Ex.1758A-1795A. Treatment of prisoners of war in the Dutch East Indies & Description of 6 newsreels (Doc. 2760)
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note: rj , Doc. Jo. 5733 Page 1 C A I J I I A T I T P 6 v// (/C Appeared "before me Lt. Zol. Dr. B„ Damen in Changi Jail, Singapore this 39til day of May 1946, the person of YAiiAIIOTO MoicM-rc Tfho after having taken the oath to tell the entire truth and nothing "but th!- truth, ciliS WPI* 0 0. to the Questions -out to him as follow: Q,. State your name, "birth, education and career. A. I was "born from an humble peasant family, living in the village of Ito near Osaka in Prefecture of Wakajama on the island of Konchu on the 8th of October 1S98. My religion is Buddhism and I am a Major General of the Imperial Japanese Army, "tfhen I was eight years old, I went to the elementary school in my village Ito and there I stayed till my 14-th year7] Then I went to the middle school in the Prefecture of ITars. and after having completed my 13th year I "became a Cadet of the Military Training School in Eyoto where I wi..s attached as a Cadet to a Regiment "being garrisoned there. I w s in training here for a year in order to become nr. Officer and was enlisted in the Military Academy in December 1915. In December 1915 I had finished ny Military studies and got an appointment as a 2nd Lieutenant of the 38th Infantry Regiment, in garrison at ICyoto. I served in this Regiment till I was placed in 1923 in the Staff College at Tokyo. I left this school in Fovembor 1926 as a 1st Lieutenant. Then I was ordered to be an acting Commanding Officer of a Company. In this quality I served for 6 years. In 192s? I was transferred as a member of Staff in the Ministry of War. The Section Chief of the Depart- ment for Preparations was the then Colonel TOJO Eideki, and I was under his command for 1 year. He was a man who was not oxactly harsh, but also not so mild, he was an ardent man who was very able and tactful to realise the plans he was bearing in mind in a proper way. I di<? not perceive any sign then of his political aspirations as he was always busy with his military profession?! work. In Au…
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