Statement Concerning Bajiri

Case
USA v. Kiyoharu Tomomori et al.
Statement Title ATIS Translation of Statement taken by Oki
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Itaru Bajiri
Statement Provided By Ginzaburo Oki

MAJIRI, Itaru  [Marginal Note: see "Bajiri" ]

ATIS translation of statement taken by Oki 8 Oct 46 (Make note in Oki file of notebook of fact of this statement being digested)

M/Sgt in Operations Dept of WA engaged in guerrilla unit and national volunteer units from 15 April to 15 August 1945.

In early August while in the Survey Section Office (this a disguised name, the unit actually doing work connected with the guerrilla units) Defendant heard YUKINO say "American airmen will be taken out on a truck today to be killed. Let’s all go." At that time Capt* KISHIMOTO, 2nd Lt. SUETSUGU, PO OTSUKI, M/Sgt ONISEI and Intendance Cpl. KAJI were present. Shortly afterwards YUKINO returned and said that NCO’s were not permitted to go.

2nd Lt. YAMAMOTO then came in the room and said, "I certainly would like to try out karate on the airmen who are to be killed.” At that time YAMAMOTO was doing work connected with the national volunteer unit, which was supposed to employ guerrilla tactics in combat, and so he was studying archery and karate and maintaining close connection with the guerrilla unit. About noon that day YAMAMOTO said "Today I went to the execution of the airmen andtried out karate and archery, but karate was not effective” - he didn’t say why he used them himself or ordered others.

M/Sgt Tokuta KONDO once turned over to Defendant 10 pistols, 200 rounds of ammuni­tion, about 6 signal flares, 3 compasses, one belt of machine gun rounds which the airmen had had for use by guerrilla units. YAMAMOTO had custody of the weapons and ammunition of the flyers until the end of the war but Defendant bandied them, placed the weapons in a sealed box and turned it over to the gatepost for safe keeping. When the war ended KONDO told Defendant that ENATSU had ordered these weapons of the flyers taken out in a boat and sunk in the ocean.

KONDO had other things of the flyers, but Defendant doesn’t know what happened to them. Persons connected with the guerrilla unit: Maj. ITEZONO, Capt KISHIMOTO, 2nd Lt. SUETSUGU, PO OTSUKI, M/Sgt MAJIRI, M/Sgt ONI SHI, Cpl. KAJI, 2nd Lt. YAMAMOTO; Sgt. UCHINO, 1st Lts. KUROKI, OTOSU, EGUCHI, Teruo ONQ, Takeshi NAKAJIMA, and 2nd Lts. NARASAKI, TAKAHASHI, and YAMANOUCHI.