Statement Concerning Inada

Case
USA v. Kajuro Aihara et al.
Statement Title Statement of Toyoda
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Mazazumi Inada
Statement Provided By Toyoda

INADA, SEISUKE (KIU)

Statement of Toyoda (3 August 1947) About 27 August Toyoda received a letter written by Seisuke Inada on 24 August, which stated he should go to Goto per­sonally and "ask him in detail about this affair and answer to this office written by order of higher officials."

In late August or early September 1945 Toshimaro Morita was on his‘way to Tokyo with some documents to be used in the investigation related to the Potsdam Declaration, and Toyoda asked him to tell Inada what Goto had told Toyoda. Inada reported back that his report was received with a "Is that so?"