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Question: Did you know that Detachment 731 was conducting special courses for training
specialists in the mass breeding of fleas?

Answer: Yes, I did.

Question: Did you realize that these parasites which were being bred in tens of kilograms
were not needed fcr research, that the scaleon which they were being bred exceeded the scale
of all scientific research?

Answer: Yes.

Question: As a bacteriological expert were you aware of the fact that these fleas could be
infected with only one disease—plague?

Answer: Yes.

Question: As a bacteriological expert were you aware of the terrible danger to mankind
these tens of millions, hundreds of millions of parasites infected with plague would be if they
started an epidemic?

Answer: Yes, I was.

Question: Thus, you knew what you were doing when you bred these fleas in your Branch
643?

Answer: Yes.

State Prosecutor: I have no further questions to the ac cused.
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Counsel Lukiantsev: Please specify the number of rodents trapped by you during your
period of service in the branch.

Accused Onoue: I remember that it was about 7,000.

Question: State more explicitly how you used the 75 tons of raw materials for the culture
medium.

Answer: They were not used, they were destroyed.

Question: State more explicitly over what period of time fleas were bred in your branch.

Answer: As far as I can remember, a half a month or a month.

Counsel Bogachov: Accused Onoue, do you remember the date when you asked the

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