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The President announces the composition of the Court, after which he asks the parties
whether they have any objection to make to the composition of the Court or to the Court
secretaries, to which the representative of the State Prosecution, counsel for defence and the
accused answer that they have no objection to the composition of the Court or to the Court
secretaries.

The President asks counsel and accused whether they have any objection to make against
the State Prosecutor, to which counsel and accused answer that they have no objection to the
State Prosecutor.

The President asks the parties whether they have any objection to make against the
interpreters, to which the State Prosecutor, counsel and accused answer that they have no
objection to the interpreters.

The secretary announces that the following witnesses had been summoned to the court and
had appeared: Tamura Tadashi, Ozeki Shigeo, Sasaki Kosuke, Segoshi Kenichi, Kurakazu
Satoru, Tachibana Takeo, Furuichi Yoshio, Kanazawa Kazuhisa, Hotta Ryoichiro, Mineoi
Kioyashi, Saito Masateru, Fukuzumi Mitsuyoshi, Kuwabara Akira, Sakurashita Kiyoshi,
Hataki Akira, Mishina Takayuki.

The President assures himself of the presence of the witnesses, who, to the questions put to
them, answered:

Tamura: Tamura Tadashi, born in 1905, Colonel, Chief of the Personnel Division of the
Kwantung Army Headquarters.

Ozeki: Ozeki Shigeo, born in 1921, civilian employee of Detachment 731 of the Japanese
Kwantung Army.

Sasaki: Sasaki Kosuke, born in 1921, Senior Corporal, in the Japanese Army served as a
private.

Segoshi: Segoshi Kenichi, born in 1920, Lieutenant, pharmaceutist.

Kurakazu: Kurakazu Satoru, born in 1915, Sergeant Major, member of the Harbin
Gendarmerie.

Tachibana: Tachibana Takeo, born in 1896, Colonel of the Gendarmerie, adviser on
gendarme affairs to the government of Manchukuo.

Furuichi: Furuichi Yoshio, born in 1924, student at the Sunyu Branch of Detachment 731.

Kanazawa: Kanazawa Kazuhisa, born in 1917, Captain of the Medical Service, Chief of
the 1st Division of Branch 673 of Detachment 731.

Hotta: Hotta Ryoichiro, born in 1920, Sub-Lieutenant of the Quartermaster Service,

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