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provisions of the Potsdam Declaration which JAPAN had agreed to faithfully abide by. I realized for the first time my unpatriotism to my country. At the time of escape I thought to myself that if anything went wrong I could always commit suicide, pretending I had died at SOLOMON, in addition to believing that I was bearing the entire responsibility. However, I deeply realized that to commit suicide was not as easy as I thought it would be.
From late July I began to reconsider my past deeds completely. When I had settled my personal matters, I asked my relatives to look after my things after which I left for the police station. On 30 July I was accompanied by a policeman to the HASHIMOTO ( Police Station of WAKAYAMAsKen. I realize that the responsibility for having fled six months is not light. Now I wish to divulge the complete truth and to expose the whole matter to the public, hoping to get a fair trial and judgement. I am sure that when this statement is compared with the records of that period, the facts will be verified and clarified.
End.
My confession records nothing but the whole truth and contains no falsehood.
By: OZAKI, Norihiko 8 Aug 46.
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