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KUSUMOTO, TOMINOSUKE, (MAJOR) Confined Sugamo. Statement of Aihara (420, 26 Apr 47) About 15-20 August Sato told Aihara story would be that KIU Wictims killed at Hiroshima. Kusumoto present. In last 10 days of August Sato ordered Aihara to go to Hiroshima to make arrangements about 9 Prisoners, Aihara refused, but Sato insisted. Kusumoto present. |
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Statement of Nakamura (30 June - 2 July 1947) Nakamura assigned under Kusumoto, had duty of teaching morale and discipline to soldiers- led drills, exercises, bgjconet, etc. Also investigated soldiers re-commended for promotion. Kusumoto was directly in charge of all EM, while Nakamura worked out his training programs under him. Kusumoto replaced by Capt. Yukino in July 1945 as to some duties. Kusumoto was NJikyun adjutant - in charge of all EH. Kusumoto or Jin kept the secret correspondence files and the main files of headquarters. If staff section wanted anything requiring EM, they had to go to adjutant section to get them, thus involving Kusumoto and Nakamura. Authority to order Americans to University would have to come from the Staff Section, probably the Chief of Staff or vice Chief of Staff and it would then have to go to the adjutants section through either Jin or Kusumoto, since adjutant's section made all the arrangements after execution of administration details and plans requested by Staff Section. In this case Goiyama was probably given orders by Kusumoto or Jin. Tanabe was directly under Kusumoto. Kusumoto and Minaml worked quite independently in own section, but Jin was in charge and got informed as to both offices. |
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Statement of Minami (2 July 1947) 2-3 days after the bombing of Fukuoka on 19 June 1945, Kusumoto told Minami that PWs at the headquarters had been executed. After the war, he heard executions were conducted at Aburayama. |