Tokumu Kikan

FROM:
Report on Japanese Intelligence activities in Burma Tokumu Kikan 26 April 1945 Report No 10-a(9) USSBS Index Section 6_digidepo_4009781.pdf
p1 HIKARI KIKAN, 40 military, 60 civilian; intel warfare against India; MINAMI KIKAN, forerunner of other minor KIKAN
p2 AKE OPERATIVE GROUP consisted of Buddhist priests, traders and small boys; for assassinations, sabotage, etc intel work; SHIKISHIMA KIKAN
p3 NISHI KIKAN, consisted of 3 groups, around 50 military personnel in Group 1; FUJIWARA KIKAN mentioned in Malaya; HIGASHI KIKAN, 30 personnel
p4 org chart showing Operatives KIRI, NISHI, UME, MATSU
p6 SPECIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS (TOKUMU KIKAN) 38 pages long
p38 familiar names and terms
p40 personalities

FROM:
Organization and Operation of Tokumukikan in Manchuria Serial No 372 Report No 2-r(25) USSBS Index Section 8_digidepo_4011510.pdf
p7 interro of Lt. Col. ASAI Moscow military attache, not connected with TK; Russia would attack Japan in Nov. 1945
p8 Name was changed to JOHOBU in 1943 or before; was intel unit for Kwantung Army; about 270 officers, NCOs, civilians
p9 methods used
p10 BORYAKU and BUNKAN

FROM:
Intelligence Activities of Tokumukikan Serial No 397 Report No 2-r(28) USSBS Index Section 8_digidepo_4011513.pdf
p1 Interro of Maj. Gen. HARADA, head of Nanking branch of TK; org had no military intel connections (eh??!!), just for welfare and indoctrination of Chinese
p3 never used undercover agents in China
p4 formed same time as KENPEITAI, liaisoned with them

FROM:
Intelligence Duties of Tokumukikan, Serial No. 398. Report No. 2-r(29), USSBS Index Section 8_digidepo_4011514.pdf
p1 Interro of Lt. Col. YAMAZAKI; TK was to assist Army in the care of Chinese people
p3 no control from Tokyo, entirely under Area Army Commander who reported to Imperial HQ; evolved into handling all intel not military; DOIHARA from Mukden current head of entire org
p4 work finished in 1943 and TK disbanded; no espionage or sabotage conducted
p5 liaison with KENPEITAI only; did no interro of POWs