Doc. No. 6254 – B Ex. 1253-B R. 11,200 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR THE FAR EAST CITY OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SS: CERTIFICATE I, Sterling Tucker Dribrell, Commander, U.S.N.R., upon oath, make the following statement: 1.I am Head of Graphic Section, Office of Naval Intelligence, 7th Floor, Steuart Building, Washington, D.C. My residence address is 704 So. Lee Street, Alexandria, Virginia. 2.My official duties as Head of Graphic Section, Office of Naval Intelligence, include the procurement, filing, evaluation and dissemination of graphic information including photographs, maps, and intelligence reports. I graduated from the United States Naval Academy in the Class of 1921, completing a course in mechanical drawing. During the war, my work has been as head of the Graphic Section, Office of Naval Intelligence, in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. 3.In the course of my official duties I have studied the reports based on a comparison of the map of Wotje Island, JICPOA Item No. 5486, Navy Doc. No. 41, and photographs of Wotje Island, Enclosures (B) and (C) to Photo Intelligence Center Special Report No. S-1-46, and Report 2-46, and I have prepared and signed the letter dated 3 July, 1946, on the subject: Captured Japanese Base Plans: comparison with aerial photographic coverage and reports. 4.I hereby certify that the statements and opinions contained in the foregoing letter are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. /s/ STERLING TUCKER DIBRELL Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of July 1946. James J. ROBINSON /s/ Name (Status indicating authority to take oaths) Captain USNR Ser. #52853