GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
3 April 1947

AG 000.5 (3 Apr 47) LS-R
(SCAPIN - 1596)

MEMORANDUM FOR	IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.
THROUGH	Central Liaison Office, Tokyo.
SUBJECT	Apprehension of Suspected War Criminals.

The following named Japanese will be apprehended as Suspected War Criminals and delivered to the Commanding General, EIGHTH Army, at Sugamo Prison (Tokyo Detention Camp), at the earliest possible date.
NAME RANK OR TITLE PERTINENT DATA
AKASURA , Minoru Capt 5 Company, 3rd Bn, 11 Railway Regiment, Siam.
ARAKI, Masanori Col Taiping Kempei Tai, Malaya. Graduate of Seoul University,
HAKADAMA, Toshihiko Capt Taiping Kempei Tai, Malaya. Probable home address: 1 of 3 Hishimura-kawa, Kawaomo -Oaza, Ohama-mura, Kawabe-gun, Hyogo-ken.
KATAYAMA, Mineo Civ OC, Peace and Preservation Detach, Civil Administration, Johore Bahru, Malaya, 1943-45. Sailed from Singapore on aircraft carrier "HOSHO", 1 Apr 46.
OTSUBO, Minoru Col Taiping Kempei Tai, Malaya. Probable home address: Aoiuna-cho, 1-chome, Ni-ku, Shita-gun, Shizuoka-ken.
SATO, Toshio Civ Interpreter, No. 4 Special Railway Engineering Unit, Kaorin, Siam, Mar 44. Probable home address: Hiroshima-ken, Fukayasu-gun, Teshiro-mura. Left for Bangkok, Aug 45.
SUGAYAMA, Shuzo Civ Director of Ishiwara Sangvo Kaisha (mining firm), Singapore and Pengelang Is, 1942-45. Repatriated to Japan on "CHORAN MARU" arriving at Sasebo, 3 Feb 47.
UTSUNOMIYA, Taiken (alias ONORI) Capt Taiping Kempei Tai, Malaya. Probable home address: 344, 6-chome, Itabashi-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo-to.
YANAGAWA, (FNU) Col CO, 56 Recce Regiment, 33 Army, Southern Shan States, Burma, Jul 45. Repatriated to Japan from Bangkok, May/Jun 1946.

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

JOHN B. COOLEY,
Colonel, AGD,
Adjutant General.