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Accused Hirazakura: I do.

Question: Do you plead guilty to the charge brought against you?

Answer: I do.

President of the Court: Accused Mitomo, do you understand the charge brought against
you?

Accused Mitomo: I do.

Question: Do you plead guilty to the charge brought against you?

Answer: I do.

President of the Court: Accused Kikuchi, do you understand the charge brought against
you?

Accused Kikuchi: I do.

Question: Do you plead guilty to the charge brought against you?

Answer: I do.

President of the Court: Accused Kurushima, do you understand the charge brought against
you?

Accused Kurushima: I do.

Question: Do you plead guilty to the charge brought against you?

Answer: I do.

President of the Court: The Court will hear the statements of the parties on the order in
which the investigation of the case should proceed during the Court investigation.

State Prosecutor, what is your opinion on this matter?

State Prosecutor: In conformity with Art. 281 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the
R.S.F.S.R., I propose the following order of Court investigation: commence with the
examination of accused in the following order: Kawashima Kiyoshi, Karasawa Tomio,
Yamada Otozoo, Nishi Toshihide, Kajitsuka Ryuji, Sato Shunji, Hirazakura Zensaku,
Mitomo Kazuo, Takahashi Takaatsu, Onoue Masao, Kikuchi Norimitsu, Kurushima Yuji.

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