Summary Brief about General Minami
Description:
Gives details about Jiro Minami's actions as Minister of War regarding Manchuria, aggression, and propaganda.
Subject:
Japanese Aggression in Manchuria
Sutton Note
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Description:
Notes on Manchukuo, including dates of events and Japanese actions.
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IPS Doc. No. 2332, Exhibit No. 445
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Official Report of Manchukuo Government. No. 366. Results of the First Period Five Year Administration. Includes Outline for the Second Period Construction Plan. Much of the report is crossed out with certain portions sectioned off to indicate they should be used in evidence. Includes Statement of Authenticity.
Date:
1946CE Jul 18th
Subject:
Sutton Note
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Notes on economic exploitation from "Summary Events Leading to War." Discusses Manchuria.
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Nippon Times, September 5, 1946
Description:
Pages 1 through 4 in full of the Nippon Times newspaper. Article relevant to the trial is "Tojo Spurred War with US, Britain, Testimony Shows: Was Sole Advocator as Others Urged Fight with China, Trial Evidence Bares." Discusses narcotics in Manchuria. Gives account of presentations by Arthur Sandusky, George Furness, and John Hummel.
Date:
1946CE Sep 5th
Subject:
Trial Transcript September 6, 1946
Description:
Transcript of Proceedings, September 6, 1946 (pp. 4998 -- 5110 inc.) No index of witnesses but exhibits include information about Manchoukuo and Japan's aggressive actions in Manchuria. The prosecution and defensse section representatives were the same as the previous tribunal meeting day.
Date:
1946CE Sep 6th
Subject:
History of Japanese Expansion in Relation to China
Description:
Brief, 4-page overview of Japanese expansionism in relation to China. This movement is portrayed as a wave of attacks beginning in "the late years of the last century." Discusses how Japan sought to stymie Chinese efforts at unification and modernization, ultimately fostering major disturbances in Manchuria in 1931.
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Trial Transcript September 9, 1946
Description:
Transcript of Proceedings, September 9, 1946, (pp. 5111 -- 5247 inc.) Prosecution's witnesses include Chen, Ta-Shou with a direct examination by Henry A. Hauxhurst and a cross-examination by Alfred Brooks and Joseph Howard. Topics include the Manchurian Affairs Board, the China Affairs Board, actions by the Japanese in China, and Japanese interactions with the United States.
Date:
1946CE Sep 9th
Subject:
The Secret History of the Japanese Military Cliques Up to the Trial
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Handwritten essay, perhaps a translation?, of "The Secret History of the Japanese Military Cliques Up to the Trial," by Yutaka Chusho. Chusho served as a newspaper reporter covering the military. Goes into detailed descriptions of key individuals involved in the Japanese military. Starts off written on looseleaf paper while later pages are written on the back of documents with Japanese text.
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Why PANAY, LADYBIRD, BEE ships were near Yangtze River
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Provides explanations to use as to why the PANAY was near Wuhu and the Ladybird and Bee were near the sea. British Consul Wichman discusses Britain's rights to ports in China, plus the Treaty of Peace, Amity and Commerce that was made between the United States and China. Overall, the document lays out the precedents for foreign ships to enter Chinese waters, arguing Japan had no right to interfere or have armed forces in China to stop foreign vessels.
Date:
1946CE Jun 27th
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