21 FEB. 1946 Date and Time: 21 February 1946, 1340-1615 hours Place: Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan Present: General Hiroshi OSHIMA G. Osmond Hyde, Interrogator Lt. Comdr. F.B. Huggins, U.S.N.R., Interpreter Miss Lucille G. Brunner, Stenographer. Questions by: Mr. Hyde. OATH OF INTERPRETER Mr. Hyde: “Lt. Comdr. Huggins, the Interpreter, having been duly sworn on previous interrogations of General OSHIMA, now continues to interpret from English to Japanese and from Japanese into English, as required in this proceeding. Q. General, you have indicated that you want to put a statement in the record at this time. You may do so. A. (Written statement is hereto attached with translation by Interpreter) Q. Have you anything further to add to this written statement? A. Further, I did not speak to you about this before because I did not feel it was of any particular importance, but following your interrogation I realize that you are placing great stress upon this meeting. I know that had I the intention of hiding the true facts you, in your investigations, should be able to discover that I was not telling the truth. However, this is not the case, and, therefore, I welcome any investigation on your part in regard to this meeting. There is something further I should like to say on this subject, so, whenever you feel that it is the right time, please let me know. 1 Q. You may proceed with the further statement you have indicated you desire to make. A. This goes ahead a bit in my story, but had we wanted to discuss an attack on Singapore with the Germans, it is only natural that they give us something in return, that is to say some agreement should 1 I think this is the meeting(s) of April 1941 between MATSUOKA the Foreign Minister of Japan, various representatives of the Military, Ribbentrop, and Hitler. It is not surprising that questions about this meeting(s) would be of interest because of all the things which would take place in just a few months including the Invasion of Russia in June, Operation Barbarossa, and the Pearl Harbor attack in December. 121