Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The British Commonwealth, The Far East, Volume VI

740.00116 PW/12–145

The Acting Political Adviser in Japan (Atcheson) to the Secretary of State

No. 80

Tokyo, December 1, 1945.
[Received December 11.]

Sir: I have the honor to enclose a copy of a list of war crimes suspects detained in Japan and the Philippine Islands provided by the Legal Section of Headquarters,¹⁵ Additions to the list will be reported periodically. It will be noted that five Americans and two Japanese-Americans charged with broadcasting Japanese propaganda are being held at Sugamo Prison, Tokyo.

Respectfully yours,

George Atcheson, Jr.

15. Not printed; it listed 133 persons of various nationalities in Japan and 95 in the Philippines.