WAR CRIMES TRIALS (TOJO DEFENSE), TOKYO, JAPAN Part 2

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Signal Corps ADC 6908 111 SOURCE: AFCF (A-2147) ADC FILM: ARCH & APC MP 971' ea Comp (Std) 6908 WAR CRIMES TRIALS (TOJO DEFENSE) Tokyo, Japan 6 Jan 1948 Mr Blewett at lectern objecting to a point made by prosecution counsel. Mr Cunningham, defense, disagreeing on a point of the court about the Tojo case. The Chief Justice questions Tojo, on the following points: the re- sponsibility of the Japanese War Minister for the conduct of armies or civilians rests with the one in immediate command. In answer to the question whether he, Tojo, ordered the destruction of the oil fields in the Netherlands East Indies the answer is in the negative (The questioning is not completed in this reel). ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY FB/sj Record Group 111 Accession III-NAV-210

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities