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ORDER TO FLEE Order authorizing Japanese guards to flee to avoid prosecution for war crimes |
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The following is an exact re-type of a faded copy of Document 2697, located at the United States National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. Copy was found in File #2011 of the War Crimes Records. Note that while it is Doc #2697, it is certified as Exhibit "J" in Doc. No. 2687 and referred to as Exhibit "J" in the affidavit of James Thomas Nehemiah Cross. [Record Group 238 Box 2011] Document No. 2697 (Certified as Exhibit "J" in Doc. No. 2687) TO: Chief of Staff, Taiwan Army FROM: Chief Prisoner of War Camps Tokyo Personnel who mistreated prisoners of war and internees or who are held in extremely bad sentiment by them are permitted to take care of it by immediately transferring or by fleeing without trace. Moreover, documents which would be unfavorable for us in the hands of the enemy are to be treated in the same way as secret documents and destroyed when finished with. Addresses: Korean Army, Taiwan Army, Kwantung (Manchuria)
Army, North China Area Army, Hong Kong. |