| Item title: | Trial of General IMAMURA |
| Title (romaji): | IMAMURA Taishô ni taisuru saiban kaishi ni kansuru ken |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/103) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | AWM 82 captured Japanese documents |
| AJRP sub-series: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/103 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/103 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 4 page, carbon copy, typed and in pencil |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 11/4/1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | WAR CRIMES TRIALS |
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| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; Morris |
| Sender: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen |
| Recipient: | Morris, Commander-in-Chief, 8th Military District |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | In these documents, IMAMURA states he should be tried soon so that ideas and motives of many other suspected war criminals who were under his command can be clarified and sound and proper judgement passed on them. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Trial of General IMAMURA |
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| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; Morris |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | Morris, Commander-in-Chief, 8th Military District |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) |  |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | This document was probably written by Gen IMAMURA. The penciled document is a draft of the carbon copied document. English translation of the document is attached. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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