Trial Preparation / Structure

Seating diagram for the tribunal courtroom, including where the defendants and judges are situated. Reading from Balcony to Stage. Higgins for USA is crossed out with Cramer penned in. Includes instructions for the courtroom.

Memorandum to the staff listing the attorney assignments regarding each subject to be addressed during the trial as well as the proper procedure for presenting prepared cases in court. Also outlines the proper format for prepared briefs and the timeline for preparing documents to offer into evidence.

Transcript of Day 1 of the Conference on Procedure Regarding Summation that occurred on November 21, December 3, and December 10, 1947. Over these three dates, the Prosecution and Defense teams argued in front of the Tribunal on how they would like to conduct the end of trial, specifically regarding the summation, arguments, and other topics. Topics debated include precedence, intent of various charters, format of briefs, division of arguments, and various legal points.

Alerts members of the staff that as a result of Brigadier Quilliam's early return to New Zealand, Brigadier Nolan will assume his role as Chairman of the Committee on Rebuttal Evidence.

Requests "chronological list of all action taken, orders given or meetings attended, etc., (if any) by the defendant assigned" to individual team members to aid in the process of "preparing the preliminary Brief in respect of offences committed after 7th December, 1941, against prisoners of war and civilian internees in all areas, and against "indigenes" in all areas except the Philippines." Includes list of distribution of defendants to attorneys.