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and of anthrax in stagnant water sources. This expedition was under the command of Chief of
the 2nd Division of Detachment 100, Major Muramoto. There, too, I myself cultivated the
germs of glanders and anthrax, which our group used for experiments on the river Derbul and
in stagnant water sources. These tests were made ... on the river Derbul, which flows into the
river Argun on the frontier of the U.S.S.R.

In August-September 1944, under the direction of researcher Matsui Tsunetaka, at the
headquarters of Detachment 100, I performed experiments on living people, to the number of
7-8 arrested Russian and Chinese citizens, to test on them the action of the poisonous
substances with which I had poisoned the food issued to the prisoners.

At the end of August 1944, on the orders of Matsui, I put as much as a gram of heroin into
some porridge and gave this porridge to an arrested Chinese citizen who ate it; about thirty
minutes later he lost consciousness and remained in that state until he died 15-16 hours later.
We knew that such a dose of heroin is fatal, but it did not make any difference to us whether
he died or lived.

On some of the prisoners I experimented 5-6 times, testing the action of Korean bindweed,
heroin, bactal and castor-oil seeds.One of the prisoners of Russian nationality became so
exhausted from the experiments that no more could be performed on him, and Matsui ordered
me to kill that Russian by giving him an injection of potassium cyanide. After the injection
that man died at once.

I was also present when gendarmes shot three prisoners on whom I had performed
experiments. . . .

Question: Do you wish to add anything to your testimony?

Answer: I have nothing more to add. This record of my statements is correct and was read
to me in Japanese by interpreter Yelgin, which I hereby certify.

Mitomo

INTERROGATORS

Military Prosecutor, Member of the staff

Lieutenant Colonel of the Office of the Ministry

of Jurisprudence ANTONOV for Internal Affairs

for the Khabarovsk Territory, Senior Lieutenant BOIKO

Interpreter YELGIN

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