Office of the Historian

740.00116 PW/10–845: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson)
Washington, October 15, 1945—3 p.m.

30. Urtel 29, October 8. U.S. National War Crimes Office general list of Japanese war criminals and a special list of major criminals was sent to Supreme Commander, September 14.46 These lists were agreed by State, War, and Navy Departments. Colonel Goff of National War Crimes Office carried certain additions to lists to Supreme Commander’s headquarters and is proceeding to Tokyo. Suggest you discuss matter with Colonel Carpenter, Captain Robinson, and Colonel Goff.

Byrnes
  1. See footnote 34, p. 938. Two supplemental lists, dated September 21 and 28, named 16 persons.↩