Writ Petition Sought in U. S. For Yamashita News Article
Writ Petition Sought in U. S. For Yamashita News Article
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Collection | C.W.J. Phelps Collection |
| Box | Box 2 |
| Folder | Second Phelps Scrap Book |
| Repository | University of Virginia Law Library |
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Reports on the defense counsel for Lieut. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita submitting a "petition for writs of habeas corpus and prohibition" to the United States Supreme Court. Discusses the testimony of Gen. Shiyoku Kou on the horrors that took place on the Japanese prison ship, Oroyuku Maru, which was eventually sunk by American bombers while carrying 1619 American prisoners.
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