ITO, SHOSHIN Confined Sugamo.
Statement of Sato (420, 26 April 47) In January 1946 investigation by Oki, sent from War Ministry to replace Ito.
On 20 June Yokoyama gain said Prisoners should be executed. Ito came to headquarters,said execution would take place that afternoon. After execution, Ito reported to Yokoyama, and Yokoyama did not mention it, as he would have done if contrary to his desires.
Sato believes responsibility of 20 June and 12 August executions lie on Ito and Tomomori.
Statement of Aihara (420, 26 Apr 47) June 20 Execution: Sato and Ito were standing together watching.
Statement of Saito (420. 15 May 47) Transferred from army to LS 10 June 1944, then in January 1945 to Western Army Headquarters, an officer candidate with rank of sgt. major, his superior being Shoshin Ito, chief of LS. Saito a prosecutor as to military criminal law, consulted with Wako, could so act as prosecutor only on permission of Wako, Ito, or GHQ.
Members of LS
Ito, Shoshin
Wako, Yusei
Murata, Toiyu
Yoshida, FNU
Ono, Minehiro
Soda, Ryozo
Shimomitsu, Gunji
Ohishi, Tamotsu
Saito, Heigo
Zushi, FNU
Nunyram, FNU
(or Hayada) Statement of Sota (420. 15 May 47) LS personnel: Lt.Gen. Ito, Chief.
Ito told Sota that Sato executed these flyers on his own order. Yokoyama must have known about it. Heard from some that Ito was present, from others that he was not.
After war heard that experiments were Ito, resulting in the death of flyers, conducted at KIU on flyers from this told Ito by Komori.
Interrogation of Oki - May 1947
About Sept, or Oct. 1945, D sent WDLS a report that 30-40 flyers killed without trial orally. W learned from Ito and Fukushima of 3 KIU experimentations (actually, 4, says W).