| Accession Number | AWM2018.8.1361 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | AWM82 2/194 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Official Record |
| Physical description | 5 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Department of Defence |
| Date made | 1946 - 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
AWM82 2/194 - [Captured Japanese Documents:] Report from a repatriated officer [File in Japanese]
Description
AJRP Sub-Series name: Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District. This item is a report froma repatriated officer to his former supervisor or colleague in Rabaul. Main issues discussed include schedule for repatriation, provisions on board repatriation ships, correspondence with GHQ over the status of substitute foreign soldiers, dispatch of lawyers for war crimes trials. treatment of Korean and Formosan workers, payment of renumeration to servicemen, etc. It was assumed that more ships would be directed to Rabaul upon the completion of repatriation from China. The sender refers to the government's intention to draw GHQ's attention to the issue of foreign substitute soldiers, but predicts that GHQ would not intervene in war crimes trials in Rabaul.