GHASTLY STORY
JAP. ATROCITIES IN NEW GUINEA PUBLICATION URGED (Rec. 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 19. The most ghastly story yet told of Japanese barbarity and brutality may lie released shortly by the Minister of External'Affairs, Dr H. V, Evatt. He has cabled to London the names of 80 Japanese war criminals. who were individually re.sponsible. The story forms a report carefully prepared by Sir William Webb, who investigated Japanese atrocities in New Guinea. Dr Evatt took the report to Loudon, and it is now in. the hands of the International War Crimes Commission. Dr Evatt has cabled to London requesting prompt release of the report.
Those who have examined it agree nnanimipusly that it is the best-docu-mented case in existence against Japanese criminals. Its release would undoubtedly harden world opinion against any soft peace terms. The report tells of the cold-blooded torture and murder of servicemen • and civilians, and-the raping, mutilation, and slaughter of missionary women and natives. It is so shocking in places that Dr Evatt in reading it was too overcome by emotion to proceed. ■■ ‘ ■
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Evening Star, Issue 25566, 20 August 1945, Page 6
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