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Statement of Tashiro (5 June - 9 July 1947) Tashiro heard from Hirao that komori took the blood from a Prisoner with him to kill bedbugs. About 1330, 10 May, Senba, Kubo, Takayama and Komori carried the instruments to the autospy room. Already there were Ishiyama, Torisu, Hirao, Mori, Tsutsui, and Komori plus an army Officer and 2 or 3 others. Ishiyama, Torisu, Mori, Hirao and Komori were washing their hands. While Ishiyama and Komori were washing their hands, Tgshiro overheard Komori tell Ishiyama that about an hour before the Prisoners were brought to the University they had been given an injection of morphine. Just before Ishiyama came up to the operating table where Tashiro was, he noticed another operating table about 2 meters away from the one where Tashiro was standing covered with an operating sheet by Komori and Mori, both of whom were dressed for an operation. There were 2-3 observers at the head of the table. Mori was standing on one side, Komori and a nurse on the other. Tashiro heard from Hirao that Sato had told him that the PW must be killed in the operating room, that Komori took the blood from the PW that was operated on and that Komori told him, Hirao, that he was going to use the blood in making an insecticide for bedbugs. About a week or 10 days after the operation Morimoto told Tashiro, while in the dining room, that there would be an operation on a PW. On the way to the autopsy section, Tashiro saw Morimoto, Senba and Komori on their way walking toward 1st Surgery. At that time Tashiro heard Ishiyama tell Komori that it was impossible to perform a brain operation without a vacuum pump. Tashiro believes the operation was finished. At the 27 May meeting of the Fukuoka Surgical Council, Komori was the only army Officer to make an announcement; he commented that sea water could be used in treating neuralgia. |