TOJO CONFIDENT
INTERVIEW ON EVE OF TRIAL (P.A.) AUCKLAND, May 3. A “New Zealand Herald" staff correspondent. W. E. Parrott, who is how in Japan, cables from Tokyo, under the date May 3, the following message: “I am quite confident in my case,” said General Heddekl Tojo, the former Japanese Prime Minister, in an exclusive interview with the “New Zealand Herald” and “Sydney Morning Herald,” one hour before his arraignment as a major war criminal. Tojo was interviewed in a crowded prisoners* waiting-room. He waved his cigarette, smiled broadly, and nodded vigorously as he made his statement. "I believe I was a good Japanese,” he added. “I feel I did right, but unfortunately I was on the losing side. Tojo, who attempted to commit suicide last year, said he was now feeling quite well. The former Foreign Minister, Maneru Shigemitsu, one of two Japanese who signed the instrument of surrender, also expressed confidence. “All my life I have worked for peace and conciliation,” he said. “If that is wrong then I have no confidence.”
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24866, 4 May 1946, Page 6
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174TOJO CONFIDENT Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24866, 4 May 1946, Page 6
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