Ex.923-999. Japanese-Soviet-U.S. relations, pre-War
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is part of: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
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creator: Conde, David W.
issued: 2015-03-20
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note: Doc. No. 2672 International Kilitary Tribunal Far East The United States of America and Others, versus ARAKI Sadao and Others. ffidavit I am 'HATSUliURA Tomokatsu, formerly Major-General of the Japanese Army, ard Was born in the 32nd year of lieiji /1899/. I state here as follows I served in the Japanese Army General Staff Office in various capacities in and after the 4th year of SHOWA /1З.29/. In October of the l6th year of SHOWA /1941/, I became chief of the 5th section (Soviet Russian Intelligence) of the 2nd dept. (Intelligence) in the Army General Staff Office. In August of l8th year of SHOWA /19 А 3/, I was transferred from that post to that of the chief of the 1st section (operations) of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, In March of 20th year of 'SIIOM /1045/ 1 was appointed Vice-Chief of Staff, Kwantung Army, remaining in that post until the surrender. I testify as follovi's the facts I knew in relation to my duties during the period mentioned abovet- 1) Having arrived at the Headquarters of the Kwantung Army in the igtb У ряг nr rho'TA a s t h e Chief of the Strategy Section, was first of all informed of the operations plan kept by the Headquarters. At this time I was informed of the directives of the Army General Staff concerning the operations plan against Soviet Russia for the lZth_year of"SHOWA /1942f and the operations plan itself of the Kwantung Army Headquarters basod upon the said directives. The directives of the Army General Staff instructed \ the Kwantung Arm^rTTeadguartar^ to fora'pr. operations plan against Soviet Russia with the occupation of the Haritime Provinces of Soviet Russia and the destruction of the air- bases in the Maritime Province as the general objectives, and also to focus the principal attack upon Voroshilov. It was also written in the directives that the Kwantung Army should make preparations for further operations after occupation of the Maritime Provinces. The operations plan made by the Kwantung Army Head- quarters according …
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