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GOIYAMA, SHINJU Statement of Aihara (420, 26 Apr. 47) There were 4 operations • 7-8 ^ Prisoners sent to University, and in each case orders to Goiyama given to Aihara by Sato. [Marginal Note: no] That morning - 5-6 days after first operation, Sato asked for roster, picked out about 3 names, which information Aihara gave to Goiyama. 4th operation: about 1 week after 3rd. Sato asked where Prisoners not yet crossed off had been captured - about 10 names. Sato checked 2, Aihara gave information to Goiyama that they were to be released to Komori. |
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Statement of Nakamura (30 June - 2 July 1947) The adjutant section fed, clothed and transported Prisoners, with Goiyama in charge. Nakamura recalls that sometime before the first Prisoners were exeeuted at WAH, Goiyama, the Lt. in charge of American Prisoners, came to Nakamura after dinner, stated he needed 2 men to take some Prisoners out. Goiyama did not answer as to where they were taking Prisoners. Nakamura sent 2 EM, including a PFC Takahashi, who was gone about 2 hours, then told Nakamura that Goiyama had told him it was secret. [Marginal Note: no] 2 weeks later Goiyama telephone for 2 guards. When they returned, they told Nakamura they could not tell him their activity because Goiyama instructed them that it was secret. Goiyama normally got his guards from the special headquarters guard unit. Goiyama was not of high enough rank to order Americans to University. (i In this case Goiyama was probably given orders by Kusumoto or Jin. [Marginal Note: " ] Lt. CoL. Yakumaru of Staff Section had charge of Prisoners as far as staff was concerned with them, Goiyama as to Adjutant Section, but Goiyama was not under Yakumaru. |