Transcripts of proceedings
Apart from the IMTFE Judgment and Annexes, the Tokyo Trial Transcripts of Proceedings is perhaps the most widely held section of the IMTFE documents. It is also the largest single contributor to the size of IMTFE documents. Nearly 50,000 pages of verbatim records of the Tokyo Trial are included in the Transcripts. Very generally, this can be divided into four sections. The first, the "Preliminary Stages", includes the Indictment, the pleas of the Defendants, and various procedural matters. The second, the "Prosecution Phase", ranges from page 381 to 16997. The third, "Defence Phase", encompasses pages 17004 – 37175. Finally, the "Final Stages", includes the various rebuttals, sur-rebuttals, and the final addresses of the Prosecution and Defence, as well as a reading of the Judgment. The “Final Stages” section includes pages 37176 – 49858. The best way to investigate this group of trial documents is R. John Pritchard and Sonia Magbanua Zaide (eds.) The Tokyo War Crimes Trial: The Comprehensive Index and Guide to the Proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. New York & London: Garland Publishing Inc., 1987. The Macmillan Brown Library has a copy of this five volume set. It is as extensive as its name implies. Its call number is JX 6731 .W3 .I61 index. Pritchard and Zaide’s index gives page references to the Transcripts for a vast number of topics. The Northcroft collection divides the Transcripts into 138 Volumes.
Use the chart below to determine which volume is needed according to the page reference garnered from Pritchard and Zaide’s index. Request this volume from the librarians at the Macmillan Brown Library.
Volume | Page Ranges | Date Ranges |
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1 | 1 – 374 | 29 April 1946 - 3 June 1946 |
2 | 375 – 717 | 4 June 1946 - 14 June 1946 |
3 | 718 – 1021 | 17 June 1946 - 19 June 1946 |
4 | 1022 – 1371 | 20 June 1946 - 25 June 1946 |
5 | 1372 – 1720 | 26 June 1946 - 1 July 1946 |
6 | 1721 – 2045 | 2 July 1946 - 6 July 1946 |
7 | 2046 – 2418 | 8 July 1946 - 23 July 1946 |
8 | 2419 – 2798 | 24 July 1946 - 30 July 1946 |
9 | 2799 – 3152 | 31 July 1946 - 2 August 1946 |
10 | 3153 – 3568 | 5 August 1946 - 8 August 1946 |
11 | 3569 – 3916 | 9 August 1946 - 15 August 1946 |
12 | 3917 – 4251 | 16 August 1946 - 23 August 1946 |
13 | 4252 – 4565 | 26 August 1946 - 29 August 1946 |
14 | 4566 – 4908 | 30 August 1946 - 4 September 1946 |
15 | 4909 – 5247 | 6 September 1946 - 9 September 1946 |
16 | 5248 – 5597 | 10 September 1946 - 13 September 1946 |
17 | 5598 – 5921 | 17 September 1946 - 19 September 1946 |
18 | 5922 – 6298 | 20 September 1946 - 24 September 1946 |
19 | 6299 – 6691 | 25 September 1946 - 27 September 1946 |
20 | 6692 – 7027 | 30 September 1946 - 3 October 1946 |
21 | 7028 – 7445 | 4 October 1946 - 9 October 1946 |
22 | 7446 – 7820 | 10 October 1946 - 15 October 1946 |
23 | 7821 – 8165 | 16 October 1946 - 18 October 1946 |
24 | 8166 – 8568 | 21 October 1946 - 23 October 1946 |
25 | 8569 – 9006 | 24 October 1946 - 30 October 1946 |
26 | 9007 – 9326 | 31 October 1946 - 1 November 1946 |
27 | 9327 – 9653 | 4 November 1946 - 5 November 1946 |
28 | 9654 – 9984 | 6 November 1946 - 7 November 1946 |
29 | 9985 – 10279 | 8 November 1946 - 12 November 1946 |
30 | 10280 – 10661 | 13 November 1946 - 15 November 1946 |
31 | 10662 – 11061 | 18 November 1946 - 21 November 1946 |
32 | 11062 – 11455 | 22 November 1946 - 27 November 1946 |
33 | 11456 – 11757 | 29 November 1946 - 3 December 1946 |
34 | 11758 – 12123 | 4 December 1946 - 5 December 1946 |
35 | 12124 – 12478 | 6 December 1946 - 10 December 1946 |
36 | 12479 – 12827 | 11 December 1946 - 13 December 1946 |
37 | 12828 – 13221 | 17 December 1946 - 18 December 1946 |
38 | 13222 – 13613 | 19 December 1946 - 24 December 1946 |
39 | 13614 – 13982 | 26 December 1946 - 30 December 1946 |
40 | 13983 – 14303 | 31 December 1946 - 3 January 1947 |
41 | 14304 – 14683 | 6 January 1947 - 8 January 1947 |
42 | 14684 – 15106 | 9 January 1947 - 13 January 1947 |
43 | 15107 – 15452 | 14 January 1947 - 16 January 1947 |
44 | 15453 – 15864 | 17 January 1947 - 21 January 1947 |
45 | 15865 – 16260 | 22 January 1947 - 24 January 1947 |
46 | 16261 – 16599 | 27 January 1947 - 28 January 1947 |
47 | 16600 – 16995 | 29 January 1947 - 31 January 1947 |
48 | 16996 – 17354 | 3 February 1947 - 26 February 1947 |
49 | 17355 – 17759 | 27 February 1947 - 4 March 1947 |
50 | 17760 – 18078 | 5 March 1947 - 10 March 1947 |
51 | 18079 – 18462 | 11 March 1947 - 14 March 1947 |
52 | 18463 – 18783 | 17 March 1947 - 19 March 1947 |
53 | 18784 – 19128 | 20 March 1947 - 25 March 1947 |
54 | 19129 – 19471 | 2 April 1947 - 4 April 1947 |
55 | 19472 – 19841 | 8 April 1947 - 11 April 1947 |
56 | 19842 – 20199 | 14 April 1947 - 17 April 1947 |
57 | 20200 – 20571 | 18 April 1947 - 22 April 1947 |
58 | 20572 – 20908 | 23 April 1947 - 25 April 1947 |
59 | 20909 – 21279 | 28 April 1947 - 1 May 1947 |
60 | 21280 – 21718 | 2 May 1947 - 7 May 1947 |
61 | 21719 – 22133 | 9 May 1947 - 14 May 1947 |
62 | 22134 – 22546 | 15 May 1947 - 19 May 1947 |
63 | 22547 – 22955 | 20 May 1947 - 23 May 1947 |
64 | 22956 – 23345 | 26 May 1947 - 29 May 1947 |
65 | 23345 – 23774 | 2 June 1947 - 6 June 1947 |
66 | 23775 – 24163 | 9 June 1947 - 11 June 1947 |
67 | 24164 – 24572 | 12 June 1947 - 17 June 1947 |
68 | 24573 – 24866 | 18 June 1947 - 4 August 1947 |
69 | 24867 – 25256 | 5 August 1947 - 7 August 1947 |
70 | 25257 – 22617 | 8 August 1947 - 12 August 1947 |
71 | 25618 – 26062 | 13 August 1947 - 15 August 1947 |
72 | 26063 – 26395 | 18 August 1947 - 20 August 1947 |
73 | 26396 – 26753 | 21 August 1947 - 25 August 1947 |
74 | 26754 – 27137 | 26 August 1947 - 28 August 1947 |
75 | 27138 – 27515 | 29 August 1947 - 3 September 1947 |
76 | 27516 – 27923 | 4 September 1947 - 8 September 1947 |
77 | 27924 – 28314 | 9 September 1947 - 11 September 1947 |
78 | 28315 – 28715 | 12 September 1947 - 17 September 1947 |
79 | 28716 – 29019 | 18 September 1947 - 22 September 1947 |
80 | 29020 – 29390 | 23 September 1947 - 25 September 1947 |
81 | 29391 – 29715 | 26 September 1947 - 30 September 1947 |
82 | 29716 – 30152 | 1 October 1947 - 6 October 1947 |
83 | 30153 – 30459 | 7 October 1947 - 9 October 1947 |
84 | 30460 – 30878 | 10 October 1947 - 14 October 1947 |
85 | 30879 – 31312 | 15 October 1947 - 17 October 1947 |
86 | 31313 – 31643 | 20 October 1947 - 23 October 1947 |
87 | 31644 – 32058 | 24 October 1947 - 20 October 1947 |
88 | 32059 – 32431 | 30 October 1947 - 4 November 1947 |
89 | 32432 – 32773 | 5 November 1947 - 7 November 1947 |
90 | 32774 – 33168 | 10 November 1947 - 13 November 1947 |
91 | 33169 – 33539 | 14 November 1947 - 19 November 1947 |
92 | 33540 – 33880 | 20 November 1947 - 24 November 1947 |
93 | 33881 – 34285 | 25 November 1947 - 1 December 1947 |
94 | 34286 – 34602 | 2 December 1947 - 4 December 1947 |
95 | 34603 – 34932 | 5 December 1947 - 9 December 1947 |
96 | 34933 – 35273 | 10 December 1947 - 12 December 1947 |
97 | 35274 – 35652 | 15 December 1947 - 17 December 1947 |
98 | 35653 – 36048 | 18 December 1947 - 23 December 1947 |
99 | 36049 – 36362 | 24 December 1947 - 29 December 1947 |
100 | 36363 – 36727 | 30 December 1947 - 5 January 1948 |
101 | 36728 – 37101 | 6 January 1948 - 8 January 1948 |
102 | 37102 – 37499 | 12 January 1948 - 15 January 1948 |
103 | 37500 – 37833 | 19 January 1948 - 20 January 1948 |
104 | 37834 – 38191 | 21 January 1948 - 23 January 1948 |
105 | 38192 – 38617 | 26 January 1948 - 30 January 1948 |
106 | 38618 – 38947 | 2 February 1948 - 10 February 1948 |
107 | 38948 – 39300 | 11 February 1948 - 12 February 1948 |
108 | 39301 – 39676 | 13 February 1948 - 16 February 1948 |
109 | 39677 – 40087 | 17 February 1948 - 18 February 1948 |
110 | 40088 – 40397 | 19 February 1948 (Part I) |
111 | 40398 – 40705 | 19 February 1948 (Part II) |
112 | 40706 – 41112 | 20 February 1948 - 24 February 1948 |
113 | 41113 – 41525 | 25 February 1948 - 26 February 1948 |
114 | 41526 – 41916 | 27 February 1948 - 1 March 1948 |
115 | 41917 – 42270 | 2 March 1948 - 3 March 1948 |
116 | 42271 – 42682 | 4 March 1948 - 5 March 1948 |
117 | 42683 – 43045 | 8 March 1948 - 9 March 1948 |
118 | 43046 – 43420 | 10 March 1948 - 11 March 1948 |
119 | 43421 – 43803 | 12 March 1948 - 15 March 1948 |
120 | 43904 – 44260 | 16 March 1948 - 17 March 1948 |
121 | 44261 – 44646 | 18 March 1948 - 19 March 1948 |
122 | 44647 – 45035 | 22 March 1948 - 23 March 1948 |
123 | 45036 – 45395 | 24 March 1948 - 25 March 1948 |
124 | 45396 – 45757 | 26 March 1948 - 29 March 1948 |
125 | 45758 – 46201 | 30 March 1948 - 31 March 1948 |
126 | 46202 – 46575 | 1 April 1948 - 2 April 1948 |
127 | 46576 – 46968 | 5 April 1948 - 7 April 1948 |
128 | 46969 – 47347 | 8 April 1948 - 9 April 1948 |
129 | 47378 – 47720 | 12 April 1948 - 13 April 1948 |
130 | 47721 – 48158 | 14 April 1948 - 15 April 1948 |
131 | 48159 – 48412 | 16 April 1948 |
132 (Judgment) | 48413 – 48674 | 4 November 1948 |
133 (Judgment) | 48675 – 48880 | 5 November 1948 |
134 (Judgment) | 48881 – 49091 | 8 November 1948 |
135 (Judgment) | 49092 – 49286 | 9 November 1948 |
136 (Judgment) | 49287 – 49496 | 10 November 1948 |
137 (Judgment) | 49497 – 49698 | 11November 1948 |
138 (Judgment) | 49698A – 49858 | 12 November 1948 |