Yakumaru sent a false report to Brig. Gen. Tamura concerning the 20 June executions. This was a false report stating that they had been killed in an airraid. Yokoyama had to approve this report, before it could have been sent to higher Hq. (but not present at time). Aihara wrote this report, ordered by Sato.
In November, Fukushima told Sato that he heard that the June report of 16th, sent to Tokyo was still there, that it must be distroyed, so Fukushima, Nishihara and Sato went to Tokyo immediately, Fukushima and Nishihara having to attend a meeting concerning the revealing of atrocities. The report was sent to the Tokyo Legal Section, which transmitted it to the Prisoner of War Intelligence Bureau, where Sato went, saw Maj. Takada, told him that they wanted the report destroyed. Takada said something was wrong with it, so he kept it, intended to ask WA about it.
The look at the report, then saw Tamura, Chief, told him about his mission, and he told Sato to see the Chief of Administration, an unknown Colonel, who said he had already notified Takada, that Sato should get the report from him, who did give him the original copy, which included many hans.
Oki gives a Roster, of Western Demobilization Bureau, which became a Bureau and not WA Hq on 1 Dec. On this Roster, included Members: Kusumoto, Nakatani, Tamura and Nakao.
Lt. Gen. Hiroshi Tamura, was Odashima's Chief, from December 1944 to April 1946.
Sato came up to the Prisoner of War Investigation Bureau to see the Chief of the Bureau (Tamura) and Odashima talked to him immediately after. Odashima believes Sato then went by himself, into the Information and Intelligence Section. Odashima recalls that Sato told him that he came to discuss matters regarding captured enemy flyers with the Prisoner of War Investigation Bureau Chief. Odashima knows nothing of his getting a report.