MISAO, TANDO [Marginal Note: (KIU) ] Statement of Misao (1-4 August 1947) 47, professor of internal medicine at the 1st Internal Medical Clinic of KIU, a director of the hospital attached to KIU. Graduated from KIU Medical College 1918, remained in physiology department to 1926, then in 1st Internal Medical Clinic to 1939, traveling in US and Europe in 1935 and 1936, returned as Chief of Internal Medical Clinic and Nurses education at Japanese Red Cross Hospital, Hiroshima Branch, from 1939 to 1940, returning and remaining at KIU as a professor. In 1941 conducted research in native diseases in Manchuria and China. On return in September 1941 was made a temporary official of the Public Welfare Department's National Eugenics Investigation office, from 1943 to 1947 a member of the Educational Departments Scientific Research Council, studying dengue fever. Since 1946 has been conducting research concerning electric waves generated by the brain, this also under the EDSRC. From 1944 to Surrender was a temporary official assigned to the War Department Medical Bureau, his work concerning treatment of army patients and lectures to army hospital staffs, this work in the area controlled by WA. From 10 May 1944 to present a member of tropical disease lab attached to KIU. From 1944 to surrender, member of Wartime Research Committee, attached to Technical Research Council, conducting research in fatigue; was also ordered to conduct research in heart and respiratory action when a person travels at high speeds. From 1946 until present a member of the Educational Department's Scientific Promotional Counicl, conducting research in influenza. Misao received his appointment from Lt. Gen. Karibayashi, head of WD Medical Section, notified through Horiuchi. In March 1944 Karibayashi notified Misao through Horiuchi that all temporary officials were to convene at the WD, Tokyo, and a few weeks later attended with Nakajima, Goto, and, Misao believes, Ishiyama. (Jinnaka started for the meeting, returned because of train trouble.) The meeting of 70 or 80 lasted one day, was conducted by Karibayashi, in which they were told that they were to supervise and help the medical officers in treating patients and preventing diseases. In the evening they had a dinner meeting at Tojo's home, although he did not attend the meeting, with vice minister of war Tominaga in his place. Misao and colleagues were told that their activities, such as visiting army hospitals would be given by WA. Nakajima, Goto, Jinnaka, Ishiyama and Misao were actually attached to the Medical Bureau and were to get orders directly from the Medical Bureau through WA. Theoretically the chief of the Medical Bureau (Kanbayashi) was the only one who could issue orders to Misao and colleagues, but the chief of the Medical Section of WA (Horiuchi) planned the schedule as to hospital and patient visits. The duties of theChief of the WA Medical Section (Horiuchi) was to carry out and coordinate instructions from the army medical bureau as they applied to local conditions. Misao believes that before the WD appointed the temporary officials, it would first ask the University President for permission (Hyakutake); usually instructions would be received through the administration office of the Medical College, not the University President or the Dean of the Medical School (Ohno). In May 1944 there was a meeting of all temporary officials at WAH under its jurisdiction, conducted, Misao believes, by the Chief of the Medical Section (Horiuchi), MISAO -2- 2 hours in the Am, 2 hours in the PM, in which all 5 temporary officials from KIU attended. A message from the WA Chief of Staff was read asking for cooperation. The Chief of the Medical Section (Horiuchi) asked for cooperation, spoke about the schedule for lecturers and treatment. Later they received the schedule and an outline of the various subjects in which medical research was desired. Misao received an order from Kanbayashi through WA Medical Bureau to continue research in dengue fever, Misao’s reports went to the Medical Bureau through the WA Medical Section. Misao believes that both the Medical Bureau and the WA Medical Section assigned the individuals to the research projects, the subjects selected by the Medical Bureau, This work was not carefully supervised. At intervals of 1-2 or 3 months Misao went to army hospitals at Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Kokura, and Fukuoka for a day, gave lectures and examined difficult patients. Misao went to See Horiuchi in late 1944 about his research— to keep him posted— for 20 or 30 minutes. Misao occasionally went to the administration office to collect his expenses at WAH, occasionally went to talk with Horiuchi about Miyagi Hospital to express the University's desire to buy it, although the WA did. In May or June 1945, Misao received a notice from the WD Medical Bureau to attend a meeting of the temporary officials in Tokyo through WA, and Misao believes he was the only one of the KIU temporary officials to go. The official meeting was canceled, but an unofficial one was held for 1-2 hours by Kanbayashi and Lt. Gen. Ibuka, head of the Army Medical School. There was a 2nd meeting of Temporary Officials at WA in 1945— more Temporary officials had been appointed, Goto was there. The Chief of Medical Section (Horiuchi) addressed the group, naming the additional temporary officials, stating that the new appointees would be attached directly to the WA Medical Section rather than the WD Medical Bureau. Duties and schedules were discussed. Following this Misao gave 4-5 lectures at army hospitals. When Ishiyama was at Okayama Medical College he was engaged in research concerning the collapsing of lungs during operations. At KIU he conducted research as to gall stones. Misao first heard of operations on PWs early in 1946 when Ishiyama and other personnel were called to the CIC office. Misao then heard a rumor at the University that Ishiyama was suspected of experimenting on B-29 plane crash survivors resulting in death. Misao heard that Jinnaka and Nakajima were investigated by the CIC and warned to take action in ousting the anti-democratic members of the faculty, but later heard that the reason was Ishiyama's suspected experiments. Only the President of the University (Hyakutake) or the Minister of Education could have ordered such operations to be performed. Misao does not believe Ishiyama would have performed such experiments without approval. In order for Misao to have conducted ordinary experiments in 1945, he would have had to have had the approval of the President (Hyakutake). However Misao doesn't know that he was the only one who could have approved. Misao doesn’t believe that it would have been necessary to have gone as high as the Minister of Education to have performed the experiments. Misao feels that no one at WA (Horiuchi) had power to approve such experiments. The Chief of the Medical Bureau had the power to approve such experiments. MISAO -3- Misao then states that the President (Hyakutake) could have not approved such operations alone, that it would have been presented to the University’s Advisory council Misao believes that the Chief of Staff (Inada) and Chief of the Medical Section of WA (Horiuchi) would have had to approve as well as the Chief of the Medical Bureau (Kanbayashi). If Ishiyama did not want to perform such experimental operations, only the Chief of the Medical Bureau could have ordered him to perform them (Kanbayashi). Misao cannot believe that Ishiyama would have performed experimental operations on PWs, in secret, without anyone’s approval, in the interests of medical research. |