Statements Concerning Kusumoto

Case
USA v. Kiyoharu Tomomori et al.
Statement Title Statement of Ito
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Ryunosuke Kusumoto
Statement Provided By

KUSUMOTO, Ryunosuke, Major   [Marginal Note: Sugamo 30 Aug 46 ]

Statement of Ito - 6 Jan 1947 £ 420)

Kusumoto was in charge of Prisoners of War at Western Army Hqs as to rations, quarters and guarding.
Statement Title Statement of Murata
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Ryunosuke Kusumoto
Statement Provided By

Statement of Murata - 6 Jan 1947 (420)

Ito told Murata a new story in October 1945, in which Kusumoto was purported to have taken prisoners from detention barracks to Tachiarai Field, where they were sent in two planes.
Statement Title Statement of Itezono
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Ryunosuke Kusumoto
Statement Provided By Tatsuo Itezono

Statement of Itezona - 6 Jan 1947 (420)

Tomomori told Itezona to contact the Adjutant Section as to the transportation for the 11 August execution, so he saw Kusumoto, the Adjutant to the Commanding General, who told him to leave at 0830.
Statement Title Suzuki Report
Record Type Report
Subject of Statement Ryunosuke Kusumoto
Statement Provided By

Suzuki Report - 26 April 1947 (420)

Kusumoto was the Adjutant at Western Army. On 15 August he was informed by the Jr. Adjutant that he would like an opinion from higher Hqs as to whether flyers should be removed to the Command Post when the Hqs was combined. Kusumoto saw Sato who said "severe disposition"; he ordered Kusumoto to take severe measures and Kusumoto in turn transmitted orders to officer in Operations Office, who disposed of the 15 prisoners. In the second version, Kusumoto went to Sato about the prisoners and Sato said "let's do it".