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Kawashima, Karasawa, Nishi, Onoue and Hirazakura, with having, as responsible
members of the special bacteriological units of the Japanese Army, which were engaged in
preparing for and waging bacteriological warfare, taken an active part in research on, and the
production of, bacteriological weapons for the mass extermination of human beings.

The accused Kawashima and Karasawa took an active part in bacteriological warfare
against China, and Hirazakura in bacteriological sabotage against the U.S.S.R.

Furthermore, Kawashima, Karasawa and Nishi themselves took part in criminal and
inhuman experiments on living people.

Their actions are punishable under Art. 1 of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of the U.S.S.R. of April 19, 1943.

Mitomo, Kikuchi and Kurushima, with having, as members of the special bacteriological
units formed in the Japanese Army for the purpose of preparing and waging bacterio

logical warfare, taken part in the criminal activities of these units in producing bacteriological
weapons for the mass extermination of human beings.

Mitomo is also charged with having personally taken part in the villainous killing of people
by performing inhuman experiments upon them, and in bacteriological sabotage against the
U.S.S.R.

These crimes are punishable under Art. 1 of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of the U.S.S.R. of April 19, 1943.

All the accused are subject to trial by Military Tribunal. TESTIMONY OF ACCUSED
AND WITNESSES

Military Prosecutor

of the Primorye Military Area,

Colonel of Jurisprudence A. BEREZOVSKY

December 16, 1949

RECORD OF INTERROGATION
OF ACCUSED YAMADA OTOZOO

December 6, 1949 City of Khabarovsk

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