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Medical Division of the 5th Army for permission to trap rodents?

Accused Onoue: As I have already stated at the preliminary investigation during
confrontation I did not put in any request to trap rodents.

Accused Nishi: I, Nishi, formerly Chief of the Sunyu Branch of Detachment 731, ask
Onoue, formerly Chief of the Mutankiang Branch of the detachment to tell the substance of
Ishii's order to destroy the Mutankiang Branch, if accused Onoue remembers the substance of
this order.

Accused Onoue: On the evening of August 9, 1945, I was put in direct telephone
communication with Lieutenant Colonel Tanaka, who informed me that I was instructed to
act at my own discretion. I don't remember the rest of the conversation for I handed over the
receiver to Junior Sergeant Yabuki; going by what he reported to me I know that it was
proposed, in a coded telegram, to despatch the fleas to Detachment 731 and destroy
everything else.

EXAMINATION OF ACCUSED KIKUCHI

State Prosecutor: Accused Kikuchi, from what date did you serve in Branch 643 of
Detachment 731?

Accused Kikuchi: Near Hailin Station I worked from April 1943 to the time of Japan's
surrender.

Question: In what capacity?

Answer: As a laboratory assistant in that branch.

Question: What did you do?

Answer: I cultivated bacteria, in particular, typhoid.

Question: What other bacteria did you cultivate?

Answer: Paratyphoid and fever.

Question: Do you reaffirm the testimony you gave on December 5, 1949, recorded in Vol.
13, p. 285, when you testified as follows:

"We were told that this was necessary in order that.

if need be, we may be able quickly to prepare a medium

with which we could quickly cultivate bacteria and store

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