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[Marginal Note: uup 420 - 15 Oct ] Statement of NAKAO 420 - 26 Apr 47 Born in Calif., knows English, was intelligence officer, with WA from 16 Mar. 1945. Recognizes photo of Plambeck as man he talked with in waiting room of KIU Hospital, where he was sent by Sato (acc. to Komori who relayed order) as interpreter for 2 Prisoners. Plambeck was given an injection in arm, then ether, heard (probably from Komori) that he was operated on, altho he appeared in good health. The 2nd Prisoner was wounded in the shoulder. D saw this Prisoner placed on operating table. "Later, for only a few minutes I observed that a lung operation was being performed on this Prisoner". Certain he talked to Fredericks while in WA Prison. He appeared to be in good health. |
This book documents the legal proceedings of the December 1949 Khabarovsk trial in which twelve members of the Japanese Army's covert biological warfare Unit 731 were prosecuted for their war crimes. The trial sought to hold key leaders in Japan's bio-weapons program accountable for atrocities after WWII.