Statements Concerning Ito

Case
USA v. Kiyoharu Tomomori et al.
USA v. Kajuro Aihara et al.
Statement Title Statement of Sato
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Shoshin Ito
Statement Provided By Kesao Sato

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 Title Statement of Aihara
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Shoshin Ito
Statement Provided By Kajuro Aihara

Statement of Aihara (420, 26 Apr 47) June 20 Execution: Sato and Ito were standing together watching.
Statement Title Statement of Sato
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Shoshin Ito
Statement Provided By Kesao Sato

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
Statement Title Statement of Sato
Record Type Statement
Subject of Statement Shoshin Ito
Statement Provided By Kesao Sato

(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.
Statement Title Interrogation of Oki
Record Type Interrogation
Subject of Statement Shoshin Ito
Statement Provided By Ginzaburo Oki

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).