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LAU TAK KJONG, ALEXANER CHRISTY SHINTON, LZUNG HUNG, FREDERICK IVAN GEORG I HALL, BRAILET, DOUGLAS WILLIAM WATERTON, HUBENT STANLEY RES, WALTER KICHARDSON SCOTT, JOHN ALEXANDER PRAGER.
Sentence of 15 years' imprisonment was passed on the accused HO TAU, CHAN WAI CHI, LUIS CARLOS ROSARIO SOUZA, FRANK ROBENT, WILLIAM ANDERSON, JAMES LESLIE ANDERSON.
19th October, 194.3
Hongkong Occupied Territory Governor-General's Dep., Court Martial.
Lieut.-Col. FUJIMOTO.
Chief Judge:
Judge: Judge:
Legal 1st Lieut. YAMAGUCHI, Kyoichi. Army lat Lieut. TIMUHO, Tetsu.
(T.N. All sentenced to death (N. B. LEE LAM's name is omitted from the
list) executed 29 Oct. 1943. Those sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment had sentence comuted to 10 years by Proclamation 15, 1944).
The case against Major CECIL BOON, ..SC., may be summarised briefly as follows: It is alleged that:
1. On or about Dec. 16, 1942, at SHAMSHIR) P. Camp he made extreme pro-Jap remarks, supplied the enemy with propaganda material, and praised without justification their treatment of Ps/W.
(#itnesses: Major ASHTON ROSS, I.MS., Major J.D.A. GRAY, R. S. C., Capt. A.M. RODRIQUES, H. K. V. D. C., Capt. Go Co CRAW, R.A. S. Ca,
Capt. R.N. THURSEX, H. K. V. D. C., Capt. C.G. WERKER I MIDDLES X. Additional evidence forthcoming from B00N*s document entitled "Mental Reactions" and his diary.
2. On 1st Oct. 1944 he condemned an air attack made by American Air Force on the camp, and supplied the Japanese with propaganda material in the form of a letter,
3.
(Evidence: 1.
lip written in red pencil probably by a Jap. interpreter suggesting that a letter of protest should be sent to A.A.F. in CHINA.
2. Pencilled draft letter with alterations in
ZOON's handwriting.
3. Memo in ink and pencil probably from Jap.
interpreter with request from Lt. TANAKA for proposed letter.
4. Typewritten copy of actual letter sent by
Major BOON dated 18 Oct. 44 found in office used by the Japanese.
Letter with some amendments was published in H.. Nors dated 20 oct. 44 under the heading *U.S. Officer's letter of protest".
During mid-September 1942 he subjected his fellow Ps/W to excessive, dangerous and harmful work, and deliberately fail or refused to exercise his authority to effect any improvement in working conditions, or to pass on protests to the Japanese.
(Witnesses: Major ASHTON ROSS, I.M.S., Makor J.D. GRAY, Ma Co, R.S.M., F.C. JONES, H.A.V.RG, Capt. R.. VALENTINE, o/i.c., H.K. V. .C., Lt. SAINSBURY, D.D.C., Major GRIEVË, MA, S.C., Capt. R. L. LANCASTER, Ro A. M. Co, Major F.T. ATKINSON, R.R.C., Detail No. 279, Sgt. G.H. FIERCI, H.K.V.D.C., C. S. M. COLLINS, P.O. VAN WAARDENBURG.)
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