During December 25-30, 1949, twelve former member of the Japanese armed forces were tried in Khabarovsk, charged with preparing and employing the bacteriological weapon. -Materials on the Trial of Former Servicemen of the Japanese Army Charged With Manufacturing and Employing Bacteriological Weapons. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1950.
...An expedition against the Chinese troops was carried out in the middle of 1942, with General Ishii in charge. ...As a preliminary to this expedition, 130 kilograms of paratyphoid and anthrax bacteria were prepared under my direction, again on the orders of Major Suzuki. According to my information, fleas were also used as epidemic carriers in this expedition... To carry out the expedition, General Ishii left with a party for Central China, where the Japanese troops were retreating at that time. The members of the expedition took advantage of the retreat to disseminate bacteria in the abandoned territory in order to cause outbreaks of epidemic among the advancing Chinese troops. -Karasawa Tomio, Major of the Medical Service, former Chief of section, Detachment (Unit) 731
...In July 1942, after preliminary preparations had been made, the expedition left in several parties for Central China... This time the bacteriological weapon was employed on the ground, the contaminating of the territory being done by sabotage action... The advancing Chinese troops entered the contaminated zone and came under the action of the bacteriological weapon." -Karasawa Kiyoshi, Major General of the Medical Service, former Chief of a division, Detachment (Unit) 731
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