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Ishimura heard from Mrs. Koshin Sato, his legal wife, that Sato had told her that Komori proposed to use the American flyers for experiment at KIU Hospital. |
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About 20 May 1945 Sato told Yokoyama that he would say that he gave Ishiyama permission to give Prisoners of KIU if secret disclosed to protect position of army rather than KIU using Ishiyama's name. Yokoyama thought a good idea. This was after Komori told Sato he had Yokoyama's permission to take Prisoners. Yokoyama told Sato he had granted request. On first day of operations, Sato told Komori he didn't like to send Prisoners to KIU if all to die, Komori said he would take responsibility, said he would tell Yokoyama this. Nakao or Komori said that one of the Prisoners in anteroom asked what he was being injected with. |
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Between 15—20 May, asked for Prisoner roster, since they were to be sent to KIU for operations about 10 names. On that afternoon believes he saw Sato and Komori leave by truck. When Aihara got there Prisoners blindfolded in car. Sato and Komori present. Komori then got in front, Sato in back and they drove away. (Komori had been called to treat the wounded Prisoners) Komori and Sato were very good friends. Sato told Aihara that Komori was attached to headquarters hospital. Lihara introduced to Komori 2-3 days before first operation. Later that PM Sato told Aihara that Komori a very good liaison man between University and army and he was to take Prisoners to University for operations by Komori. Just prior to 2nd time(operation) , Sato cautioned others of necessity of secrecy. — between 1300—1400 - Prisoners then brought out, entrucked, blindfolded, and Komori, Sato, and Prisoners left. 3rd operation: About 1 June, Sato told him and then or next morning, Sato pointed to 1 (I believe) name to be sent that 'afternoon. In early Sato told Aihara to come along, Aihara then saw Sato and Komori outside detention barracks, who then got in staff car and drove away. Aihara arrived about 1500, operation already started, believed operation on head. Sato, Komori, 6-7 others there. 4th operation: About 1 week after 3rd, Sato checked 2 on prisoner roster, Aihara gave information to Goiyama that they were to be released to Komori. |
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In January 1946 heard from Sato that Komori had experimented on PWs. 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. |