GHQ Unit Exchange Card for Capt. Calhoun W. J. Phelps
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GHQ Unit Exchange card for Capt. Calhoun W. J. Phelps from the International Prosecution Section.
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IPS Clerical Information
List of Prospective Defendants and Document Numbers Referring to Same News Article
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A list of possible Japanese defendants with the numbers of documents pertaining to the accused individual. The final entry states "In addition to the above list, the following document numbers refer to Okawa, Shumei, a possible defendant."
Assignments
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Description:
Lists the assignments within the War Crimes Office, J. A. G. O. according to office/division. These groupings include: Director's Office, Special Projects Division, Western Division (where 1st Lt. C. W. J. Phelps is listed), Eastern Division, Research and Information Division, Administrative Division, and the Office of the Chief of Counsel. Each individual is listed, along with the rank. Support staff / clerical secretaries (predominantly women) are included as well.
Date:
1945CE Jun 22nd
IPS, SCAP, Assignment Chart - Preparation of Trial Brief of Facts
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Assignment Chart for the Preparation of Trial Brief of Facts. Divides group up into sections that cover specific time periods, starting from July 1930 and ending in December 1941. Other groups focus on Japanese Organizations. Also assigns specific lawyers to different sources of information types.
Date:
1945CE Dec 28th
Mess Deduction Card
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Mess hall deduction card for Calhoun W. J. Phelps. States "This card identifies the bearer as a civilian employee from whose pay deduction is being made for meals. This card is not transferable and if lost report should be made to the Office of Issue.
Date:
1946CE May 6th
Subject:
Billeting of Civilian Personnel
Description:
Calhoun W. J. Phelps billeting of civilian personnel.
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Tokyo Telephone Directory
Description:
Full Tokyo General Headquarters Telephone Directory, published on 6 June 1946. Directory contains listings in various manners, including sections devoted solely to the general headquarters (listed by official department), the Tokyo area at large, and an alphabetical listing of all officers and civilians. The officers and civilians sections lists the rank of the individual (if pertinent), their official duties and contact information. This alphabetical listing section offers a glimpse into the individual women (and their duties) who aided in the post-war Japan efforts.
Date:
1946CE Jun 6th
Cabin Room Assignment Card
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Cabin room assignment card for Calhoun W. J. Phelps (rank of war department employee). He was assigned to room number 132 on the "B" deck. Also included is a card listing his assigned dining time (third seating) and the appropriate hours of service.
IMTFE Spectators Pass AM
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Description:
"International Military Tribunal for the Far East Spectators Pass. Good for one trial session. War Ministry Building. AM." [Pass probably belonged to Calhoun W. J. Phelps] The back of the pass states all of the rules and regulations governing spectators in the courtroom attending the court session.
Date:
1946CE May 14th
Subject:
Minutes of Meeting of Evidence and Defendants Committee
Description:
Minutes of the meeting of the evidence and defendants committee that occurred at 8:30 am on Friday, August 9, 1946. Attendees present included: Solis Horwitz, John Barry, Chris Humphreys, Roy Morgan, C. W. J. Phelps, and Ronald Quilliam. Topics discussed include: the request by the Russian Prosecutors to use 19 large maps although it had been previously decided that when maps were introduced into evidence, a small size would be used; the decision that it would be "a gesture of courtesy to present the Defending Counsel with copies" of all rulings of the court.
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Pages
