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ITO. Shoshin [Marginal Note: Sugamo 6 Dec 46 ] 420 - 7 Feb 1947. Domicile: Aichi Prefecture Born: 1892 1915 - 1935 - Legal Office, various divisions. 1938 - Member of Legal Staff - Kwantung Army 1940 - Chief of Legal Staff, 6th Division 1942 - Major General, Legal 1944 - Chief of Legal Staff, Western Army December 1945 - Reserve 1915 - Graduate of Judicial Course, Kyoto Imperial University |
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Statement of Sato (420 - 10 Sept. 1946) Ito made a report to General Yokoyama, Commanding General, that eight (8) Prisoners of War were killed. |
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Statement of Yamanaka Sato to release prisoners for KIU would have to get the approval of Ito, Chief of the Legal Section, who in turn would get the approval of the Commanding General or the Acting C/S. |
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Statement of Sato (420 - 25 Feb. 1947). Ito was Chief of the Legal Section; was present at Legal Section meeting and stated that the prisoners must be sentenced as a formality only and that there should be an investigation to put themselves in a safe position. This was stated after Wako, a judge at the Doolittle trial, related how difficult it was to get. a death sentence. Ito asked Enatsu to request the Kempetai to investigate the prisoners. This Kempetai report as received bore the signature of Ito. In the 18 August meeting called by Fukushima, Ito was possibly there, at which time everybody agreed on the Hiroshima alibi and that all division records should be destroyed. |