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Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals Document for Kanehisa

Statement Title Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals
Record Type Report
Subject of Statement Takuya Kanehisa
Statement Provided By

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS

SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

LEGAL SECTION

___PROSECUTION___ (Requesting Agency)

DATE: 7 August 1947

SUBJECT" Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals.

TO: Criminal Registry Division Legal Section.

1. Request that the following named person be apprehended and interned in prison for trial as a Suspected War Criminal:

a. Name: KANEHISA, Takuya

b. Rank or Title: Second Lieutenant (Doctor)

c. Units to which attached: Kaikosha Hospital, Western Army Headquarters, Fukuoka City. 

d. Dates and places of service: 1945.

e. Home address (if known): Fukuoka-Shi, Hakosaki-Machi, Tonomoto, Number 2249

f. Synopsis of Charges presently prepared, subject to amendment, against subject Suspected War Criminal: Knowingly ate human liver of American Prisoner of War.

g. Synopsis of Evidence to support charges: Affidavits of Ito, Kishi. Tsurumaru, Matake, Oda.

h. Anticipated place of trial: Yokohama.

i. Other information that might assist in apprehension of desired person: Now being held in protective custody by Fukuoka Branch Office, Investigation Division, Legal Section. 

j. This Division presently has charges /being prepared, subject to amendment, and sufficient supporting evidence to constitute a prima facie case against this man. 

_________________ Chief of Division.

Paul von Bergen