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

740.00116 PW/12–2045

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

No. 117

Tokyo, December 20, 1945.
[Received January 4, 1946.]

Sir: I have the honor to refer to this Mission’s despatch No. 80, December 1, 1945, and No. 91, December 11,²⁶ enclosing lists of Japanese war crimes suspects detained or ordered detained by General MacArthur’s headquarters, and to enclose copies of the texts of two directives issued to the Japanese Government on December 3 and December 15, 1945,²⁷ ordering the arrest and delivery to Sugamo Prison of eight and sixty-nine additional war crimes suspects, respectively, who are alleged to have committed atrocities and offenses against the persons of United Nations nationals while confined in prisoner of war camps, internment camps or hospitals in Japan, Manchuria and elsewhere.

Respectfully yours,

George Atcheson, Jr.

26. Latter not printed; it reported a directive to the Japanese Government to arrest 57 additional war crimes suspects accused of atrocities and other offenses (740.00116 PW/12–1145).
27. Neither printed.