| Item title: | Draft letter addressed to Lieutenant General KATÔ |
| Title (romaji): | KATÔ chûjô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/130) 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 2/130 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/130 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, handwritten in pencil |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | ?/?/c1945 to ?/?/c1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | OCCUPATION, WAR CRIMES TRIALS |
| Australian unit names: | 8TH MILITARY DISTRICT |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Names: | KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen; MATSUHISA, Col; Cawley, Maj |
| Sender: | MATSUHISA, Col |
| Recipient: | KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | Colonel MATSUHISA reports the current situation of the Japanese forces and the relationship between Australian and Japanese soldiers during the occupation. He reports some mal-treatment of Japanese by Australian soldiers. Although Major Cawley tries to restore order, it has not been effective. MATSUHISA also mentions the slow development of the war crimes trials and selection of judges. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Draft letter addressed to Lieutenant General KATÔ |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Names: | KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen; MATSUHISA, Col; Cawley, Maj |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | MATSUHISA, Col |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) |  |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | The letter was hand written and difficult to decipher. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:33 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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