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THE CHINA MAIE, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1947.

NEVER KILLED BEFORE Japanese On Execution Of Briton

Thought Revolver Would Be Better

Explaining why he had used a pistol and not a sword to kill. Sub-Lieut. Fred Hockley. R.N.V.R., Captain Fujino Masazo told No. 5 War Crimes Court yesterday that he had never killed a man before and that he thought that it would be better to use a pistol. When shown photographs of the spot where the execution of Hockley took place, Fujino said that he could never absolutely erase the spot from his mind because he had killed a man there.

Law regarding treatment

Cult Tamura Telieli, Ma

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or Hirano Noburo and Captain | POWs. He only knew the gener- Fujino Masazo are charged with al' outline of Japanese regula- remitting a war crime, in that tions governing the treatment they, at Ichinomiya, Japan, 'on of POWs, or about Aug. 15, 1946, were, in violation of the Ex ከብ usages of war, together cernent in the killing of one Fred Huckley, a Sub-Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Volunteer

Reserv."

Answering questions put to him by the President, Fujino said that on the occasion of the arvond telephone conversation, Shihomura, who spoke in an excited manner. informed him that Division insisted that the Regiment deal with the Co tured airm

"

of some importance,

Tamura

himself would bring the subject

up at the conference.

Recounting the events

which

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find led to his attempting to AFN SHERIDAN ROBT, CUMMINGS RONALD REAGAN • BETTY FIELD) commit suicide. Fullun said that Tamura had decided, after consultation with Divisional Headquarters, to hide the facts $3.5000 of the killing. Fujino Hald that before he was ordered to report 2280 for interrogation. Tamura in- 1.6310 formed him that he (Tamura) 9800 nd also been for an interroga- GDDO tlon and had given a false state-

5890

.7840 ment,

Tamura .8400

therefore warited to countersign

this

.7000 him

5800 false statement. Fujino sald that it was his wish to tell the $10.8010 truth and because his conscience pricked him, he could not go Chrousch with the matter DA BÜst- gested by Tamura and tell un truths.

Bound By Orders

would have to be obeyed, but an investigation would be car- Tac subjects with which he was familiar were those rela- ried out to ascertain whether or ting to reporting, taking into not he was authorised to give custody, 'interrogation and des-such an order. He was not sure patching. He did not know if what would happen if. on In- was anything in these vestigation, it was found that regulations which provided that he had no authority to give the a POW could be killed out of order. hand without a trial.

Asked to explain why, having been ordered to carry out the Fuji Bald that although execution without anyone knew uned a

there

Tamura had testified that the

after the

Execution Place Fujino identified the loention shown in photographs produced on the in Court as the spot

near Regimental mountain Headquarters at Iwai where he had executed Hockley. He could never absolutely erase that spot from his mind.

Fujino also identified the person shown in Regiment had captured pri-ing about it, he had somers on previous occasions, pistol and not a sword. Fujino & photograph produced by the be, Fujino, did not know any-raid that he had never killed a Court asBockley, the person thing about these captures un--what method to use. He thought to orders.

man before and did not know i whom he had executed according Fino said flat when tii Oct, 1945, i.e, nske Division to explain the

n pistol would be better.

Replying to a question pat to surrender meaning of the word "Shuchi"

Fuino Insisted that it was him by defence engel. Fajino Fujino declared that although the custom at the Regiment to said that he had heard from „uteak with; and they practically

he understood the refused to do so, his reaction broadcast to mean that the waders given to it by

Emperor'a

carry out Immediately any or-Tamura that the decision to were that Division were very had ended, this did not

anybody hide the farts of this ense had ankind. He had most ardently that the organization

from Divisional Headquarters. | been arrived at as a result of a

between hoped that Prvision would cat-Army was dissolved. Notwith- Tamura was very strict

Consultation

Tamura cel the order and ask that the standing the Emperor's broad-rning orders and instructions and Divisional Headquarters.

cast, he still considered himself N.C.Os and other ranks carry

and demanded that all officers, Majoy Hirano Nobaro, who was recalled, by the Court, nuid out

'on his uwit. orders without delay. that he decided Thinura himself always carried initiative that the captured afr whether, out, immediately and to the nan should be dealt

with by under Japanese Army Regula- letter, orders and instructions the Regiment. His decision was

Com- from

anybody at Divisional reached as a result of the Em-

veror's broadenst. Hendquarters.

prisoner be sent to thri

"Feeling Of Pity" Fujing said that he did think it was strange that Divisional Headquartera should refine te give him the explanation which he requested. He pu not wilow! why they had refused to give m an explanation and it did not occur to him that Major Hram had given the order im His own initiative without the authority of Divisional Heat- quarters,

Fujino said that he did not wish to kill the prisoner. He gave no thought of whether the killing was right or wrong. He did not wish to kill the prisoner because he was actuated by a feeling of pity.

Fujino agreed that he had heard the Emperor's broadcast concerning the Japanese Hur- render and that, he understood the broadleast to mean that the war had ended.

Ì

menя of the

bound by the orders of the Re- gimentai Commander.

He did not know

tiona his Regimental

mander had authority to order | him to carry out un execution without trial, He was under the Regimental Commander and had to obey orders implicitly. Why He used Pistol

Suicide Spot

He did not phone up Tamura after the latter had reached Divisional Hendquarters for the

If he himself ordered in sub-conference of officers because ordinate Warrant Officer to be thought that "as the matter execute a person. the order of the captured airman was one

He thought it no longer necessary, from an operational point of view, for Divisional endquarters to carry out an Interrogation of the prisoner. He also, thought that rather than bring the prisoner to Divi- sional Headquarters, the best course would be for the Regi- ment to handle the prisoner it- such a course was provided for under Japanese with him was used for CWT | Service Intelligenci Regula. purposes to supplement the pay--tions.

PALMER GOES IN THE WITNESS BOX self. Moreover,

(Continued from Page 2)

Not A Blind · ·

Palmer explained turtlier that roll whenever they were short. Hearing was then adjourned he did not give Mr. Fletcher, a] He had never regarded the money til 10 a.m. on Friday, June 13, own. The advances he when the closing addresses will CWT receipt because the trans-as his action had not been Analised. made to CWT out of the $7,000 be delivered. But as Mr. Fletcher insisted on a CWT funds were paid back. He receipt he asked Al Pong to give said he sold CWT goods to help He did not know anything. This was not intended as a CWT which was in a tight hole. about the rules of international bind since on the day he received "You can't explain to Chinese the money or the day after, he crews UNRRA rules and regula. paid the money into CWT bytions that can't buy rice. They sending it with chit to a ship want money," Palmer added.

Palmer said it was his Intention which had arrived and which had

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He admitted that he had had Mr. Fletcher), to the no commercial experience. The job of Marine Superintendent, he Palmer sald he did not issue said, was too much for one man. CWT receipt for $10,614.45 be. He said he had kept CWT funds

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from the Navy, up to September He also admitted that he did when he received a lump sum of not tell UNRRA Investigator £200 and a pension of £10 per | Goodwin that he had not sold month.

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