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Statement of Yakumaru (18 Aug 47). Fukushima told Yakumaru that if he were questioned by the Allied Forces regarding the remaining 30 Prisoners, he was to state that the 30 had been taken to Tokyo by 2 planes, both lost enroute. This plan was agreed to by Sato, Aihgra, Oguri, Yukino and Kusumoto. |
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Statement of Jin (15-17 July 47). 2nd Lt Oguri was in charge of the motor pool for the Adjutant Section, took charge of transient military visitors. |
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Statement of Kusumoto. 2nd Lt. Oguri,Officer in charge of Hq Motor Pool, and aide-de-camp to Lt. Gen. Isa. On 26 June 1945, part of Hq went to Yamae, including Jin, Minami, Goiyama and an unknown captain. Kusumoto, Yukino, in charge of the Adjutant Section duties regarding Prisoners and captured flyers, Nakamura, Oguri and 1st Lt Nishimi, who was there a short time and supervised the cleaning of Hq, remained in Fukuoka. Oguri reported to Kusumotoin middle May 1945, that he had sent, by order of Sato, a truck to KIU to take captured flyers there. As Kusumoto recalls, Oguri reported that flyers had been taken to the University twice after this. Kusumoto never questioned him §s to why they were so sent. In November 1945, Oguri said that the attempts of concealment of the Staff Section would only mean trouble for the members of the Adjutant Section. Jin, who was working in the documents section of the Western Demoblization Office, also disliked the idea of hiding the KIU operations and the executions, did not approve of the concealment plan. |
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Statement of Yukino (23 Oct 47). On the afternoon of 15 August, Yukino reported to Kusumoto, stayed in the office. Kusumoto was in the office most of the afternoon, as well as 2nd Lt. Oguri. |