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File No. 48, p. 126

File No. 48. Pages 90, 112, 113, 124, 125, 126. "Operations Officer's Guide (Part I)." From
the files of the Mutankiang J.M.M.

Translated from Japanese Page 90 Strictly Confidential

MILITARY INVESTIGATION DIVISION

OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS Sea ,. "MUTANKIANG J.M.M.

Received June 14, 1945

Inc No 9
Copied by Unit . . ."

No.471-MANSHU

SECRET WAR SERVICE GUIDE

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Inclosure

Fundamental Rules for Interrogating War Prisoners

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General Rules

1. The present rules relate to cases of interrogation with the view to obtaining information,
but do not relate to the interrogation of criminals.

2. Persons who have surrendered, deserters, captured enemy spies, those who illegally
cross the frontier, crews of aircraft compelled to make a forced landing or of vessels
compelled to come to our shores, escaped war prisoners who had formerly served in our
army, the inhabitants of districts we have newly occupied, and also civilian refugees from the
sphere of enemy influence, except on special matters, are interrogated in conformity with the
methods of investigating and interrogating war prisoners.

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62. Sometimes, depending on circumstances, it is advantageous to resort to torture, but
often this may lead to harmful consequences, and therefore, before resorting to it, it is
necessary carefully to consider whether this should be done or not. Furthermore, torture must
be applied in such a way as not to lead to bad consequences for us.

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