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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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