Def. Doc. #3038 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al -vs- ARAKI, Sadao, et al SWORN DEPOSITION Deponent: YAMAMOTO, Kumaichi Having first duly sworn and oat as on attached sheet and in accordance with the procedure followed in my country I hereby depose as follows. I, YAMAMOTO, Kumaichi, state under oath as follows: 1.My present address is No. 9, 3-chome, Shimouma-machi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. 2.I was appointed on 2 September 1940 the Director of the East-Asiatic Department of the Foreign Office. I held concurrently the post of the Director of the American Department since 28, October 1941, and was the Vice Foreign Minister from 18 September 1942 until 31 October of the year. 3.As I was one of the highest responsible officials of the Foreign Office during the above-mentioned period, I saw -1-