Japanese war trial papers, 1945-1948.

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Japanese war trial papers, 1945-1948.

Papers, 1945-1948, concerning the International Military Tribunal for the Far East's trials of alleged Japanese war criminals. The collection consists of printed material and copies of papers sent to Otto Lowe, Washington, D.C. by Joseph B. Kennan, chief prosecutor. Includes opening statement of prosecution; indictment; lists of suspects; charter of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East; transcripts of teletype conferences; and affidavits of Cordell Hull, Joseph C. Grew and Henry L. Stimson.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092308

William & Mary Libraries

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Keenan, Joseph Berry, 1888-1954

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Lawyer. LL.B., Harvard, 1913. Admitted to Ohio bar, 1913. Practiced law in Cleveland, 1913-1939; Wash., D.C., 1939-1954. In U.S. Attorney General's Office as special assistant and assistant, Criminal Div. of Dept. of Justice, 1933; assistant to U.S. Attorney General, 1936-1939. U.S. Chief of Counsel for prosecution in trials of Japanese war criminals, Tokyo, 1946. Served in World War I in France and in Judge Advocate General's Office. From the description of Papers of Joseph Berry Ke...

Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955

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Cordell Hull was a Tennessee state representative (1893-1897), a judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Tennessee (1903-1906), U.S. Representative for Tennessee (1907-1921, 1923-1931), chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee (1921-1924), U.S. Senator for Tennessee (1931-1933), Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1944), and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. From the description of Cordell Hull letter, 1941 Dec. 12. (Loui...

Lowe, Ottowell Sykes, Sr., d. 1975.

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Ottowell Sykes Lowe was an alumnus and member of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary. He was the personal representative in Washington, D.C. of Joseph B. Kennan, Chief of the International Prosecution Section for the Japanese War Trials (International Military Tribunal for the Far East). From the description of Japanese war trial papers, 1945-1948. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 23057383 ...

Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

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Henry Lewis Stimson, the politician, was one of Eleanor Stimson Brooks's cousins. He took an interest in the family and had given her support throughout Van Wyck's struggles with depression (1926-1930). From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1930-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191821881 Stimson served as U.S. Secretary of war (1911-1913, 1940-1945), was governor general of the Philippine Islands (1927-1929) and U.S...

Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965

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Grew was a U.S. diplomat and author. He was attached to embassies in Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Germany, and Austria (1904-1916); secretary-general to the U.S. delegation at the Paris Peace Conference; minister to Denmark (1920) and to Switzerland (1921-1923); negotiator at the Lausanne Conference on Near Eastern Affairs (1922-1923); under secretary of state (1924-1927, 1944-1945); ambassador to Turkey (1927-1932) and to Japan (1932-1941); special assistant to the secretary of state (1942); and dire...

International Military Tribunal for the Far East

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Historical Note The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) was established by a special proclamation of General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) on January 19, 1946. MacArthur thus implemented the Potsdam Declaration of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom (July 26, 1945), as accepted by the Japanese signatories of the Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945, that war crimina...