4 Feb. 1946, 1000-1150 hours Ribbentrop had great difficulty because of this pact in consummating the Non-Aggression Pact. 3 Q. Let us proceed with some other matters and we will come back to this at some later day. I want to go a little more in your family history. A. Yes. Q. I believe your father was a Lieutenant General in the Army, was he not? A. Yes. Q. What was his name? A. Oshima Kenichi. Q. He was finally retired as a Lieutenant General, was he not? A. Yes, as a Lieutenant General in 1919, I believe. Q. Did your father engage in any diplomatic activities with Germany during his lifetime? A. He was strictly an officer and had no diplomatic dealings. Q. Was your father a wealthy man? A. No, I would not say that, although he was not a poor man, as he had risen to General rank. Q. From what sources did the family drive its income? A. Mainly from land. Q. Did you inherit any property or other wealth from your father? A. No. He is still alive. Q. From what sources do you obtain your income? A. I had no income apart from my Army salary. Q. Did the Japanese Government pay its Ambassadors a sufficient salary or provide sufficient funds for necessary expenses in order to make it unnecessary for the Japanese Ambassadors to have independent and large incomes to enable them to serve in those capacities? A. Yes. I believe the Japanese Foreign Office paid very well and gave an entirely sufficient sum, depending on the country to which the diplomat was sent. Q. Referring specifically to you as the Ambassador to Germany, did your Government pay you sufficient to enable you to perform all your duties and meet your social obligations? A. Yes, and particularly as it was wartime, social expenses were negligible. Q. Then while you served as Ambassador you had no income other than what you indicated to us? A. No. Q. General, as you have recited to us the story of your military life, I am impressed by the continuous rapid advancement you made in rank and responsibility during the years you were in that service. In March 1938, at the age of 52, you were a Lieutenant General, and later during that same year you 3 This Non-Aggression Pact alluded to by OSHIMA is the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact. It included a secret pact which provided for the partition of Poland, half to U.S.S.R. and half to Germany. When Germany invaded Poland, this was the start of W.W.II. 31