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Referenc.e is made to your lI1emorandum. of May 5. 1949. entitled. as above. in whioh TQu reqUellt to be advised. as to the additional investigation in Japan which it 1s desired. that Special Agent bCtl, 'Ie... condu.ot.

Speoial Agent b(" J 1 c.....- investigation of the D' Aquino aa{le is -progressing satiafactorily. and it is believed that except for certain mAtters which are being revealed in the process of taking depoRitions. little further investigation vill be required in the n'Aqnino case. It will be remembered, however. that Special Agent bCo I '7 c.... primary assignment in Japan. for whioh the Anny agreed to pay the expenses of his trip to and from Japan, is the case of bG:,., '1 ~ Thu.s far. little haa been received. from Agent ~ J '1 C, regarding the bfp, 'Ie..- l1e.tter. although I have no doubt that-he has elreruiy conductei extensive investigation in the ma.tter. Until sOllle reports are received. conoerning bb, 'Ie..- i.t will be diffi~lt to estimate What further investigation will be re~uired in that case. <

SOme report.s have already been received concerning b&) '1~ and, toge~el' with the v1tnessel -"Iilo '1(ill be

brought to this country in the D'Aquino case. I believe that the bIQI'lt- matter Yill not take up much mOre of Agent bCo, '7. ~ time in JA.pan. It was also requested that Agent b(p I 1C- II investi-gate a.ny leads in conneotion w1 th the case of b4 I '1 c.... It is desired, ho-wever. that agent h~, 1e.- oonoentrate on the bfa, 'It.. i ~nd DfAqu1no c~aes primarily.

As you know, 1. t 1e cont emplated. that Agent 1,(, I '1 C vi 11 have to be in San. Fra.ncisco during part of the Government' e -presentation of the D' Aquino caGe wlch 18 nov definitely scheduled to commence on Ju~ 5. It 1s hoped that the investigation of the b':> I'll- matter vi 11 have been auffic1ent~ completed. prior to that time gO that further investigation in Ja-pan vill not be reqQired.

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RE: UNITED STATES vs. IVA IKUKO TOGURI Dt AQUINO

Transmitted herewith are copies of depositions of the following witnesses taken in connection with the above styled matter:

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Five other depositions have been taken and transcribed to date. As soon as the witnesses have-corrected and signed the originals, copies will be forwarded to your office in washington.

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Tom Defiol£e, Esq. Special. Assistant to the Attorney Gen61-el c/o Onited States Attorney's Office San Francisco 1, California

Dear Mr. DeWolfe.

Ret United States v. Iva Toguri D' AqUino-Treason

Referenoe ia made to your letter of November 15, 1948, conoerning recordings of the subject' 5 broadcasts. -

Mr. Frank Green has advised me t..~at he has located three recordings of the subject's broadcasts which are suffioiently clear for courtroom use. Ur. Green knows of no further investigational. leads for the purpose of obtaining additional racording.s except his suggestion preVioUsly made to you tha.t 8omoone visit th.e Hoover War Library at stanf'ord University, Palo Alto, California, to determine whether or not their collection of rect;>rdings inc1.udes any of the Zero Hour.

I run enclosing herewith an authenticated photostatic copy of the subject' 6 paSGport applicat.ion made to the American ConsuJ.ate General at Tokyo, Japan, on September S, 1941. The Department of'St9.te has advised me that they do not have a record of Mrs. 1)' Aquino having fUed an application for evacuation at ·the SWiss Oonsu1.B..te in Tokyo on. March 30. 1942. It appears, howElver, from a. telegram of Septell\ber 4, 1942, from the Aruerican Legation in Bernt Sldtzerland, that Mrs. 0' Aquino informed th$J apanese authori tis5 that sh$ voluntarily renounced repatriatinn to the United States.

In briefing Special. Agent .be" \ '1 c,. prior to 'hiB departure for Japan, I believe you should stress the possibUity that there are still in existence recordings of the Zero flour, made by the Japanese in Japan. We have proceeded thus far on the theory that all Zero Hour broadca.sts '«ere live. You rlll recall that the Japanese witnesses 80 iruonned you in San Francisco. However, Mr. Green, in his search for recordings in . t.1is and other ca.ses, is yerystronglyof the opinion that some recordinss wetre. made wi. th or .vi thout the knoJtledge of the broadcasting • personnel of R 0 Tokyo who appeared as witnesses at the grand jury.

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Reference i6 lU8.de to your JI1sntOrandUill of Ootober 27 t 1948, in the atlse entitled be., I '1 c., Trea~n. With this meraorandum,t yo~ enclot$e certain photographs, secured from the .Department of the Arury. - - -

It 'Will. be appreciated if" you ?lill fo"ard. copies of the photographB of Radio Tokyo, both interior and exterior, to be used in connection nth the proseoution of the above captioned ~alSe.

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-I have lear.ned that the ~ on a charge Q£ tr6~GOn Qf 'fu-a. Iva togurl Df Aquino (kno~n as Tokyo RODo) uy ~h~rtly take pl.ace in America" As I -11as ttssocillted rlth the first broadce.ata llUide by l{rth Togur1 D' AQ.uino from Tokyo, rmd I have a perl!oMl knOwledge of mtUl:Y' of th.o eucUlilitauooB surrounding herhroadcQ.sts, I havG the .. honor to request that you iiill- int'Qrs. th" proper: ~ni.te¢ Stat6$ authority, and. uso, -if' posSible,. Mrs. togurl. DtAquinot ., solicitorGJ that I·~ p:r&parSd-"lf» .give evid~ tO.r tho de£en04 in the event of a. trial. tal'd..tlt-1p1aoe. n

hI,. t '1 t- is an. Australian .. nn4 ~1!.$fo:nu~l.y A pris0n6r of ~ of' the if apan.e:il8 • It 1s oUggeflted that 11:. wo.uld be QU Utott. wu1.4 adVise 4a£Gndant's attorney of th,6fl.i1batan~ or btO I '1 (!... lAtt~tQ the American Oonaul tle~d at Sydney;1 WEll'"Ciog to protf'~ a:ssistaI).d~,:t.to defetldAnt by .0(, I '1 t.- .

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Xt becomes vitally nece~sary in the interest o£ ~ proper prosecution of both ca.ses tlu~.t w:I. messes be :located in Japan who will be abl.e to testify a.s to t.ha eontrolot Radio Tokyo by the!nrperla). J'apallese Governm.ent. Wi tnessea ahould})e-l.ocatei1 and interviewed 'Who are in a po~itJ..on to 'bestify with re.ference to the techni.cUaapects of the Broadoas.ting_ Gorporation. of lap.an, and the technical means by -.ilich the broadeaat~; which are the subject matter of the 4bove case", were made to troops in the. }Jouthwo8t Pacific. AdditioruU evidenoe ia needed to Show treasonous andtr~toroUll intent on behal.t of both ~boV$ ll8ll1ed subjeots. Interviews in Japan with prOspective Government witnesses on the -Inca caseshoold be had :with it view of obtaining two witnesses to eaCh overt aot in any treason indiotment returned a.gainst him under the ~rea$6lt $tatute (Title 18 u.s.o .. Sec. 1).

The De.partment of the Army obtained from Mr~. D'Aquino's residenoe inlapan eO~$ eopielJ. of scripta used by her in her radio broadcaste. It 10 b~eved that the facts and circumsiianG8S $urrounding the ob-tainmsnt of said lJwipts shoUld be developedJ as a motion to 8UPP~8S ldll undoubtooly 1>$ . lnterpo8~, attacking the legality of the aeiBUTe or the documeni;fiI in question ..

I.f the Bureau is in a position to send an agent or agents to Japan ,,.. in connection with this matter, it i8 suggested that the Bureau might deaire

-:t.o consider the advi a abili ty of' sending Special_ Agent-L;(p \ '1 Q. from your Lo e AngeleS Office on this ase1:gnmerrt. as he is thoroughly conv'Yi'sant with all. the factual matters herein involved.

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You 'I'1ill .find.enclos~ hecren th copy of' l,.etter to the D~partulcnt under date of 20 Ootober 1948~ £rolll:lfotll'1~e\Y.olf.$hoi\.,tb:i'B';·D;\lvi~ion,'Who is one of the Departmental la."7erl aasigned to thiB C&mh TheencloQ'Ure 10 se:u:-axplanatoi'7i t$i ,'~l;1e$ into thamatte.ra herein disc\lSsad in ntUOh deta1l. \

'time is of the eSf;!snce hecre~, and the lIl&tte;r irs SOll1eWh,,"t emergent becauiS6 the J:)t ~uino ease IJi.A'1 be !let for trial at IA1'l1 time in the 'n~ fu'bure~

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November 2,' 1948

ReI United Sta.t.efl v. tva Togur1 D' Aqui~' TreaSQ.n

Reference i~ made to the above entitled tre8.con prosecution presently pending in the Federal Northern Judicial.District of Oa1ifornia. Thia neparl.m.ent aOkno1l1edgefS reoaipt ot. and thttnks you for yours or :26 October, together w1 th the enClosure' therein referred to, which correspondenca from. your Depa:rtG\etl.t COtXlerll4 the offar of OM. k> ~ I 1 C-. to testily tor the defendant. at the mal. on it{J, merits. Your coopert\tion in btinging this matter to the attention ot this DepEU'tnlent 18 greatly appreciate4.

For your ini"ol'l1lation, you -aill find enclosed heretti. th a copy of this Dep.£Jr'talentt IS letter to the United. States AtwrtWy' at San .Franoi80o· under even date col1()e~1ng thi.s m8.~~. The encl.otJ\ll"$ i.e sel.f-explanatory.

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T~iB .. --ill ec.lmowlcdge receiptor your lotter of Octobe.r 13, 1948 regarding the D' Aquino and other treason Chse~. Your interest in ~ritlng and oomments a~ apvEcciated.

While it melY not b~ NladUy under4tand,Qbl~, the fact is thi,·t it i8 p.ertlcu1u·ly d1tf1cu.lt to gecu.n eviden.ce of overt acts ~h.ich \':111 Qustain a proCl~o'Q.tion for treason under the striot standards of proof required by th'll SuprOOlo Court in th~ t~ $uch Q~ses u on which it hab r&oently pes3ed. (Craa~r v. Unit~ Statoil, .325 u.s. 1; Haupt v. United States, 3,0 u.s. 631.)' Conditions e.bNb.d in'ocQUpied c:.ount;..rle$ h-l1ve not faclUt~ted investigation. You m~y be E.5sured, hOt~ever, that the caS~6 to which you re.ferred, 0;.$ well «8 otoor81. are Wlder aotive ooneideration and tbat.. ~hould the continuing inveetigative e!.forttJ ot this ~p&rtrnent. be- succe6rsi'ul in d:eveloping the re;'tuisite p-l"oo! J p~pt prc6e-cutions will tallow.

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November 2, 1954

Dear Tom:

Re: IVa Toguri D'Aquino

In accordance with our telephone convel'sation I asked

to check through your file s and she has come up

with the attached file which is the one we feel sure you-want

for answering the inquiry which you now have before you. If

there is any other material which we have overlooked, please

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Tom DeWolfe, Esquire Special Assistant to the Attorney General c/o United States Attorney St. Louis 1, Missouri

Re: D'Aquino v. United States

Dear Mr. DeWolfe:

Reference is made to your letter of September 22, 1952, concerning the request of \::J(P~ '1 ~ who testified as a Gov-ernment wi.. tness at the treason trial of Iva Toguri D'Aquino, that you write a letter on his behalf to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for his use in applying for an immigration visa under Public Law 4l4, 1{hich becomes effective in December.

The Department has no objection to your writing such a letter for bc.. , '1C-- since you have stated that you feel he is worthy of some consideration and since, through your contact with him in the D I Aquino case, you are the· person in the Department best qualified to make this determination. However, in this con-nection you will recall that many German witnesses who were brought to this country to testify in the Chandler, Best, Burgman, Monti and Gillars cases requested similar letters from the Depart-ment in their efforts to regularize their status here. In each instance the Department furnished a letter setting forth a state-ment of the cases in which the witness testified, the contribution which his testimony made to the success of the prosecution, the extent of his cooperation with the Government, and his general

demeanor, but refrained from making any reconunendation as to the desirability or advisability of granting a visa to the witness.

Respectfully,

For the Attorney General,

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Ref'erence is made to your letter of .. Tanuary 4, 1956, commenting upon the release from prison of Iva Toguri DfAquino ("Tokyo ~ose") after having served six years of a ten year sentence.

Iva Toguri D'Aquino was convicted of one overt act o£ treason on September 29, 1949, and on October 6, 1949, was senteneed to ten years' imprisonment.

Section 4161 of Title 18, United stateQ Code, provides in par.t as follows:

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WILLIAM F. TOMPKINS Assistant Attorney General Internal Security Division

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Your letter o£ January 30, 19>6, addressed to the President, commenting upon the release of Mrs. Iva Toguri Df Aquino from priSOn,. has been referred to this Department £or reply.

Mrs. D'Aquino 'WaS convicted o£ one overt act of treason on September 29, 1949,. and on October 6, 1949.t' was sentenced--to ten year.s t imprisonment.. In this connection it may be o£ interest to you that the statute under which Mrs. DIAquino was convicted pro\ '\Ies a nrl.Dimuro. punishment of five years and a max:i.nmm punishment o:f dea'~h, and the severity of the sentence imposed within those limits is in the sole discretion o:f the court ..

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WIILIAM F. TOMPKINS Assistant Attorn~ General Internal. Seaurity Division

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WhU:e I appreeiat(t the ttOn:Si~ons wh1eh p~ b~ t ,., C. interest in Qce:rts1n1ng -whether '* I It ~ _ tM author of' the l.etter in question. actttally exists, ! r~tha-t it is not possib~ to 00 of ASSisUmee ~ lmn in this ma.~~ ~$ the ~wb is. not. a:u.th~ed to furnish information £rom i-w fil!. "';~, if'.any "5.~ av.aUab~e .• exoept to the d~etrl.>s and sgencies ext· the 'E1X¢Ctl.tive ~h .~ t.he -, .fedora). gov~ for Qffi.cial purpO$eS'. ,

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W:rLLIAN F. TONPKINS As~atant. Atto:t'l'leY Genva.l Internal Seourity Dtvi$1.oon

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Mr. Marcus ~. Price Chief Arcbi vist Audio-Visual Records Branch National. Ar.chives and Records Service Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Price:

Reference is made to your letter of March 20, 1952, in which you advi3ed that your agenoy had received a request from

_bG I "1 e..- _ - for re-recordings of broadcasts made by Iva Toguri D' Aquino ("Tokyo Rose") which are on deposit with the National Archives. ·You re-quested to be advised wether the Department of Justice has any objection to your complying with this request.

The treason conviction of Iva Toguri D' Aquino was affirmed by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Cirouit on October lO, 1951, and a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United states was filed on her behalf on January lh, 1952. In view of the pendency of this case before the Supreme Court, it is felt that this Department must adher.e to the opinion expressed in my letter of August 11, 1950, to Mr. Dallas D. Irvine of the Audio-Visual Records Branch that it would not be proper for the Depart-ment of Justice to sanction the release or re-recording of ariy broadoasts of Iva D'Aquino prior to the final disposition of her case. I shall be glad to advise you when such final. disposition has been made.

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'this is in reply to your. l:.ett.er of August 17. 1948 to- the Attorney.6eneral regarding utilization of your services: .tn connecti~ \11 th the case of Iva Togur1 D'Aqu1n.o.

This matt-or haG for SOilla time been in t.he care of a staff especially experienced in treason casas, SOIQ.$ of whom. havese:rv-ed in Japan, and 1 regret that, in the oircumstances. the Departll1ent it'S Wlable to consider additional perBonnel. However, your interest. in vrl ting_ is appra~iated.

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bta~ne$ iao J::l11.de 'bo th. ~ entitl4d Bubjeet- who i8 pres.e.nUy ~ GOt\sidered e.~ a. prospective de:te~ in a ~son preseeuUou. to be instituted under tOO aWll-~ ,eden-a! Statute (Title 16_ U.S.C., Se'Ot 1). The ca~ ~d.nst eUbjoo't is shortl,,- to bo presentod to It ~ of tederal. Grand V~ to. ~ convf$6d in the 'edel'8l lorih.~ ludicdal District of Cill.r~ We h~v.e alr~ ~itten. :you under dau (if 13 August 19'4$, req~$ting thtlt &ubjoot b$ loo~ted al14 app....~ in Japan, and re~urned 'l»Sim ~~ in the It(,lrtb,~ District 0-£ Oalltornia under ~t:Uy GU$~ in the bmiGdiat6 future by ~n:n$ ot an J..rmy watU5~ veaseL.

, Th~ P~SQnal atte-...da.ooe in SAD. ltranui8¢O ali> Gov~rnsIen~ ld tnaaS&1l

of nine J'c.pans¢e nl3;t.io.rW.s pI"ea(;mtly re:ddent. in Japan ia 'Vit&lly n~saary to th'$' e>rdeJi"ly and ~at' prep&X"$tion tor end pNsentat.:ion. of the case ~ain1st aubjeot bd'on ~ tJn1ted S't-s,tas Qrand SUJr,f at San Franc.1.eoo in the ~ttJ .rut-we, a.~ af'o,.-.ee.u4. fite ~~UV4!) t,$l,it~1a7 ot the .ra~$natioIM1ls atQ~sa1:d 'being material. and n$C1&~S1U7 in ol"dcto to 4ul~ a thorough prese!lt.e.1;.ion of 1>.':Ii$ ea.S$ bc.t~ the Gn:md twrr in Seu F~i$CQ1 it bae.om6~ ne~e~ar:y to r8qW)st t.ho peli'~ ~t.t~. of fi~ l~tmeile nationals .in &n .F~~~600 ten day:! Fior to tb:$da.t6 ·Ott,rh1~ subject arrives in th$ Port o£-San baneieQO ta ~t~ i:ftlSt.oq roll' ~" ot proper preparation .tor the Grand lurr·proc(l~. With that iil ~ it is believed that. 1-t ~s highly ~s1rable that thG3-(t aOY~ td.~sefl 'be transported ~ tapan tb thoPa(ltflc west Coa!Jti by tt..U.-"

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requsflted that you &dvise this Depar~t of ilia GXp-

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Reference is ruule tu -the above ent.itae4 ~ubjeQt; 'Idlo 15 pr~u~ently baing consider~ \:Iy this O~pnruent iUS ~ ;.roap6ctin. defendant in a treason pros9cut:i.on under -tho eppJJ.c!1ble ·United Stat0s Statute (fi"tle lS, U .5.0"1 Sec. 1). S\1'\)J~at 1s an blarican cltj,z~n o! Japanese .!L."'lCtaswr, and VilS b

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of San francisco on one of tha above mentioned vessela. We 6hou1.d be not.i.fied as soon as possiblG regarding the nane or the 'Vassal 'on liihich nu'bjact is to be transportoo to the United St.aten, l"4ld of the datG ot it.a urival. in the Port of Snn Fr-dllciaco.- In the ovant that. the ve3sel on which a.ubject is to be ~port.ed to the United. St.atss, for any l'ea8on, should be diver'ted enr~ute from the Porl O:! San Franc.isco e.G her vert otarrival, it i~ r&'.;U6sted. that this Dep8l'tment oonotifi$d to that ei'fact a.t "the GE!.rllest possible mo;uentll

Under the applicable provisioIU3 Qf '1'1 Ue 28) U .. S.G. J Sac. 102, j uriadi¢tion to try the issue ensuing !'rom any indictment that may b1) returnGd agailUlt 5ubjoot 113 vested -in the FedenJ. ,.Judicial District into which subject is f~t brought. Due to budgetary a.nd finaneinl. restrictions, and for other reaeons~th1s nap(!"r~ent i8 particularly desirous to a~ that the ·V6$Sel on whicll subject its traU$pOrt.oo t,e.. the. Uni ted stat.as ·aoes not ·toueh th.e Territories of H8.?fall, Al:a5k4, or trut loo'llral. Judicial Districts comprising the SW!l8 becausB such a call Qr atop, lawn though ~rtry ~ aight possibly be hc1d to veat the Federal Oourta of sc.id ~tories ~ith jurisdictio.n to trY' thia it'lpOrtallt cr1m:inal p~ing on its m.eri is.

Ples.ae c.onfhDl the understanding of this D~pm-tment to thl'!t affeot that the above m:entioned vessUs till. not stop or make a. call at anY.point ir, the brritoric8 of llru$ka ~r Ha~rli en r'~-HlW to tho Paci.fic lfest Co-set on the trips above 8ch&d.uJ.l~_· ! t would lilcerris& be appreciated 11' you llou1.d tuiviEie thin De.partment at once 'ifhethsr or not ~&mentn nny be ··~ediately elf oC~ted, looking tolYru."ci the and of bringing 8Ubj~ct to th$ United St!..tt» in protective custody on one of the ~ transpol't ves61U2 on one of the scheduled trips above list.sd.

For your infol"l!lation, subjoot is marrioo to a Portugooet.t subject, and is balioved to 00 :the mother of alirl .. nor child" This Departnent does not request that subject' 5 family be ~por1;.$d to the Unit0d Sttlw», and undar rio clrcumsta.nc~8 ua.y this Department be obligated to defrny the cost or e:.q>ense for the transpQrtaUon to the United States or subjectt 13 husband and child) if any, or the coct of their:aa.1nterumc6 in the United Statea, sbould any other pdl'ty l'eG:uest or COnE3Ulll'iJ..ate arra.ng~eut6 for t,Qe tran~ portation of said f8lil1ly of su'bject to this country. 'i'i'..1s let~r likewise should not, . in !my m.an.ner, be con.strood as an authorization for othel"1l to a.:rl"ang$ or o.rfootuate a.rrangement.a for the transportation of suhject- 8 taJrlly to the United Sta.tes or the~ entry into thia country.

! letter u..'1der separate cover i8 preaen+..l.y being prepared- concerning a. request trm:a this Depa.ri:ment to you regarding the £ia'!lspo:etition of"certah J' ftpanesa aliena to thQ United S ta tea as necea sexy n tueuaes . for attendlHlC8 bef'O:N a federal Grand JIll"Y at San Fr:9.llCisco in this natter. Said ·letter

,.... . wlll be forr;a.-dOO to :rou at an enrly d&.ta.

It 1s ~ courBa UIlderri.Qod that it itt b.i.ghl.,. d~able and even n:DtiQlutel.y MCll-58U7thAt the aubJ-ect .l'i1at~r of thi9 1

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Frank J .. Hennessy, Esquire UIrl.t6d States Attorney San Francisco, California

Dear Mr.. Hennessys

ReI United States v. Iva To~i D'Aquino - TreaSon

Referenoe i8 made to the above entitled treason prosecu-tion presently pending in your jurisdiction. You will find enclosed herewith copy of a letter under oven date to the Acting Secretary of the Army with re!orence to the attendance at tho trial of pro-speotive' Government. witness b(q I '1 c... The enolosure is self'-explanatory.

Please koep the Department a.dVised as to all material developments that ensue hare in.

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For the Attorney General

AIEXANDKR M .. CAMPBELL A6sistant Attorney General

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oxigellOiGs of the ai tunt100. requ1ro that. Governt1~nt 'ldtnas8 1~, 1C-oo tlmm to too Un1ted S'tm:oos.'th:18 Do~t. lf1ll. rebtbUrse ~ Depart.>:\ant. o~ the A'r:q tor the expenoo of travel incurred intran.tlPOrt1nn thia wItness to Ulm United States. T~ .... 1was should rupert at tM O££iC60t'- ~11O United States At~; San Francisco, upon arrival end au hClJ:"$1n~tore ot.atert her llttend-8llCtl is ~ircd in SM Franoi80o on or about Juno 21. --

Ploamt ~st. asau.redthat. tni3 I~pftrb:,u~nt is deeply approoiat1va for tbct c-oo~ratlon which you hava dlupla.ved. in this and kindred mat tears.

-For the A ttorna)" General.

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Rofel'OtWft 1& ~e toQ tho abvc entJ.1:J.od traMon prQ~ution proaontly perrlin~ in t:MJ!~d6rU lion.tt«m Jud1.a1al District or Oillforn1" at San 1l'1"tlnOiS401O nm 'trial ot tbis OCUltJa on. It.s ~it8 u soh

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Frank J. HeIme8sy, Esquire United States Attorney San Francisoo, Calif'orrda

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Ret United abates v. Iva Toguri D'Aquino

Referenoe i6 mada to the above' entitled treason prosecution presently pending in your jurisdiction. You wili find ancloscm harewi th lfuppl.ements and add! tions to the factual trial bri.ef previously forwarded. to you. The additions to said briGr forwarded herewith cover the testi-mony of the fol1~g witnessesz

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For the At~ayQenera1

ALEXANDER U. OAMPBELL Assistant Attorney General

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This re'fers to your letWr of Janua.ry 8, 1962 _ ~ to the llepBrtment ot Justice 1n wbtcl1 you re~t info:rmation concerning the transcript of record in the .. ~ Rosel' case.

Iva Toguri I)'Aquino" ~r k:n.o:'ml as "~ Ros~,.,...~· vas conv.ic.ted. in the United state'Q :p1&trtct Court for the ~rn District. ot Cel:1.;folt.Uia, 6a.ll~co, ea:u.fonde.. The cQllJpl.ete t.ranaeript of thQ t:d:al voulA· be avaUable for e2rerrdnation iJ1 tlle recoxds of that. J~d.teUon. A

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all of the" witnesses, a record will be made of the testimony of each witness and other administrative matters involving their h0using and other problems during their stay in this country. Accordingly', it is requested that you authorize the United'States Marshal in San Francisco to pay each of the above-named witnesses the sum of $10.00 (ten dollars) per day in lieu of per diem an4 subsistence, effective upon the date of their arrival in this country from Japari~ It is estirilated that they will be in this country for a total of 30 days.

~~ take the necess~ steps to provide for adequate housing for these I It is also requested that the -United States Marshal in San Francisco

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. REQ\fEST . ;'lMMEDI ATE I SStJAN€E 'OF SUBP·O~NAF' R bk11~ AND L PE·RSON··AL.:SERVl:C·E'~·OF S-A'ME CAh-~ING FOR 'HJS TENIJANCE· ON Jl,l 28 AND ·THEREAFTERre WI LL REQl!JEST D'-I RECTOR~,'FEDERALBUREA .. ". . : .. " . . ". " " "," . ". ". . .' .'. , ",",:.

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Frank J. Hennessy, Esquire United States Attorney San Francisco, California

Dear 'Mr. Hennessy:

Re : United States v. Iva Toguri D I Aquino -Treason

b!P I 1C- recently of Del Monte, California, is a prospective Government witness in the above captioned case. He is presently in Europe and is expected to arrive back in the United States on June 14, 1949 at New York, New York. It has been decided for the convenience of the Government and of the witness to serve him ~th a subpoena at New York upon his return.

It is r~quested that you take the necessary steps for the issuance of a subpoena on ~ l "1c.,.. to be served at the : ..., .~~ \ "'l c... _ ~ ,'1 '" on June 15, 1949, calling for his appearance in

San Francisco on June 28, 1949.

Respectfully,

For the Attorney General

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'. . Thl.s Will aoknowledge l'eQe1pt ()f your latter or

June 1,· J$h9 to Ur. Hogan ·01' this Div1tdon.

In re.ply to your i"$q~8t t()~ a determont ot the date on whioh you .. ill appear a.t San Francisco,· I can adv18e you that it ldU be satistactory 1£ you NPort in that city on June 30, 1949 instead·:o!' June 28. lih1lA I would like to grant you a fuMihar extensi.on, i.t will be impossible because ot the exigency of thi6 case.

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For the Attorney General.

AtwWroER U. CW4PBELL Asaiabant Attorney General

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Alexander M. Campbell, Assistant Attorney General

United States v. Iva Toguri D'Aquino ~ Treason

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Reference is made to the above entitled treason proS6C}U-. tion presentl.y pending in the Federal Northern Judicial District of California, and more partiou.J;l.rly to the report, of - b fC, I "1 c... DUo t "Cma.de at Washington, D.C., under date· of l4a.y 20, 1949. Special

\::;k>, CJ e.... mtervimr with prospective Government witness b4> I'C-of Central'Intelligence Agency disclosed that the followfng persons during the war were ·employed by the Foreign Broadcast Monitoring Service and .Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service." and the Federal Oommunica-tions Commission ·at the Portland, Oregon and Overseas Offices of ~a1d Federal agencies.1 bb _. -; G

p~~ "c,. :: The Bureau's report referred to d1,acloses that the individUals

abovementioned were -speoifically ass~nea to monitor the ,$,oro Hour pr0-gram. Interviewee t>

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Alexander M. o ampbo ll, Aasistant Attorney General

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Reference is made to the above e~titlad treason proseoution presently pending in the Northern District of California. The trial of this causa on its marita is soheduled to oommenoe on July 5, 1949, at San Francisoo, OaliforU1.a. '

One b~ ,'1 c.. during the late war at. Hawaii and Quam moni tored broadcasts voioed by defendant. b~ • ~ e,; therefore ~oome8 an essential Government ldtnoes., WitnesB tbt 'Ie is pres~tl.v employed by the Foreign Broadcast Information Branch,· Cent.ral Intelligenae Agenoy, WaslW:lgton, D.O.

It i8 requested that appropriate arrangements be effootuated through channels looking toward the attendanoe of ldtness blo, 'lC,. in san Franoisoo on June 29, 1949, and thereafter until released for the purpose of assisting in the preparat.ion for and testUying at the trial of this oause on its merits. This ldt.neS'8 should be instructed to re-port at the Offi06 of the Unit.ed States Attorney, San Francisco, Calitomia on JWle 29.

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Frank J. Hennessy, Esquire United states At.torn&y San Francisoo, Oa.1i!ornia

Dear Yr. Hei:mesq,

R8 t. Un! ted States v •. Iva to~ D' Aqui,no

It i8 requested that 10U make·the ~C88Sary arrange-tn(lntfS tor the issuanCe ot a Bubpoona for lOtio, .e,.., requiI':1ng his pres~mo8 in San Franoisoo on June 28, 1949. . be,. 1-' C

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WASHINGTON, D. C.

June 3, :1949

Frank J. Hennessy, Esquire United states Attorney '/ .- lS- 'LiVI . ~ \ San Francisco, California

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for the issuance of a subpoena for .b (., I ., c... requiring his presence in San Francisco on June 28, 1949. h ~ t ,e...

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Dear Mr. Hennessy:

Respectfully,

For the Attorney General

~ ML • ..c:G~AMP~-z,~J.-""2~~'C-X:: Assistant Attorney General

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. James E. Uulcahy, 1:laquiro United States l4arshal u.s. Court Houoo' FOl.t!y·Squ.are NeJf York, New York

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Re:~ted States v. Iva ToetDtAq¥no

. The trial in the above oaptioned oase 18 Bohed~d to commence at San Franoisoo on JulyS, 1949. A prospective witness for the Gove~ntJ ~ t '1 c..... ,1s presently enroute to Europe and is expected to return 'to Y$1f York on June 14, 1949. He nil be staying at the .b ~

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A.s you ~" ~v1.Gd br .,. lIl_oranda of ~ 11 pd' ~ ... 'J," .. Kq 25. :,1949. 13i 1B, thA l3eparillent '. 4011".. that bfo I 1c.,.. " '7t!" .. ,\ .:

bee> I '1 e, '1;;. a110l1e4 to ~,1.n ~he 'far Jaat -¥l ' \ until ~e lalt po.atbl. ~.~, priOl" to the trtal of the ~~\. :;~ !oirnr\ caso tn orit¢ to. OOl\~_trat. upon obta1nbg 1nforo,.. " tion relative to~, '1c... . .:::.

It noy app~ l' t4.~ be nl$O'8~ to nil"" bl.c.> I 't. c... 'to be 1n- San haac1.cOQ~ cn.·. MOllfi;Jui:te 28, 1-04'.-

in co~UQnv:1\ll the tr1al ot -XTalOcu.rlh>l.&'qtr.$,no. It 1i reqn.e.tM, th(JrifoZ'"8', that approprt.a~. a~ent8 be ~ tor' b Co?, '1. e- \retiU.l'J1. an.dthat he be addsed. to concent~t .• ,h~8 at.\Gntion on the !;lit ~(!.,oa.a~ dllrtt&« the rema1ilder ot .hi"" time in Japan., . . .

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Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation .

Alexander M.,Campbell, Assistant Attorney ,Gener&:l

United States v. Iva Togm:i D'Aquino - Treason

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Reference is made to the above entitled treason prosecu-tion presently pending in the Northern District of California. The trial of this cause on its merits i8 schedUled to commence on Jul.y 5., Attached hereto is a copy, made in -the Department, of a photostat of a purported copy of a contract entered into by defendant, giving C9smopol1tan litagasine exclusive publication rights to a story in connection nth defendant'e activities on 'RadiQ To~. The Govern-ment may desire to use the photostat xn.1tsposs8ssion in the cross~ exmrl.nation' of defendant, when and 1£ she takes the stand. On the face of the attachment, there is a notation that the original document is in the possession of Sugamo' prison ofti!' the contract in the Government I S posseSSion as secbndary ev1.dence if it is ahmm'to the satisfaction of' t.he court that the original camtot. be located, or is destroyed.

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SENT BY MESSENGER\ OMMUNIOATIONS sEol JUN 1. ,lS·,FEA ,

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Director, !ederal Bureau of Investigation

Alexander U. Cambpell, Assistant Attorney General

United States v. Iva Toguri D'Aquino

Information has been received that-witness b(o , o'J c...

May 27, 1949

~, '1. c.., \ intends to leave the United States June 2, 1949. The date of his return to the United States is expec ted to, be about June 13. However, as a precautionary measure, we have requested the United States Attorney at San Francisco to arrange for immediate service of a subpoena upon !*,1e.,at the _address mentioned above. It is requested that the Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Field Division be instructed to render what-ever assistance ma~ be necessary to the United States Uars~l in the~ Northern District of California in locating ~C\~and. serving t~ subpoena.

In previous interviews, ~llJehaa never made a signed state-ment. It is requested that he be 'reinterviewed at this time and a signed statement be obtained. It is requested that the statement include all of the facts con'tamed in the trial brief, under the headings b{" 1. c... and b C:::> t q c.- < insofar as they are pertinent to the testimony to be expected from b~t '1t..-

In view of the shortness or'time available, it is requested that these matters be expedited.

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Frank J. Hennessy, Esquire United States Attorney

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