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Atis. trans of Oki Report. Oki read Inada the draft of the report, whereupon Inada said it was not ttvue. that Sato got approval from Yokoyama thru Akita, that Akita was on detached service at that time, not present, that he related this to Sato, who realized his mistake, that this was the first time Inada heard about any discussion at quarters between Ito, Yokoyama and another on the evening of 20 June, that Ito never mentioned this to him, that the other person was probably Isa. That on the night of 19 June, when Inada was in the Air Defense Operations Room with Yokoyama, & Fukushima, Fukushima said that some of the young Officers wanted permission to decapitate the flyers whereupon Inada said that it should not be allowed. Yokoyama must have heard this conversation, and would hardly approve that which Inada approved. Inada then asked him to complete it by 15 January, to question Goiyama, Maeda, Adamine and Enatsu. 1st Lts Akanine and 3 NCOs of the operations room, decapitated 4. 1st Lt Maida (Maeda) decapitated 2. There were 2 NCOs of the operations room in Maeda's group, but Oki doesn’t know how many they decapitated. In late March, Akita asked Oki to list the executioners. Oki named the following for Akita: - - - - 1st Lt. Maeda ....... .2 - - - - - |
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Statement of Nakayama (15 Jan 48). After the Emperor’s speech, over a phonograph to the Hq personnel, Kusumoto said that those who had been previously notified were to remain, which included 1st Lts Maida, Akamine, Hashiyama. After the executions, Nakayama believes that Maida came out of the woods and he or Akamine or Hashiyama reported that the executions were finished to Sato, who then made a short speech asking them to be complete and careful in the final details of the executions, evidently referring to the cremation. Nakayama saw the naval Officer, who worked in the operations room with Maida and Akamine,either an ensign or Lt, J.g., at the executions. Fukushima said the newspapers should print nothing and that the higher Officers would take full responsibility, as the Jr. Officers had taken their orders. Nakayama. told this to Akamine, Hashiyama and Maida and one of them said that 16 had been executed, that the naval Officer was "in on this". Fukushima cautioned Nakayama as to not disclosing the execution to the papers, also told Nakayama to check his sword to see that no blood or bone remained on it, which Nakayama passed on to Akamine, Maida and Hashiyama. |