Statement of Akita (420, 22 May 1947)
In about November Sato brought list of number of Prisoners sent to various locations. Akita saw that 5-7 Prisoners sent to Hiroshima, Sato said they were killed by atomic bomb, also said Komori deeply involved in disposition of Prisoners at KIU, but believes latter conversation took place in latter part of November.
Statement of Yoshimura (16-28 June 1947) If Komori had permission, as he stated, to perform PW experiments, it would have had to have come from Col. Akita, or other personnel of authority.
Statement of Nakamura (30 June - 2 July 1947) If a matter pertained to staff, it would probably go from staff officer concerned to Fukushima, vice Chief of Staff to Yoshinaka, Chief of Staff (?), to Yokoyama, CG. Col. Akita was senior staff Officer under Fukushima. If the matter concerned the adjutants section it would have gone from Jin to Akita and then up.
If a secret medical matter, Nakamura conjectures it would go from Horiuchi to Akita to Fukushima and through Chief of Staff to CG.
Statement of Tashiro (5 June - 9 July 1947) Akita wrote a petition requesting the release of all KIU personnel in Sugamo. Tashiro sighed it, copied the body of the petition and requested the release of only Hirao and Morimoto, which was distributed by Dr. Matsumoto to be signed by alumni of 5th High School at KIU.
Statement of Oguri (10 July 1947) Fukushima, Akita, Sato and Yakumaru often came to see Kusumoto at the Demobilization Office. Kusumoto was often called by these persons also.