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Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, they were subordinated to you?

Answer: Yes.

Question: With whose permission were outside persons, persons not belonging to
Detachment 731, staff officers of the Kwantung Army, for instance, allowed to enter the
detachment's territory?

Answer: My permission in writing was required for that.

Question: When did the Chief of the Medical Administration of the Kwantung Army,
General Kajitsuka, and the Chief of the Veterinary Administration of the Kwantung Army,
General Takahashi, first make their reports to you?

Answer: Approximately towards the end of July 1944. Those were their first reports after
my appointment.

Question: Did Generals Takahashi and Kajitsuka, when making their reports, tell you of
the secret work of detachments 731 and 100?

Answer: Yes, they both spoke of it.

Question: Perhaps you recall the substance of General Kajitsuka's first report?

Answer: General Kajitsuka reported to me on the work of the Medical Administration of
the Kwantung Army Headquarters. In particular, he told me that Detachment 731 was
engaged on work connected with preparations for bacteriological warfare. He reported in
particular that Detachment 731 was doing research work in bacteriological weapons and
producing bacteriological weapons.

Question: Did you, in August 1944, inspect Detachment 731?

Answer: Yes, 1 did. On arriving in the detachment, I made a tour of its whole territory, and
I was particularly impressed with its products, namely, the bacteria bombs which were
intended to be dropped from aircraft, and also with the scale of production of bacteriological
weapons, which exceeded all my expectations. Near the site of Detachment 731 there was an
airfield, where, I recall, there were several light bombers. From all this I drew the conclusion
that the preparations being made by this detachment for bacteriological warfare were on a
very high level.

Question: When you were examining the detachment's premises, were you shown the fleas
bred by the detachment?

Answer: Yes, I saw the fleas, and I remember that there was an enormous quantity of them.

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