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Manuscript signed by 23 accused WWII war criminals while imprisoned at Sugamo Prison in Toyko. Signatures include the infamous 7 men ultimately convicted of war crimes and executed, including Japanese prime minister and IJA General "Tojo, Hideki". Also signed by Instrument of Surrender signers Shigemitsu and Umezu, as well as Araki, Kaya, Suzuki, Matsui, Hiranuma, Doihara, Hashimoto, Hirota, Oshima, Hata, Itagaki, Sato, Kimura, Hoshino, Minami, Oka, Koiso, Shimada and Muto. Document, handwritten in Japanese, outlines the terms of their incarceration, translating in part, "…Visitation is allowed within the limit of four people to each detainee in the same one room between 9:00 to 11:30, and 13:00 to 16:30…For book rentals (exchange), call a corporal…Within the limit of my order and the military order, it is my intention to make every effort for everyone's issued supplies and comfort…[signed] Lee P. Vincent, Assigned Officer, US Army Military Police Lieutenant." Runs 2pp. on a single sheet. Measures 8" x 10.5". Creasing and tape along the top edge, else near fine.
Signatures by 23 WWII War Criminals at the Sugamo Prison in Japan -- Including Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 6 of the Executed -- Also Japan's Two Surrender Signers Aboard the Missouri
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