Trial Media

Owen Cunningham, defense attorney for Tojo, recounts his experiences during the trial in this oral interview included in the Iowa Oral History Project by the Des Moines Public Library. Cunningham begins with his background and selection to the defense team before going into great detail about the unfolding of the tribunal proceedings. This interview appears to have been conducted in the 1970s or 1980s. Each segment runs roughly 45 minutes in length. The audio clips have been published online at the Internet Archive by the Des Moines Public Library and are available here under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

United States Navy Commander Cole presents American phase of Class B offenses and reads out the murder of three American airmen in Changsha, China, and the indiscriminate bombing of Hankow.

US Admiral James O. Richardson quotes from affidavit concerning Japanese Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plan to attack Pearl Harbor during World War II. Admiral Richardson gives figures on US and Japanese losses at Pearl Harbor and mentions USS Arizona (BB-39).

Prosecuting attorney, Mr. Joseph B. Keenan, questions Japanese former Minister of Education Koichi Kido. Officials seated in the courtroom. Keenan attempts to establish that a Minister of Education in Japan was more than a title. It implies that he was a leading member of the government in formulating policy. He talks about the relationship of Kido with Prince Fumimaro Konoe. He was a leading member of Prince Konoe's cabinet.

Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo answers questions during the trials. Officials seated in the courtroom. An exchange between US Politician Joseph B. Keenan and Hideki Tojo on the submission of Proposals A and B, which were the last proposals to be submitted. The proposals were submitted to the US in an effort to keep the peace.

Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo answers questions during the trial. US Major General P. J. Mueller, Chief of Staff and party seated in the court room. Tojo is cross examined about the sending of troops into French Indochina. Tojo states that the Indochina problem was discussed in a message from President Roosevelt to the Emperor. In answer as to when troops were sent there, he says around September 20, 1940, and this was done after arrangements had been made with the Vichy Government of France.

The defense counsels listen as Keenan cross-examines Kido. Joseph B. Keenan, the chief prosecutor, questions Koichi Kido. Australian Sir William Webb, the tribunal's president, speaks to Keenan. Kido answers Keenan's questions. These questions pertain to Kido's interactions with the Emperor, Japan's intention to go to war with the United States and Great Britain, negotiations between Japan and the United States and the Imperial Conference in September.

Mrs. Yasuko Konoye is sworn in and Arthur Comyns Carr then reads her statement on her involvement with the Saoinji-Harada diary. Mr. Brooks and Mr. Logan, both of the Defense team, make objections the version of the Saoinji-Harada diary excerpt Comyns Carr used with Mrs. Konoye.