INDEX TO ITAGAKI AFFIDAVIT A.Kwantung Army I.First Period – as staff officer May 1, 1929 – 30 July 1932 1.Background in Manchukuo (Pars. 1-3, pp. 1-3) 2.Preparation Military (Par. 3, pp. 3-5) 3.Mukden Incident (Pars. 4-8, pp. 5-10) 4.HONJO’s Political opinion (par 8, pp. 10-13) 5.Independence Movement (Par. 9, 13-16) 6.Report to Tokyo on Jan. 4, 1932 (Par. 10) (obviously error), p. 16-17) 7.Pu Yi Negotiations (Par. 110, pp. 18-21) II. Second period – as chief of Military Intelligence Corps at Mukden (Par. 1, p. 22) other positions 1.Situation in 1934 or 1935 (Par. 2, pp. 23-24) 2.Opinion of Kwantung Army on Japanese Policies (Par. 3, pp. 23-24) 3.Chief of Staff of Kwantung Army – March 1936 – March 1937 (Pars. 4 – 6, pp. 24-26) III. As Commander 5th Division (Pars. 1 – 5, pp. 26-27) 1.Nanking Rape (par 4, p. 27) B.Minister of War (From June 3, 1938 – 29 August 1939) I.Background of Appointment (Par. 1, pp. 27-28) II.Fundamental Policies (Par. 2, pp. 28-30) III.Activities Under 1st Konoye Cabinet