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ITEM FORM
Item title: Letter to Vice Admiral IRIFUNE
Title (romaji): IRIFUNE chûjô ate shokan
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/76)
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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 2/76
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul)
Item: 2/76
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, handwritten in pencil
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Correspondence
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 8/4/1946
Conflict code: Post-war (related to WW2)
Keywords:REPATRIATION, WAR CRIMES TRIALS
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Names: IRIFUNE Jikisaburô, Vice Adm; KINARI, Cdr; Mack, Lt
Sender: KINARI, Cdr
Recipient: IRIFUNE Jikisaburô, Vice Adm
Languages: Japanese
Area:Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain]
Content: This item is a letter from Commander KINARI to Vice Admiral IRIFUNE sent on 8 April 1946. Matters discussed include repatriation, re-organisation of camp groups due to the progress of repatriation and war crimes trials. KINARI informs IRIFUNE that he mentioned again to Lieutenant Mack that the war supply unit of his group had not been involved in war crimes. KINARI expresses concern that Lieutenant Mack may have not communicated this impression to his superiors.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Letter to Vice Admiral IRIFUNE
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Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Names: IRIFUNE Jikisaburô, Vice Adm; KINARI, Cdr; Mack, Lt
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Sender: KINARI, Cdr
Sender (kanji):
Recipient: IRIFUNE Jikisaburô, Vice Adm
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Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Rabaul Area
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Last modified:03/05/2009 10:07:32 AM
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