14 Feb. 1946 public meeting. Q. Do you know anyone or all of these three: Shinge Tsuda, Mr. Takashi or Mr. Furuta? A. Of the three you named I know only Tsuda and I have met him but twice. Q. Tell us who he is and the circumstances under which you met him on these two occasions? A. This man was a textile manufacturer who during the war also manufactured aircraft. I met him in 1940 in Tokyo, when he was interested in contacting some airplane company in Germany. Later, on my way back to Germany we met in Kyoto again and spoke of the same matter. Q. Did you by any chance on these occasions of speaking about the matters you have just indicated talk to him about activities by the German-Japanese Society in this country? A. No. Q. Now, you know, do you not, that the three names I gave you, two of whom you say you do not know, and Mr. Tsuda, whom you say you do know, were all three active in the German-Japanese Society in this country? A. I was not aware of that. The other two names I do not know at all. There might be an error in that name Takashi. There was a man named TAKAISHI in the Osaka Mainichi. Q. Do you know a gentleman by the name of Tani? A. Yes. Q. Will you tell us who he is? A. I believe he was named Tani, Masayuki and was Ambassador to Nanking at the time of the termination of the war. Before this, I think, that he was Foreign Minister in the TOJO Cabinet. Q. Do you know him very well? A. No. Q. During the time you were Military Attache and Ambassador to Berlin, did you ever at any time have any discussions with this man or receive any communications from him? A. No. He was Minister to Vienna at the time I was Military Attache to Germany. Q. At the time Tani was Minister to Vienna and you were Military Attache to Berlin you then were working part of that time on the Anti-Comintern Pact. Did you during those days have any discussions with Tani regarding the proposed Anti-Comintern Pact? A. Never. Q. I believe you told us during the first days that we talked with you, you made a trip to Vienna while you were on the Staff of the Military Attache in Berlin. A. Yes. Q. Was Tani in Vienna at that time? A. No. Much later. Q. Do you know whether he took any active part in the discussions either in Tokyo or in Europe at the time the proposed Tripartite Pact was being discussed by Germany and Japan? 78