26 Feb. 1946 far as my narrative goes I shall go into such things as the No Separate Peace Pact. Q. General, I have some questions on these matters to ask, but I think we will defer those for a time and let you proceed with your narrative. A. The No Separate Peace Pact was first brought up around the first or second of December 1941, by a telegram from the Japanese Government to me. The gist of this telegram was as follows: that the Japanese Government in case of a United States-Japanese conflict desired Germany’s participation in this war, and further that the Japanese Government desired that a No Separate Peace Pact be signed. In this regard I had heard sometime in November and had conveyed this news to Japan, from a man named Dietrich, the Reichspresschef (head of the German press under Goebbels, the Propaganda Minister), that Hitler would be in favor of entering the conflict in case a United States-Japanese conflict started. Based on this information the Japanese Government in this telegram to me stated that they were desirous of having me approach Hitler in regard to Germany’s entry in case of war with the United States. Q. What was the occasion of the conversation between you and this man Dietrich? A. I met Dietrich on the occasion of talking to him regarding the wishes of some of the Japanese correspondents in Berlin who wanted to visit the front or had other desires along these lines. It was Dietrich’s job to grant these requests and, therefore, I had called upon him in this regard. It was at this time that he brought up this matter. Q. We will adjourn until tomorrow. 151