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  1. FOREWORD
  2. RAILROAD OF DEATH
  3. REFERENCE LIST:
  4. Railroad of Death
  5. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION (1948)
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. PART ONE: SINGAPORE
  8. CHAPTER 1
  9. CHAPTER 2
  10. CHAPTER 3
  11. CHAPTER 4
  12. CHAPTER 5
  13. PART TWO: RAILROAD OF DEATH
  14. CHAPTER 6
  15. CHAPTER 7
  16. CHAPTER 8
  17. CHAPTER 9
  18. CHAPTER 10
  19. CHAPTER 11
  20. CHAPTER 12
  21. CHAPTER 13
  22. PART THREE: BASE CAMPS AND LIBERATION
  23. CHAPTER 14
  24. CHAPTER 15
  25. CHAPTER 16
  26. CHAPTER 17
  27. CHAPTER 18
  28. CHAPTER 19
  29. CHAPTER 20
  30. APPENDIX ONE:
  31. APPENDIX TWO:
  32. APPENDIX THREE:
  33. APPENDIX FOUR:
  34. APPENDIX FIVE:
  35. APPENDIX SIX:
  36. APPENDIX SEVEN:
  37. APPENDIX EIGHT:
  38. APPENDIX NINE:
  39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  40. And The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder

I trust that this submission may be given due weight when his case comes before the Court for Trial and Sentence.

SWORN by the above-named Alec Albert

Johnson at No, 34 Silver Street in the City

of Lincoln England this 15 day of March 1947

Sworn statement by Lt INO TAKEO

I Lt INO TAKEO make oath and say as follows:-

I have been duly warned that I am not obliged to make any statement but that whatever I will say will be taken down in writing and may be used in evidence.

I wish to state voluntarily that:-

The principle cause for the illness and deaths on both the ASAKA MARU and HAKUSAN MARU amongst the PoW was because the voyage was a long one. Another reason was that the food the PoW received was bad in comparison to that which they received in the PoW camps ashore. I brought this matter to the members of the ship’s crew who was in charge of the food on board. I was told that the food allotted to the PoW was fixed and they would have to do with what they were given.

The PoW received and carried the regulated or fixed amount of medical supplies. If there was any shortage on board a ship, they were to be supplemented from the medical supplies carried by the ship. In this case there were none carried on the ship. Hence they were not able to receive any.

When the ship was at Manila I sent KANEHARA, who is now in KOREA, to the PoW camp to obtain medical supplies. He was able to procure some. Also, while at MANILA, I got about thirty PoW hospitalised. These were left behind when the ship sailed.

On the ASAKA MARU there were not many sick. The PoW were allowed complete freedom of the ship. At first they were not allowed, but I got this permission from the ship’s master.

On the HAKUSAN MARU there were many sick PoW. The ship’s master at first refused to allow the sick on deck. I approached a Japanese medical officer, who was with another unit. He saw the ship’s master who at last consented. The sick PoW were then given separate quarters on deck.

Throughout the whole voyage on both ships from SINGAPORE to MOJI there were thirteen deaths amongst the PoW.

At all times I did my best for the welfare of the PoW.

The above statement has been read over to me by an interpreter and is a true and correct transcript of what I have said, to the whole of which statement I now append my signature.

Signature : – INO TAKEO

Sworn before me

Sgd: - J.HUGHES WILKINSON F/Lt.

An officer detailed to examine the above by C-in-C ALFSEA.