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Staternent of Nogawa (21 Sept - 25 Sept 47). On eht day of the first operation present were Ishiyama, Torisu, Hirao, Tsutsui, Semba, Komori and some nurses. Ishiyama told Nogawa to give anesthetic to the Prisoner. Nogawa believes that Komori told him that it would not be necessary, to give him too much because he had already been injected with some drug, Nogawa gave him about 30 ccs of ether and during the operation occasionally gave him anesthetic by placing a face mask over his face, allowing more anesthetic in the mask when it began to wear off until the Prisoner again became fully unconscious. The third Prisoner, of the last series, appeared to have been previously drugged. Ishiyama told Nogawa to administer anesthesia to the Prisoner, in the little room near the Autopsy Room. There were several soldiers, and Morimoto, present when he did so. There was alo a second Prisoner in this room and one who had been taken in the Autopsy Room immediately. Nogawa then returned to the Autopsy Room and about 1 hour later Ishiyama told Nogawa to administer anesthetic to the third Prisoner. |
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Statement of Semba (31 Oct - 8 Nov 47). On 16 May, Hirao told Semba that Ishiyama was going to perform operations on Prisoners, that Komori would bring in the Autopsy Training Room.the next day, told Semba to bring sea water. Around 10 May there was a fare well party at the Drs Mess Hall. Ishiyama came in made a farewell speech, and everyone then began eating and drinking. About 1/2 hour later, Ishiyama leaned forward and said. "Komori 'is going to bring several Prisoners to the University and I am thinking of performing experimental operations on them.” While he sais this to the higher ranking doctors near him, it carried so that everyone present could hear it. No one was drunk at the time. Everyone became quiet for a minute or so. Ishiyama seemed very serious but Semba thought he was joking. Everyone appeared dumbfounded at first, then seemed to pass it off as a joke. Ishiyama continued talking, said he wanted to practice "atami" on some of the Prisoners,a form of jiu jitsui using the hands to hit persons in vital spots, to render'them unconscious or even to kill them. Ishiyama said he was an expert in jiu jitsu, that he would perform experimental operations on some and use atami on others to see whether or not they would die. He used a word that meant ''Prisoner of War," |
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Statement of Mori (6 Nov 47). About 10 May, before the first. Prisoner operation, there was a farewell party for Mori, Hino and Nishimura, in the Doctors' Mess Hall at First Surgery, starting about 1700, ending about 1830, Some people got drunk. Present were Ishiyama, Torisu, Mukai, Jiro Tashiro, Hirao, Nogawa, Semba, Hino, Nishimura. Ishiyama made no mention of any unusual or experimental operations, to be held at the University. Mori heard nothing about the Prisoners until the day of the operations. |