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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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