HOMMA TRIAL, SIXTEENTH DAY, MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 5680 111 ADC SOURCE: AFCF (A-677) 5680 FILM: ARCH & APC MP 996 ea COMPOSITE (PUSH-PULL) HOMMA TRIAL - SIXTEENTH DAY MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 21 JAN 1946 MCUs, Maj Tisdell (first name not given), tells about leaflets that were dropped during the month of March in beer cars with labels addressed to the commander of the Bataan forces. They read in part: "Accept our sincere advice and save the lives of the men under your command. The rules of international law will be adhered to." The witness in an outburst says, "I think Gen Homma wrote that". Gen Leo Donovan, President of the Military Commission, has the remark stricken from the record. The witness continues his testimony and tells of a Red Cross truck carrying packages for the prisoners being turned away from Camp O'Donnell and that he personally saw prisoners beaten. Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lf

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities