| Item title: | TAKEUCHI Kotarô interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-162 (Serial no. 253) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 11 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 15/9/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | MERCHANT SEAMEN, MERCHANT VESSELS, SHIPBUILDING, INTERROGATION, INTELLIGENCE |
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| Japanese unit names: | Eishô Maru (Yamashita Kisen Kaisha Line) |
| Names: | TAKEUCHI Kotarô, Chief Engineer |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Hainan [China–Hong Kong] China–Hong Kong |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for a civilian Chief Engineer TAKEUCHI Kotarô of Eishô Maru, a merchant ship of Yamashita Kisen Kaisha Line. TAKEUCHI was captured at sea on 29 May 1943 after Eishô Maru was torpedoed by an Allied submarine. TAKEUCHI, a 49 year old seaman from Wakayama, was trying to escape from the submarine when he was captured. During the interrogation, TAKEUCHI provided information on merchant ships he had worked on, their crew, movements, and the situation in Japan relating to shipping and ship building. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | It is not clear whether his name is Kôtarô or Kotarô. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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