OH 1283 | Oral History

OH 1283

Attorney. His role and experiences as a prosecuting attorney at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East [Tokyo War Crimes Trials], 1945-46. His early law career; acquaintanceship with U.S. Attorney General Tom Clark and appointment to the Tribunal; the organization of the Tribunal and comments about the representatives on it; his role with the International Prosecution Section; his account of the suicide of Prince Fumimaro Konoye; his role in the interrogation of potential war criminals; his investigation of thought control measures employed by the Japanese in preparing their countrymen for war; intrigue and rivalries among the American delegation; interrogation and trial of General Hideki Tojo; relations with the Soviet delegation; his personal observations about current official Japanese denial of their committing of war crimes during World War II.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 107 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) William J. Alexander
Date of Interview October 13, 1996

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