Def.Doc. # 2807
O P E N I N G
TOJO,
S T A T E M E N T
Hideki
Individual
Dr. I c h i r o Kiyose
George F r a n c i s Blewett
COUNSEL
Defense
Deft Doc, # 2307
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IEYIID^T
,.,'ij MEMBERS OF T:..;
T F
I n t h i s opaning statement v.e s h a l l
b r i e f l y the r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s
TOCO, as w i l l
of t h e
outline
defendant
be t e s t i f i e d t o by him in h i s
own
deposition.
The e v i d e n c e covered i s
parts,
differing
matters
in n a t u r e ,
divided
i n t o two
one part
comprising
of a g e n e r a l nature which w i l l
and more s a t s i f a c t o r i l y
described
from h i s
own o b s e r v a t i o n s as the
directly
concerned.
The second
affidavit w i l l consist
situations
by the
external
in Japan which led up to c e r t a i n
of m o t i v e s ,
as well
objectives
as
of t h e
exposi-
and the esbance
in t h i s
TOJOfs deposition
of them-
case.
begins w i t h J u l y ,
when he was recommended as War M i n i s t e r
Second KONOYE C a b i n e t .
had been s u c c e s s i v e l y
Brigade,
the Kwantung D i s t r i c t
Staff
Before
that
appointed
time,
and Inspector-General
of
these posts merely
an Array o f f i c e r ,
serving
military authority,
Commander
Police,
the Air
Chief
and he was not
the
of
of
of
Force,
In a c a p a c i t y
faithfully
- 1 -
TOJG
Commander of
at Kurume,
Military
1940,
in the
of the Kwantung Army, V i c e M i n i s t e r
But he held
there-
been o f f e r e d in f o r m a l proof
in the General D i v i s i o n
24th I n f a n t r y
critical
understood
a l t h o u g h these d e c i s i o n s and a c t i o n s
selves have a l r e a d y
War,
witness
portion of the
of i n t e r n a l and
them, at t h e h a p p e n i n g ,
of,
amplified
person most
d e c i s i o n s and a c t i o n s a s the w i t n e s s
tions
be
under
as
established
responsible
v
Def. Doc. # 2807
during those y e a r s for
of Japanese n a t i o n a l
that
the f o r m u l a t i o n or
policies.
TOiTO had taken part
regular
"younger
duties.
political
officers"
with
took place prior t o his
appointiusnt as War M i n i s t e r ,
he h a s not much to
in p a r t i c u l a r ,
to the P r o s e c u t i o n ,
proof
activi-
Therefore,
regard to t h e a f f a i r s which
s t a t e or r e f u t e
is there
in p o l i t i c a l
ty as one of the so-called
o u t s i d e his
Nor
decision
hs he once
stated
T 0 J 0 w i l l never -evade h i s
and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
for
the
a c t i o n s he performed and the events which took
place w i t h i n the
ecope of h i s authority
assuming t h e post of War M i n i s t e r
and,
l a t e r , that
since
in July
of Prime M i n i s t e r
1$40,
in October
i,s to whether he was c r i m i n a l l y
responsible
t h e r e f o r e , we must l e a v e
judgment
Honorable
testimony w i l l
of c o n v e n i e n c e ,
took p l a c e .
be given f o r
in t h e order
tend to
Some purpose of proof may appear
occurrence.
serve
separate-
of the
w h i c h are
evidence
d i v e r g e n t and
events,
complicated,
follow-
points:
Cl)
States,
hnd
the im-
portant matters may be summarized into t h e
prepared
jointly
unavoidable
in so comprehensive a p r e s e n t a t i o n of
ing seven
of
There w i l l a l s o be some in-
constitute a single f e e t ,
is
events
in accordance with t h e time
stances where s e v e r a l aspects
though it
this
the sake
in which the
S o the f a c t s which
ly f r o n one another
their
of
Tribunal.
TOJC's
for the
to t h e
1941.
That J . van had n e i t h e r
beforehand
Britain
for
and the
planned nor
the war a g a i n s t
Netherlands.
- 2 -
the
United
Def, Doc. # 2S07
The Second xvOWOYE C a b i n e t ,
decided
upon the two n a t i o n a l
in " f u t l i n e
541-1297}
lealing
of
and
with
formed
p o l i c i e s as set
the Basic N a t i o n a l P o l i c y "
"Gist
of Main P o i n t s
(Ex.
1310).
c o n s t i t u t e d the foundation
It
KOL'OYE C a b i n e t and the s u c c e e d i n g
principally
at
(1)
settling
had a l r e a d y
broken o u t , and
independence ana
security
thening n a t i o n a l
defence
ation a t that t i m e .
A f f a i r consisted
the China A f f a i r
which
ensuring
of the s t a t e
the
by streng-
view of the world
of
the
isoues
the f a c e
It
situ-
China
to an end
of both Japan
to
both n a t i o n s a g a i n s t
of t h e Comintern,
t r i b u t i n g to t h e maintenance
Asia,
the Second
thereby
of peace
con-
in East
the
idea
of
economic
concluded
order t o s e t t l e the
and avoid war
China
Affair
between Japan <_nd t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ,
time w i l l
The
r e l a t i n g t o t h e s e matters
be c l a r i f i e d
by T O J O ' s
territor-
monopoly.
The T r i p a r t i t e A l l i a n c e was a l s o
circumstances
secure
sub-
intended the r e a l i z a t i o n n e i t h e r of
i a l ambition nor
and
between the two c o u n t r i e s f o r t h e
ana to protect
versive a c t i v i t i e s
these
aimed
in b r i n g i n g the
relations
in
that
to cease the anti-Japanese movement,
friendly
future,
of
ones.
The settlement
in such a way as to s^va
to
They
(2)
in
forth
charge
is a f a c t
policies
1949,
(Ex.
in Regard
the S i t u a t i o n to meet the
7/orld C o n d i t i o n s "
China,
in July
in
actual
at that
testimony.
There was no plan t o dominate t h e w o r l d or any pa t
thereof
Italy,
in c o n s p i r a c y w i t h Germany and
or w i t h any other nation
or p e r s o n ,
evidence s h o u l d completely d i s p e l any
Japan attempted or
carried
Italy,
idea
and
his
that
out such a b i z a r r e
affair.
Def, Doc,
2S07
It will
ment
Ye shown that
and the m i l i t a r y
the s u c c e s s
essayed
both the Japanese
c i r c l e s set their
of the Japanese-American
in A p r i l
honesty of
Proof w i l l
be o f f e r e d
d e l i b e r a t e nor
Japanese f o r c e s
of the China
the guarantee of
sovereignty
Netherlands
be
The
dis-
at the
in
settle-
and was c a r r i e d out Hinder
recognizing
the
Indo-China
of France t h e r e i n .
territorial
and r e s p e c t i n g
In t h i s
the
connection
to produce the
letter
by Prime M i n i s t e r K0K0YE to Field-Mar s h a l l
Henri P h i l l i p p e P e t a i n ,
the R e p u b l i c
policy
the then r e c o g n i z e d
of F r a n c e ,
in July 1 9 4 1 .
Head
Further,
towards the Southern r e g i o n s was
l i m i t e d t o French Indo-China
regard to Malaya
and T h a i l a n d .
and the Dutch East
merely at the-maintenance
cial
war
unavoidable,
premeditated.
we have secured and s o are able
Japan's
of
Japanese
to French I n do -China
.affair
of French
the
Proof w i l l f u r t h e r
194§ and 1 9 4 1 "was aimed p r i n c i p a l l y
of
that
t h a t the v.ar, when i t became
was n e i t h e r
addressed
Japanese
changing
B r i t a i n and t h e
prior t o 6 September 1 9 4 1 .
integrity
of the
preparations for
against the United S t a t e s ,
ment
be
purpose i n U n i t e d .States-Japanese
Army formulated no a c t u a l
patch of
of
bringing
of F o r e i g n A f f a i r s t o make certain
negotiations.
indicated
intent
in going to the l i m i t s
its Minister
of
Proof w i l l a l s o
introduced e v i d e n c i n g the clear
Government
hopes on
negotiations
1 9 4 1 , w i t h h i g h hopes
them to a r i c h f r u i t i o n .
Govern-
of
v/ith
Indies,
economic and
it
aimed
commer-
relations*
(2)
States,
That
hostilities
Great B r i t a i n
and
against
the United
the N e t h e r l a n d s were
voked by the a l l i e d n a t i o n s ,
- 4 -
and the a t t a c k s
pro-
were
(
Def. Dfcc. # 2807
unavoidably
for
instituted
by Japan
in self-defense
and
self-existence.
I t was r e a l l y
a matter
ness that J a p a n , w h i l e
Affair
with
effort,
of the
involved
i t s four y e a r s of
should f i n a l l y
decide
Bowers
in the
serious-
China
exhaustive
in 1941
arms a g a i n s t the U n i t e d S t a t e s
the two g r e a t e s t
utmost
national
to take
and Great
in the World*
Britain,
How did
such a momentous d e c i s i o n r e a c h m a t u r i t y ?
TOJO
k
is a b l e t o t e l l the s t o r y .
the U n i t e d S t a t e s ,
Great
,
On 26 J u l y
Britain
1941,
and the N e t h e r l a n d s
i s s u e d orders to f r e e z e Japanese a s s e t s *
to improve the
situation
talk w i t h President
KONOYE proposed
upon,
The
plan
by means of a personal
Roosevelt,
in A u g u s t ,
the d e c i s i o n
up
which
Premier
f o i l e d of e f f e c t .
There-
to go to war was f i n a l l y made
through the f o l l o w i n g
stages:
(a)
The Imperial
Conference
of 6 September
(b)
The
Imperial
Conference
of 5 November
(c)
The Imperial
Conference
of 1 December
1941.
1941.
1941.
Of t h e matters d e c i d e d
Conference
which
on,
of
u r on a t t h e
5 November 1 9 4 1 ,
form but a part of a l l
Imperial
only P l a n s A and B ,
the matters
have been p r o v e d , and the d e c i s i o n
not yet been s u f f i c i e n t l y
though t h i s
is partly
It will
itself
shown as a whole
touched
of M r , YAMAM0T0, K u m a i c h i ,
decided
upon in the
court r e c o r d
be proved completely
by T C J O ' s
At the same time the d e f e n d a n t
- 5 -
will,
has
(altestimony
25,949)
testimony*
as far
as
Def, Doc.
• 2307
ha remembers,
situation
testify
obtained
been taken
Britain,
i n advance
of the
procedures
that
had
Of i l l
and
the
a n d disessential
the items
the information o b t a i n e d a s to the
of the U n i t e d S t a t e s and Great
most importance.
• of t h e r i g h t
unavoidable
of
inform-
United
of e x p l a n a t i o n s
at these C o n f e r e n c e s ;
of the d e c i s i o n s .
above,
the
b e f o r e the opening of the
C o n f e r e n c e s , the d e t a i l s
point
external
Imperial Conferences,
as to the a t t i t u d e
S t a t e s and Great
cussions
i n t e r n a l and
at the time when d e c i s i o n s were made
at the above three
ation
t o the
For
Britain
it w i l l show that
enumerated
attitude
i s of the
the
exercise
s e l f - d e f e n c e was r e g r e t a b l e
but an
course of action w h i c h the then
of Japan ware driven t o t a k e .
Supreme Commend of Japan was
ut-
leaders
A f t e r November the
c o n s i d e r i n g that a
f o r e s t a l l i n g a t t a c k might perchance by made by the
Americans a t any
(3)
scrupulously
fication
prior
time,
That t h e Japanese Government
prepared to d e l i v e r the
of war t o the U n i t e d S t a t e s
to the commencement of
In T O J C s
evidence
to
be set
for d i s c u s s i o n
with
it w i l l
unanimous approval
entirely
to t h e d e l i v e r y
of
be proved t h a t
by J a p a n and
at t h e L i a i s o n
that Japan would be f r e e
ment
America
Foreign M i n i s t e r ,
on the 4 t h o f December 1 9 4 1 ;
quent
of
noti-
*
and met
Conference
to the F o r e i g n
to t a k e any a c t i o n
to the U n i t e d S t a t e s
-
-
up
the procedure of
this note w i t h r e g u l a r
the
the main
f o r t h t h e r e i n were brought
by TOGO,
d e l i v e r y were l e f t
lawful
hostilities.
g i s t of tha n o t e / b e d i s p a t c h e d
reasons to
had
formalities
its
Minister;
subseGovernrequired
D
Def.
oc. # 2307
for n o t i f i c a t i o n
ational law;
of war i n compliance w i t h
that the d e l i v e r y
should by a l l means
be nr.de to the U n i t e d S t a t e s Government
ing an i n i t i a l
attack;
and that the
of t h e note to the U n i t e d S t a t e s
be f i x e d a f t e r mutual
M i n i s t e r and
time of
delivery
Government
consultation
It w i l l
the C a b i n e t meeting
among
should
the
Foreign
of
the
also be proved tin tat
cm the f o l l o w i n g d a y ;
the 5th o f December,
that
is,
F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r TOGO gave
the g i s t
to t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ,
and t h t
prior to mak-
the ' C h i e f s of General S t a f f s of
A r my a nd the N a v y .
explcnatirx_s
intern-
of the note t o be
dispatched
which was unanimously
the f o r m a l i t i e s
to be taken for
approved,
its
t
d e l i v e r y were l e f t
It will also
Government
e n t i r e l y to the Foreign
be shown how circumspect t h e
was to i n s t r u c t
ton in order the
this
w i t h o u t f a i l a t the a p p o i n t e d t i m e .
be c o n c l u s i v e l y
Japanese
i t s Ambassador
important note
be
Minister.
in Washingdelivered
Namely,
shown that the Japanese
it
Government
had never d e l i b e r a t e l y
planned t o d e l i v e r t h e
a f t e r the
Attack.
P e a r l Harbor
with r e g a r d to the t e x t
note,
both the L i a i s o n
That
and d e l i v e r y
i s to
the
positively
b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e s e matters
thoroughly
s t u d i e d and l a w f u l l y executed
a t i o n a l lav and
(4)
say,
in t h e l i g h t
Cabinet
had been
by
of
the
intern-
treaties,
The t r u e purport a n d s i g n i f i c a n c e
of the Greater East A s i a
The
note
of the J a p a n e s e f i n a l
Conference a n d
Foreign Office authorities
will
Policy,
Greater East A s i a
Policy
was known by various n a m e s ,
- 7 -
advocated
such a s the New
by Japan
Order
Defi Doc. § 2307
in East A s i a or t h e establishment
Sphere,
etc.
d u r i n g the w a r .
always c l e a r l y
of
consisted
of v i l i f i c a t i o n
The Japanese
the term.
their voluntary d e s i r e ;
•affected by p e a c e f u l means
international
not
as a moans t o
Policy.
However,
inevitable
by a p p e a l i n g
that
The
for
Japan
once the war was s t a r t e d
long
cherished
mentioned
Greater
East ^ s i a t i c
(b)
self-government
its
Policy,
above-
and t h e measures
of
unequal
between J-pan and C h i n a ,
o f the
were
treaties,
abolished
independence
of a l l East A s i a t i c
- 8 -
be shown.
how:
the l a s t remnants
recognition
various
desire.
realization w i l l
be e x p l a i n e d
in
Yfo simply
s t a t e m e n t , t h e substance of t h e
then e x i s t . j n t ,
was
change should take p l a c e
In TOJO's
(a)
nsie
it
opportunity to cooperate w i t h t h e
adopted a s a m«ans f o r
of
and
implement t h e Greater East
a great
it w i l l
of
Pacific
s e l f - d e f e n s e of
peoples i n a c h i e v i n g t h e i r
Above a l l ,
The
for the sake
the s t a t u s quo of Greater East A s i a .
took this
co-
primarily to be
was s t a r t e d
t h e s e l f - e x i s t e n c e ^nd
the
of E a s t A s i a .
of the w o r l d .
s t a t e d ebova,
the
with
co-operation a n a u n d e r s t a n d i n g
the v a r i o u s nations
War, as
policy
first
and then mutual
o f t h e p o l i c y was
and
in accordance
for-the establishment
realization
had
freedom for a l l
in other w o r d s ,
of East A s i a
nations
however,
The essence of t h i s
peoples of Greater East A s i a ,
emancipation
people,
political
and
by other
understood the t r u e purport
in securing
operation
Co-Prosperity
T h i s term, was o f t e n d i s t o r t e d
even made an o b j e c t
meaning
of a
peoples.
of
.
Def.
D
0c.
f 2807
(o)
the Greater East A s i a t i c
•onferonce
was hold to promote mutual u n d e r s t a n d i n g
the v a r i o u s
nations.
These a r e items
connected w i t h and tend
prove t h a t Japan did 'not e n t e r t a i n any
intention
in t h i s
(5)
of the
opens w i t h t h e
" I n the y e a r s h e r e i n a f t e r
the i n t e r n a l
and f o r e i g i
cl.iqu;?".
of t h e h i g h e s t
in fact
time,
if
it
is t r u e ,
Staff,
ation c a r r i e d
policies
by a
of
one having
At
of t h e War
parts
great w e i g h t .
no
Ministry,
the Navy
of the s t a t e
This,
organiz-
however,
is
a t t r i b u t a b l e to t h e f a c t that these m i l i t a r y
had come to be e n t r u s t e d w i t h greater
result
of t h e system of
selectii^
M i n i s t e r s from the a c t i v e
independence
Then t o o ,
the p o l i t i c a l
owing to
internal discontent.
ful
It
parties
^rmy and Navy
as w e l l as the
became
- 9 -
administration<
unrest
does not mean,
and
however,
having
could be termed a
absolute
alienated
international
there e x i s t e d any o r g a n i z a t i o n
i n f l u e n c e which
organs
power as a
of High Command from c i v i l
from the people
that
list,
is
that
the Navy M i n i s t r y ,
component
which
entire Indictment,
degree,
voices
In-
'criminal
or. f o u n d a t i o n w h a t e v e r .
the Army G e n e r a l S t a f f ,
General
in t h i s
Such on a l l e g a t i o n ,
seems to be wov^n through the
basis
So-called
statement:
r e f e r r e d to
Japan were dominated and d i r e c t e d
a fallacy
aggressive
Clique."
The Indictment
militaristic
to
connection.
The Non-existence
"Militaristic
dictment,
between
power-
"militaristic
*
Dfif. Doc,
2307
clique"
in f a c t
officially
or
in i m a g i n a t i o n ,
consti.uted
any such i n f l u e n t i a l
specific
own.
object
of
Throughtout
state
outside
the
organization,
nor
c l i q u e cane to power w i t h the
c a r r y i n g out
TOJO's
admitted for a moment
policies
testimony,
that there
"younger"
of J a p a n .
e x i s t e d a movement
element
respective occasions,
cannot
is
by the
true
so-called
However,
15th
on t h e s e
of the
to suppress them.
the outbreak uf t h e s e a f f a i r s ,
propagandize that
internal
indeed
the a c t u a l l e a d e r s
t a k i n g advantage of
be
imaginary
t h e r e were
not a few who attempted to a c h i e v e t h e i r
tive
their
behind the
It
Army and Navy spared no e f f o r t s
bition,
of
and such i n c i d e n t s as May
and February 2 6 t h o c c u r r e d .
After
it
that any such
power ever was a m o t i v a t i n g f o r c e
and f o r e i g n p o l i c i e s
that
these
own am-
incidents
these i n c i d e n t s were
to
representa-
of the g e n e r a l atmosphere of the nrny and the
Navy.
It
happened
that these g r o u n d l e s s rumors
r i s e to a gradual
growth of f e e l i n g
of some m i l i t a r i s t i c
out
We must p o i n t / t h a t
rashly
those who were moved by such
to a s c e r t a i n the
out of srie er ima g i n a t i o n
was such a group as to be c a l l e d a
political
and
that
in
had
strictly
m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l from t a k i n g part
affairs,
and had been e x c e e d i n g l y
known that
- 10 -
during
in
vigorous
and m a i n t a i n i n g m i l i t a r y
I t was w i d e l y
there
"militaristic
the s u c c e s s i v e War M i n i s t e r s
in s t r a i g h t e n i n g out
cipline.
actual
S i n c e t h e February 2 6 t h I n c i d e n t ,
particular,
prohibited
nature,
from anyone w i t h r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,
concluded
clique,V
existence
c l i q u e of a t y r a n n i c a l
rumors d i d not take pains
situation,
of the
gave
dis-
TOJO's
* Def. Doc,
2307
tenure of o f f i c e
as War M i n i s t e r ,
there was
l e f t to be d e s i r e d i n r e g a r d to the
Ariny and c i v i l i a n p e r s o n n e l ,
tenance of m i l i t a r y
be shown
in h i s
(6)
This w i l l
The Independence
of the
operations;
state a f f a i r s ,
that
Thus,
as r e p e a t e d l y
Ministers)
were not
strictly
In actuality,
this
understood that
to i n t e r f e r e
if t h e s t a t e
Supreme Command,
and
state
in
Command,
structure
the
civil
was
adminis-
h a v i n g nothing
there would be no
f u n c t i o n s at w o r k .
about adjustment
to i n
in the
the province of t h e Supreme
each o t h e r ,
and m i l i t a r y
pertain-
( i n c l u d i n g War and Navy
authorized
however,
and the
defense
included
alluded
into two s e p a r a t e p a r t s ,
stretion
national
i s , matters
i t was g e n e r a l l y
administrative ministers
do w i t h
Supreme
of t h e L i a i s o n and the
ing t o t h e Supreme Command were not
divided
all
testimony,
the former C o n s t i t u t i o n ,
and m i l i t a r y
affairs
over
Conferences,
Under
trial.
control
as w e l l as the main-
discipline.
Command and the f u n c t i o n s
Imperial
nothing
diplomatic
So in order t o
harmonization
to
between the
bring
two
divisions,
the L i a i s o n C o n f e r e n c e , the
Imperial
Conference,
and,
Directing
later,
C o u n c i l were c r e a t e d .
the
Supreme War
It w i l l
be e x p l a i n e d
that
matters d e c i d e d by t h e s e organs ware f u r t h e r t o be
ratified,
according to the nature
by organs provided for
as the
of
the
in the C o n s t i t u t i o n ,
C a b i n e t or t h e Supreme Command,
made c o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y
proceedings,
valid,
specifying
o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r the matter
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such
and thus
the
involved.
source
4 Def. Doc. # 2307
The testimony
l o c a t i n g the
decisions
of t h i s
witness will
be h e l p f u l
source of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y
connected w i t h the
for
questions
in
various
here
dis-
cussed,
(7)
That t h e dominant
the M i l i t a r y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
sisted
in a j u s t
military
characteristics
exercised
by TOJ
control and d i s c i p l i n e
of
nor
connived at any inhuman
in the Army,
stressing
of
just
On t h e occasion
1936,
x those
avoid
c o n t r o l and s t e m
any further
cne of his
"further
disturbances
rigid
control
there.
intensify the
When he was
in September
1 9 4 0 , when the
i l l e g a l l y c r o s s e d or not*
prisoners
the c o n s t r u c t i o n
of war
he
ordered
border was
requested c
in connection
of the Burma-Siam r a i l r o a d .
of r e g u l a r i t y
and
laws and r egula tions were the
tary a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
court-
I n regard
The
to the treatment
of
of
of mili-
Careful
treatment
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with
the observance
features
under T 0 J 0 .
a t i o n was p a i d to t h e proper
of w a r .
advance
it was a l l e g e d t h e r e was maltreat-
ment r e g a r d i n g
use
He also
to
Army."
a Court-Martic1 t o determine whether t h e
efficient
it was
in r e g a r d to t h e Army,
control of t h e
for
responsibility
was made into Northern F r e n c h Indo-China,
mart i a l when
to
in the Second K0K0YE C a b i n e t ,
principles,
Accordingly,
in
i n Manchuria many of
entrusted w i t h p o l i t i c a l
as War M i n i s t e r
his
discipline.
of the February 2 6 t h I n c i d e n t
i n v o l v e d , and e s t a b l i s h e d
time
various
TOJO was w e l l known for
he promptly a r r e s t e d
the f i r s t
for,
acts.
D u r i n g the p e r i o d s i n w h i c h he h e l d
positions
con-
the
system, and he gave n e i t h e r o r d e r s
tolerated,
of
of
considerprisoners
civilian
>
Def. Doc. f
2 W
internees,
ations
he never
or connived
of 1 £x Vv S Ct nd r e g u l a t i o n s .
"Prisoners
name,
disregarded
nor
given
of war
to b e
TO JO i s s u e d e s p e c i a l l y
to the
camps ordered
officers
time gave orders for, or
it
to by other d e f e n d a n t s ,
obedient
to the
Throne
for
the n a t t e r
of
gracious
desires.
the TOJO c a s e ,
take
the
nearly all
of the
of the documents r e f e r r e d to i n T O J O ' s
in compliance w i t h the r e g u l a t i o n s
- 13 -
of
witness
We
of w h i c h
i n the TOJO a f f i d a v i t
to n o n - a v a i l a b i l t i y
be
who w i l l
own t e s t i m o n y .
submit s e v e r a l documents,
ore e i t h e r those c i t e d
upon
no other
be c a l l e d other t h a n TOJO h i m s e l f ,
give his
sanction
Emperor's
will
certifying
the
T h i s act of h i s
to be i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the
are to
Emperor.
imposed
believed
stand to
been
obtaining the Imperial
stage of
any
referred
he l a i d before
enemy f l i e r s who r a i d e d Tokyo.
strictly
commission
as
of the
commutation of death sentences
At t h i s
the
he had always
desires
I t w i l l a l s o be proved that
"Instructions
out and
is a f a c t ,
that
labor
He never at
countenanced
. of an inhuman and
strictly
therein.
his
by which he
and men to carry
observe the i n s t r u c t i o n s
in
of
Commanders
forced
O f f i c e r s and Men a t t h e F r o n t "
ordered a l l
issued
to the
of the prisoner
imposed.
viol-
N e i t h e r t h e text
of W a r ' s Labor R e g u l a t i o n s "
the i n s t r u c t i o n s
at
or
original
those
texts
statement ,
this
Tribunal.