GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS

APO 500
3 March 1946

AG 000.5 (3 Mar 46) LS
(SCAPIN-787)

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

The following named Japanese listed on memorandums indicated below are deleted form said lists, are released from suspicion as Suspected War Criminals, are released from Sugamo Prison, and henceforth will returned to their former status.
Memorandum – 6 Nov 45
KANAI, Yosiichi (Yoshikazu) Civ Br #2, Nagoya Area
KATO, Takumi Civ Br #2, Nagoya Area
KIMURA, Kaichi Civ Br #2, Nagoya Area
AKIYAMA, Fukujiro Civ Br #2, Fukuoka Area
NOZAKI, Motonori Capt Br #2, Fukuoka Area
SHIMIZU, Shoji Cpl Br #6, Sendai Area
WATANABE, Masaharu Civ Br #1, Hakodate Area
ICHIKAWA, Masaharu Sgt Br #9, Nagoya Area
MATSUSHITA, Chiromaru(Chiyomaru) 2d Lt Br #14, Fukuoka Area
NAKASHIMA, Takejiro (Take▲iro) S/Maj Br #14, Fukuoka Area
NEGISHI, Shoichi 2d Lt Br # 7, Nagoya Area
SAITO, Inasaburo (▲asaburo) S/Maj Br # 14, Fukuoka Area
MEMORANDUM-1 Dec 45
YAMADA, Konzo Lt Br #22, Fukuoka Area

FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:

B. M. FITCH,
Brigadier General, AGD,
Adjutant General.