fur the national life. Advancement Of Our Pclicy Abroad: Within our domain, let eacn race give a full play to their own characteristics by giving them restricted local govern.ent under a close organic system. Try to enhance their racial culture as a whole and to materialize concretely the way of the Empire; With this formula, wo must later work upon the other parts of the world. Advancement Of Armaments: Increase our armaments to the amount absolutely necessary for conquering other countries of different principles that try to hinder us un our way toward the realization of the Imperial way. The essence of the armaments should be the invincible airforce, whose airplanes should be considered airplanes of the nation, not only of the army. Make the people trust the airplane as they trusted the sword in the old times. Political Advance ients: All the capabilities of the politics should be centered upon the accomplishment of the realization of the Imperial enterprise, and in order not to make a fruitless effort, we lust have our trustworthy comrades become the political leaders in our domain. we are responsible to the Lmporor. (Analyst's note: This ends the translation of the HASHIMOTO declaration) (p. 138) Dec. No. 488 Page 9 Doc. No. 488 - Pa ;e 10 - SUlIi.In.RY Cont'd. Principles and regulations of "Dai Nippon Sekisei- kai": The "Dai Nippon Seinen-fco" which had been organized on the l?th of October in 1936 in front of the altar of the meiji Shrine was dissolved and re-organized into the "Dai Nippon Sekisei-i>.ai" on tho 3rd of November in 1940. Principles: 1. Cultivate the spirit of peerless loyalty and sincerity, thus assisting efficiently the I iperial rule. 2. Train and enhance the vital power of the Japanese race in the positive sense. 3. Exert ourselves in creating and spreading racial culture. 4. Contribute through our efforts in our respective posts to the accc.iplish.ient of tne total mobili- zation of the country for defense. 5. Go ahead of others and do our best in various works and enterprises for national defense. Regulations: (Exccrpt) The aim of this association is to create and unify the ideas that should lead tne new world order. ie also aim at enhancing racial spirit. The member of this association should iake it their principle to be loyal, polite, courageous, sincere and simple. Tney should try to be a model for the people. Within the organization, there are three sections respectively for women, young men and students. The object of training is to foster young men who are pure, loyal and sincere, and to cultivate and organize those people who make it taeir responsibility to make a greater nation of Japan. The Policies in Training are; 1. Follow the principles of loyalty, politeness, courage, sincerity and si-iplicity; and by severe self-training cultivate the character wnich is religious, passionate and noble and the spirit which is courageous and progressive. - DOC, "No, 488 - • • • Page -10 •• ' • • - • ' > Doc. No. 488 - Page 11 - SILLIAHT Cont'd. 2. Try to make their opinions both accurate and concrete, esteem highly tne action and foster the spirit of a patriot who will go tnrough fire and water for the cause. 3. Comrades should love, respect and compete with bach other in trying to be better. Strengthen the true spiritual union and realize the organic unification cf the whole organization. 4. Investigate and grasp the modern science, and train ourselves in organizing and planning our life and action. (p. 140) (.analyst's note: The words "Loyal tjr, politeness, courage, sincerity and. simplicity" used above are ta.tcen from the I iperial Mandate of Emperjr Ileiji for military men.) The Essence Of Training: i Our motto is "Life itself is training." We take HaSHIllOTO Kingoro's Declaration as our text book. This is followed by rules of the "Central Training Office", the "Headquarter" and regulation re: meibership applications, etc. ii.nalvst: 2nd Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 488 W.S.A. Page 11 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No, 489 9 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Beok} entitled "Leaders of the Renovation Movement" by NAGALL4TSU, ASAZO and YAILIZAKI, Kazuyoshi. Date: December 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language:lap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Uyano Library through Document acquisition Section PERSONS IMPLICATED: Infra., esp. HASHIMOTO, Kingoro KUSUU, Yoshisa; OKAWA, Shumei; KOBAYASHI, Junichiro; iCIKUCHI, Takeo; KANOKOGI, Kazunobu; TOKUTOMI, Soho; ISHIHARA, Koichiro; KAYA, Okinori; SUZUKI, Teiichi. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Incitement to and preparation of aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This book is practically an index of the leaders of ultra-nationalistic movements in Japan from the CHUSON-SHA in 1919 until December 1941. Descriptions of indivi- duals' activities are in most general terms. TOYAMA, Mitsuru (p. 7) started the GENYO SHA in 1901. This organization is the oldest patriotic society, and later/^M^OKURYU HAI, or Black Dragon Society. The following persons, to and including YA./ATA, Hakudo, looked to TOYAMA for leadership. KUZUU, Yoshisa (p. 9) was acting manager of the Black Dragon Society and published the TEIK0KU-SHIMP0, in which his own writings "inspired the Japanese with patriotism." IKEDA, Hiroshi (p. 10) edited the TLIK0KU-SHLIP0, and organized the KOKOKU-SEINENKAI (Imperial Young Men's Society) after having had previous experience as leader of the young mens' section of the Black Dragon Society. He also had to do with the GAIKO-MONSEKI-TAIKAI (Associa- tion for the Examination of Diplomacy) and the DAICHO (newspaper) 0CH0 Movement. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 489 W.S.a. Page 1 Doc. No. 488 - Page 2 - SILLIAHT Cont'd. SHIBATA, Tokujiro (p. 10) organized the DAIMIN- KURABU whose motto was "Raise Up Japan, Save The World." He published the DAIMIN in which he defended the Tri- partite Pact. He established the KOKUSHIKAN, in order that he cuuld teach his principles. YOSHIDA, Masuzo (p. 12) was the director ef the DA I NIP? ON- SET S A.NT 0 (Japanese Production Association) whose policjr was to "destroy ail anti-Japanese thoughts." YA./ATA, Hakudo (p. 13) was a student in the XOKUSHI KAN, and later founded the SHINSILU-KOKUMINTO (National Association of Nagano Prefecture) which w«s later re- organized as the DAI NIPPON - SEISANTO. OEAVJXX, Shumei (p. 15) organized witn KITA, Ikki and MITSUKA^, Ka.letaro in 1919 the YUSON-SHA which upheld the following principles and policies. Building i great empire by revolutionary measures. "Organization of a large .military force for tne libera- tion of Asia." OKAVA was the first to advocate the idea of a "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere. Members of the YUHON-SHA were connected with the attack on SAIONJI'S house in 1935 and the assassination of YASUDA, Zenjiru. The YUSON-SHA was disbanded in 1923, and the GYOCHI-SHA was organized by OXA./A the following year. The GYOCIH-SHA had the same objectives as the YUSON-SHA, and its organ was the paper NIPPON. Among the members of the GY0CHI- SHA were MITSUKA/A, Kametaro, YASUOXA., Masaatsu, nYnLJ.m, Takeji, KASAGI, Yoshiaki, NAKATANI, Takeyo, KANAUCHI, Yoshisuke, MATSUNOBU, Hanji and TAKAJIURA, Mitsunaru. In 1936 OKANA organized tne SHI.IBTT-K/iI (Sacred Militaristic Society). He played an important part in the Manchurian Incident and in the founding of Manchuria. He was implicated in the May 15 incident. Military men: Army Col. HASHIMOTO, Aingcro (p. 20) organized the D,M NIPPON-SEINENTO (Japanese Young Mens' Party) in 1936 which was later re-organized into the DAI NIPPON-SEKISEI KAI. He published the magazine TAIYO-NIPPON. He attacked a British warship in the Yangtze River, ana has declaimed against the British character. He made the famous "Hashi- moto's Declaration", and in October 1941 published a pamphlet entitled "Plan for Building Up nsia under the Japanese Emperor". . ~ • , Doc. No. 489 Page 2 Doc. No. 488 - Page 3 - 31IE.1JRY Cont'd. Amy Lt. Col. ISKIHARA, Kanji (p. 24) organized the TOA-KEMMLI-KYOKAI (Society for a Far Eastern alliance) and assisted I.IATSUOKA in Geneva. ARay Col. KOBAYASHI, Junichiro (p. 28) organized the MlZUL!0~KUEA3U, a patriotic organization, and exerted a great deal of influence in .many other patriotic clubs. Amy Lt. Col. iCEKUCHI, Takeo (p. 28) caused tne resignation of Minister of Co^erce NAKAJIMA, Kumakichi by denouncing his treatment of the ASHIKAGA, Asauji problem.. Army Col. HAYASHI, Senjure (P. 28-40) advocated patriotic renovation when he was premier. Navy Captain SUET3UGU, Nobumasa (p. 28-40) was sure of winning' a Pacific War, Army Col. KA./AM0T0, Daisaku (p. 28-40) whose role in blowing up a train is net very clear. MIKAMI, Taku (retired) (p. 28-40) attacked the Premier in the May 15th Incident. A'LdL,SU, Masahiko (retired) (p. 28-40) killed 0SUGI, Sakae, loader of the Communists in Japan. Men connected with the KETSUI3EI DAN (Blood Brother- hood Society) and the May 15th Incident (p.40-52): IN0UR, Nissho (p.41) was the leader of the KETSUMEI- D^N. He trained many young men, including G0ND0, Narisatu IILiIZUMI, Sadasuke, Y^SUOKA, Masaatsu, FURU-UCHI, Eishi, KONUMA, Tadashi, HISEINU.IN., Guro, KUROZAVJA, Daini, KAWA- SAKI, Nagamitsu and others. He (INOUE) was deeply trusted by K0N0E. TACHIBACLT., Kosabu.ro (p.41-47) was head of the AIKYO- JUKU, whose students participated in tne May 15th Incident KAZAMI, Akira (p.47) helped TACEIBAN^ run his ,MKY0- JTJKU, and is Called a "sy ipatAizer" with t;ie IQLTSUMEIDAN and the May 15th Incident. Doc. No. 483 Page 3 Doc. No. 439 - Page 4 - SU/LIARY Cont'd. Y^SUOKn., -iasaatsu (p. 59) was trained by INOUE, Nissho (see above) and was a well-known member of tlie YUSONSHrt.. He was en the staff of the II NKE I - Ĝ rCUI N and was a great and active nationalist. He was helped by GOTO, Fumio. KtiNOKOGI, Kazunobu (p. 59)' is called a great loyalist. - Doctor UESUGI, Shinkichi (p.59-62) was connected with the TOD;JEHICHISEI-SHA, HOIOJYO-KHL, SEIKEN-KU&IBU, and the KO^OKU-DOSHI-KAI. He opposed the TENNO-JCEKAN- SETSU (argument against the divinity of the Emperor) of Dr. Ill HOBS. UESUGI trained such loyalists as AI I.,Ho, Tatsuo, NAKO.Tii.NI, Takeyo, IIATSUOKU., Heiichi, AYAKA Takeji, HIRANO, Rikizo and others. UESUGI systematized all the patriotic renovation movements in Japan. Alin.NO, Tatsuo (p.63) established the ^IKOKU-KINRO- TO which had such ne ibers as N^K^TANI, Takeyo, KUCHIDM, Yasunobu, HIRATA, Shinsaku, and TSUK7JI, Tatsuo. Sczae general principles of the AIKOKU-KINRO-TO are: Control of all industries under tne Emperor, stress- ing the power of the Emperor, and a balanced international distribution of' natural properties. ^ iv 0 participated in the SHILIPEITAI Incident. NAIIATANI, Takeyo (p.72) was active in organizing the ZEN- NIPP ON-KOKOKU- D 0 SHI - KAI , ^NOKU-KI>JRO-TO (see proceed- ing paragraph), SHIN-NIPPON-KOKUXIIN-DO!IEI, K0KU11IN-SHIS0- KENKYUSHO, and the D^I-^JI^-ICYOIL.I. INXITA , Hajime (p.81) was a head of the IBARAGI- SHI.1BUN and a -writer for the TOKYO-,I^INICH newspaper. HO.IIa, Kenichiro (p.47) was ONE of the leaders of the Hay 15th Incident. TOY.UIA, Hideo (p. 51) IS the third son of TOYAII-., Ilitsuru and was active in young" men's patriotic movements. KATAOK-I., Shun is called the right hand man of AL1H.N0, Tatsuo. SAS^I, Kazuteru organized the D^INIFPON-TO. TOICUGit./̂ , Yoshichika (p.l66) was closely related to the lianchurian Incident and the SHL3U~KB.I. He promoted the policy of Japanese expansion toward the Sauth. Doc. No. 439 Page 4 Doc. No. 439 - Page 5 - SUMMARY Cont'd. TOKUTOIII, Soho {p.242-4) was closely related with the KOKUMIN-SIIIMBUN and the TONICIII-SHIMBUN. He wrote much against liberalism. The following were connected with the YUSONSIIA: I'.JATA, Fume organized the TAIKA-KAI. IWATa, ^inosuke was the leader of the ATKOKU-SRa, considered to be a group of terrorists. The following were beaurecrats with ultra-national- istic tendencies: IlttTSILLiS, Shigeycsni (p.233), head of the Couxunica- tions Office of the Business Bureau. KAWAMO "ILfiV-ATSUrLi.1', Ryu-o (p.236), head of of the 5th section of the Information Bureau, controlled motion pictures. Also mentioned are OKU.IURA, Kiwao (p. 229), ill NOBS, Yoji b.220), Kcs-Yri., Okinori (p.224), and SUZUKI, Teiichi (p.211) ISHUiARii, Koichiro (p. 113) was a business man intimate with such military men as SU".. ToUGU, HASHIMOTO, TATSKAWA, and NxuLvNO. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 489 • r o — ' ' • . If • O « xL • INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc.No. 490 Date: 5 February 1946 ANALYSIS 0^ DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OE ATTACKED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Book, entitled "nhe Road to the Reconstruction of the T>rorldn by HASHIMOTO, Kingoro, permanent member of the Executive Committee of the I.R A.A. (Imperial Rule Assistance Association) Date: Jan 1941 Original (X) Copy ( ) Lanfruaee: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (X) Has it been photostated' Yes ( ) No (X) LOCATION OE ORIGINAL (also TTITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE 0^ ORIGINAL: Ueno Library through. Document Acquisition Section 1 P^PCQPS IMPLICATED: HASHIMOTO, Kingoro CRIMES "0 T"HICH DOCtWNT APPLICABLE: Incitement to aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OE P-L^VANT POINTS (with page references): This book has, in part, evidentiary value. The following; is a detailed summary, including translations of the most important parts: After citing the national unification movements in Turkey (under Kemal), in Russia (under Stalin), in Italy (under Mussolini), and in Germany (under Hitler), which he had occasion to observe during a 3 years stay on the con- tinent, HASHIMOTO writes: "(On board the ship coming back from Europe) I was devoting myself to the thought, how to restore Japan. At last a plan came to my mind, and as soon as I returned to my old post in the General Staff, I took measures to realize that plan. I would not say that this was the only reason — but, anyway, thereafter the Manchurian Incident, the withdrawal from the League of Nations, the Abolition of the Disarmament Treaty and, at home, the May 15 incident, the SHIM^EITAI Incident and the February 26 incident took place successively." (p 3 and 4). He retired from the active list of the Army and threw himself into the Restoration Movement, establishing the "DAI NIPPON SEINENTO" or Great Japan Youn^ Mens' Association. "Japan must make herself the sun that shines over the world." Analyst: K. STEIN^- (Continued on Pafe 2 ) -1- IF̂ t-pĵ mjoHAL PROcECUTIOF SECTION Doc.Fo. 490 Date: 5 February 1946 DESCRIPTION Ov J-.TT.i- CHED DOCHrNT. (CONTINUED) Title and Fature: Book, entitled ',rnhe Road to the Reconstruction of the World" by RSHIMOTO, Eingoro SUGARY OE prirv^lln POINTS (continued) The nations of the world can be divided into two groups: The oppressors and the oppressed. The first group adopts liberation as their national order. The second should be totalitarian. It is evident that liberation will finally be beaten by totalitarianism. This has been proven by the re- markable advancements of Germany and Italy of late. He continues: "Without fighting, the National Few Order is meaningless. The establishment of the National Few Order without a fight will become something like the "National Spiritual Mobilization Movement ... The National Few Order which is going to be established in Japan today has a tendency to be one, recommended from above . .. We must a.sk for a fight." (p 10) "The organization of the National New Order must be ready for action." (p 12) "The National New Order, which we speak of now must not merely be the order of Japan, but its final objective is "the imoerialization of the world," (p 24) i.e. the unification of the world under the Emperor. South Sea territories should belong to the respective nations a.ccordins- to the principle of "Asia for the Asiatics". However, Japan should be permit- ted to act as their brother, since these territories are her lifeline, (p 36) HASHIMOTO states as the leading principles of his "DAI NIPPON ^IFEF TO": 1. The unification of the world, under the Emperor (KAEKO ICHIU) 2. The principle, that' whet we are and have is originally the Emperor's and should be returned to him. In the Manchuria.n and Chinese Incidents and the various incidents in Japan, Er.SHIMCnO seesa reaction to the regrettable "westernizing" tendency of the Japanese. As for a shifting of the nation's tendency and for the realization of the ideals, basic to the foundation of the country under Emoeror JIMMU (analyst's note: This is a reference to the idea, of unifica- tion of the world under the Emperor) the present situa.tion of the world shows us an unprecedented opportunity, (pp 49f) In Asia, the Chiang govern- ment ha.s na.de itself a puppet of the white races and is unmistakably chal- lenging Japan both by collaborating with Communist bandits and by her anti- Japanese economic policy (p 57). According to HASHIMOTO the World War has already besun. It is this time a fight between the "Haves and the Havo_nots". He cites the Spanish civil war as a. similar case, actually bein̂ - a fight between Germany and Italy on one Ride and France and the Soviets on the oth^r (p 60). He calls for a war-time organisation of the country, economically and politically: in the latter respect he calls for a. one-party system under the Emperor (pp 60 f) and for an invincible armament, especially in the air (p 74). Analyst: K. STEINER (Continued on Page 3 ) - 2 - Doc.No. 490 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Date: 5 February 1946 DESCRIPTION 0E ATTACHED DOCUMENT. (CONTINUED) Title and. Nature: Rook, entitled "The Road. to the Reconstruction of the World" by HASHIMOTO, Fineoro SUIHASY OE FTLEVAFT POINTS (continued) In a chapter entitled "The Solution of the Chin? Incident Lies in the Expulsion of England" (p 86), he states: "It is clear that the incident would he immediately solved if we attacked and expelled England. Attack- ing Chiang Kai-shek is like fighting the wind. If it were England, we would have an object that reacts to the attack. If you ask me, what it is, J say: The concessions .... Do not the concessions, the foremost politi- cal right in rein, lie within reach of your eyes? ... Therefore, the only way of giving- meaning- to the commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of the Holy War is to decide on the great nolicy of attacking and excelling Eng- land." (p 88) He denounces the government's hesitating- attitude towards the conclu- sion of a military alliance with Germany and Italy (p 90). He advocates a State Union of Manchukuo and China, with Japan as its leader (p 93). In a chapter entitled "Orasp the leadership in reconstructing the world!" he calls again for an immediate military alliance with Germany and Italy to overthrow British supremacy (o 100) and for an "Asiatic Bloc," based upon: 1. Establishment of the Spirit of the "Imperial-Way" which shall penetrate all member nations. 2. Political collaboration. 3. Cooperation for the defense. 4. Establishment of antarchy for the rise of mutual culture and actual power, (p 105) He finds Japan's vague attitude towards Britain and the U.S. danger- ous. "As for the Germa.n-Ita.lian Axis, a half-hearted strengthening of this axis is to be avoided. The attitude that a strengthening of the axis is not necessarily directed against Britain and the U.S. is dangerous." (p 109) In a chapter entitled "The Grave Crisis is a God-Given Opportunity for the Progress of our fatherland," he declares that Japan is being: encircled by Britain, France, Russia, and the U.S.A. "If our country, solidly uni- fied, would take positive steps towards attacking and annihilating Britain and toward3 the conclusion of a military alliance with Germany and Italy, Britain would surely begin to withdraw." (p 132) "The time to rise for the realization of the country's policy of HAKKO ICHIU (unification of the world under the Emperor) is now! The moment the resolution to g-o through with this, single-handedly, is made by government and people, our country will have the power to lead the world, and will he able to have almost all other countries dance to our tune." (p 122 f) He predicts that the solu- tion of the British problem as well as of the China Incident will only be a question of days (p 123). Stating that Britain's decline and fall are in the course of history and that the time is ripe for a New Order, he writes: "The object of the cooperation of the countries that look towards a new Analyst: K. STEINER (Continued on Page 4 ) -3- INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc.No. 490 D a t p. 5 ^ e t r u a r y X946 DESCRIPTION OP ATTACHED DOCUMENT. (CONTINUED) Title and Nature: Book entitled "The Road to the Reconstruction of the World" by HASHIMOTO, Kingoro' SUMMhBY OE -"LEYiN- POINTS (continued) order is the overthrow of Britain." (p 125) ,,rnhe following a.re the needs of today: 1. Immediate solution of the Chinese Incident. 2. Establishment of the Asiatic Autarchy. 3. Organization of the Asiatic States Union under Japanese Leadership. 4. Readjustment of the Diplomacy Towards the U.S.S.R. 5. Leading the Various Eriendly Nations Towards an Establishment of a Definitely Anti-British Policy." (p 129) "The key point of the solution of the Chinese Incident is to attack England." (p 139) "The expulsion on liberalism means an attack on England and. the expul- sion of Communism means an attack on Soviet Russia." (p 146) "Is it not wise to adopt a policy that will force the U.S., whether she likes it or not, to seek our friendship? This ca.n be done by touching the sore spct of the U.S. and, at this time, shaking hands with Russia." (p 153) In advocating a southward drive, he writes: "The southward drive means breaking England and renovation in the homeland." (p 1G5) He states that this southward drive with its liberation of the suppressed races and the overthrow of the. Anglo-"""ranee Imperialism is not only a holy war, but also the realization of the ideal of HAKKO ICHIU (Unification of the Wsrld under the Emperor). Mentioning the abundant natural resources o^ Dutch East Indies and. the South Sea Region, he writes: "The South Sea regions are the aim of the ad- vance of our country's racial driving power, which can not be stopped." (p 167) Attached is a "Brief History of the DAI NIPPON SEXISEIXAI (Great Japan Ultra Loyalist Association." The following is a summary of this an- nex: The association was established on 3 Nov 1940 as the successor of the DAI NIFP05" SExEEN^O or the Great Japan Young Men's Association which was established in August 1936. HASHIMOTO, Kingoro is the founder of these or- ganizations . HASHIMOTO, a graduate from the Military College, had been in the Gen- eral Staff when he was sent to Turkey in 1927 as an officer attached to the Embassy. There he was greatly influenced by the leader of Young Turkey, Kemal Pasha. As soon as HASHIMOTO resigned from the Army in August 1936 he established the Dai Nippon Seinento, or the Great Japan Young Men's Associ- ation. When the Chinese Incident occurred in 1937, he was called to the army again and left for China. During his absence General TB-TEKAWA VAS asked to be the leader of the association. Analyst: K. STEINE0 (Continued on Page 5 ) -4- XNT~RNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 490 Date! 5 February 1946 DESCRIPTION CF ATTACHED IC'CUirTT. (CONTINUED) ^itle and Nature; Book entitled "nhe Road to the Reconstruction of the World" by HASHIMOTO, Kingoro STKARE OF RELTAFT POINTS (continued) HASHIMOTO returned from the battle-field on 25 March 19*9. More ac- tive stetjs were taken by the Association when 2,500 representative members out of 10,000 members from all over the country assembled at the Hi'oiya Municipal Hall. The third General Assembly then held partly for welcom- ing him, was an unpreceded demonstration for the national restoration. In 1940 the Imperial Rule Assistance Association wa.s established and the KONOYE Declaration of the foundation of the National New Order was issued The DAI NIPPON SEINENTO or the Great Japan Young Men's Association was nominally dissolved and the DAI NIPPON SEKI SEI KAI or the Great Japan Ultra Loyalists' Association was instantly established. The following policies were aoproved at the third General Assembly of the Association on 19 Nov 1939; 1. Restoration of the Nation. 2. Stronger Armament for the Defense and Liberation of the Asiatic Ra.ces. 3. Asiatic Autarchy. 4. Attack Britain a.nd her Dominions. 5. Imperialization of East Asia. 6. Establishment of State Union in A^ia. There were 7,383 members in October 1940. Analyst: K. STEINE^ -5- INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 491 11 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED EOCUMiiNT. Title and Nature: Handwritten notebook marked: "Regarding the visit in Europe*' Date: No date Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Some parts in English Han it been translated'' Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAT : MATSUOKAf s son PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKA, 30S7JKE, AKITA (no first name given) CRIMES TO ".HIGH DOCUMENT APPLICABI E: Conspiracy for and incitement to aggressive warfare and warfare in violation of existing treaties SUMMARY OF RET EVANT POINTS (with page references): The time when this notebook was written is not indicated. Occasionally an entry is marked, such as "March 12" or "27/12". On the second page there is a note: "Regarding day or time, refer to the diaries of HAS &A':;A and OKAMJRA." (Analyst's note: The contents of this notebook seem to indicate that the entries were made, not at the time of the various occurrences, but later, with an eye to his defense.) On the second page: "Before I visited Europe, Konoye said M would go to Europe with ne, but Kido stopped this J' The following page contains entries regarding the trip schedule and notes sJbout a conversation with American Ambassador Steihh<>rdt re'. Negotiations with Russia. Matsuoka then writes regarding his interview with Stalin that he told him: "I am visiting Berlin and Rome as a greeting and for the purpose of getting acquainted with the latest situation in these countries," (p. 4) Proceeding to Germany, he mentions the fact that Stahmer welcomed him at the Russo-German border. (Analyst's note: Analyst: 2nd Lt, K. Steiner 17. S.A. Doc. No. 491 In this connection Matsuoka uses the more familiar "Run" instead of the forma"? :!San" after Stahmer's name.) Writing about his conference with Ribbentrop, he quotes Ribbentrop's conviction that, in a case of war with Russia, Germany would be able to conclude it successfully within 2 or 3 months. He continues: "Of course, there was no indication of any expectation of assistance from Japan. I was just listening without comment." (p. 6) He then refers to a conference with Ribbentrop on the eve of his departure for Tokyo, in which he told him of his intention of negotiating a non-aggression or neutrality pact with Russia, This \ias necessary because the deteriorating German-Russo relations did not allow him to ask for German mediation in the Russo-Japanese relations, for which he had original]y intended to ask. R.ib'oentrop1 s answer was: "This is a difficult matter.8 I said: '*! think it is very difficult and it is almost impossible to think of its success. But, I wil"1 try it anyway and if it can be done without much trouble, I think I will take a step," (pp. 6 and 8) -Knowing the critical relations of Germany and the Soviets, I thought by myself that the conclusion of a non- aggression or neutrality pact with the Soviets is not hopeless." (p. 7) On page 3 is a reference to an invitation to the U. S. by Roy Howard; he declined for the present, saying he would visit the U, S. after his return to Japan. He also declined an invitation to London by Chuc-efcill, because after having visited the Axis countries, this would have "disturbed the delicate relations with them." Page 5 is headed* "Unless compelled by necessity the following should not be disclosed,1' Then is the following entry: "The broadcast from Nuremberg that the Foreign Minister obtained an understanding from Germany regarding Ae occupation of Singapore either in conference with Hitler or Ribbentrop curing his visit to Germany is an unfounded rumor." The following words are crossed out: '-Then the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief o" the Navy General Staff, in an interview *ith Ambassador. Ctto before he went hone aKenticnsd' that they went tc seize Singapore.'' Than he cor.tir.ues. -"Thy fact is., that in our interview, Hitler was about tc t&.ii£ about Singapore, but I cut him off, mentioning that this matter is connected with Greater East Asia and should be considered by Japan for her?.elf and thai. I don51 want to discuss whether to attack or not ncr when to strike, At this reply* Hitler understood immediately and kept silent.,* The fedlowing lines are in English: "With neither Hitler nor von Ribbentrop nor with anybody else, J dis- cussed the possibility of war with America, for the simple reason the Tripartite Pact was entered into to prevent or avoid such occurrence. - 2 - Doc.. No.. 491 There was no occasion or necessity to take up such subject. Mussolini said at Rome that America was most to bo foared. By this I understood that Italy was also anrious to avoid America's entry into the war. Only I a/ree with von Bitbontrop that Germany and Japan should present a strong united front to be of any effect to achievo an object of the Tripartite Pact, That is to prevent America from coming into the war." "Non--aggresftion or neutrality pact: According to the articles of the Tripartite Pact., vben ore country enters into a war with another country, the rest are not neoessarily forced to enter that war. We must emphasise this pointy pai ticiii arly in the relation between Germany, Japan anc" the Soviets. This defines clearly the limitations of the Three Powers Alliance," The following passage cea's with the tendency for a Ausso-German war which he recognised ard which he tried to stop in a last effort: "It seemed to ™e that t'e German leaders thought they could destroy Russia in 2 to 3 months and, by destroying her, stop the U. S. from entering the war.," TJe refers then to the German Ambassador in Moscow, Count , who also asked Hitler to think it over to the last. (p. 7) He then mentions that Stahmer accompanied, him to the German-Russo border. The following part dea"1 s shortly with his conference with Mussol ini and his audience with tne Pope, whom he asked to exert his catholic influential power for the maintenance of world peace and, especially, of peace between Japan and the U. S. (p. 10) PAT5U0KA tven mentions his talks with Molotov and his conference with Stalin, in which the Neutrality pact was decided on. Then he te^s how he received a ""otter from Churchill via the British Ambassador in Moscow, Crip-s. "1th whom a mooting at a theater was arranged. This was necessary because 'or some reason the transmittals of the letter by othr means failed. J'iTSUGM mentions that TATEKAWA, Japanese Ambassador to Moscow, refused to transmit it because he was not willing to have anything to do with -A national of an enemy of Germany, (p. 15) This passage is followed, by the note ''Secret to TATEKAViA". He observes ther.5 '!1 guess the British and American Ambassador must have thought bh.-.t the conclusion of the pact had failed to realise, since the Foreign Minister would po to a theater" and "the contents of this letter was an s^p.;-mation of the capacity of the American War Industry and a rooueor io bo pradent in tne diplomatic actions towards the U -3.r 'p. 15) Pages 1E ard 20 c.ea1 \<ith the signing of the Russo-Japanese non- aggression pact and MATSUQILA's departure from Moscow. - 3 - Doc.. No.. 49 1 Then he describes his talks with Ambassador Steinhardt, in which he said: "The President of tho TJ„ S. is the best gambler in America. If he gambles anyway, why doesn't he gamble for peace with Japan once. By that I mean to advise China to have direct pence negotiations with Japan. If he thinks Jaaan is not trustworthy, why doesn't he trust me" I'm sure I'll play a fair game The treaty may say something different, but anyway, if the U. S. joins the war, Japan will have to attack t1 e U. S. after all." He wanted Steinhardt to transmit these statements to the President and Mr. Ha1! by telegram, (p. 22) Page 23, under the heading of "25'12", deals with America's oral- statement, which MATSUOKA. wanted rejected, since in it the U. S. treated Japan like a subordinate country. Then he deals with the Japanese countcr-proposa1 and writes: "After this I made no oral promises to KONOYE regarding this matter." He adds that NOMURA himself did not take this plan to tho Secretary of State but asked KIRAZAFA to go. Under the dateline "4 July", the next entry dca1s with a Tetter from KONOYE and a subsequent conversation with KONOYE in which MATSUOKA again mentioned his readiness to resign if his presence in the Cabinet should disrupt matters. He then mentions that KONOYE always complained to him about the irreconcilability of the military advance into French Indo-China and the Japanese-American peace talks, but that KONOYE never said anything '•bout it to tho militarists. On page 24 he mentions that he was informed for the first time of tho plan and genera1 contents of the Japanese-American negotiations after his arrival in Tokyo from Russia. He gave a brief report about his trip to Europe to the meeting of the Supreme Liaison Conference, where he asked for 2 weeks to sta y the problems of the Japanese- American negotiations. However, aft r receiving a report from Vice- Minister 0HASPI, he fe^t that there was "something funny" about this matter, (p. 26) Page 27: "The advance into French Indo-China was decided at the Liaison Meeting of December 1940. But the diplomatic negotiations with French Indo-China we:: 3 not started by the Foreign Minister alone. I opposed then until June. Reasons for tho advance: (l) Check Thailand; (2) As count erinove against the encirclement. Reasons for opposing it: p ) If we advance, this wiV turn into an Anglo-Japanese war. (I made this clear at the Liaison Conference.) (2) I demanded from the Army an explanation by facts of the existence of an encircling line. I insisted on this. They were propagating the assertion that a countcr- rnove should bo made by advancing, since the other side was encircling us. I never talked about a Japanese-American war." The lower part of the page roads as follows: "When the first plan arrived I found that - u - Doc. No. 491 it was written in Japanese only and had no English translation, so I asked for one and. compared the tro 1 hen it was brought. There were many- gaps between the two in important points. I fe1t that the translation was loose on purpose. Besides, a lack of sincerity could bo fo.lt in the Japanese copy and I felt the impossibility of successful negotiations by methods such as this, I cannot but foe1 that the Japanese side has started this negotiation with an attitude of trickery." (Analyst's note: This ends the trans1ation of p. 27 of the document.) On page 22 he voices the same complaints about the start of negoti- ations by people other than the Foreign Minister as in the English part of the document t'soe below). He cites his efforts to estaVish freedom of the Foreign Office from interference by the Militarists. Contrasting with his policy was KONOYE's policy of playing the Army against the Navy and taking advantage of the discord. "As to .the political diplomacy during the 1ater period of the Cabinet, he seemed to maneuver somehow by consulting the Army and Navy, keeping everything secret from the Foreign Minister, "ho should be responsiVe for those affairs." Ho declares that Japan advanced into Northern French Indo-China to facilitate escape of Japanese troops, which were oppressed by Chiang's Army (Margina1 note-. '"This I happened to know, but protended not to know it."),that he first strong"y opposed it, but ""ater gave in to repeated roouests by the A m y and negotiated with the Vichy Government through Ambassador HEPIHI. ''After the troops were saved, the Army should have withdrawn. But this was not done nor was any attack on Chungking carried out. On the contrary the troops attempted to advance to the Southern Territory." (p. 29) Ho describes his relationship to KONOYE as "vague". He reiterates that he alone opposed tho Army's advance into Frcnch Indo-China and states his reasons, adding that ho mentioned the danger of a British attack on Japanese Air B-=ses near Saigon, (p. 30) Referring to a comparison between American and Japanese Naval strength, issued by t'.o Nava"' Genera" Staff in summer of 1940, he mentions a comparatively strong tendency to be1ieve that things rail got worse if the status que is maintained and that "if it has to be done, it •..-cuid re good to do it soon". Such a tendency was a driving power towards the opening of the war. Ho, however, advocated patience. Tho above tendency and the be"' z.ef that failure of the negotiations means war. originated from the Army, but"surprisingly, KONOYE swallowed it." Under the dateline of 27'l 2: "1/ith tho purpose of making a good impression in America, KONOYE resigned in order to oust the Forsign Minister and reorganise the Cabinet. He has no qualification to say: - 5 - Doc. No. 491 'I wil1 keep the negotiations from becoming coquettish.1" (p. 31) His statements on p.. 32 and p. 34 deal with his plan of going to America to achieve peace in t~e Pacific through a pact with the further idea of mediation in the European war. He rea*ieed that the key point in this was Japan's withdrawn"' from China. (These statements are similar to those in the part of the document in English, See below,) Ho advo- cates economic cooperation between Japan and America in China "by in- ducing American capital to China". He concludes "I was against the China Incident. (p , 33) At the bottom of page 33 there -is a reference to an article entitled "Readjustment of Anerd can-Japanese Relationswhich appeared in the May of June 194-0 number of "Faejfic Ocean", published by the Pacific Insti- tute, pointing out the urgent necessity of improvement of Japanese- American relations after the Embargoe Ho also refers to p. 23"' of "Yosuko MATSUOKA, the Giant". (Analysts note; This book is located at the Document Division as Document No. 471,) At the middle period of the 3rd KONCYE Cabinet, K0N0IE consulted with AKITA about appointing me as Ambassador to the Soviets. "XONOYE's memo: 26 f 's2 Germany knew about these r.egoti tions through secret channels from America before she received the report from Japan." (p. 35) Added is a marginal note on p. 3̂ - rHIRAMJl«lA was restless al" the time, fear- ing that if news of these negotiations should slip out, the maintenance of public roaco and order will become impossible." On p, 3' is another reference to h:'s conversations with Stoinhardt. In parenthesis, there is a note: "Realization of KONO^'s three princi- pi es." Page 4-0 is an outline entitled '"For1 d Policy", containing such points as "World peace and the real situation of Japan and the world in 1937 (Time of conclusion of the Triple-All iance)'1; "Building an international balance as a means of maintaining rea"1 world peace"; "The Gates trophy of ry Fori d Policy'1, etc. This outline is crossed out. On p. 4-1 1c refers to Mr. Hull.'-- opinion, expressed to Ambassador NOMURA, that the Emperor, all Ministers ana everybody else were unani- mously supporting r.he negotiations, exoopt. Hr'TSUOKA, who is opposing them Then ho quotes a codod to"1 egrata from Hull to the British Ambassador: 'I,van in v. COLUtry like japan, it is strange that the Foreign Minister does not know about the American-Japanese negotiations." On page 4-2 he -nu.nerntco the difficulties of KONOYE's Japanese- American negotiations, Then there is a note: "At the time of the - 6 - Doc.. No.. 491 Manchurian Incident I was busy with the prefectural elections, being a member of the Diet. I had nothing to do with it. I don't knov; anything about the intrigue, etc." "The Japanese-German Alliance has been considered as a military alliance since the time of the first KONOYE Cabinet; then, when MATSUOKA became Minister it was so suddenly changed into a plan for a peace alliance that it seems to me that it was above comprehension for Ribben- trop." (p. 43) The following pages deal with MATSUOKA's conversations with Stahmer general!7 in the same way as the corresponding part of the section of tho notebook in English. (See below, p. 104 of the document), but adding that Germany hoped that Japan would withdraw from the China Incident and that these ta"1 ks show that the treaty did not at all aim at war, but at peaco. (r. 46) Pages 4.8 and 52 correspond generally to p. 110 ff. of the English part of the document. On p. 52 under Item 7: "I had a presentment that the Japanese-American war is an inevitable fate and will come before long, after all. I came to the conclusion that the only ally we could get then was Germany." To this entry there are 2 marginal notes on p. 51 saying: "A memo of tho private secretary of Theodore Roosevelt says that at that time Roosevelt himself was of the same opinion" and "Omit Item 7". The following pages 52 to 79 are largely in English. They refer to the above and begin with the statement: "I may seen inconsistent, but no under this caption, I am ap roaching the problem from an entirely different angle. I reverse the case and presuppose the American-Japanese war is inevitable and coming rather soon as by fate, despite al"1 the human efforts to prevent it. lhat can you do in the circumstances" Prepare best you could for the war on one hand, and look about for some powerful ally or allies on the other. You find only Germany as such. T'Jhether she is of any help or cannot be much of a matter of discussion to a man who nay drown soon, I was often dreading before, I was really feeling so by premonition, that one day Jaran might have to either bow without a show of fight, or fight even if beaten by America." He then states that he was in bod when the war broke out, does not know the reasons for the decision of tho Japanese Government to go to war with America, but that tho above must have been the considerations - 7 - Doc. No. 491 of TO JO and others, (r. 60) On p. 59 is a margina"1 note in Japanese: "In America:s history, every tire when America was forced to begin a war, she was being attacked,"' Dennis or always says: •Indeed, the war has to start frun America: • ' He doc:'1 ai _>s himself at a loss to account for the line of thought: "Successful negotiat-Lcns or wariT; which developed in the Government after the fa.'1 of the second K0N0IE Cabinet and his rst'Irecent (p. 62). The note;. "Phe/i you are handling an international question, ~rou must consider a!"1 sorts of possible eventualities or happenings,r n's followed by the note in Japanese. '"insert this any place," Page 66 is headed by the note in Japanese: "Insert this any place." (The pa£3 is written in English) Page 69 5s mostly in Japanese:. '"Such obstinate practice makes me think that some secret consistent power, such as Jewry or a similar power, have been planning and Leading the Japmese-Amcrican clash behind the scenes. Once Chanlcr (he has a vil1a in Paris and he is a great power international yj ho is the ccu.sin of lord Astor; 'he is an American Republican and a mentor of the House of Representatives; hj received 2 million do' from VJITTE after the Russo-Japanese war and bought up 80$ of the American Newspapers; Treasurer of Tai,many Kail; he made the newspapers Anti-Japanese, bv. inning with the Poston Herald) said: tin America there is no such fellow who would attack gratuitously another country. Behind the soer.es there must be some one who pays for it. 1 Chandler, the big mouth of 'tos Angeles, is not the same person. " MAToUOKl deplores the practice of American diplomatic and consular officio's to create bad blood between the countries, (pp. 70 to 72) Ho then rcf jrs to a supposed Irish initiative in anti-Japanese actions about which ho ua? fi'.'st to'd and which he then actually noticed in newspaper advertisements in New York. Ho cuotcs Chan"! or as saying: "If I want war between Japan and America, I only have to go to Chicago and war wiJ" break out within a year."1 74.) On p. 75, he writes: "Stir-son is nothing but a boy of the Jewish Guggc-nhoim-Zaibatsu. Please, find outi Concerning this I made a research after I went over to the States and found everything confirmed. The 'Ddlar Company' is also «? Jewish 2;ai'botsu A'i J the English or American investments in China arc the property of Jews, Fioisher (in Phi'.'adelphia) and Ctir.uss are both w<J" i-Mion: millionaires and Jews. 2ii majority of the news papers are it Jexlah ĥ r.os The 2 brain trusts of Hajari and Yale are Jewish, The majority of ini'ormations of Roosevelt before the war clearly cai-io from Oows. - 8 - Doc.. No.. 491 On pages 76 and 78: "The reason put forth by the Navy and Army authorities for sending forcos to S :igon and its vicinity was that Singapore was augmenting its forces and mif ht invade any day South Indo-China, and they wished to forestall it and preventTfelash. But they wanted to send forces peaoefu"ly, so they asf/rae to negotiate with France. I yielded to this request only just before the Second KONOYE Cabinet fell.1' Page 80 ff. dea's again -1th the way he was first notified of the Jap•ncse-Ancricnn negotiations and the difficulties involved. On page 86 (bottom) MATSUCM states that KONOYE apologized to hin, claiming that ho h-d nothing to do with the negotiations. NIsHIYAMA was in charge of liaison. On page £5 there is a margina1 noto to this: "Relation to KONOYE memoirs; until the so-called translation of the plan of negotiations was sent by telegram fron Ambassador NOMURA, an of this matter did not go through the Foreign Ministry and the Vice Minister and the others did not know of it at a11." Page 87 deals with tho withdrawal from tho League. Page 90 is again an outline, containing such items as "The Structure of a Real- World Poaco", "The For,a of Japanese Expansion", otc. Tho last part of the notebook is in English and is entitled "The Tripartite Pact". MATSUOKA states that in concluding the treaty, Japan "•aid most importance on obtaining from Germany machinieries and in- ventions for peaceful industries. He adds: "As far as I recall, there was hardly any secret protocol attached to tho p-~ct except that tho South Sea mandated islands under Japan's control were to remain in Japan's possession upon termination and after the European war." "The Tripartite Pact was negotiated by myself, then tho Foreign Minister of Japan, Mr. Stahmer, special 1y sent out to Tokyo by von Ribbentrop, and General Ott, the Germany Ambassador, and at the last moment von Ribbentrop wanted to include Italy and wanted to sign the pact at Berlin. MATSUOKA then writes about his advice to HIROTA when the latter bocame Foreign Minister, to offer a 10-year truce in tho Pacific. The matter was "broached to Mr. Hull by Ambassador SAITO, and later dropped. MATSUOKA writes: "Anyhow HIROTA was always a weak man." Tho next part is entitled: "How the Tripartite Pact was made." Stahmer was sent to Tokyo by von Ribbentrop and visited MATSUOKA with General Ott. MTS'JCKA reports the cuestions he asked Stahmer and Stahmer's answers. (p. 304 f.) To one of Stahmer's statements, MATSUOKA said: "I'm anxious that Japan and America wii"1 never fight and Japan - 9 - Doc.. No.. 491 must do everything humanly possible to avoid it." He also asked Stahmcr regarding the possibility of Germany's good offices in settling the "unpleasant matters1' between Japan and Russia. After several meet- ings the draft of' the Japanese -German Pact was initialed. The notebook then continues as follows: "To recapitulate, the foundation of the pact was the Hakko-ichion, old Japanese ideal, but the immediate basis were: (l) To avoid the participation of a powerful, country like America in the European war; (2) Prevention of, or not to do anything by either Germany or Japan loading to American-Japanese war; (3) Germany to use good offices with Soviet Russia and help Japan to conclude non-aggression treaty or neutrality treaty with Soviet Russia and readjust tho relations otherwise, These points must have been understood well from the publi- cations and public utterances at the time. In short, it was an effort to stop enlarging tho theater of war and to prevent 'a real world confla- gration This is why I sopke at the time that the Tripartite Pact was a peace pact and not a war alliance as stated elsewhere." MATSUOKA adds that he had considerations of his own in concluding the pact, namely (i) fc prevent Germany from instigating an American-Japanese war by using the pressure of German-American organizations; (2) To prevent the spreading of the war to Greater East Asia; (3) To establish sound relations with Russia, so as to be ab1 e to approach America then "with strong and self-respectable attitude on one hand and with sincerity and broad-mindedness on the other." "In approaching America, I made it sine qua non that Japan should eventually, but as soon as possible, withdraw the forces from China ... I considered the withdrawal of Jap forces from China as the crux of the problem." He then discusses the draft of tho American-Japanese understanding which was wired to him by the Ambassador in Washington, NOMURA. He expresses the suspicion th?.t the negotiations were "largely conducted without my knowledge by some source." He considered resignation for this reason but decided against it and assumed tho responsibility for it. He then states the reasons for his doubts about the success of those negotiations. One of them was his doubt about tho sincerity of both American and Japanese authorities - particularly "of the men who were manipulating from Tokyo or elsewhere behind NOMURA." He also criticizes NOMURA for "simply bowing and begging, stooping down to the President and Mr. Hull, no dignity on our part," (p. 122) and disagrees with the decision of the "Highest Liaison Conference" to keep the negotiations with Arac-rica secret from Germany and Italy, He deplores Mr. Hull's insistence "to make Japan accept the American •view of the European war (p. 125). He continues: "The Army and the - 10 - Doc. No, 491 Navy were pressing on ne for some tiro to negotiate with France for pernission to sond Japanese forces to S igon and its vicinity, which request I put off as long as possible, fearing such move might lead up to a clash with Gi'eat Britain, It seemed to me that the negotiations with America and the sending of Japanese forces to Southern Indo-China were irreconcilable too, and make America doubt our sincerity in the negotiations But the Navy and Army authority contended that Singapore was augmenting ic»s for cos, and might at any time invade Indo-China and that what they wish was to forestall such move and prevent/clash v/ith Great Britain. They said tbe move was not at all aggressive and some young officers caP od on me from the Army t ray house to explain where they wanted to seed in. forces, ana to show to ne that the Japanese military airplanes did not enab!e them to fly and attack Singapore as they could not fly long enough distance to do so, Tho names of these young officers I do not recollectj two or three officers caP ed up to my house. " The last page of the notebook shows a different handwriting. MATSUOKA reiterates his contention that, in their meeting around the 27th of March, Hitler broached the auostion of Singapore, but he (MATSUOKA) refused to discuss it. - P - Doc. No. 491 INTERaNTIONriL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 492 12 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCU.IE:MARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ̂ TIMCHED DOCUMENT: Title and Nature: Notes of Prince KONOYE on events on and after May 30. 1945 Date: Original (x) Copy ( ) Has it been transl ated? Yes (x) No ( .) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL- Prince KONOYE,'s residence. PERS ONS IIIPLIC ATED : CRIMES TO Til OH DOCUMENT .JM M0..3LE: S I M M Y OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): May 30, 1945. Chief Statesmen's meeting held. YOiEM ab- ruptly asks "What shall we do for the future of Japan and KONOYE is afraid it will become known to .lilitary and Cause trouble. TOJO dropped in at War Office after meeting and warned them of atmosphere of peace among Chief Statesmen and Navy. June 6 at meeting of Supreme War Steering Council it was decided to prosecute war to end until decisive battle of Japan Proper. June 7th plan opposed b - Chief Statesmen's Council and on 8th it was decided „t Imperial Conference. On June 21st Lord Keeper of Privy Seal says war getting worse but military say it can be fought on Japan Proper (page 1) 7 Russian Negotiations: HIROTn. has been negotiating with Russians .̂nd has submitted proposal for a non-aggression pact between Japan and Russia for a long period of years to mutually aid each other in the maintenance of peace in the East with these conditions as basis: (1) Neutrality of Imichukuo-Japan to withdraw troops (2) Soviet to provide oil and Japan to give up fish- ing rights under Portsmouth Pact. (3) Japan to consider any other proposals Russia de- sires to negotiate. (4) Japan has no entention to keep possession of lands occupied during war after the War ^oc. No. 492 . Page 1 Language: Jap. as of Doc. No. 492 - Page 2 - SUIEIAKY Cont'd minister SATO was opposed to these negotiations. On the 12th the Enperor told KONOYE he night ask hi.i to go to Russia, Letter sent ot Russia on the 12th recommending a special envoy, also a letter frora SATO to -iolotov. AN answer was requested before DIolotov left for Berlin. However a nessago.caae that Stalin and Molotov were leaving ail an answer would be delayed. At nesting of Six .lost Ii-iuprtant Statesmen, Foreign Min- ister insisted on special envoy being accompanied by highest ranking amy and navy officers, KONOYE asked that foreign Minister lead Six Most Important Statesmen to the view that special envoy do not haVe stringent instructions. On the 11th SATO asked I-Iolotov about conference with ',I/EN TZIT SOONG. Molotov's answer showed it was not of any signifi- cance. KONOYE believes this to be a good sign. Doc. No. 4(y2 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 493 12 February 1946 AN^LYSIS 0? ATTACIIED DOCUIIENT. Title and Nature: Personal History of Prince KONOYE Date: Original fx) Copy { ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes(x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes( ) No (x) LOCATION 0^ ORIGINAL (also NITNESS if applicable) as of: Docu lent Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE:s residence. PERSONS IIIPLI CATED : CRFF.S TO "/HIOH D0CU.IENT APPLICABLE: SU.LLIRY OF RELEVA^T POINTS (wit., page references): Chronological list of important events in Prince KONOfffE's life. (Appears to be the outline of a projected autobiography) Doc, No. 493 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 494 13 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACKED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Letter to Prince KONOYE from JUIflKIt Asao . Date: Deconber 6, 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language:Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division ! SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE*s residence. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCU.IENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page References) : Most important task for KONOYE until General Election is the formation of an interim cabinet. Providing for the present as well as the distant future is only way to retrieve honor. No other leasure left than this if tne people regard tne evac- uation of the Occupied Forces as a mile-stone for tne integral independence of our country. Doc. No. 494 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. iiJALYSTS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OFATTA.CHED DOCUMENT, Title end Nature: Japanese translation of a document transmitted to the Japanese Government by the United States with respect to resump- tion of non-official meetings, in Washington. Date: August 19i|l Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Document Division, IFS SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE'g residence P 3R30U3 IMPLICATED: CRIMESTO V/IIICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: •SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): 1. U.S. V/elcom&s proposal for resumption of non-official talks. 2. Eefore meeting there must be necessary clarification of the following fundament 1 principles and their application to concrete problems in Pacific irea. a. Territorial integrity of each country and respect for its sovereignty. b. Non-intervention in the internal affairs of each country. c. Equal opportunity in trade. d. Non-disturbance in the present status in the Pacific. 3. Clear declaration by Japan of intentions concerning withdrawal of army from China and Indo-China~would be most effective for peace and security in the Pacific. President very much interested in subjects and object of conference. February 194& Analysts 3. Borwitz Doc. No. 495 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 495 13 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOOUffiNT: Title and Nature• Japanese translation of a docu ient transmitted to the Japanese Government by the United States with respect to resynotaib if bibOiffucuak meetings in Washington Date: August 1941 Origianl (x) Copy ( ) Language: "Japanese. Has it been translated? (x) No ( ) Has it been pnotostated? ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE*s residence PERS ONS II IPLI CATED: CRIMES TO Villi CII D CU. IENT ATPLIGABLS: SUMIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page reference): 1. U.S. welco les proposal for resumption of non-official talks. 2. Before meeting there must be necessary clarification of the following funda xental principles and their application to concrete problems !.in"Pacific Area. a. Territorial integrity of each country and respect for its sovereignty. b. Non-intervention in the internal affairs of eacn country. c. Equal opportunity in trade. d. Non-disturbance in the present status in the Pacific. 3. Clear declaration by Japan of intentions concerning withdrawal of amy from China and Indo-China would be ,.iost effective for peace and security in the Pacific. 4. President very much interested in subjects and object of donference. Doc. No. 495 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION oEGTION Doc. No. 496 13 February 1946 DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Letter to Prince KONOYE from YOSHIZD, Takamatsu with respect to peace with China. Date: January 16.. 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE's residence. PERSONS I.PLICATED: KONOYE CRII.IES TO All Oil DOCTTIENT APPLICABLE: Illegal warfare SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references) : Mr. MATSU MJCI, Shin, who has lived for aany years in China has returned in March and beers a message from "Mr. So and So" who is very close to Chiang Kai-Shek. Chiang is undecided about American forces in China and if situation continues, China will be unable to regenerate itself and become an American dependency. He desires to shake hands with Japan whenever there is an opport- unity." The best way is for KONOYE to come to China, either in a private capacity or as a Special Ambassador. The discussions will be candid and without ceremony. Writer advises peace with China, then to find so.ie means of dealing with Russia. Doc. No. 496 INTERNri.TION.HL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No, 498 13 February 1946 ANixLYSIS F DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF aTTACHED DOCUMENT Title and Nature*. Letter Prince KONOYE from KIT.,OKA, Juitsu Date: Origianl ix) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been pnotostated?Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) us of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE's residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUiENT APPLICABLE: SUM;IARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Most intelligent people know there is ho ground for taking an optomistic view of the war and people are being led on to resistance by leaders who are governed by military spirit and prefer death to defeat. The greatest question confronting the country is hew to secure the safety of the imperial family and maintain the national polity. If imperial family takes the initiative and restrains the lilitary, enemy and people would both respect the imperial fa mly. If imperial family continues with military, enemy would be obliged to lake no distinction between it and the -.lilitary and the people i light be shaken in loyalty. Does net believe that checking lilitary ana stopping the war would lead to internal rift. Soldiers will obey imperial command, she sees responsibility for decision is on KONOYE as elder statesman. Doc. No. 493 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 499 13 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF D OC UMENTi J?Y EVIDENCE Title and Nature; Discussion of Prime Llinister KONOYE at tine of forming Third Cabinet. Date: Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated?Yes ( ) rTo (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL.: Prince KONOYE's residence. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO 72HICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUl'xLi.RY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): KONOYE will do beet to carry cut task. The "present im- lovable national policy to meet the present world situation is already established. It calls for a "prompt and drastic exe- cution" which lies in the ^strengthening and arrangement of tne various internal situations according to tile original meaning of our constitution. Doc. No. 499 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 500 13 February 194-6 ^N,LLT;'5IS OF DOCU.IENT.-iRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Mature: Miscellaneous photographs of Prince KONOYE. Date: Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language: Has it been translated? fes ( ) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Residence of Prince KONOYE PERSONS IMPLICATED: HATOYA.la, KAKICHI, KaWARaDA, Mrs. MITSUI, Sakiko, ICORXY^SHI, ICHIZO, Mr. IKEDA, NAGAO, KENYA. CRIMES TO WHICH DOUMENT APPLICABLE: STJlIiiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references.): Doc. No. 500 INTF.PN.aTIO.NiX PROSECUTION SSCTICI* Doc. No. 501 12 February-.1946 ANALYSIS np DOOUi fE. .3TARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OP ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Letter to Prince KONOYE from TAKAKASHI, Teiji of Tokyo, with reference to starting a new national novenent. Date: Nov. 30, 1945 Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) NO (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince K0N0YE«s residence. PERSONS IMPLICATED: KONOYE, TAKAH^SHI, OBATA CRI1ES TO '/KICK DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references]: 03ATA and TAKAHA5EI are agreed that "to exert all your efforts in taking care of his Majesty's dignity, reforming natters of the Imperial Court, and protecting the national movement or set up a political party at the proper tine for defending the National constitution". This should be worked up by KONOYE hi isolf from a small group instead of using a body already set up. OB^TA thinks he should do this right away while TAKAHASHI thinks he should wait. (Page 1) TAKAHASIII pities and sympathize with Emperor and KONOYE should exert whole effort to betterment of his situation. Desires KONOYE to attend lucheon OA Dec. 22 at which Dr. LV^TSUJI, Tatsuo will give opinion on national structure and Emperor system. Doc. No. 501 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 502 13 February.1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT Title and Nature: Letter tc Prince KONOYE from H0S0KA..A, Morisada. of Kyoto, J/ Dkte: Original (x) Copy ( ) Language:Jap. Has it been translated'"' Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? _'es ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of • Docuient Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE?s residence PERSONS I JT'LT.CAXED : KONOYE CRIMES TO ..HIGH DOCUMENT .IPPLIC^BLE: SUlfLiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references) : Letter containing personal items about Prof, MAKI, Mr. NAGAO, Mr 0 KI3HA. Doc. No« 502 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No. 503 13 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOHUlJENTiJiY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OP aTT^OYEO DCCiH" NT. Title and Nature: letter to Prince KONOYE from GOTO, Ryor.osuke of Tokyo- Drr.c: Original (r) Copy ( } Language: Jap. Hu* it been translate±> Yes (A) NO ( ) Has it been photoToctedi Yes { ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also ",/TTNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGIN.J,: Prince KONOYE»s residence PERSONS IiIPuT0>.TED: K'UTOYE;, K03AYASHI, IDA, ARIMA, HASHILIQTO, KIYOSHI. LiANDii, GOTO. CRII.IES TO XIICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMfLiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page reierences) : GOTO wains KONOYE about the necessity of making a statement about his responsibilit3r and the danger of the Americans mis- interpreting such a statement. Advises him to fully prepare hi iself on Sino-Japanese Incidents etc., so as to make an- nouncement at opportune time, ferns inn to be eyeful as he is being closely observed. Doc. No. 503 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No. 504 13 February 1946 xiNALYSIS OF DOOMNTAR!' EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT, Title and Naim-e: Memoranda,- of KONOYE, MC&Sr-t&lm son of Prince KONOYE of conversation with father on Dec, 16, 1945. Date: Dec, 16, 194^ Original . ) Copy { ) Language: Jap, Has it been translated0 '/'es -x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes \ ) No 'x) LOCATION OF O-IOINAL (also YflTE&SS if applicable) as of Document D3 •/:i >:icn SOURCE OF ORIGIN,!?",. Prince KONOYE's residence. PERSONS IMPLICATED; Prir.ce KONOYE CRI" !ES TO ViTHICH DOCMUENr APPLICaxJĈ ,: SUISLiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references).: Smr.iary of talk of Son -with Prince KONOYE 1. KONOYE nade every effort to solve Sino-Jap anese Incident and Jap^n~UkS, negotiations, regreys failure and feels responsibility, 2„ After beginning of war wrote "the Developments of the Japanese-Aierican negotiations during the Second and Third KONOYE Cabinets" and "The Tri-Partite Alliance" in which he "revealed everything I ought to reveal," 3. Duty of nation and KJNOYE faiiily to preserve the National structure. Doc. No. 504 INTERNATIONiiL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 505 13 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUINT. Title afid Nature: Series of calling cards found in the residence of Prince KONOYE. Date: Unknown Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No(x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYETs residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRI ffiS TO WHICH APPLICABLE: 3UMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS ( with page references): 12 calling cards including 3 of Prince KONOYE. AISO sta^^msnt of UCHJBA, JCONpYg's secretary about "the individuals who gave the cards. Doc. No. 505 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 506 15 February 1946 ANiiLYSIP OF DOOLL1ENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF aTTACHED DOCUMENT, Title and Nature: Letter from Admiral OKADA to Prince KONOYE. Date: Aug, 13. 1943 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes (x) NO ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Dccuient Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Prince KONOYE"s residence PERSONS IMPLICATED : KONOYE, OKADA, TO JO, SUZUKI, AOKI, HIRANUMa, YONAI , OKADA, KAXA, SHIGEMITSU HIROTA , aBE, HARA, WAKATSUKI CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Illegal Warfare SUMMaRY OF RELEVaNT POINTS (with p^ge reference): Due to the fact that "the present situation is truly grave und the future of our country greatly concerns us all" and since he believes "th_.t it is the duty of the Elder Statesman to intimately talk to the Prime Minister and other Ministers concerned, OKADA proposes to KONOYE that the elder statesmen have a luncheon for the Prime Minister, SUZUKI, KAYA, AOKI and SHIGEMITSU on Aug. 30, 1943 -t the Peers Club. According to USHIBA, KONOyE's secretary such a meeting was held. Doc. No. 506 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 507 15 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Mono apparently fron MATSUOKA to KONOYE titled "The reasons for the need of preventing first the rejection of the oral statement. Date: 1941 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese. Has it been translated? (x) No( ) Has it been photostated?( ) No(x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: KONOYETs residence. PERSONS IMPLICATED: il.TSUOKA CRIMES TO T-IICH DOCUMENT APPLICA3LE: Illegal Warfare SUItIARY OF RELEV,INT POINTS (with page reference): Extended argu lent that KONOYE should take firm action on the Jap-U.S. negotiations and indicates historians.will consider him or "fcnce setter". Objects to interference by war. Navy and others in porcedural matters of carrying out the approval Foreign Policy, contends that the "oral statement" would make Japan a dependent of the U.S. and there was "no hope for the readjustment of Japanese-American rela tions". In conclusion the writer attacked NOMURA and stated that he (NOMURA) w_.s trying tu bring the plan for Japan^se- AmeriSan understanding to a successful conclusion by hook or crook. Several instances where NOMURA had withheld or relayed incomplete information to Japan were cited. Doc. No. 507 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 508 15 February 1946 ANALYSIS OE DOCUIENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Natures Merio by KONOYE, titled, "The Change of Cabinet Ministers Related to Economics Affairs. Date: April 1941 Original (x) Copy f ) Language: Japanese. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No { ) Has it been j;hotostatod?Yes { ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL\ (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: KONOYETs residence PERSONS IMP1 MOATED: KONOYE; HIRANUMAJ TOYODAJ SUZUKI; OGURA. CRIMES TO VixilCH DOCUMENT .IPPLICABIE; Preparation for Illegal warfare. SUMM.IRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with pa3© references):; After the Diet session, the reshuffling of the Cabinet became a matter oa fact. It was said that the cabinet Minister related to economic affairs were the week points"r KONOYE goes into detail how, in consultation with HIPAINUMA, tho follow- in - nex Minis-er-were selected, TOYODA, as Minister of commerce and industry; SUZUKI as President of the Planning Board; and 00UP.i PS Minister without Portfolio. Doci No. 508 INTERNATIONiiL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 509 15 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Five snail leather and cloth bound notebooks, appointment diaries of Prince KONOYE. Date: 1934; 1935,1947 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. 1940,1942 Has it been tranlsted? Yes (x) No ( ) attached Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: KONOYE*s residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: KONOYE CRIMES TO TJHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Illegal wars. . SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS {with page references): Merely shows chronological records of appointments and meetings. Doc. No. 509 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION \ Doc. No. 510 16 February 1946 ANALY3I3 OF DOCUiJENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Memoir on the Political Change in 1941--by the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, Date: not given Original. ( ) Copy (x) Language: .Tap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division. SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: At KONOYE :s residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: KONOYE CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUEMENT APPLICABLE: SUM 1ARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with pa^e references): On 16 July 41, the Cabinet submitted its general resignation to the Emperor thru Premier KONOYE who was instructed to "continue to serve...until further orders." On the 17th, KONOYE was commanded to form another cab- inet, the roster for which was submitted und approved on the iSth, thereby becoming the Third KONOYE Cabinet, Tneure..iainder of this document, including 1925 extracts from the diary of the Secretary of the Cabinet, is devoted to a discussion of the precedents to be followed in respect to the withdrawal or non-withdrawal of the resignations of those members of the Cabinet who remained in office after the cange. Doc. No. 510 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 511 16 February 1946 A.NFJJYSIS OF DOCUI'ENTTIRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF aTT^CHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Letter fron SHINGOKI, Kotaro recommend- ing Dr. SAJI for a position with. Prince KONOYE Date: Not given Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated?Yes ( ) No 4 ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Obtained at KONOYE's residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: Dr. SaJI CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLIC.IBLE: SUM!IARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page refereinces) : This letter recommendation contains a brief account of the highlights of Dr. SAJI'S career including two years of political study in Germany; Chief of research of institute on national defense at outbreak of Sino-Jap war; four bo>..ks— "Science of the Japanese State," "Introduction to the Far Eastern New Order"., among them; propaganda work in China; Chief of Administration Bureau of thought Depart ient in Shanghai Tokurnu Kikan. Doc. No. 511 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 512 16 February 1946 ANALYSIS OE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACKED DOCLIiENT, Title and Nature: Letter to Prince KONOYE from editors of biography of KA.LJ.TA Date: not given Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes(x) No ( ) Has it been photostated?Yes( ). No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: .it KONOYE's residence PERSONS BJPLICAIED: CREffiS TO "'/MICH DOCUEMTN APPLICABLE: SUICIIRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Letter thanks KONOYE for statement used in frontispieee of biography of the late Mr, KAMATA. (Statement not in- cluded) Doc0 No. 512 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 513 16 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUEMTN. Title and Nature: Side lights on the Political Up- heaval: KONOYE • s notes on MATSUOKA's reaction to the Cabinet change of July 41 Date: None given Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap, Has it been translated? Yes(x) No ( ) Has it been photostated?Yes( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also ./ITNESS if applicable) as of 6 Feb.46c Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Obtained at KONOYE Tokyo residence PERSONS IMPLICATED: MATSUOKa, Yosuke; aKITa, Kiyoshi CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT aPPLICABLE: SU3MARY OF RELEVaNT POINTS (with page references): KONOYE refers to a-letter sent to TOJO by MaTSUOKa, after the July cabinet change, in which MATSUOKa attributes the resignation to ̂ iiierican's intervention in Japan's internal affairs and terns it a coup d'etat to drive hin out of office. KONOYE then describes MaTSUOKA?s visit to Minister of the Imperial Houshold, KiDO, during which MaTSUOKA denounced KONOYE and stated that he hadheard that he would be 'jailed if he told anyone about the American problem, ("pp. 2-3) AKITA, Kiyoshi told KONOYE that he was aware of the difference of opinion existing between KONOYE and MaTSUOKA with regard to the Tripartite Alliance and that he could have secured MATSUOKa'S resignation if KONOYE had so requested. KONOYE replied that, since he had recommended HATSUOKa to the Emperor, and since there was a difference of opinion be- tween MATSUOKA and the Military group, he felt that he too should offer his resignation. (pp. 3-7) NOTE: Cross-reference to File No. 59. Doc. No. 513 INTERNATIONAL PROSCUTION SECTION Doc. No.515 16 February 194-6 ANALYSIS OF DOC-fJMENTaRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Calling cards obtained from the hone of Prince KONOYE Dec, 21, 1945 Date: . Original (x) Copy ( ) Language". Jap Has it been translated? Yes Ix'- No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes( 1 No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Hone of Prince KONOYE PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCMOENT APPLICABLE: SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Nineteen nanes of important Japanese who had called on Prince KONOYE either shortly before or after his suicide. A few ow the cards bear a note of introduction which further identifies the caller. Doc. Nci. 515 INTERNaTI NAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc.No. 516 16 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Restoration of Peace throughout China and the solution of tne War situation by Captain I SHI YA, Date: Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also 'WITNESS if applicable) as of In Document Section; copies presented Premier SUZUKI, Foreign Minister TOJO and President MINAMI. SOURVE OF ORIGIN,ML: Taken from home of Prince KONOYE at Karuizawa on Dec. 21, 1945 PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Plotting and effectuating aggressive war against China. SmELiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS { with page references): This memorandum. eriphasizes the need for settling the Chinese war as important to final victory of Japan in the war against the Allied .Pow.rs, Belief in the impotence of the National government in China is manifested and an intent to work through the Southwest faction for a New and revised Chinese National Government is shown. Intention to subordinate the Chinese culture is made clear. The Japanese complex,of inferiority to westerners and comparative treatment in China is e iphasized. As retal- iation, the Japanese propose to impose their superiorty over the Chinese and cultural and other-wise. Doc. No. 516 INTERNATIONAL FR03ECTI0N SECTION Doc; No. 517 15 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCU JENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUI-IENT. Title and Nature: "Tne Problems of the Modern Military Cliques", an article appearing in Ishin (Restoration), a Japanese Magazine. 1935, Vol 2, Nos. 1 and 2 P.173 ff. Date: January 1935 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Jap. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been pnotostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL ('also wTTNESS if applicable) as of Docu lent Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Ueno Library PERSONS IMPLICATED: MAZAKI, Jinsaburo, MUTAGUCHI, Renya SUFUKI, Teiichi, YAMASHITA, Tcnobumi MINAMI, Diro, MATSUI, I wane KOISO, Kuniaki, TOJO, Hideki HASHIMOTO} Kingoro CRIMES TO T7HICH DOCUMENT .IPPLICABLE : Incitement to aggressive warfare SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This document contains lists of supporters of the .IAZAKI, ARAKI, and SEIGUN factions in the Japanese Army and characteri- zations of some military personalities in these factious. This article by TSKK0=SAN3HI (pen-name) is entitled: "A Discussion on the Present Military Subtitle "people in question", (continued),." .. - . ( - .̂•.-••The article ,i3 written in the-form uf discussion .between .) the writer and; his twu friends. Section 9: Propriety of discussing the military: P.173 This is the prelude to the discussion in which the two friends confirm that tneir friend is tho writer of the discussion, which appeared in the "Ishin's" latest nuaber. Section 10: General MAZ^JCI and his close associates: P.174 This is a character sketch of General MAZAKI. The two friends seem to belong to the Navy and as they have often heard of the so-called ARAKI faction or the MAZAKI faction in the army, they are much interested in knowing if they really exist. The writer answers that these factions do not really exist. General .IAZAKI is not so able or influential a general to be able to establish a faction of his own. However, he is a nan with very strong likes and dislikes, which has given • him the present position. ^17 Page 1 Doc. No. 517 - Page. 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd The following is the direct quotation from their discussion. His friend "0". AS to the General MAmiKI in question I have heard so nuch about hiri people have such varied opinions about hin, most of which are not in his favour--— And it is very difficult to know the true. What kind of a nan is Ili.2u.vKI? Is he so influential in the amy? His friend "D". "ILiZidCI is the object of all the praises and blaiesc Sone conpare .aAZAtCI and the position he holds in the any to General UGAtCI II. ±is a nuch discussed nan, he nay justly be called UGAKI II. Don't you think so?" The writer. "':;As to the so-called ^JLiKI-UG^KI faction it exists, if you think it exists and it doesnrt exist. .. .Tnere is no established influencial faction around General rJLiKI and General U-IZAKZ... .General I-IAZAKI is certainly overestimated for good or for bad. He has not as lany resources, or as nuch ccnrage and speculative disposition as General TANAKA,. Juichi. Besides, he does not have the ability as a statesman which General UGAKI posseses. He is a com ion place General rather timid and prudent. It seems almost strange that he should be considered the centre of a faction called the MAZAKI or SAGA faction,...He has very strong likes and dis- likes, .a fact which has raised him to the present position and has made him many enemies. Because of his strong partiality, he is narrow siinded, stubborn, exclusive and faction-like. He is as nu«h a good boss as he is a tyrant. When UG.dvI was in power, he was rather persecuted, and he was so resentful of it that when ̂ iR̂ KI became the war minister and put him in charge of the personnel affairs he did his best to take revengei Thus laking ;iany new enemies. In addition to this partial, emotional nature of his own, those with a similar temperament as HATA, Slvinji, OBATA, Toshishiro, and YANALILIWA, Heisuke being put together, their emotional, exclusive and faction-like feelings were much enlarged and relected upon the appointment of the personnel. In this way, they have made many enemies, and even their friends were lade to oppose them.• It was not thrir intention to have an established faction of their own, but their temperament iade the outsiders to think so." Friend "D". "Then what is General ̂ RnKI's stand- point in their group? His character seems to be very different from that of the pecple you have just mentioned, and I can net possibly think that he likes to make factions. Was he a robot to General MAZAKI and Ha je'r. General OBAIA?" The writer. "He was net necessarily a robot in all cases, but it is true that he left all the personnel affair to • IIAZAKI, OBATA and MATSUURA. Here lies the reason for AR«KITs personnel administration being called the MAZAKI :S personnel administration. Even today, under the War Minister HAYASHI, MAZAKI's opinion is lost influencial in the matter of personnel administration. HAYASHI'S personnel administration's in Doc. No. 517 Page 2 Doc. No. 3 - Page. 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd August were not welcomed, because in fact it was .LiZ.Jd's administration. As you kn> higher personnel administration so-called Three Gavernmrs con-in the army is decided at the ference, {The Chief of the General Staff, the Mar Minister and the Inspector General of the Military Training) and then sub- mitted for Imperial sanction, AS the present Chief of tne General Staff is an Imperial Prince, the assistant Chief attends the conference. Until this august, the assistant Chief was Lt. General UEDA Accordingly ..LiẐ KI t.jok every initiative at the conference. That is why the personnel administration under the last and the present war Ministers bave been in fact, the Ili.Zui.KI's administration, AS to appointments below the rank of Major General, the Chief of the Personnel Bureau is supposed to make a list and to submit it to the Three Governors Conference. However, the present Chief, mt. Gen, MJITSUURA is MAZAKE'S confidant, and he rakes a lxst of changes consulting ;IAZAKI. Defore he hands it over to the conference. Then the two frienls ur^e the writer to tell them the names of those who are considered to belong to the so-called AlLdd-lLiZ.ACT faction. They are as follows: iP.1775 N.iME RANK OFFICE HELD YANAGAVIA, Heisuke„.. .Lt .Gen. HATxi., Shinji..... " MATSUURA, Junrokuro.e " YAILLOKA, Shigeatsu.. " MOCHINAGA,As a j i.0....Maj.Gen. OBATA, Toshishiro. " SUZUKI, Ritsudo.,,.Col. * MUTAGUCHI,Renyl...... " TSUCHIBASHIJYuitsu,„.Lt.Col KOFUTI, Megu M.....C ol. * SUZUKI, . Teiichi.... " MITSUI. Sakichi....Lt.Col. CO, 1st Army Division CO, 2nd Army Division Chief, Bureau of Personnel. Chief, Bureau of Preparation. Chief, Tokyo Kempeitaic Committee, Military Academy 2nd Sectional Chief,Hq»G.Staff Chief, Gen. .affairs Section Staff, Mil. Section,War Office Chief ,.allitment Sec.Bureau .Per, Military academy Military ^cademy of ARAKI. The three underlined navies are direct supporters Section 11: The so-called SAGA and TOSA factions: P.178. The two friends want to know who belongs to those factions The writer mentions some of the outstanding officers, from SAGA and .TOSA districts, saying that it is not just, to consider one to. be of the faction only because he was born in that district. Lt« General TA3EIR0, for instance, does not belong to the SAGA faction, although he was corn there. Members of the SAGA faction: Doc. No. 3 Page 2 Dec, No, 517 - Page 4 - SUMIIARY Cont:d NAME RANK OFFICE HELD * MAZAKI,Jinsaburo Con, YANiGAWA, Heisuke L t e Gen „ MOCHINAGA,Asa j i llaj ,Gen, OHTANI , Kaneyo I la j , Gen, * MUTAGUCHI,Kenya COL, SHIMIZU, Col. TSUCIIIBASIII,YUItSU Lt.Col. Inspector Gen. of Mil.Training, ( See above) ( See above) Staff, Tokyo Defence Division (See above) Chief 1st Sec-, .General Office i See above) Members of the TOSA faction: YAl!LRI.OKA,Shigeatsu 03^ TA , Toshi shiro K0FUJI,Magumi YA. IASHITA. Tonobu: li SUZUKI,Teiichi ( See aocve) (ySee avove) ( Sae above) Any Minister's Secretariate ( See above) Then the friends want to know who all the nest outstanding nenbers of the MAZAKI or ASAKI faction, He nentions the names of Col. SUZUKI, Teiichi and Lt„ Col. MITSUI, Sakichi, but he says that Maj. Gen. 03AIA, Toshishiro is "A-1, Quotation fron page 17$: ^ ^ - "He is not only authority on strategy but also an expert in polities. OBATA is the brain of the so-called ARAKI-MAZAKI faction. He is sin] le-ninded, straight-forward and when he once lakes up his nind, nobody can make him. change it. He remains faithful to ARLJCE all the tine. It is regret- able that he has. like General MAZAKI, very strong likes and dislikes, and that he is exclusive and persecutes his enemies to the end. If he had a broader mind, and would think of the whole army instead of limiting his royalty only to AZALVI , the army would have much to expect from him. It is really very regretable." Section 12: People who belong to the "Tosei" (control) faction. Page 180 The "Tosei" faction is sometimes called the "'Seigun" (purifying the amy) faction. Those who are worried about the recent tendency in the amy to .lake factions and to oppose each other may all be included in this faction. Therefore, we may rightly say that those v\ho belong to none of the above factions belong to this faction. The No.l ..ember is General MINAMI, Jiro, "General UGAKI belongs to none of the factionse He is fair, just and is very eager to purify the army and is most deeply trusted by the Prince, who his Chief of the General Staff," Mere prominent members are as follows: Doc. No. 517 r t, Page 4 Doc. No. 5 - Page. 2 - SUMMARY Cont'd NAIF; RANK •MINA1I, Tiro. ,....»»Gen, *1LXTSUI , I wane ...... Gen„ *K0IS0, Kuniaki.,.,Lt-Gen. T- JTEKA./A ,Yoshi tS ugu 0 L t Gen. * T O I O I l i d e k i , M a j , Gen, ITAGAKI , Seishiro. 0 .Ma j *Gen. C 0,Kwantung Amy Supreme War Council CO35th Army Division Co,10th Amy Division Co'.24th Brigade Adjutant Staff Officer of Kwqntung Army The writer says that General MATSUI also is a fine respectable man, "He has never spoken ill of ARAKI, even though the .JIAKI faction is always speaking against him." "K0I30 and TATEKAWA are the two wheels of the Army." AS to Maj.Gen. T0I0, the Writer says, "T0J0 is not yet well known to people outside tne army,'but he is very keen upon the purification of the army. He looks mild and gentle from his features, but he is a man of spirit. The faction in question URAKI-MAZAKI) considers him a nuisance." Then the writer is asked who is the backbone of the faction. He says that all the youn;* officers who nave sense, belong to tais faction. The following is the list of more prominent officers: NAME ISHIHARA, Kanji..„. *KASHE I0T0, Kingoro e. SHIGEFTJJT.Chiaki,e. HIGUCHI, Shuichiro SATO, Kotoku... CIIO, Isamu8. „. KAGESA, TE'i she... IMADA, Shintaro. TANAKA, Rynkichi, NEMOTO, Kir0shi. s SAKANISHI,Kazuyoshi IKEDA, TANAKA., KANDA, USUDA, HATT* KURA Sir RANK c Col. .Col. .Col. .Col. .Lt.Col .Major. .Lt.Col .Major .Lt.Col .Col. .CoE ;Lt,Coi IMA'jor ,Lt jCol .Lt.Col Major 0FFI0E HELD Comdro 4th Inf. Regt. ComdrMeshiixa heavy Art'y Regt. C/S officer,11th Arny Div, Ccndr. 41st Inf. Regt. .Staff-Off., humaneto 5th Div. Staff-Off,, 16th Army Div. .Military-Attache to Cnina Kofu Division •Kcdai Artillery Regtimant Comdr. Press squad -Amy Ministry Cciidr. Invest Tn squad ..rmy Mi»*-£y .In abroad r>p Junkyu KiyoshiLi Masatane. ICanzo.... j. lake 10 e o . orters of this faction outside the „rmy Ministry: Inves^g'n squad, ..my Ministry Comdr „,Russian squad in Canton WAIAN. J3E, 0 otaro TED.-, Kenkichii. TEN JJCHI, Juichi. 0 ,. El^SA, Rokuro.... .Gen. .Lt„Gen» Comdr,Korean .Army Headquarters .Maj*GenaComdr.Formosan Army headquarters Doc. No. 5 Page 2 Doc. Noi. 517 ~ Page 6 - SUMMARY Cont'd (analyst?s note 1 The names with an asterik (*) appear the Master List of Suspected la Japan War Criminalsi Memo dated 17 January 1946 of International Prosecution Section.) In conclusion. the writer hopes that they will soon be able to purify and unify the whole â rmy. Doc. No, 517 IKn.iiNti.TIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 518 IS February 1946 ANAEYSIS OF DOC JIIENTITRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF aTTAO. HD DOCUMENT. Title anl Naturei official transcript of tne Inter- national Military Tribunal, Nuremberg; session of 10 December 1945 Date 10 Dec.1945 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Eng-lish Mas it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of PERSONS IMPLICATED; MATSUOKA, YosuJse, uSHBLi, Hiroshi, .JYITA, OKAT0T0; TOGO, Shigenori. CRIMES TO ./HIGH DOCUMENT .ATLICABL : Conspiracy for aggressive warfare. SUI-.Il.LiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This document is a copy of the official transcript of the session of tne International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany of December 10, 1945, dealing with the above mentioned conspiracy It contains partial transla- tions of Documents No. 519 to 533 inclusive. analyst: 2d It„ Steiner Doc. No, 518 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 495 13 February 1946 A.NLJ.YSIS OE DCCTT.IL -TTNL-.Y EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat: Memorandum regard- in^ conference between Rib:-entrop and OSHI-LX Date: 6 .larch 1943 Origins 1 ( ) Copy (x) Language: Ger Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) lias it been photostated? ~'es ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGIN* JL. (also ,/ITNLOS if applicable) as of Internationa] Military TribuuaL. Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGIN,J.: PERSONS LIPLICATLD: OSHLLX, Htroshi CRIiPLS TO WHICH DOCUP.NP A'PLI0A3LE: Conspiracy for a;Tessive warfare. CLASSIFIED: Top Secret SUilLiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (v/itn page references): The original of tnis documant was introduced in evidence as exhibit USA - 158 a; the International Mili- tary Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany and is translated in part on p,1242f of the official transcript of the session of said tribunal of 10 December 1945. (Doc. 518) The conference dealt primarily with tne roply of tne Japanese government to Rib ben tro p1 s suggestion of an at- tack against Russia, wnich stateii that the Japanese Govern- ment finds it, at present, impossible to enter the war. Analyst: 2d Lt. oteiner Doc. No. 519 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 520 19 February 1946 aNALYSIS OF DeCU.EKIARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat: Memorandum. regard- ing a conference between Ribbentrop ana OSHLIA Date: IS April 1943 original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) Fo (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATILN 07 ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGIN,X: PERSONS HIPLICATLD : OSHLL., Hiroshi CRI.ES TO wMCH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE : Conspiracy for aggressive warfare. SUXLLLRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (witn page references): The original of this document nas been introduced in evidence as Exhibit USA - 159 at tne session of 10 December 1945 of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany. (see official transcript Doc. 513 p.1249) QihlMA expresses his tnanks to Riboentrop for cooperation in tne matter of submarine plans. Ribben- trop stresses tne fact that Japan has now a favorable opportunity to attack Russia and tne n<~ed for courainu- tion. 0SHI.Li. agrees with this viewpoint. Tne r^st of the conference dealt with the reported statement of tne Japanese Ambassador SATO at Kuibyshev, assuring Russia of Japan's continued neutrality and tne general situa- tion of the war. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner .!' . D . - J. . Doc. No. 520 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION - Doc. Now, 521 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUI.IT.NTii.RY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTaCHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat of "Basic order No. 24 regarding collaboration with Japan" - Date- 5 .larch 1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No { ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if amicable as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Ger lany SOURCE OF ORIGINAL" Nuremberg.-' Ger .1 any PERSONS ELTJCATI.D: :L*TSU0KA. Yosuke, OSHIMA, Hiroshi CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy between Japan and Germany for a:gressivo warfare. CLASSIFIED: Top Secret SUMItRY OF RELEVixlTT POINTS (with pa^e references): This document has been introduced in evidence as Exhibit No .I USA - 151 at the International Military Tri- bunal at Nuremberg, Germany and is fully translated on pp.. 1223 - 1230 of the official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945. (Doc, 513) It contains the basic German policy of collabora- tion with Japan, beginning with tne words: "The Fuenror has issued thc f Plowing order" and, is signed on tne draft by Keitel, The aim of tn^ collaboration is "to induce Japan to taite active measures in tne Far East", It envisions harmonization of operational plans of tne two parties.„ acquisition of territories yielding raw materials oy Japan, etc. xinalyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 521 .' T A >J • • INTERNATIONXLL PROSLCUTION SECTION Doc. No. 522 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF aTTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat: Telegram from German embassador in Tokyo Ott, to Ribbentrop. Date: 13 July 1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yos ( ) No (x) LOCUTION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International .lilitary Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGINS: Nuremberg, Germany PERSONS I.L'LIC-XTLD: ILITSUOI^, Yosuice, OSEQIA, Hiroshi CRIMES TO NULL OH DuCU.-E.NT kP'i LICABLE; Conspiracy for ag- gre s s i ve warfare. SUILIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The original of this document has been introduced in evidence at "the International Military Tribunal at Nurem- berg, Germany, A partial translation is on p.1240 of tne official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945 of said tribunal. (Doc. 518) In the beginning, Ott reports reports regarding Japanese - U.S. relations and refers to two other tele- grams which he sent on 10 and 12 July 1941 mid to a per- sonal message .LITSUOKA•S to Ribbentrop, transmitted througn OSHIMA. He states that the Japanese ARMY, Navy and "activistic circles" are convinced that a Japanese position of power in East Asia can be realized only against the resistance of the Anglo-Saxon powers. He also refers to a personal message Ribbentrop .rs to IIATSUOKA, which he (Ott)" transmitted on 2 July 1941. He adds: "AS I was able to ascertain today during an invitation of the War Minister, ermy leaders agreed to a great extent with the message of the Foreign Minister, but stressed the necessity of a period of preparation for an intervention against the Soviet Union". (p.3) He states that "there are indications that Japan takes seriously measures for mobilization" and that,he is trying to influence "ILITSUOKA, the foreign office, mili- tary elements, nationalists and frienaly business men" towards entry of Japan into war against Russia. lie be- lieves "that, according to military preparations, Japanese participation will soon take place." analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner • O • jx • Doc. No. 522 INTERNATIONAL FROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No. 52 5 19 February 1946 AILXYSIS OF DOCU.HNTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title end Nature: Photostat: Memorandum regard- ing conference of Ribbentrop with OSHLIA Date;: 9 July 1942 Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language: Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Nuremberg,'Germany PERSONS LVIPLICATJM): OSHLL,, Hiroshi CRIMES TO /HIGH DOCUMENT APPLICA3LL: Conspiracy for ag- gressive warfare. CLASSIFIED: Top Secret SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The original of this docu lent nas been introduced in evidence at the International Military Tribunal at Nurem- berg, Germany, A partial translation can be found in the official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945 of said tribunal. (Doc. 518) After description of the favorable situation on the Russian front, Ribbentrop suggest that this is the moment for Japan to attack Russia. Later he discusses the ac- tions of the Japanese oavy in tne Indian Ocean to cut British supply lines for Egypt. OSHXLo'replied, that he was convinced of the neces- sity of an attack by Japan a'.;ainst Russia and of cutting the British supply lines to Egypt and that he would report to Tokyo about Ribbentop fs statements. The memorandum continues: "OSHIIIA seemed very enthusiastic about tne idea." Analyst: 2d Etc Steiner 1 ,m| V if • J . 1 1 . Doc. No. 525 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 526 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCULTENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATT .0T_D DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat: Report iron German Military Attache in Tokyo to oupre,±e Com. lander of the Nehr iacht« Date: 24 May 1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger Eas it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINxiL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of _ International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF i-RIGINAL: NUREMBERG, GER-LiNY PERSONS IMPLICATED: AMITA (no first name given); OKAMOTO (no first na ,e r:iven) ; MATSUOICA, Yosuke. CRIMES TO v/EECH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy to ag- gressive warfare. CLASSIFIED: Top Secret SUM LIRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with x.age references): The original of this docu lent has been introduced in evidence as Exhibit USA - 154 at the International Mili- tary Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany. Tne following is a partial translation: "Conference AKITA regur&in $ treatment relationship Japan-US.A in press rendered opportunity for wish to hear OKAMOTO re: for:.i of opening of Hostilities by Japan. Instead of interview by OKAIOTO visit AKITA, who stated: 1. In case of entry of U.S.A. into war, Japan re- cognizes tnis immediately as a case in which the pact applies. Does not yet open hostilitities. The prepara- tions for attack on Singapore and manila stand. 2. Possible war S.3.R.-Germany causes entry of U.S. into "war. Japanese attitude, therefore, as under (1) with additional preparation of potential attack Vladi- vostok, 31a aowesqeusk. 3. Termination China conflict important before new tasks of Japanese army. I stress firstly that Japanese recognition of case, in which pact applies needs confirms tion through i mediate opening of Hostilities." Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner hoc. No. 52o "TO V « . . A . INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 527 19 February 194b Y3I3 CF DOCU.IENTARY -M/TDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATIACJIE.J DOCIEJENT. Title and Mature: Photostat: Memorandum of conver- sation between Ribbentrop and MATSUOKA in Berlin. Date: 29 mar. 1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been pnotostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINS (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Ger iany SOURCE OF ORIGIN-IL: Nuremberg, Germany PERSONS IMPEICATED: .LPTSUOKO., Yosuke; OSHIMA, Eiroshi CRIMES TO ..'RICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy for aggressive 'warfare. gU.IL.RY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This document has beon introduced in evidence as Exhibit No. USA - 152 at tne International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany. It is, in part, translated on pp.1231 to 1235 of tne official transcript of tne ses- sion of 10 December 1945- (i>oc. 518) It contains German assurances for the case tnat Japan should "push forward to the south on Singapore", (p.l) MATLUORA mentions trie viewpoint of the Japanese Navy regarding clashes with the British or American Navy in case of a Japanese attack on Singapore. (p.8) The question of a Japanese attack on Singapore is discussed at length. "In this connection, .LJTSUOKA stated, tnat his tactics were based on the certain assumption, that the sudden attack u ;ainst Singapore would unito the entire Japanese nation with one blow." Then the division of the world into economic spheres in the future is discussed. Ribbentrop stresses trie fact that Japan's best contri- bution to the comon cause is an attack on Singapore. Her wishes re: Sakhalin etc. would be fulfilled in case of a common victory. (p.16) Returnin ; to the question of a blow against Singapore, ILIISUOKA mentions a proposal of d German written pro.Mse of assistance. (p.l6) Rib- bentrop replied that he had already discussed these ques- tions with OSHIMA and nad promised him the advice of Hitler on the nest method of a ..tack on Singapore. He also promises the advice of airforce tacticians on the use or divebombers against the British fleet, whereupon MATSUOKA declares to be less concerned with the Britisn fleet than the capture of the fortifications. (p.17) Doc. No. 527 Page 1 Doc. No 527' - Page 2 - SULTRY Continued He adds that ho would try to avoid to touch tne Dutch Last Indies, for fear of tne execution of a "Scorcued earth" policy there; in that case the oilfields could be brought into operation again only after one or two years. Ribbentrop answered that the capture of Singa- pore would give Japan control over the Dutach Last Indies. {p.IS) i&iTSUOAtx declared himself then against the demand of some lilitary circles in Japan for airbas.es in French Indo-China and Thailand, because he does not wish "to undertake anything which could betray the Japanese in- tentions on Singapore." In regard to German assistance to Japan, Ribbentrop declares that it might be that something could be done; however, Japan should realize that tile burden of the war lies on Germany rather than Japan. LLITSUOLA con- cludes by assuring Ribbentrop that Japan would always be a loyal ally, who works not only in a lukewarm fashion for the cause. (p.19) Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner W. S.II.. Doc. No. 527 Page 2 INTERNATIOINA, PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 528 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCU IENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostat: Record of tne con- ference between tne German Foreign Minister and MATSUOKA in Berlin. Date: 5 April 1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. lias it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Nuremberg, Germany PERSONS IMPLICATED: IIATSUOKA, Ycsuke CRLPLS TO I/EICH DOCILE,NT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy for ag- gressive warfare. SU'IARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The original of this document has been introduced in evidence as Exhibit No. U.S.A.-153 at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. It is, in part, translated in the official transcrijt of the session of 10 December 1945, p.l235f. (Doc. 518) Ribbentrop expressed his hope that tile Japanese friends will draw the consequences from the present situa- tion, so "that they lay partake in our victory." MATSU- OKA remarks that Japan, according to her character, would "take action quickly after previous lengthy deliberation." (p.3) Concluding the conference, Ribbentrop stresses the fact that the future of Germany and Japan could be regu- lated with a long range view on the basis of predomina- tion of Japan in the Far Last and of Germany and Italy in Europe and Africa. Entry of Japan into the war would be advisable, since it would offer a unique opportunity for tne fulfillment of Japan's national objectives. 'MATSUOKA replied, that he, personally, could only repeat that he has held the view for a long time that a chance is offered to a nation only once in a thousand years. Japan is immediately con- fronted by such a chance and mu3t take tne risk connected with it. She has to act decisively at tne rignt moment, to take advantage of this unique cnance." After questions regarding the type of peace treaty, envisioned by Germany, MATSUOKA concludes "that, accordingly, a negotiated peace is out of question." (p.lOf) Doc. No. 528 Page 1 Doc. No. 52S - Page 2 - SILLLLRY Cont'd. IIVTSUUKA OR resses then the satisfaction of tne Jap- anese officers in Germany about the cooperative attitude of the Gorman authorities. He talked about the confer- ence of the chiefs of the Japanese missions in Europe and regrets the aosence of the embassador to London, "he would have certainly been able to give an interesting report,," He states that me told the.a also, that he would recall any diplomat "who mould not work with absolute loyalty on the new policy and would not cooperate most closely with the German and Italian representatives. He also pointed out tnat they should be ready for very criti- cal moments, which were impending. Japan is confronted with a serious situation." analyst, 2d .Lt. Steiner to. O , A . Doc. No. 528 INTERNATIONAL x'ROSECUTIuN SECTION L>oc. No. 529 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCILUNT.iRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF a "IMCHED DOCU IE NT. Title and Nature: Photostat of records of meeting of heitel, Todl, etc", with Hitler. Date: 18 iiar. 1941 original ( ) Copy (x) Language: Ger. Las it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGIxLJli (also WITNESS if applicaole) as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Nuremberg:, Germany PERSONS IMPLICATED: iLvTSUOiLi, Yosuke; OSHLIA, Hiroshi CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE : Conspiracy between Japan and Germany CLASSIFIED: Top Secret SULL,RY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with age references): This document 1ms been introduced in evidence as exhibit No. G.B. - 122 at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany» It is, in part, trans- lated on p.l230f. of the official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945- (Doc. 518) A reference to a plan of a Japanese attack of Singa- pore is on p.7. Analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 529 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 530 20 February 194o aNALYSIS OF DOCU, IE NTA1Y EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUIENT. Title and Nature. Photostat: Conference between OSHLE, and HITLER in the presence of RIBBEnTROP Date; 14 Dec. 1?41 Original ( ) Copy { ) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes { } No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Internstione] Military Tribunal. Nuremberg, Germany SOURC: OF s.'PIGIILM : Nur e .iberg,' Ger. aany PERSONS IMI EICATLE: OSHLL., liroshi CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICA3LE: Conspiracy for aggressi ve warfare, CLASSIFIED: Top Secret STIlLiRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The original of this document has been introduced in eveidence at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg and ic partially translated on p.1260 of the official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945$ (Doc. 518; and in tne document oook. (Doc. 172) The document begins aa follow: "First tne Fuehrer presents mntarsador OTKIMA witn the Grand Cross of tne Order of Merit 0", the German Eagle in gold. With cor- dial words be acknowledges his services in the achieve- ment of German Japanese cooperation, whicn has now ob- tained its cul mmation in a close brotherhood of arms. "The Fuehrer continues: 'You gave tne right declara- tion of war ' after exchange of information about the military situation in Europe and tie Far East and reference to the sending of Jaj anose aerial tor; edes to Germany, OSHEE, suggests to threaten India froa botn sides, Japan fro l the ->ast, Ger iany from tne West. n-nalyst' 2d Lt, oteiner woe. No. 530 I/ a S . i. . r INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTIuN Doc. No. 531 20 February 194-6 AILILYSIS OF DOCU IENT.LIY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Extract fro i records of a confer- ence between Ribbentrop and General OSHLIA. (Photo- stat) Date: 23 Feb,1941 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language:Ger. Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION UF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany SOURCE OF OPIGI.IIAL: Nuremberg, Germany PERSONS IMPLICATED: i,t. Gen. 0S.iI.U, Hiroshi CRT 1ES TO /1IICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy between Japan and Germany for aggressive warfare. CLASSIFIED: Strictly Secret. SUM.L4RY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): The cover page of this document is signed by Rioben- trop and classifies this extract as "strictly Confidential" and "Purely personal". This document n„s been introduced in evidence as Exhibit No. U.S.A. - 129 at the Internation- al Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany, A partial translation can be found on pp.1222 to 1227 of the official transcript of the session of 10 December 1945. (D_c. 518) It contains references to a cooperation between OSHIMA and Ribbentrop, with the aim of an alliance between Ger- many and Japan, covering lany years, inspite of many doubters in Japan (p.l) Ribbentrop states tnat tne merits for the conclusion of the alliance on the Japanese side goes to 0SHI.LA (p.2) Ribbentrop quotes the importance of tne cooperation of Japan for a "speedy and victorious conclusion of the war" and cites Japan's own interest in an intervention as soon as possible viz. tne destruction of England's key position in the Far East and tne security of Japan's position there. Among the reasons given is the neutrali- zation of America and the fact that "in view of the coming new world order it seems to be in trie interest of Japan also to secure for herself already during the war tne position she wants to hold in tne Far East at the ti^e of a peace treaty". The document continues: "AMBASSADOR OSHIMA agreed in every respect with this trend of thought and said that he -would do everything to carry through tnis policy." (pp.lOf.) Doc. No. 531 Page 1 Doc. No, 531 - Page 2 - SULI J*Y Cont'd. Regarding the possibility of a declaration of war by U.S., Ribbentrop states that it coul . no longer in- fluence the final victory of the countriesof the Tri- partite Pact,, If the U.S.. should send her fleet beyond Hawaii, this would constitute a chance to end tne war with lignteningspeed u3..iI:L» answered that :ie was afraid that the U.S. would not, do this, but, that at any rate he is sure of a vie"cry of the -Japanese Nuvy. (p. 11} The ccavursation tnan dealt with closer cooperation be- tween Japan and Gar. .any for tne creation of a "Lo.mogen- ous lor unified) inetru lent- of f ig.it i a " The extract continues. ';,i'i:e a ibassador' welcomed this and intends to create together with our staff. a program for intensi- fication of our Ja an ^ ropa panda, "• OSHLU. then describes tne popular opinion in Japan regarding tne Tripartite Pact and quotes an order of tne Japanese Foreign linister to .^ibassador NO.IURA to use stiffer talk in the negotiations with U.S. (p.12) Ribbentrop tnen cites exa .xples wuere the Japanese- German friendship xad already proved fruitful (Germany's re-ar.ia ment, Japan's pen oration in China, elimination of France as a power in the Far Last ana says: "We are all in the same boat'' (p. 14) "embassador OSNLIn. expressed his agreement with these state.ients ana e.iphasize.d the fact that Japan was determined to Aeep its imperial position", (p.14) Then the post war problem of shaping the new order, particularly in economic realm are discussed. (p.15) The rest lee.Is with the proposed adherence of Russia to the Tripartite Pact tne Japanese-Russian re- Is tiens and the Japanese relations to Wang- Ching-7/ai and Chiang-Kui- Sne^. In the last paragraph, OSHLIA expresses his opinion that such terms as "suppressed people" and "colours" will lave to be done away with since "new times require new terms". He states that he has particu- larly the Dutch-La:-.-1 Indies, Bur.aa and Africa in mine. analyst: 2d. Lt, Steiner ['/ . S »it. Doc, No* 531 Page 2 INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 532 18 December 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUi.E NT. J1Y EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature; Photostat: Notes regarding tile discussion between the Fuehrer and MATSUOKA in Berlin. Date: 4 April 19Z1 Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language: Ger. Has it been translated? Yes { ) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also /ITNESS if applicable) as of International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany. SOURCE OF ORIGIN E: PERSONS I IPLICATED; MATSUOKA, YosuKe CRI E S TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conspiracy for aggressive warfare. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with pa JE references): A partial translation of this document can be found in the Document book of the U.S. Chief of Counsel at tne International liilitary Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany (D^c. 172) . EmSUOIE. assures Hitler that he will, upon his return to Japan, do his utmost to convince the Japanese people of the sincere friendship and esteem, which are bestowed upon them by the C-erman people. MATSUOKA rejorts about his talks with Mussolini, with whom he agreed that America is Enemy No. 1, tnat she should be watched but not te ipted. He also agreed t^ Mussolini's statements about Russia. He promises to try to convince certain Japanese of tme unshakable solidarity of Germany and Italy. He then refers to his audience with the Pope (p.6), in which he tried to convince the Pope that Roosevelt prolongs the war, regardless of the question wuetaer he or America are right or wrong. Then he asks Hitler for co- operation of the German authorities with the Japanese Military Comiission, especially regarding submarine war- fare. He continues: :?In case that the country should de- cide to attack Singapore, tne Japanese navy, of course, had to make preparations for a fight with the United States, because in that case America possibly would side with Great Britain.... Army and Navy had....to count upon the worst situation, i.e. with a war ajainst America. They were of the opinion that such a war would extend for five years or longer and would taKe the form of guerilla war- faro in the Pacific and would be fought out in the South Doc;-No. 532 . 'Page 1 Doc. No. 532 - Page 2 - SUMLLiRY Cont'd. Sea. For this reason the German experiences in her guer- illa warfare are of the greatest value to Japan." Hitler stressed that Germany -would immediately draw the consequences if Japan would get involved in a conflict with U.S. ILi.T3U0.i:uJ. repeats his request for new inventions, for "the Japanese Navy has to make immediate preparations for a conflict with the U.S.". ILiTSUOIL. declares his belief in the unavoidability of a war with tne U.S. "if Japan continued to drift along as at present. In his opinion this conflict would happen rather sooner than later. His argumentation went on, why should Japan, therefore, not decisively strike at the right moment and take the risk upon herself of a fignt against America?" only thus would she perhaps avoid a war for generations, particularly if she gained predomi- nance in tne South Seas. There are, to be sure, in Japan many who hesitate to follow those trends of thought. USTSUOKA was considered in these circles a dangerous man with dangerous thoughts. He, however, stated, tnat, if Japan continued to walk along her present path, one day she would have to fight anyway and tnat this would then under less favorable circu istances tnan at present." Hitler declares tnat he would reply immediately to any extension of the war either by Russia or by America.... Providence favored those who will not let dangers over- come them, but who will bravely face tnem. Then ensues a discussion of the American attitude ana its effect on the Japanese public. MATSUOKA continued that it seemed to him of import- ance to give to the Fuehrer an absolutely clear picture of the real attitude inside Japan. For talis reason he also had to inform him regretfully of the fact tnat he (L.UTSU- OKM) in his capacity as Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs could not utter in Japan itself a single .»ord of all that he had expounded before the Fuehrer and tne Reich Foreign Minister regarding his plans. This would cause him serious damage in political and financial cir- cles. Once before, he nad committed tne mistake, before he became Japanese Minister for Foreign affairs, to tell a close friend something about his intentions. It seems that the latter had spread these tilings and thus brought about all sorts of rumors, which he as Foreign Minister had to oppose energetically, though as a rule he always tells the truth. Under these circumstances he also couj.d not indicate, how soon lie could report on tne questions discussed to the Japanese Premier or to the Lmperor. He would have to study exactly and carefully in the first place the development in Japan, so as to ,.iake his decision at a favorable moment, to make a clear breast of his proper Doc. No. 532 Page 2 Doc. No. 532-Page No, 3 - SUMMARY Cont'd. plans towards the prince KONOYE and the Emperor. Then the decision would have to be made within a few days, because the plans would otherwise be spoiled by talk. Should heJ ^TOUOKA. fail to carry out his intentions, that -would be prOof tnat'ne is lacking in influence, in power of conviction, and in tactical capabilities. How- ever, should he succeed,, it would i rove that he had great influence in Japan- Ho himself felt confident that he would succeed. On his return, being questioned, he would indeed admit to the Emperor, the Premier and the Ministers for the Navy and tne x-.rmy? that Singapore had been discussed; he would, however.- state that it was onl.y on a Hypothe- tical basis Besides this MATSUOKA made the express request not to cable in the matter of Singapore because he had rea- son to fear that by cabling something might leak out. If necessary ne would send a courier-. The Fuehrer agreed and assured after all, tnat ne could rest entirely assured of German reticence. analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 532 W .S.A. INTEIIkJ-TONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Dcc. No. 533 18 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Photostatic co. y of a file memoran diii of the conversation between Himmler and Oshima. Date: 31 Ian.1939 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language: Geruan Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: International Military Tribunal Nuremberg, Germany PERSONS IiiPLICnTED: Lt. Gen. JSHI. , Hiroshi CRIMES TO MICE DOCUMENT ,iPPLICAHLE:' Instigation to aggres-sive warfare. Conspiracy for aggressive warfare bet- ween Tri-partite Pact signatories. SUMMARY OF RTLEVA'T POINTS (witn page references): This document is signed by Himmler and has evidentiary value. It was introduced as evidence as Exhibit, No. USa- 150 at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany (10 Dec.1945) (see pc1221f of the official trans-cript: our document number 518) The conversation dealt witn "conclusion of a treaty to consolidate tho triangle, Germany-Italy-Japan", long range projects of OSHIMA in Cooperation with German counter espionage dicing at the 'disintegration of Russia, the send- ing bv 0 SHI*-It of 10 Russians equipped with bombs into- Rus- sia with orders to kill Stalin, and other secret anti-Rus- sian propaganda activities by OSHIiLt. A translation of the first three paragraphs is on p.1221 of the cited official transcripts analyst: 2d Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 533 T'T C! . O . A . INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION i Doc. No. 534 "16 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature? Extract from ATIS Bulletin #1542, SWPA: 2nd Area Array Military Law concerning punishment of enemy air crew personnel. Dates 29 Oct 44 Original ( ) Copy (x) Languages English translation Has it been translated; Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: 2nd Army Order, 7 Feb 44 PERSONS IMPLICATED! TOJO, Hideki CHIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Illegal punishment of air PsW. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): This extract contains the text of the 2nd Area Army Military Law concerning the punishment of enemy air crew personnel signed by TOJO as Minister of War on 7 Feb 44. The law ^provides the death penalty for the "perpetrators of acts listed below" which, acts included "bombing, strafing or any other aggressive act for the purpose of destroying or damaging private ^property" (Clause 2) as one of the offenses. An appendix to the lair provided that the law would apply retroactively. Analyst: Lt.- Palmer Doc. No. 534 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 535 16 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Typewritten account of the character and activities of TAKAFASHI, Ensaburo, written by himself. Date: No date Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable)as of _ . Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: TAKABASEI, Ensaburo PFRSONS IMPLICATED: TAKAFASHI. Ensaburo CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Instigation to aggressive warfare (Ultranationalist societies, IRAA) SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references); The following is a partial translation of the above document: 1. Graduated from Waseda University. (p. 1) 2. During my school days, I was arrested twice by the Metropolitan Police Office for being active in the movement for the immediate enforcement of the Regulations regarding General Elections. (About 1919, 1920) 3. I was considered to be a left-wing student, and when the oppression of socialism was severe, I was followed by the police as "a man to be observed." 4. In 1925(?) when the law for the maintenance of the public peace was enacted (then Minister of Justice, OGAVA, Heikichi). I advocated and organized three hundred younger newsreporters at the Diet into the Pressmen's League against the law for the maintenance of the public peace, and as I led the movement in such a big way responding to the move- Analyst: 2nd Lt. Steiner Doc. No. 535 Page 1 merit from outside the Diet of Mr. 0YAMA, Ikuo. Mr. YAMAZAKI, Kesaya, and others, I was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Office. 5. In April or May of 1931, I contributed an article titled "A Milestone of the Armament Reduction" to the magazine "Bungei Shunju," in which I concluded that the movement which had just been started by the younger officers of the military was after all nothing but "their struggle for life under the cloak of loyalty and patriotism to protect their rights to live which might be threatened sooner or later by the armament reduction." The military people made various complaints against this remark of mine, and it became an object of heated discussion in the -pressmen's club of the War Office. (The military at that time were not powerful enough yet to oppress a man like me.) In short, I am far from being a man of such ideas as militarism or ultra-nationalism. Properly speaking, I am E communistic rationalist. 1. In December 1942, I was made the chief of the propaganda section of the "Dai Nippon Koa Domei." (The Asia Development League of Great Japan) In June 1943, when the lea gue was annexed by the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and became the General Headquarters for the Development of Asia, I sent in my resignation and was dis- charged in October, (p. 3) 2. In the beginning of June. I became the nominal editor, publisher and printer of the "KoaJ' organ of the league. (About October, I was replaced by my successor.) However, it was only to take the responsibility defined in the publication regulations, and the actual editing was done by KUDO, Toru. (This may be clear from the fact that I was not only the nominal editor but also the publisher and printer. While in office, I neither contributed t® the magazine nor made a public talk as the chief of the propaganda section. 3. In the general election in April 1942, I was recommended by the Council for the Firm Establishment of the Political System for Assisting the Imperial Rule, (Y0KUSAN SEIJI TAISEI KAKURITSU KY0GIKAI) but I was defeated in the election. Accordingly. I have never Doc. No. 535 Page 2 cooperated with the war-time Cabinet as a member of the Diet. As to the recommendation, the Shimane Prefecture Council decided not to recommend me, but the central council made the decision to recommend me and forced the decision upon the Shimane Prefecture Council. I myself never asked for the recommendation, and I was not in Tokyo when the central council issued the direction, (p. 4) The military at that time did not oppose the recom- mendation; but there were some candidates including myself who were interferred with by the private instructions of the military. The reasons for my being on the black-list are as follows: (a) The feet that the influential members of the prefectural council schemed with the prefectural police officej and made all the policemen in"the prefecture propagate against me saying.that"TAKAHASHI is all right," and that "IAKAKASHI is sure to get the most votes. Give your vote to another recommended candidate" and made them ur~e everybody to vote to another candidate is very well known. If you inquire in the politically well-informed circles of Izuno and Matsue cities, this fact will be instantly disclosed . (b) The conceivable reason for this interference is that one group of the KAKAJIMA faction of the old "Seiyu-kai" was against the establishment of the recom- mendation council. About twenty people were particularly active in the anti-recomr_:endation movement, and as the military intended to establish the Council for the Firm Establishment of the New Social Order, they tried to argue them down. Lore than ten times. I argued vehemently with Major TAJIMA of the Military Affairs Eureau. (Ever since the establishment of the TOJO Cabinet, the military pro- hibited the exchange of political opinions with the civilians, and except those who were nominated by the Minister, Yice-linister or the Chief of the Military Affairs Burea, no military man was allowed to have an interview with a politician.) For this reason, I was considered to be a supporter of party politics and parliamentarism. The above mentioned Major TAJIMA seems to have visited most of the prefectures immediately before the election, and to have given directions. He knew everything about all the candidates (and he made the black-list). (p. 6) Doc. No. 535 Page 3 CONCLUSION; Excerpt: In short, it was not my wish that I should be recommended,, Neither was it the decision of the local council* It was only because my senior. Mr. SHIMADA, Toshio, recommended me and one more candidate. The then governor of the prefecture was Mr. KOIZUMI, and as he is well informed about the situation, please ask him about it. The title of the talk I made during the campaign was "The Consolidation of the National Political Power," in which I disclosed and discussed the structure of the Imperial Rule Assistance Political Association, which the military and the Imperial Rule Assistance Association were planning to organize. I emphasized that such an organiza- tion could never satisfy the people's will to participate in politics, (p. 7) iri&JvST (. hoc. No. 535 Page 4 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 536 18 February 1946 ANALYSIS OP DOCUINET.IRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature; Briefs and summaries on German- Japanese conspiracy. Date: Original ( ) Copy (x) Language* German Has it been translated9 Yes (.:) No ( ) Has it been photostated?Yes ( j No ( ) LOCATION OE ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of State Department files (microfilm copies) SOURCE OP ORIGINAL: Marbury Castle PERSONS IMPLICATED: SOTO, KURUSU, OTT, MATSUOKA, OSHIMA. CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Plotting a war of aggression SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): Series of rough translations and summaries of documents captured in Germany pertaining to the German-Japanese con- spiracy. The documents include a chrcnilogical description of events from Nov. 1933 to August 1939; summary of dipl- omatic conversations invloving Ribbentrop and SATO, KURUSU, OTT, Mussolini, Stahmer, MATSUOKa.. OSHIMA; Summaries of various documents implicating Japanese diplomatic and Military leaders; Memorandum by Ribbentrop on discussions with OSHIMA in February. 1941 on necessity for Japan cooperation in carrying on a war against the UCS. and Britain in the Pacific. Doc. No. 536 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 537 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENT.,IRY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: List of persons involved in the February 26, 1936 Incident Date: Dec, 23, 1945 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language: English Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No ( ) Has it been photost.<ted?Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Original in C.I.C. Files Copy in Docuient Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: C.I.C. PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCU IENT aPPLIC.-BEE: SUMILIRY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): List of names of persons implicated in February 26, 1936 incident- (3'pages) Analyst: S. Borwitz Doc* 5 3 7 V . io. A » INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No. 538 18 February 1946 aNALYSIS 07 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT: Title and Nature: Newspaper article in "ASAHI" on 5 Aug 31 on War Minister MINAMIJS speech at the conference of the any and. divisional commanders, with cements on speech in later editions. Date: 5 Aug 31 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: English Translation Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of: Library of IPS SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: PERSONS IMPLICATED: iHN-U.II; SUGIYAMA; SHIDEHARA. CRIMES TO '.JHICH DOCUMENT ,APPLICABLE: War of Aggression. STJI'EIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references)! 5 Aug 31J MINAMI criticized those that would try to reduce the any and expressed the i lportance of Manchuria and Mongolia to Japan. 5 Aug 31 Evening Edition: Comments on MINAMI's speech and stated tile speech was attracting attention of all circles; states that the speech was too bold to be a mere opinion of tne War Minister. 6 AU^ 31: Vice-Minister of War SUGIYAMA called on Mr* IVAWASJJCI, Chief secretary of the Pre iier, and as'ked that efforts be made to console the enormous sensation that the speech had made in government circles. \ 6 mug 31: Report on SUGIYAMA's efforts to console the government and an announcement by Premier WAKATSUKI of the government's view of the manchurian and Mongolian Problems, He upheld the War Minister's right to discuss the matter and clarify tne government's policy. Doc * No. 538 Page 1 Doc. No. 538 - Page 2 - SULTRY Cont'd. 8 Aug 31: Report on attitude of the Ministerialists on the War Minister's speech. Stated that the amy had discarded the demands made by tne representatives of the people; stated the army was interfering in foreign affairs and" was participating in dual diplomacy. 8 Aiif 31: Co.. lent on Foreign Minister SHIDEKLJlfi s attitude to MINIMI:s speech. Stated that xEN^MI's speech was not improper tut tne Foreign authorities were sorry that it was lublishel because it would arouse suspicion of thc people and would surely cause a misunderstanding a-mcng Britain, .-uierica, and China. Analysts Maj. Allen Doc. No. 538 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, No3 539 18 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT Title and Nature; Handwritten and mimeographed army orders regarding burning of documents, disposition of ordnance, supplies, etc, after the surrender. Datei 17 Aug 1945 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language; Japanese Has it been translated? Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL! MIYAZAKI, through WDC PERSONS IMPLICATED: CRIMES TO WHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: Conventional war crimes, especially re: treatment of PWs (see under D). Violation of treaties and agreements. Classified: Top Secret SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): A. Top Secret Army Order No. 363 Re: Urgent disposition of ordnance, etc. This order instructs the recipients to make plans for the disposition, custody or conversion of ordnance and ordnance factories, while awaiting a separate order for the execution of these plans. It contains, furthermore, the instruction that ordnance and public goods shall be dis- tributed among the general public. Airplanes, weapons and ammunitions are to be kept in custody; airplanes, cars, etc. which can be used for public transportation or agriculture will be distributed to the general public. The order also deals with railway materiel, requisitioned ships, communica- tion instruments, clothing, food, sanitation and surgical material, fuel, oil and raw materials. Doc. No. 539 Doc. No. 539 Page 2 SUMMARY (Contd.) In regard to "Spccial Material" the order reads: "A. Chemical warfare material shall not be turned over to the general public with the exception of chloride of lime, etc. "Bo Special carc must be given to the maintenance of secrecy." The following part deals with the conversion of war industries, disposition of lands and buildings, and com- munication' establishments . There are instructions for accounting for these dispositions, and return of workers to their native land or locality. Art- 6 deals with disposition of documents. Documents pertaining to ordnance and ordnance works, which have been turned over to the general public are to he kept in good order to avoid future disagreement over these transactions or suspicions. Other -secret documents will be burnt except for those which are necessary. Art. 7 specifies the officials to whom the goods are to be turned over. Art, 9 deals with the conversion of Army Research Establishments. The order is followed by this N.P.: "This order must by all means be burnt before the landing of the enemy. Every effort shall be made not to have it fall into the enemy's bands." B. Confidential Order No. 5729 of 18 Aug 194-5 deals with supplying (of soldiers, employees, etc.) upon dissolu- tion of the army., showing the amount to be given, etc. C. Military Top Secret letter No,, 388 Military Top Secret telegram No. 89 Dated August 23, 1945 Res Urgent Change of Disposition of Munitions, etc. From the War Minister addressed to General Headquarters of the 1st and 2nd Air Force, each Army Administration District Commander (.except Formosa;, each Commander of Munition Mobilizing Units: Commanders of Shipping Commands, Inland Doc, No. 539 Page 2 Doc. No. 539 Page 3 SUMMARY (Contd.) Railways, and of the Military Police; Principals of Schools directly administered by the War Minister. (Top Secret letter, Top Secret telegram) to Chief of the Army General Staff5 Inspector General of Military Training. Based on the Cabinet Decision of August 28, 194-5, the selling, keeping in custody and conversion of munitions etc. in accordance with Top Secret Order No. 363 "regarding summary of instructions about urgent disposition of muni- tions, etc." will cease on and after August 29- Munitions which have already been sold, being kept in custody or con- verted shall be collected as much as possible; regarding those that cannot be collected details and contents of the objects shall be recorded clearly. D. Sixth Air Force Staff telegram No. 2054 (copy) Re: Dispositions after the order to end the war. Instructions are given to keep in close contact with the local army headquarters regarding turning over of material to civilian enterprise. Added is the instruction: Reports regarding the above are not necessary. Care must be taken not to leave evi- dences. Weapons which can be utilized for the necessities of the public shall be transferred to the public, so that they do not benefit the enemy. Others are to be collected. Gunpowder and similar material shall be turned over to the public for purposes of reconstruction. The order also (Seals with the disposition of automobiles, airplanes, foodstuffs, etc. The following provisions re Documents are to be found in Art. IV: "1. Intelligence reports (especially intelligence reports regarding prisoners of war) shall be burnt entirely. "2. Documents regarding merits shall be burnt except those referring to the dead. "3- Documents regarding charity supply shall be left. Doc. No. 539 Page 4 Doc. No. 539 Page 4 SUMMARY (Contd.) "4. Personnel documents shall be burnt except those concerning the dead. ,:5„ All Top Secret Documents not written in currently used code shall be burned except those which are absolutely necessary.1' The rest of the order deals with uniforms, beddings, etc. I Analyst Joseph Goldstein, 2nd Lt. Doc. No. 539 Page 4 INTERNATIONAL x'ROSECUTIuN SECTION Doc. No, 540 20 February 1946 ANALYSIS OF DOOTMOTABY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCULENT. Title and Nature: Printed book (475 pp.) entitled "Fifty Years History of Newspapers in Japan", published 1943* Dates 1943 Original ( ) Copy ( ) Language: Japanese Has it been translated? 7es ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (-) LOCATION 6F ORIGINAL, (also ..-•'I'MESS if applicable) as of: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: TAICAHASHI, Yusai. PERSONS IMPLICATED: Background information, SHORIKI, watsutaro. CRIMES TO ".JHICH DOCUMENT At;PLIC~BLE: Instigating war of aggression. SUIeARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): (1) Japanese Press as a whole took the lead in insisting on the inevitability of T..ar against America and England, proclaiming the threat of the "BCD combination to Japan, and in urging economic and political reforms of a totalitarian nature. (pp«432-434) (2) in last fifty years, the Japanese Press hasoften criticized the government's conduct of domestic affairs, but has always backed foreign policy, (p.51) ( 3 ) SHORIKT, Matsutaro's success with the "YOMURI". Methods by which he increased its circulation were similarto those of Hearst in America (pp.28-29). Founded a Patriotic Aviation Society, bought gliders, etc., as publicity stunt, (pp.373-375) Analys t: cap t. Eaon Doc. No. 540 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc. No. 541 20 February 1946 MtfAIYSIS OF DOCTMaJTiBY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF D0CHOTT. Title snd Nature: "Contents of the Allies' Demands upon Japan and their Limitations.r A study, prepared by the Treaty Bureau for refer- ence by the Japanese Government. Dates 25 0ct 45 Original ( -) Copy (x) Language: Japanese Has it been translated?. Yes ( ) No (x) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No (x) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also TTNESS if applicable) as of 16 Feb 46: Document Division SOURCE OF ORIGINAL : Foreign Office through Mr. Mignone PERSONS IMPLICATES; (Author unknown) CRIMES TO ..MICE DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: TJse as reference anu background of Japanese attitude or justification for non-compliance vith terms of surrender r STMvIARY OF RELEVM7T JOINTS (with page references)! This study i^ an extremely critical review of Allied interpreta- tion of the peace tezms, and attempts to point out contradictions and inconsistency in the policy and its application, The study would en- courage non-compliance with the terms as interpreted by 3CAP. The treatise first outlines the various demands -- militaryt political, and economic and their limits as established (according to the writer) by the Potsdam Declaration and other Allied statements, existing treaties, ands lastly, international law. Then, asserted failures by the Allies to live up to them are out- lined. 'Idle the Allies were to allow Japan to choose her own polit- ical system.- they seem to hope secretly that the political S2̂ stem should bo changed. ip.lj) This is pointed out asa contradiction. Doc. No. 541 Page 1 Doc. No. 5k 1 - Page 2 - STJmJff Cont'd. The Cairo Declaration that Japan is to be deprived of territory ssized by force is recognised. But,the ?.Titer asserts, Japan was given these mandates by the Versailles Treaty and the American-Japanese Treaty re the fir. Islands, (p. 14) Similarly>"Formosa and the Pescadores cere ordered returned to China as stolen territory, under the Cairo Declaration But when one considers the peace treaty between China and Japan and the Four-Power Pact on uccupie d Territories and Islands thereto Attached, and re- lated agreements, a contradiction is apparent." The disposition of Korea, Sahkalin, and the Kuriles is likewise attacked, (p.14) Most important is the view expressed on limitations defined by 1International Laws". "1. Limitations arising from the legal basis of the demands upon Japan ..... (The above-mentioned legal foundation lies in the mutual agreement which includes the Potsdam Declaration, document of surrender, and other documents exchanged between the two parties.) (Hence it differs from the German peace.) That agreement restricts the two parties equally, and therefore the demands of the Allies cannot exceed the scope of the agreement. "2e Limitations arising from the legal nature of the occu- pation, "(a) As this is an occupation by agreement (thus differing from a war-time occupation as defined in the Hague Land Warfare Regulations) the occupation army authorities are restricted by that agreement." (p.15) Other points considered include the assertion that when an article concerning sovereignty is not clear, it is an establidied principle that it shall be construed strictly. Analyst: We H« Wagner Doc. No. 535 Page 3 INTEPNATI CNAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doo. No, 342 18 February 1946 .ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE HESCRIPTICN OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT, Title and Nature j EartBtcto from AT IS Bulletin #723» SWPAj. 1/j.tli Army order on punishment of captured Air Crews, Datej 23 Jan, 45 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language* English translation Has it been translated? Yes (::) No~( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OS' ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: File of Philippine Is. MP Hq. and 14 Army He., PERSONS IMPUCuiTEDt TANAKu. Shizuichi, CG 1/j.th Army. CRIMES TO YvHICH DOCUMENT APPLICABIE; Illegal punishemtn of Air Ps W® CIASSIFICATION s Gonf iden Mai SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with jage references)t " 14th Army Military regulation concerning the punishment of every air crews who bomb non-military targets and kill civilians. The punisliment will be death by shooting. Analyst 1. 1st Lt0 Palmer. Doc. No0_54 2 IHTEHikTICNAL SRQSECUTION SECTION Doc, Noo 543 18 February 1946 i^TJE-'IS 0J hXUIvUff^Y EVIDENCE DESCRIFIICH OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT • Title and Naturea. Extract from PACMIRS Bulletin # 42? order on xsethod of dealing Tilth. captured Air Crews0 Dates. 29 June I945 Original ( ) Copy (x) languages English translation. Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OL< GRIG3NAL (also WITNESS if applicable) as of SOURCE OF OHIOIIALs Order issued by Chief of Staff, MORI group 13 Jan, I944 PERSONS IMPLICATED j MORI Group CRIMES TO V.AICH DOCUMENT APPIICABIEs Illegal punishment of Air psl. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references )t Order states that captured Air Crews will not be treated as prisoners of war because "the enemy J a airplanes have wantonly bombed the hoiscs of innocent natives0" "Those (prisoners) who are not required for special purposes will be severely punished Analystt 1st Lt, Palmer. Doc, No. 543 INTER 'ATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc.No. 544 20 February 1946 ,iNiiLY3I3 OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature: Statement written by KIDO, Marquis in Sugamo Prison Date: 23 Dec 45 Original (x) Copy ( ) Language: Eng. translation Has it been translated? Yes(x) No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( } LOCATION OF ORIGrllLiE (also WITNESS if applicable) as of Document Division J a n ^6 SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: KIDO, Marquis, Sugamo Prison. PERSONS IMPLICATED: KIDO, Koichi CRI.iES TO 1HICH DOCUMENT APPLICABLE: SUMIARY OF RELEVANT POINTS (with page references): KIDO, Marquis makes no mention of his activities until "a year or so before the termination of the War", at which time he claims to have opposed any increase in the number of attendants to tne Emperor who""would surely excite war advocates" and thereby prolong tne war Makes no other specific statements. Analyst: 1st Lt. Palmer Doc. No. 544 STERNA!1IQMSL PROSECUTION SECTION Doc, ITOo 545 19 February 1946 ANALYSIS 0? DOCUMEOTAAY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT. Title and Nature?. ..TISs SV.TA, Enemy publications ;?6i Japanese accounts of Hawaii*lrulaya Naval Operations, Date; 27 lr.r 43 Original ( ) Copy (x) Languages English translation lias it been translate!? Yes (~xj No ( ) Has it been photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also I'lTHESa if applicable) as of AT IS SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Edited under supervision of Japanese Naval Information Dept. PERSOrSS HjPLECMTED k CRIMES TO IHICIi DOCUMENT APILICABLE; Background of Pearl Harbor attack and other initial acts of a^j,ression. SUMMARY OF HEL£VANT POINTS (with pa-o references): Collection of informal accounts describing various aspects of the initial attack 011 Poarl Harbor and of subsequent Japanese operations in tho Philippines9 at Kalaya (sinking of Prince of Vales and Repulse) k V/ake Island a.id Singapore® Shows t.j.e exultant and self-congratulatory attitude of the military personnel who participated in these operations. Pages 51-54 contain a "Diary of the greater East Asia ^ar" frora 8 Doc. 41 to 18 Feb,, ij.2t and official pictures of some of these operations appear in an appendix. Analyst1st Lt0 Palmere Eoc, No. 545 INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTION SECTIuN Doc. No, 546 19 February 1946 ^•liolo CE.DOCIEENIARY LTIDENCE DESCRIPTION OP AITACIALD DOCUI/TFCT . Title and Nature? Extract from ATlb, S77A* Info Bull, #10 on Japanese Interpretation, of laws of war respecting Air PsY; Dates. 29 Apr, 44 Original ( ) Copy (x) language;. English translation Has it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it boon photostated? Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also WITNESS if applicable) at* of Docicuaonts #?602 end 4302 SOURCE OF ORIGINAL: Issue of "Police Gazette for Oct, 42 and wco.'tly report published by gov't Infc Bureau 19 0cto 42o- PERSONS I1L LIC....TED CRUDES. TO ulIICII DOCUMENT ^PUC-BIEJ Illegal punishment of Air Ps'..' CL'iSSIFICATICN-'Sacrc t STMARY OF REIEV.AJT POINTS (with page references): GHQ, an, ouncemen statc3 that air crows. "engaged in barbarous activity" while attacking Jqpaneso territory will be condemned to death or severely punished, "19 Cct& The captured UoS airmen who attacked Japan proper on 18 Apr, ware court martialcd and given death or heavy penalties," Analyst j fllst Lt, Pa liner Doc, No, 546 INTERNAT I Oil/* L PROSECUTION SECTION Doco Hoa 547 19 February 1946 ANAIE5IS OF DXUKEMTLBY EVIDENCE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED BOCTM&T. Title and Natures. Extract, from ATIS Bulletin #l8ii6, STJPAs Ivbxao conceming prevention of offences0 . Dates 11 March. 45 Original ( ) Copy (x) languages English translation lias it boon translated? Yes (x) No ,( ) Etas it boon photostated? Yes ( ) •Ljo ;( ) LOCATION CP ORIGINAL (also '..ITNESS if applicable )as of SOUTCE OF ORIGINAL: 41 Info group (IAN) secrct order. PERSONS B5PU:C..TED8 CRIMES TO UHICH DOCUMENT ATILIC-J3IS 1,e&nnahalrism SIMl'JiY OF HEIEVANT POINTS ( with page references): Extracts. "V0 Furthermore those who haves consumed human flesh (excluding that of the cncny$„..„.will bo sent'enccd to death for committing the worst possible crimo against hu:manity„" Analystt 1st Lt, Palmer. Doc, No. 547 INTERIATlONAL PROSECUTION ACTION Doc e Noc 543 19 February 1946 iJEJJSIfl Ox'1 D XUMEN1\J.Y EVILEPCE IESCPIPTICN OF MnAOiED LOCmEKT. Title end Natures. Extract from JIC, PCAS ;avy #128t order to submarine foroa0 Date; 14 March 44 Original ( ) Copy (x) Language J English translation Has it been tisnslated? Yes (x). No ( ) lias it been photostated? Yos ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF ORIGINAL (also VHNSbS if applicable), as of SOURCE (F ORIGINAL; Order issued by JfflTOt Hisashi C6 1st Submarine Forcce PEES0115 IMPLICATED: MITO, H isashi CPIi.CS TO *»ilSDH DOCUD.OT API LI CAB IE; Illegal warfare destruction of crews of allied shipsc SUMMARY OF flEIBVAMT POINTS ( v/itli page inferences )t "Do not stop with the sinking of enemy ships and cargoes' at the seme time that you carry out the complete destruction of the crews of the enemy's ships n if possible, seize part of the crew and en- deavor to secure information about the enemy." Analysts. 1st Lt. Palmer Doc. No. 548 DNTERSmiCCtiL PROSUfUTION SECTION Doc» Noo 549 20 February I946 ANALYSIS OF DOCTMENT—'fit EVIDENCE EESCRIPTICN OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT 0 Title and Natures. Extracts from ATIS Info Bull #72 Supp. 1: On handling and disposition of Ps7'e Dates March. 1944 Original ( ) Copy (x) languaget English translation Has. it been translated? Yes (x) No ( ) Has it boifisi photostated^ Yes ( ) No ( ) LOCATION OF a R E M L (also TJZiUESS if applicable) as of SOURCE CF OR.IC.mL3. Kg, 3Bn0» 224 Eif. legto, 36 Div.. EDRSCUS IMPUC. TED ? GRIMES TO YflMCH DOCUMENT AIPLICABIEi Execution of prisoners of War0 CL'iSSFICL.TIIJSecret SUMMARY CF KELEV.JJT POINTS (with pgge references)} Extracts "It is the policy of the Division Commander to kill all the enemyr bi they must first be. sent to Regimental Head- quarter-ip later suitable measures will be taken at Headquarters0 NCTEg. See Doc0 10c. telegram from Sec0 of States T/ash. to Ame legation, Swataenia d, 12 May 45 #1789 (p.345) Analystt 1st Lt, Palmer. Doc, No. 549
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