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...Machitsura Hashimoto, commanding the new Japanese submarine I-58 (TIME, Dec. 24), had surfaced for a breath of fresh air, had seen a "dark object" on a converging course. Fair across the "Indy's" bow, all Hashimoto had to do was fire six torpedoes (five of them had magnetic warheads), sit back and wait for the explosions. There were still unanswered questions: more than 800 of the Indy's crew had got off the ship-why had there been no search planes for four days? Who on the Leyte, communications staff had bungled in failing to report...
Prosecution's Pal. The witness was sworn, squeaking his answers in Japanese. His name was Machitsura* Hashimoto, his "present occupation is the pleasure of the court...
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