The Archive · 1937

Six Other Japanese Meld

Mr, Takahashi was released on January 7, but is said to have been again arrested on March 27 on a. charge of military ceplonage with the letter in question adduced. lis incriminating evidence.

'Not a single trial is alleged to have been given Mr, 'Takahashi by the Soviet authorities, "who have' since refused to give information regarding. the result of his judicial examination or the condition of his health, despite Fepeated requests of the Japanese Consulate-General_ in Vladivostok."

'The other six Japanese are Fudesuke: Baba and Toyotaro, clerks in the North Soghalion Mining Company Japanese concern at Alexandrovsk, atsuji Majima and Kumekichi To zakl," residents of Alexandrovsk, and' Wataru Sugawara and Hindeshi Shimomura, clerks in the Japanese North Saghalien Petroleum Company.

Al were arrested by the Soviet authorities in North Saghalien from May 19 to November 16 on alleged charges of espionage, but have never been riven a_publie trial, The Soviet Government, the protest slates, entirely disregarded Japa repeated representations for the specdling up of their trial or for their immediate release—Reuter:

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