Statements Concerning Shinno

Statement of Ito (11 July 1947) In late May or early June 1945, when Ito walked into the Officers Club Hospital dining room at noon, already seated at the table were Kishi, Kanehisa, Miyamoto, Komori, Homota, Shinno and Sasaki.

Shiokawa got up walked to the side of the table and got the plate of meat, (human liver), gave Shinno, Sasaki and Oda a piece, then took one herself.

Statement of Kishi (10 July 1947) Komori and Kishi were in the dining room by themselves before the others arrived. Shortly after, Kanehisa, Ito, Shinno and Kamata came in.

Kishi did see Komori, Kanehisa, Ito, Kamada, Shinno, Tsurumaru eat the human liver, all knowing that it was human liver, taken from a PW during an opera­tion at the KIU.

Statement of Matake (17 July 1947) Matake recalls that there were present at the noon meal at Officers Club Hospital: Miyamoto, Komori, Shinno, Ito, Shiokawa, Kanehisa, Kishi, and M/Sgt. Asamizu. Tsurumaru may have come in at the end of the meal: Momoda and Sasaki may have been there. [Marginal Note: human liver was served.]

Already seated when he came in were Ito, Komori, Kanehisa, Shinno, Miyamto, Oda, M/Sgt. Asamizu.

Statement of Miyamoto (23 July 1947) At the meal given for Matake, fish, tomatoes, rice, and sake were served by the nurses. Present At this meal: Komori, Matake, Kanehisa, Ito, Shiokawa, Reiko, Tpjcechi, Kishi, Shinno, Asamizu, Momota, Tsurumaru. This was not an ordinary lunch, but a party given for Matake.

Statement of Ogawa (Shiokawa) (4 June 1947) Komori wag experimenting with sea water injections for various diseases, but mostly for neuralgia, and had used it on patients. He had the pharmacist prepare the water for him, one Junjiro Shinno, who had previously worked with Komori at Miyagi Surgical Hospital.

Statement of Kamada (23 July 1947) About one week after Kaiij^a was assigned to work at the Kaikosha Hospital, around 28 May, there was a special lunch for Matake, who visited the hospital, at that time. Those attending: Miya­moto, Shinno, Kishi, Kanehisa, Komori, Matake, Ito, Sakai, Kamada. Believes that they ate fish; Kamada ate everything that was served, is quite evasive about human liver— states that he did not know about human liver, if he had known it was human liver he would not have eaten it.

Statement of Oda (16 July 1947) At the human liver dinner: Oda, Komori, Kanehisa, Shinno, Shiokawa, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Matake, Ito, and a sgt. maj. whose name Oda doesn't recall. All of these persons ate human liver. PO Komori said that it was human liver before everyone started to eat, that it was the liver of a PW.

Statement of Oda (17 July 1947) When Oda arrived at Kaikosha Hospital mess hall (about 3 June 1945) there were present: Ito, Shinno, Komori, Matake, Miyamoto, Sasaki, Momota, Shiokawa, and an unknown sgt. maj.

Statement of Kanehisa Matake first appeared at the hospital in the AM; ar­rangements were made by Sgt. Asamizu for him to have lunch there.

The nurses and perhaps Oda, Asamizu, Shinno, Ito, and Nakamura, the woman dentist, all sat at the table nearer to the entrance.

Statement of Ogawa (Shiokawa) (16-18 July 1947) Ogawa recollects that there was a special lunch in late May or early June when either Miyamoto or Matake came back from the army for a visit. Ogawa helped serve at that lunch. Pre­sent: Komori, Kanehisa, Kishi, Ito, Shinno, Oda, Sasaki and Ogawa believes either Miyamoto or Matake.

Ogawa recalls no meat served.