Letter on Unit 731 found

Letter on Unit 731 found

The photo shows a letter revealing the late founder of Green Cross Corp., Ryoichi Naito, urged that activities of a secret prewar Japanese germ warfare unit in China be concealed from Allied forces immediately after World War II. The letter indicates Naito, a former surgeon with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the defunct Imperial Japanese Army, made the suggestion which was later adopted by leaders of the notorious Unit 731 to hide its activities from Allied investigators.

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  • ILEA001077677
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  • 1998/8/14 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 1998 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1713 pixel
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  • 978.17(KB)*
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