| Item title: | Letter regarding courts-martial |
| Title (romaji): | Gunpô kaigi ni kansuru shokan |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/330) 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 2/330 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/330 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages, handwritten in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 23/4/1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | COURTS MARTIAL |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | Tôma (9th) Group |
| Names: | ÔTA, Lt Col; SHINOHARA, Lt Col |
| Sender: | SHINOHARA, Lt Col |
| Recipient: | ÔTA, Lt Col |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item is a letter from SHINOHARA to ÔTA regarding the operation of courts-martial at Japanese camps in Rabaul. SHINOHARA questions whether it is legitimate to conduct courts-martial when the military forces are demobilised, and who has the authority to open courts-martial. He also proposes to impose a indemnity on an accused, as the sentence given by a court in Rabaul may not be upheld after repatriation. He informs ÔTA that many of his subordinates, including legal officers, have doubts about the legitimacy of courts-martial at camps and that it would be difficult to conduct fair trials under these circumstances. The above queries were initially made by Captain SEKIYAMA, a legal officer at the Tôma (9th) Group, and First Lieutenant HIRAYAMA. Both SEKIYAMA and HIRAYAMA were graduates of the law school at the University of Tokyo. SHINOHARA appears to be concerned that conducting courts-martial without clarifying accountability and legal bases could cause various problems, particularly after repatriation, due to differences between the existing military regulations and the law applied in Japan. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Letter regarding courts-martial |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | ÔTA, Lt Col; SHINOHARA, Lt Col |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | SHINOHARA, Lt Col |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | ÔTA, Lt Col |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | Tôma (9th) Group |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Tôma (Dai 9) Shûdan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:02 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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