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Statement of Nakamura (30 June - 2 July 1947) The staff section interrogated Prisoners, this done mostly b y Lt. Yamanaka, staff section intelligence Officer, assisted by unknown Lt. (Nakao ? ) who had been in American Staff Section had responsibility to decide what was to be done with Prisoners. Lt. Nakao worked with Yamanaka, Nakamura believes. |
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Statement of Goiyama (1-8 July 1947) Goiyama believes that Aihara told Goiyama to release 2 Prisoners to be taken to KIU. Goiyama did hear the names of these two from Nakao, but he doesn’t remember. Around the truck before it left for KIU with the second group of prisoners, were Aihara, Komori, Goiyama, 3 special guards, a truck driver, and Col. Sato. Aihara warned the guards to keep this secret. Also there were 2nd Lt. Nakao of the intelligence staff and Lt. Col. Yakumaru, a staff Officer. Sato said to Nakao, "Why don't you get on the truck and go see it? " Nakao said, "I might as well." Komori, Nakao got on the truck with the Prisoners and left. The following day Nakao came to Goiyama's office, said MI saw it (meaning the operations) and it was very bad; you should not see it . He told Goiyama that they had put the Prisoners on the operating table and put them to sleep that one Prisoner just before the mask was placed on his face raised up and asked, "Are you going to kill me?" It was then that he told Goiyama that it was nothing for him to see. |