OKAWA SHUMEI, DR. - JAP

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005403446
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2009
• Case Number: F-2009-01109
• Publication Date: June 22, 1954

OKAWVA Shumei,' Dr. Jap it,
t:. Japan Desk
FBl (PEE) Feb. 191,7; Penetration Targets for Japan -"Japan's cast Asia Society, the cost
radical, composed of terrorists and headed secretly by J':asanoswe IKEDA, a one-time assoc-
iate of Shwttei OKA611+, now hold as a war criminal, and Lc. Gen. Kanji ISHIBARA, who is
openly the head of the organization... I"
MX.92,, _,.AV Deb, 4j - Interrogation No. 1 on KU]tAMOCAI Hiroshi. In 1951, OAwAQe group in
the East Asia Economic Research Bureau took over control of this organization.
'BIB No. 98. 1i1 Jul 47. p. AAA-.4t Hbr details see same report heading under card
CONSPIRATORS OF THE BLOOD OATH, Jap J>4, Japan Desk.,
PACMIRS War Crimes Info Series #10. 8 Mar 46 CIG # 72652, -o.101--A leader of the JIMMLTKA]
a tervorist organization dissot*v& about 1936. See index card, JIMtUKAI,'
Or'A;I:I 3humei. ?'~/7.55'/c7r'4)/
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Rightist Leader
OKAWA Shiuiiei, .
See: 1JT?`311, 12 Jun 56, 09 file I11-48~'
OKAWW Shumei (1129/1557/Cr,'19/2494)
Subject is one of the principal figured who attendedx
conf held. by the NJational Salvation 1ovement, All Japan
Council in Sept 53. 1Field/comnent: OKAIA is a leading
pro-war. rightist who was tried as a Class A war `cri inal
but escaped punis,ment by being declared temporarily
insane, i:e is founder of the Asiatic Problems Research
Society; adviser to Asia Friendship Assoc; and a member
the East Breeze Society, Further info on OKiUTA see
:i: CS-32901.: ,(CS-39197, 4 Jun 54, Rightist Notebook)
(Probably same as Subject wit!' Dossier)
ogAwA,. Sbumei, Dr.
Director of :Showa.roreign Language Institute, "spy
school.` :,Pre-war director of East Asia Economic Invest-
..igation Bureau. 0gawa school linked to RIKARI Kikan in
Burma. (Ref. 32 - FEC Study on Jap Espionage 12/31/44)
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see. FJJ-471, 5 Jan 54, CE Fima ?:TIr8'
OKAWA Shumei
OKAWA} Shumei (1129/1557/0719/249
Hjdekazu?-doss er
cover or language~an cultural experts,
Juo,;ect is a member-of the Patriotic Youth Volunteer
Committee. ZJJ-231, 24 Oc.t 52; BMkLER, GC File A-10.20.
i (Pprohabl,v same as Subject with Dossier)
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WIA, Shumei
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EXEMPTIONS Section 3(b)
(2) (A) Privacy
(2)(B) Methods/Sources
(2),(G) Porelgn R0 :-j"
Declassified and Approved for Release
by the Central Intelligence Agency
Date: CO?d~ a
NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT