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1. The first Japanese book devoted exclusively to the war crimestrials was, written by four Tokyo authors and published by Ijin Sha, Tokyo, on 20 October 1946. It listed the defendents and the charges against them, supplied a roster of the Tribunal, the Prosesution and the Defence and covered the first 28 days of the trials against the major war crimes defendents. Thirteen thousand copies were published and sold. (Tab J-1).

2. Currently, a booklet is being published by Asahi Shumbin in Tokyo, entitled. This ????siste of the entire text of Chief Cononel Ka?????'s ?????? of the pro????tian's case, with a prefers written by Maj. Daniel C. I?????, OIC, Press and Publications Unit, CIE, at the invitation of the publisher. (See Tab H-2 for English version and Tab J-3 for Japanese translation). The first edition will ???? of 100,000 copies, more editions are centeplated as newsprint strip, left over from the Asahi's newspaper requirements, becomes available. This booklet will be sold throughut the nation.