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of that detachment. I myself think that Ishii's appointment as Chief of Detachment 731 was
directly connected with the task of activizing the work of the bacteriological detachments at
that time, and with the orders of the Ministry for War to increase the output of bacteriological
weapons. . . .

I have no more to say on the substance of the case, the statements I have made have been
recorded correctly and have been read to me by the interpreter in Japanese.

Yamada

INTERROGATORS

Military Prosecutor^ Member of the staff

Lieutenant Colonel of the Office of the Ministry

of Jurisprudence BAZENKO for Internal Affairs

for the Khabarovsk Territory, Captain GOIKHMAN

Present during interrogation:

Military Prosecutor

of the Primorye Military Area,

Colonel of Jurisprudence BEREZOVSKY Interpreter TSVIROV

RECORD OF INTERROGATION
OF ACCUSED KAJITSUKA RYUJI

December 6, 1949 City of Khabarovsk

The interrogation is conducted through interpreter Bolkhovitinov, who was warned of his
liability to criminal prosecution for deliberately false interpretation under Art. 95 of the
Criminal Code of the R.S.F.S.R.

Signed: Bolkhovitinov

Question: You are presented with the order to take pro." ceedings against you as an
accused in conformity with Art. 1 of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of
the U.S.S.R.of April 19, 1943. Do you understand what you are accused of?

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